PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE DESIGN

To account for the needs of the client as well as the conditions at the site, a final design is approved. We also take into account any local, State, or Federal regulations, such as those protecting wetlands or historic resources.

In preparing designs we use CAD software and the Adobe Suite for ciomputer generated graphics plus we use 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. Once the design is complete, we prepare a proposal for the client.

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 and Installation at the Johnson Museum of Art, NY

PROJECTS                                                                                                               

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