Listen "Studio Balcones: Growth Rooted in Community (w/ Jennifer Orr, Tiffany Rasco)"
Episode Synopsis
When growth is rooted in community, it becomes self-sustaining. At landscape architecture firm Studio Balcones, Principal Jennifer Orr and Office Manager Tiffany Rasco believe that being active in their community is essential to their firm’s growth and success. In this Best Practice interview, they talk about the importance of educating others by collaborating with project partners, applying for community certifications, participating in diversity programs, and teaching clients throughout the process to ultimately create designs rooted in the local landscape.Interview TakeawaysCreate designs rooted in existing ecologiesDesign for the soil in each neighborhoodAlign with the project partnersGet involved in community programsBe prepared to wear multiple hatsWork with the landscape, not against itEducate clientsHire the right amount of handsBuild systems as you growHave the confidence to try something newShow LinksConnect with Jennifer Orr on LinkedInConnect with Tiffany Rasco on LinkedInCheck out Studio BalconesConnect with Silvia Lee on LinkedInConnect with Nathan Malone on LinkedIn Check out MonographFollow Monograph on LinkedIn or InstagramListen and about Monograph
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