The Outdoor Room Concept and Why Building Designers Should Collaborate on Landscaping

Sometimes well-meaning architects or building designers attempt to draft the landscape themselves to keep a project cohesive. While they are brilliant at building structure, outdoor spatial flow and botanical science require a completely different set of skills. This article discusses why bringing an independent landscape designer into the collaboration early in the architectural process prevents costly site drainage issues and creates a much smoother transition between interior and exterior living rooms.