teamwork

At DERU Landscape Architecture, we specialize in a range of environments including public, education, recreation, hospitality, healthcare, and residential. By creating relationships with our clients, we take time to understand their needs and desires, which helps inform our design process. We take into consideration factors such as aesthetics, ecology, placemaking, social dynamics, wayfinding, horticulture, stormwater management, budget, and maintenance. Our small team allows for us to collaborate, communicate, and create in an effective way. We build off of each other’s ideas and thoughts, and work together to make projects come to life!

Sustainability

We value our planet, and our designs reflect that. We strive to improve local ecosystems, increase biodiversity, plant native plants, use sustainable materials, and include green spaces in urban areas.

History

All modern Indo-European languages, including Persian, German, Latin, and English are descended from a single root tongue. In that ancient language the word “DERU” meant tree, strength and truth. DERU is not a familiar word today, but it is not surprising that for our ancestors the tree was synonymous with virtues like strength and truth. Landscape in its broadest sense is the foundation upon which all things rest, and is a touchstone across cultures and countries. It is a language we all speak, whether we know it or not. In our landscape architecture practice, we strive to embody the best aspects of that potent symbol, the tree; forever reaching up and out, offering shelter and comfort over the ages.