Planning, landscape architecture and urban design firm EDSA is expanding its reach and presence along the East Coast with the opening of a new global office in Raleigh, NC.
The new location marks an expansion of EDSA’s U.S. operations, as well as its team, with the appointment of Michael Batts, who rejoined the firm as a principal earlier this year, and Courtney Moore, who started with EDSA in 2004 and was promoted to principal in 2020, overseeing operations, building excitement and growing relationships in the region.
“Opportunities like this don’t come along often, and I am truly excited to be in position to reestablish EDSA in the region I know so well,” said Batts, who launched his career with the firm in 2002 and has been refining his leadership and design skills in and around Raleigh for 15 years. Both Moore and Batts were schooled in landscape architecture at North Carolina State University and have strong ties to the community.
The opening of the new Raleigh office marks the sixth global office for EDSA, joining other city-centered locations in North America including Baltimore, MD; New York; Orlando; and the firm’s headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL as well as internationally in Shanghai. The expansion is in keeping with EDSA’s strategic plans to grow its talented team and embrace new lifestyle experiences in booming and up-and-coming markets alike.
Noticed for its growing international design firm appeal, EDSA is drawn to the magnet market and desires to be a part of the Raleigh-Durham scene. “The timing is right for EDSA to make a move into Raleigh with so much excitement about opportunities in the region,” said Scott LaMont, CEO, EDSA. “As always, we will support regional growth with our finest design work and experienced talent with a focus on building a stronger community fabric. Having Michael and Courtney leading a stellar team goes a long way toward establishing EDSA as a leader in the region.”
EDSA is no stranger to North Carolina and its surroundings, having previously engaged in numerous project endeavors in the region since the firms founding in 1960. Most notable was the firm’s 2008-2011 design work on more than 3,000 new homes for families of military personnel within the Marine Corps Base communities of Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC and original planning and design efforts for Haig Point, a 1,050-acre community on Daufuskie Island, SC.
“I’m thrilled to be back in Raleigh after almost two decades away and to be working with Michael to build our local team and engage with leaders in the design and development industries,” said Moore, who is a registered landscape architect in North Carolina and a native of the state having grown up in Duplin County.
Pictured above left to right: Michael Batts and Courtney Moore.
