Biruk is a landscape designer with diverse experience on a variety of project types including urban plazas, public parks, hospital campuses, and affordable housing and market-rate developments. After receiving a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington, he worked in Boston where he played a critical role in a variety of public and privately-owned projects on the East Coast.

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At Site Workshop, Biruk continues to explore his interest in creating functional and expressive landscapes. He is currently collaborating on various community-oriented housing projects, public parks, hospital campus landscapes, and streetscape concept plans. 

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Outside the office, Biruk is an active Board Member of the Africatown Planning and Development Association in Seattle’s Central District. He leverages his wide-ranging experience in design, project management, and community organization to advocate for an inclusive, sustainable, and culturally vibrant development that reflects the historically African American and African diaspora community.