Design Workshop Makes “THE BEST LIST”

22 Aug 2008

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, August 2008

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles named Design Workshop the Editor's Choice for The Best Landscape Designer in Colorado. This honor comes at the heels of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) selection of Design Workshop as the 2008 ASLA Landscape Architecture Firm of the Year, the highest award the Society presents each year. 

Founded in 1969, Design Workshop is an international landscape architecture, land planning, urban design and strategic services firm with seven offices in the U.S. and work spanning the globe.  The firm has been recognized with over 150 prestigious awards for their work in new communities, urban centers, resorts, public parks, golf courses and residences.

The firm's philosophy challenges staff and their clients to equally merge artistic vision, environmental sensitivity, community values and sound economics to create unique places that stand the test of time.  They refer to their approach as DW Legacy Design® and examples of legacy projects in Colorado are Riverfront Park, Denver; Glacier Club Golf Course, Durango; Redevelopment of the former Gates Factory, Denver; Orchard Town Center, Westminster; Avon Comprehensive Plan, Avon; Little Nell, Aspen; Fitzsimons Bioscience Park, Aurora; Breckenridge Wayfinding and Signage, Breckenridge; Lowry Northwest and Town Center, Denver; and numerous private residences throughout Colorado's landscape.