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Orlando, Florida?EUR??,,????'?????<???????????????????????(R)?EUR??,,????'????s oldest landscape architectural firm, Foster Conant & Associates, is celebrating 40 years in business as of Feb. 2009. Since its founding in 1969 by the late Bert Foster, the firm has provided site-specific landscape architectural design services for more than 5,000 projects.
The 12-person firm is managed by Richard Conant, FASLA, president, Keith Oropeza, ASLA, director of design, Ren????????(R)???????+???????(R)???????(C) Ramos, RLA, director of production and John Sullivan III, ASLA, director of human resources. Mr. Conant explains the primary focus has been on resort, hospitality and entertainment projects, and what better place to be than in the Orlando theme park mecca.
Over the years, Florida?EUR??,,????'?????<???????????????????????(R)?EUR??,,????'????s growth has provided Foster Conant with opportunities to design urban, residential, educational, aviation, commercial and retail projects, such as Orlando International Airport, Valencia Community College, MetroWest, Isleworth, U.S. 192 Streetscape, Orlando City Hall, Diocese of Orlando, Disney Village Marketplace, Lockheed Martin Information Systems, First Presbyterian Church Orlando, First Baptist Church Orlando, Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica at Sea World Orlando.
?EUR??,,????'?????<?????????????????Technology and the internet have opened international markets to us,?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????????? said Mr. Conant. Most recently, Foster Conant designed mixed-use projects in Brazil and entertainment venues in the United Arab Emirates
According to Mr. Conant, changes in the practice of landscape architecture in the past four decades include specialization within the profession and new and improved hardscape amenities used in design.
?EUR??,,????'?????<?????????????????The speed, accuracy and ability to study projects through computer-aided design programs have opened up new design avenues. Computers allow us to design complex and intricate shapes very quickly that would have taken many hours to create years ago.?EUR??,,????'?????<?????????????????
Foster Conant & Associates was named Professional Firm of the Year by the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2001, and has been recognized frequently for its designs in state and national award competitions.
For more information, visit www.fosterconant.com.
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