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The practice of Landscape Architecture involves the planning and design of outdoor environments. Our firm provides landscape architectural services to corporate clients, real estate developers, local governments, architects, engineers and individual homeowners. We develop sustainable, functional, economical and aesthetic solutions for the construction of outdoor environments.

Working with a small firm such as ours assures the client a “hands on” approach to all facets of project development. Design solutions are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner.

If required, in order to fit individual project needs, the input of additional consultants can also be called upon to provide the client with a tailored design team that fits the size and complexity of any project.

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Richard P. Rauso, RLA, ASLA

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Richard is a Landscape Architect and principal of the firm, Richard P. Rauso, Landscape Architects. His experience involves a wide variety of commercial, institutional, residential and recreational development projects from feasibility studies through construction.

Richard graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree in 1980 and is a Registered Landscape Architect in the State of Pennsylvania.

Prior to beginning his own firm in 1993, Richard was a Landscape Architect/Project Manager for: Fahringer McCarty Grey Inc., Monroeville, PA; Environmental Planning and Design, Pittsburgh, PA; and for Psomas and Associates, Santa Monica CA.

Richard serves as President of the Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and was an adjunct instructor in the Masters of Landscape Architecture program at Chatham University.