Business Details
We have been serving California as award-winning landscape architects since 1977, bringing over four decades of specialized experience to every project we undertake. Our firm was founded by Leah Haygood, PhD, a licensed landscape architect who opened her practice after seven years as a landscape project manager. We focus on transportation and urban landscape architecture, providing comprehensive services that range from site masterplanning to construction documents. Our expertise includes landscape architectural plans, specifications, and estimates, as well as structures aesthetic design for highways and environmental planning. We specialize in designing aesthetic features for highway bridges, retaining walls, and soundwalls, ensuring that infrastructure projects are both functional and visually appealing. Our team conducts visual resources surveys and prepares visual impact technical reports for environmental impact statements and reports, conforming to NEPA and CEQA criteria.
We cultivate each project as a trust between client and architect, developed through clear and creative communication. Meticulous attention to detail and careful management of budgets and time schedules are central to our professional standards. Maintaining clarity of vision is a core organizing principle for us, sustained from initial collaboration through the final day of construction. Our goal is to provide a setting that elegantly weaves together elements of form, function, and engineering into a finished product that is beautiful, sustainable, and environmentally responsible. We regard partnership as a vital component of our work, bringing each project to a successful conclusion through close collaboration with our clients. Our commitment to client satisfaction is rooted in decades of proven results and a deep understanding of California's unique landscape and regulatory environment.
We cultivate each project as a trust between client and architect, developed through clear and creative communication. Meticulous attention to detail and careful management of budgets and time schedules are central to our professional standards. Maintaining clarity of vision is a core organizing principle for us, sustained from initial collaboration through the final day of construction. Our goal is to provide a setting that elegantly weaves together elements of form, function, and engineering into a finished product that is beautiful, sustainable, and environmentally responsible. We regard partnership as a vital component of our work, bringing each project to a successful conclusion through close collaboration with our clients. Our commitment to client satisfaction is rooted in decades of proven results and a deep understanding of California's unique landscape and regulatory environment.
Highlights and features
- We have served California as landscape architects since 1977.
- Our principal holds a PhD and is a licensed California landscape architect.
- We specialize in NEPA and CEQA-compliant visual impact assessments.
- We provide meticulous budget and time schedule management on every project.
- Our team has designed for state highways, BART facilities, and airports.
Services
Landscape Architectural PS&E
We provide comprehensive landscape architectural plan, specification, and estimate services for clients across California. Our offerings include site masterplanning, concept development, cost estimating, and preparation of construction documents. This service ensures projects are built with precision and full regulatory compliance.
Structures Aesthetic Design
Our firm designs aesthetic features for highways, including forms, themes, graphic elements, colors, textures, and sculptural details for bridges and retaining walls. We target transportation agencies and infrastructure developers seeking visually cohesive highway structures. Clients benefit from enhanced public spaces that integrate engineering with artistic vision.
Environmental Planning
We conduct visual resources surveys and assess potential visual impacts for environmental impact statements and reports. Our team prepares technical reports that conform to NEPA and CEQA criteria for EIS and EIR documents. This service helps clients navigate regulatory requirements while preserving scenic and community values.
