Zen Beattie

Design Technologist

A native Australian, Zen grew up navigating between Sydney and its adjacent shorelines and nature reserves. After moving to New York in 2012, he developed an interest in incorporating a greater sense of nature into the dense urban environment through parklands and architectural interventions. Working out of the New York studio, Zen supports design teams with expertise in 3D modeling, visualization, and computation. For Anderson Plaza, a redesigned urban center in New Rochelle, NY, Zen enhanced community engagement using knowledge of virtual reality tools to involve residents and stakeholders in the creative process. For the restoration of Bear Mountain State Park, Zen’s support in schematic design and development phases helped to bring the greater vision to life. Zen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bennington College in 2021.

Representative Projects:

Streets, Public Realm, and Infrastructure

East Village / Lower East Side Waterfront Access Study, New York, NY
Destination Greenways! Leif Ericson Park to Verrazzano Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
Broadway Boulevard Plaza, New York, NY
DUMBO and Vinegar Hill Mobility Study, Brooklyn, NY
Union Square Streetscape and Lighting Plan, New York, NY
Anderson Plaza, New Rochelle, NY
Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Bronx, NY

Park Design

Bear Mountain State Park Restoration, Bear Mountain, NY
Riverside Dino Playground, New York, NY
Southwest Resiliency Park Expansion, Hoboken, NJ
Hart Island Master Plan, Bronx, NY
Niagara Falls State Park Wayfinding, Niagara, NY
Freshkills South Park, Staten Island, NY
Manhattan Greenway Harlem River Waterfront Park Design, New York, NY

Climate Resilience Planning

Corona Cloudburst Hub, Queens, NY
East Shore Shoreline Parks Plan, Staten Island, NY
Climate Strong Communities, New York, NY

Site Plans + Housing

Halletts Point Esplanade, Queens, NY
Packer Collegiate Master Plan, Brooklyn, NY