Landscape Architecture...

is the art and science of manipulating outdoor spaces and resources for human purposes. These purposes can be domestic, commercial, industrial, communal, natural, recreational, and so on.

is about the careful design of places for people to live, work, play, grow, love, rest, be & do.

expresses how we fit ourselves into the world around us – individuals into families into neighborhoods into communities, and all into a natural world with complex, dynamic, interwoven systems.

is about how we experience and interact with places and with nature.

is about the responsible, sustainable, and beneficial use of our land-based resources; about minimizing and managing impacts while optimizing benefits.

Landscape Architecture & Land Planning

Our landscape architect combines experience and creativity to help clients realize their visions with site designs that enhance the quality of life and the environment. Creativity, innovation and teamwork are integral to our design process. Our landscape architecture team leverages its unique understanding of people in combination with a technical site design background and knowledge of natural ecology to create sites that are comfortable for human use while also being functional and respectful.

Our experts apply their knowledge to all design consulting practices within ACS DESIGN. Landscape Architects and Land Planners work with engineers in the planning and design of everything from business parks and commercial centers to planned communities. Having this niche expertise in-house allows ACS DESIGN to offer its clients a full range of services under one roof.

Landscape architecture and land planning encompass the analysis, planning, design, management and stewardship of the natural and built environments. Types of services and projects include:

Land Planning

The ACS DESIGN approach to land planning begins with a thorough understanding of the client’s needs, consideration of economic and market conditions, and an in-depth analysis of the environmental constraints and opportunities affecting the design.

As project plans are developed, careful consideration is given to cost, aesthetics, and feasibility, as well as to creating the best possible environment that meets the client’s objectives.

The firm’s diverse experience includes providing land planning for:

• Business and industrial parks
• Commercial developments
• Mixed-use developments
• New urbanism
• Residential developments