Eli’s journey in landscape architecture began in his family’s nursery and landscape business, where he honed his skills digging holes and pruning ponderosa pines. Over the years, his career expanded to include carpentry, remote sensing, and Fire/EMS, always with a focus on connecting public service to the ways we interact with the built environment. His graduate thesis, Positive Hazards, explored wildfire as a regenerative force in landscape design, redefining its role as a constructive process.

Eli views landscape architecture as a form of stewardship, where a commitment to ethical practices meets attention to detail in every aspect of design. From conceptual planning to the fine-tuning of line weights on drawing sets, his work is driven by a deep respect for the landscapes he shapes. When he’s not immersed in his designs, Eli can be found sourcing reclaimed materials, recovering from his latest mountain biking adventures, or exploring burn scars to better understand nature’s capacity for resilience and renewal. His dedication to both the art and science of landscape architecture reflects a hands-on, thoughtful approach to creating spaces that inspire and endure.