Who we are
Our Philosophy
Gail Y. B. Lash, Ph.D.
Nevin Lash, ASLA
 

What we do
• Concept Planning
• Master Planning
• Zoological Design
• Visitor Services
• Community Ecotourism 
• Peace Education 
 

Selected Projects
Master Planning
Zoological Exhibits
Ecotourism Planning
Community Development

Selected Publications
 

Master Planning requires the skills and input from a wide range of professional fields: owner’s representatives in facility management and administration, research, fundraising, visitor services, marketing, education, engineering and in zoological instances, animal management/husbandry professionals and veterinary sciences.  As consultants, we count on experts in the field and the client to bring forward the needed criteria to make the plan fit the application.  Using an interactive workshop format, Ursa weaves together all of the important elements to create individually tailored Master Plans for our clients.

PLANNING WORKSHOPS
Workshop-based Design Process with Client Team

A series of intensive on-site Workshops from Master Planning, Programming, Schematics and Design Development Phases to move quickly but comprehensively through the complex design issues of the project.

Each of these workshops are summarized by a Workshop Manual, which reviews the entire session's progress and points to the goals and objectives of the next workshop.  During the period between workshops, Ursa refines the design documents and accurately depicts the design intent and concept.
 

Master Planning Project Briefs