CARMAN was founded in 1980 with a philosophy of providing sensitive planning and design with an eye for the integration of technically sound responses to the immediate and surrounding environment. CARMAN has met the challenges of this philosophy with a broad range of experience with both the public and private markets. The commitment of our staff of Landscape Architects and Civil Engineers to each client has gained our firm the reputation of meeting unique demands of complex and challenging projects. Our staff listens to our clients and creates an understanding of their needs. The integration of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Ecology, and Civil Engineering places our staff in a unique position to provide quality and timely consultation. Landscape Architecture is a balance of economic growth, development, and environmental preservation. These components are mutually supportive and fundamentally interdependent objectives. The contemporary landscape is for the most part artificial, a composition of different components both design and undesigned. This allows CARMAN the freedom to respond creatively in a playful and optimistic manner. Seamless integration between disciplines allows our studio the ability for the built and natural to interact, positioning the environment to take possession of a space.