By creating a revolution within the Land Planning industry by developing a collaborative of urban design professionals that use internet technology to provide expert advice and affordable solutions on sustainable land planning issues. Within three weeks, we prepare initial concept master plan booklets to help property owners, communities, developers and government agencies throughout the world that have limited access to professional services. Our planning booklets often become the catalyst for civic revitalization and can add immediate financial value to properties seeking optimum land definition.
Having traveled around the world many times, I continue to return to the Palos Verdes Pennisula in Southern California, USA as a place of extreme beauty, incredible weather, magical history and solitude for myself and my family.
The benefits of complexity theory and the understanding that all things are interrelated. By looking outside out own silos of expertise, we can create new communities today with products and services that solve energy efficiency, health care delivery, workplace transformation, education reform and transportation demand reduction all at the same time.
Rick Abelson RLA, CLARB
Rick Abelson is a recognized leader in creating culturally significant land planning developments worldwide. His peers regard him as an original thinker and an internationally respected designer of destination attractions, mixed-use town centers, urban infill and new communities. In many cases, Rick’s projects have become the catalyst for civic revitalization and his early participation and strategic forward-thinking adds immediate financial value to properties seeking optimum land definition. Rick has planned an estimated US$28B of new projects worldwide as both client and consultant. As a result of this experience, he has identified and reduced the inefficiencies and lowered the costs of the land planning and urban design process by nearly 40%.
Education:
Harvard Graduate School of Design; Master of Landscape Architecture
Harvard Business School; Competitive Decisions; Entrepreneurial Studies
University of Oregon; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture / Pennell Architecture Award
University of Washington
Registrations:
California Registered Landscape Architect
Council Landscape Architecture Registration Board
Professional Affiliations:
Milken Institute, Associate
Top 50 Executives, National Association of Home Builders
Elected Member, Forum on Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development
Full Member, Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles Chapter
Council Member, ULI Commercial & Retail Development
Lambda Alpha International, Elected
Contributor/Blogger, Business Week, Planetizen, ULI Ground Floor
Senior Faculty, UCLA Extension, Department of Landscape Architecture
Alumni Council Member, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Executive Vice President, California Marine Parks & Harbors Association
