The founding mission of the studio is to provide sustainable architecture that is integrated with its context, celebrates the landscape, and makes materials, space, and light tangible.We are committed to improving the quality of the built environment through design excellence and community engagement. A rigorous approach to research, analysis and teaching is employed to achieve design recognized for excellence with awards from the Vermont AIA. Current community engagement includes firm members being chair of a town planning commission, sitting on organization boards, and involvement in AIA from the member level through presidency of the Vermont Chapter.Watershed works on a variety of scales and a variety of projects, including institutional, religious, educational, office and clinical, performing arts, and waterfront.