The model making process drives our site analysis on our many projects. In our studio, we combine drone photography, geospatial mapping, field collected data, and topographic surveys to quickly create scaled plans of existing conditions. This process is greatly influenced by the work of the late Scottish designer Ian McHarg, who wrote the highly influential book “Design With Nature”. McHarg and his team of assistants famously would work on large mylar sheets to create scaled maps of soils, habitats, topographic relief, and other environmental features. These semi-transparent sheets would then be layered to create a combined map of a landscape.
Read MoreRead about our Vassar research intern Anna Beeman's work to evaluate the macro impacts of Safe Harbors Green, a park One Nature Design/Built in Newburgh, NY. Over the course of several months, Anna performed extensive research and outreach that quantified the environmental social, and ecumenic impact of the park... so far.
Read MoreThanks to a grant from the DEC, we are working with the Environmental Cooperative at Vassar Barns, Susan Blickstein AICP/PP, PhD, and the LRC Group to develop a campus-wide green infrastructure strategy.
Read MoreCamp Rockaway Opens Pilot Project
We started working with Camp Rockaway several years ago to develop a landscape vision for a private ecotopic campground within the City of New York. Just last week they opened up their first beach tents at Fort Tilden!
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