https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/06/23/landscape-architect-aims-to-get-people-outdoors-create-spaces-for-gathering/

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we look at outdoor spaces. No longer simple amenities, they have become essential as people gather more outdoors for work, school and leisure.

Casey Case, a longtime landscape architect and president of Walnut Creek’s Gates & Associates, has always felt that way. Her firm’s mission is simple: “to get people outside.”