David Reed Landscape Architects

Gardens on Paper

I view my art and profession of Landscape Architecture as a vehicle for improving not just the quality of life, but the awareness of its sanctity. In each landscape, my goal is to instill a genuine spirit of place, through careful site planning and the command of elements such as stone, water, wood, light and plant life.

These drawings usually begin, and continue to serve as a means of study, an exercise in the design and planning of gardens and landscapes; their colors, textures, massing, and proportional relationships. They have an added purpose; to transmit awareness of that spirit of place, and the special, or sacred qualities inherent in nature's bounty through which we landscape architects work.

Many of the best drawings shown herein are due to the talent and ardent efforts of my dear colleague and business partner, Angelina Sotelo. It is our collaboration that brings the work of this firm to ever-higher achievements.

DAVID REED, ASLA

a postcript: Some garden designs take years to come to fruition; some remain unbuilt. Nevertheless, the images created for them represent an intense study of their needs, a glimpse into the realm of possibility that lies within each project and a coordinated effort to create meaning within physical space.