Design Workshop

Design Workshop is an international landscape architecture, land planning, urban design and strategic services firm that began in 1969.[1] The firm was named ASLA's Firm of the Year[2] in 2008 for its work in new communities, urban centers, resorts, public parks, golf courses and residences.

The firm has offices in the United States in Asheville, Aspen, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Lake Tahoe and Los Angeles, as well as international offices in Beijing and Dubai.[3]

Design Worksop has collaborated with Utah State University to be offer a collection of its project records for use by students, landscape architects, environmental planners and anyone studying the history and development of the 20th-Century West.[4]

History

Design Workshop was founded in 1969 by Don Ensign and Joe A. Porter - friends and college professors. They assisted private-sector clients, often engaging colleagues and students in a collaborative process they labeled “design workshops.”

Their early assignments started their small professional practice. A few years later the founders relocated the firm to Aspen[5] and became known for solving the complex problems found in fragile ecosystems and the development challenges of the western landscape.[6]

Over 40 years later, Design Workshop's services have expanded to include master plans for counties, planned communities, urban centers and resorts as well as design for public parks, residences and roadways.[7]

Notable projects

Some of Design Workshop's projects include:

  • Aspen Downtown Enhancement and Pedestrian Plan - Aspen, Colorado
  • Daybreak Community - South Jordan, Utah
  • The Glacier Club at Tamarron [8]- Durango, Colorado
  • Kananaskis Village - Alberta, Canada
  • Kierland Commons - Phoenix, Arizona
  • Rancho Viejo - Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Riverfront Park [9] - Denver, Colorado
  • Whistler Blackcomb - Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
  • Whistler Comprehensive Sustainability Plan - Whistler, British Columbia

Sources
  1. "Custom Builder of Mountain Cabins | NC Mountains Custom Builder - Mountain Lifestyle Development Group". thecoveatcelomountain.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  2. "ASLA Announces 2008 Honors | asla.org". asla.org. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  3. "Utah Natural History Museum: NHMU Building - e-architect". e-architect.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  4. http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=43179
  5. http://www.asla.org/awards/2008/medals/nominees/DesignWorkshop/History.pdf
  6. Toward Legacy, Grayson Publishing ISBN 0-9749632-6-7
  7. Toward Legacy, Grayson Publishing ISBN 0-9749632-6-7
  8. "Golf - Courses". Glacier Club. 1999-01-01. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2010-04-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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