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You´ve been there before; to those special places you have always enjoyed walking through or driving by. You noticed these places had more people than normal or a better fit with their surrounding environment. Chances are the design profession of landscape architecture was behind the conception and success of these special places.
Our projects involve planning, development, and management of the built environment, and we do it with an eye toward human interaction, sustainability, and green design.
Landscape architects work to understand the client´s vision and to develop design alternatives tied to the big picture: building location, earthwork, utilities, stormwater management, circulation, and maintenance. They also help clients with the details: colors, materials, plantings, furnishings, and signage. From the beginning and to the very end of a project, landscape architects think about the client´s vision and how to make it real.
Many of the special places you enjoy such as parks, plazas, riverfronts, trails, and gardens have involved the work of a landscape architect. When you´re ready to make another special place, we'll be ready to help make your vision a reality.
Landscape architects
- Integrate space for plants, animals and humans
- Conserve the intrinsic natural and cultural resources of a site and its surroundings
- Efficiently organize and arrange complex patterns of land use, human activities and circulations
- Create pleasing compositions of plants, earth forms, roadways, paths, buildings and amenities
- Create safe and sustainable environments for the long term
Related services
Sustainable design
Community planning
Master planning
Site planning
Contact landscape@shive-hattery.com or (800) 798-8104