Steve Dana

Steve Dana

How Topography Shapes Exceptional Landscape Architecture

In our recent post about the Art of Site Analysis, we touched on the value of understanding a location’s topography. Creating a landscape that works with a site’s topography shapes exceptional landscape design in a number of ways. Blending a…

Does Length Determine the Appeal of a Golf Course?

Shown in the cover photo is the Kiva Dunes course, one of Jerry Pate Design’s projects. We’ve seen countless debates about what makes a great golf course truly memorable. Is it the dramatic elevation changes? The strategic bunkering? The quality…

The Art of Site Analysis for Successful Landscape Design

What makes each landscape design project unique is the site on which it is developed. Designing landscape architecture to fit the site may seem like common sense, but important elements are all-too-often overlooked. There is an art to landscape site…