While landscape architects have been aware of the situation facing our development practices for many years, it is only with the recent, more stringent development regulations that our planning talents have been recognized by developers and appreciated by municipalities. At BDC, we believe that proper planning with an emphasis on true human relationships will yield a more valuable and desirable development when compared to traditional maximum yield subdivisions.

“The balance between conservation and development, between preserving the environment and creating living landscapes, is a fundamental challenge of our time. The design and layout of the residential neighborhood is where the balance is all too frequently distorted. The result is the loss of environmental values and lack of human community”
-Frederick Steiner (Professor and Director, School of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University)