PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE DESIGN
To account for the needs of the client as well as the conditions at the site, a final design is created taking into account any local, State, or Federal regulations.
In preparing designs we use CAD software and the Adobe Suite for computer generated graphics and geographic information system (GIS) technology for complex mapping and site analysis.
Throughout all phases of the planning and design, we consult with other professionals, such as civil engineers, hydrologists, or architects involved in the project.
DETAILED FINAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN SITE PLANS
We prepare plans, written reports, sketches, models, photographs, land-use studies, and cost estimates, and submit them for approval by the client and by regulatory agencies.
WORKING LANDSCAPE DESIGN DRAWINGS
When plans are approved we prepare working drawings showing all existing and proposed features. We then outline in detail the methods of construction and draw up a list of necessary materials and then monitor the implementation of their design, with general contractors or landscape contractors usually directing the actual construction of the site and installation of plantings.
We have worked on a variety of projects, such as residential development, street and highway beautification, waterfront improvement projects, parks and playgrounds, or shopping centers in addition to regional planning and resource management; feasibility, environmental impact, and site construction. I specialize in environmental remediation, such as preservation and restoration of wetlands as well as historic landscape preservation.
HONORS
Andy Goldsworthy Project “ROOF” Installation at the National Gallery of Art, Cornell University, A.D. White Internship, for the Smithsonian Institution of Washington DC
"Miwa-an" Teahouse Project, Construction/Install at the Johnson Museum of Art, NY
PROJECTS
Farm Plans, Orcas Island and Shaw Island
Forest Plans, Orcas Island
Project Management, San Juan Islands
Residential and Business Landscape design and analysis, San Juan Islands, Washington
Ecological Restoration for a Rural Brownfield, Myers Point, New York
Don River Mouth Restoration, Port of Toronto, Ontario
Dead Mall Design, Binghamton, NY
Cayuga Waterfront Trail Plan, New York
Riverfront Design, Jamestown, NY
Canal Street Pocket Park, New York City, NY
Dairy Farm Preservation Heritage Design, Waverly, NY
Rural Design Clinic - Residential Design, NY
Town Park Design, Danby, NY
City Park Design, Ithaca Falls, NY

RESEARCH
Route 66 Special Resource Study
History of Jazz in New Orleans
Kansas Military Forts Special Resource Study
University of California-Davis Research Project: Capital Punishment during the Gold Rush with Prof. F. Arturo Rosales