Beyond the Berm: Designing a Climate-Resilient Future for Carpinteria’s Shoreline
Mackenzie Doyle
As climate change reshapes California’s coastline, this project serves as a model for adapting coastal landscapes while balancing environmental, social, and economic priorities. By restoring natural coastal processes, relocating vulnerable infrastructure, increasing wildlife habitat, and improving connectivity within Carpinteria State Beach, this project proposes a resilient and accessible waterfront for future generations.
About Mackenzie
Mackenzie Doyle is a landscape designer, marketer, and photographer based in Carpinteria, CA. Mackenzie spent the early years of her career exploring product and lifestyle photography, technical marketing, and carpentry, before finding her way to landscape architecture, motivated to further explore the intersection of creativity and functionality.
Her diverse educational and professional experiences provide a unique foundation of skills and perspectives that continue to shape her design approach. In August, Mackenzie embarked on an exciting new chapter, joining a small landscape architecture firm in Santa Barbara, CA as a full-time designer.