Chris LaGuardia is the managing principal and founder of the LaGuardia Design Group, located in Water Mill NY. A fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Chris lectures widely on the importance of the profession as it relates to climate change at universities, museums and ASLA conferences. The LaGuardia Design Group is a 25-person landscape architecture firm specializing in high-end residential, commercial, and institutional design. With a strong belief in creative collaboration between clients, architects, and consultants, the firm works towards expressing the best character of each site while meeting the requirements of program, schedule, and budget. Rather than attempting to mimic nature, LDG’s goal with every design is to interpret natural processes as an artistic expression in their work.

LaGuardia Design has received numerous national and regional design awards for its work and has been published in many national periodicals and media outlets. In 2013, LDG received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Award of Excellence in Residential Design, the highest national award in the profession. In 2021, the firm published their first monograph with Monacelli Press, Contemporary Gardens of the Hamptons: LaGuardia Design Group 1990-2020, featuring 21 of LDG’s residential works throughout the Hamptons.

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