Community

In our planning and design work we adhere to tenets of the process of creative placemaking in order to build communities that foster positive human interaction. Through this process we strive to create places that 

• improve the public realm
• inspire delight
• engender civic pride
• connect neighborhoods
• promote community health and safety
• catalyze economic development
• promote sustainability
• utilize budgetary resources efficiently

We believe in shaping environments that facilitate social interaction and improve community quality of life and we consciously include considerations of broader concerns that might affect each community with whom we work, such as 

• healthy living
• social justice
• community capacity-building
• economic revitalization
• community development

In all of our projects, our goal is to create positive change for people and communities through the transformation of a physical place that goes beyond function and beauty.

We don’t just design for people and environmental sustainability, we understand the negative toll that building construction has on animal welfare and animal populations. We strive, in all our work, to care for and protect animal life and to ensure our designs do as little harm to animal habitats as possible.