Profile
Michael Given Outdoor Living Designer
Profile
Michael Given Environments LLC is a general contractor of indoor & outdoor living
spaces including highly integrated homes, remodeling, home additions, swimming
pools, hardscape and landscape construction throughout the KC metro area.
Michael Given, President and Founder of Michael Given Environments LLC, received a
Bachelors of Science degree in Landscape Design from Kansas State University in
2000. He completed the Genesis 3 Design Group curriculum in 2010 for the Society of
Watershape Designers, a group focused on elevating the standard of swimming pool
design and construction. He has been an International Watershape Institute (IWI)
Professional since 2020. On top of taking over 180 credit hours of pool specific design
classes, Michael has also taught classes on landscape, swimming pool design and
construction details.
Projects have evolved from the initial Land and Waterscapes, to the general
construction side of the spaces. Starting with the increased demand for pool houses
and a more seamless transition to the house, from there our clients have wanted that
same attention to detail inside the home that we were known for outside.
Assisting Michael in the management of our environments is Sherman Walley, our
construction manager. Sherman has over 25 years experience installing swimming
pools, and over 35 years experience in home building and remodeling. Nicole Given
manages interior finish details as well as hand picking our plant materials at the
nurseries.
The remainder of our team are skilled craftsmen that work in harmony to create our
signature environments. We are driven by Michael’s vision of delivering a higher level of
detail on the construction of our clients indoor and outdoor living environments.
