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History of the Firm

Land Design North (LDN) is an Anchorage-based firm which has been providing landscape architecture and planning services tailored to meet the demands of Alaska's northern climate since 1976. LDN has maintained a consistent practice for 27 years, serving corporate, institutional, governmental, and private clients in almost every region of Alaska. With a staff of seventeen, including landscape architects, planners and graphic designers, LDN is the largest practice dedicated to landscape architecture and planning in the state.

During the 27 years that LDN has been in business, the firm has completed Landscape Architecture and Planning projects in almost every region of Alaska. LDN has experience with the broad range of environmental and cultural conditions that are to be found here. The firm is very familiar with the specialized design criteria associated with wide temperature ranges, snow, ice, and wind conditions. LDN has experience with specific local issues in community planning and landscape architecture. LDN clearly understands the complexities of growth and the need for flexible plans that can guide this growth.

Within the planning and landscape architectural fields, LDN has completed a wide variety of projects including:

• Site Planning and Design
• Interpretive Display Design
• Site Analysis
• Park and Recreation Facility Planning and Design
• Urban Planning and Design
• Wetlands and Stream Bank Rehabilitation
• Transportation Corridor Landscape Design
• Visual Resource Analysis
• Tourism and Recreation Impact Analysis
• Community-based design and public involvement
• Public information Graphics and Publications

The three principals at LDN, Mr. Dwayne Adams, Mr. Jeff Dillon, and Mr. Terry Schoenthal, provide a combined experience of over sixty years. They provide experience throughout Alaska both as project leaders and as members of interdisciplinary teams. Good performance within interdisciplinary teams is a hallmark of LDN and the firm is well known as a team player on multi-faceted projects.