About Lads

Expertise

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professional profile

Kenneth is the firm’s founding principal. He is a registered landscape architect, a certified planner, LEED Accredited Professional and a Best Management Practices Professional. Ken is a talented and creative professional with extensive professional experience as an effective management and design leader. He has been actively involved in a leadership role with the American Society of Landscape Architects as the Florida Chapter’s former Tampa Bay Conference and Section Chairs.

Prior to founding LADS, Ken worked as a senior practitioner with several leading multi-disciplinary firms on projects throughout the Midwest, Florida and Caribbean. His experience spans a wide variety of project types, sizes and complexity. Many of the design concepts and built projects featured in this web site reflect his prior work during this tenure. His project work has been recognized by over twenty awards for excellence in design and environmental sustainability.

Ken’s skills include his ability to work in a vanguard role or collaboratively as a team player to meet the client’s vision and project needs. His work has been instrumental in achieving long term value and creating notable experiences for the end user.

licenses, certifications and professional affiliations

  • Professional Registered Landscape Architect, Florida No. 0001135.
  • Florida Corporate Landscape Architect Practice No. 26000462.
  • Member, American Society of Landscape Architects.
  • Former Tampa Bay Section and Conference Chairs for the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
  • American Planning Association Member and AICP Certification.
  • LEED AP BD+C Accredited Professional.
  • Member of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the USGBC.
  • Florida Green Industries Best Mtgt Professional, No. GV5438-1.

academic qualifications

Master of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University,
Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Master of City and Regional Planning, Harvard University,
Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Urban and Environmental Design,
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

* LEED and the related logo is a trademark owned by U.S.
Green Building Council and is used with permission

About Lads

Resources

professional resources to augment the project team

Land Arts Design Studio llc. has developed strategic alliances with other professionals and firms in the industry to supplement it should a project require additional staffing or disciplines. Many of these relationships were developed over an extended period on previous projects where the professionals worked together. These resources include landscape architectural firms as well as other professional disciplines and design-build contractors representing the following professional disciplines:
  • Arboriculture and Soils Enhancement
  • Architectural Design and Documentation
  • Civil Engineering and Land Surveying
  • Environmental Due Diligence
  • Graphic Wayfinding Design
  • Irrigation Design
  • Landscape and Hardscape Construction
  • Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP) Engineering
  • Regulatory Planning and Due Diligence
  • Structural Engineering
  • Water Feature and Pool Engineering