• We believe that a healthy society rests on a commitment towards the land, its integrity, and its processes
• Our belief is that landscape design should help fulfill human needs, experiences, and the potential to create an environment that is supportive and socially just
• We believe that designing is a process of discovery, characterized by questioning, creating, testing, and evaluating

We believe that integrity must encompass these broad elements:

• Responsibility: The fostering of a moral commitment to the worthy task of developing landscapes where life can prevail and humanity can be free in its quest for happiness
• Knowledge: The instilling of a lifetime motivation to seek out and understand the phenomena and processes that shape the various landscapes of our world
• Methodology: The provision of a balanced problem-solving methodology that recognizes the necessity to integrate systems (science), intuitions (art), and ethics (philosophy) in achieving appropriate landscape designs
• Skills: The training and practice in using various technologies to implement landscape design in a humane and ecologically harmonious manner