Thoughtful design. Dependable delivery.
Landscape architecture and technical consulting for the places people live, gather, and move through.
Practice
Every project begins with a different set of goals, constraints, and people at the table. Craven LA takes time to understand what the project needs before developing a response, whether that means shaping an early idea, resolving a specific design challenge, or helping a team move toward construction.
The practice is built around clear communication and useful collaboration. Ben works with clients and fellow consultants to develop landscape solutions that fit the site, support the broader project, and can be carried through each stage of design. The scope can be tailored to a complete landscape architecture assignment or a focused piece of work where added expertise is needed.
Services
01 | Site Planning & Concept Design
A strong landscape begins with a clear understanding of the site and the people who will use it. Craven LA develops site plans and design concepts for parks, communities, streetscapes, and residential projects. This early work explores circulation, open space, amenities, grading considerations, and the relationship between buildings and outdoor areas. The result is a practical design direction that gives the project team a foundation for decisions as the work progresses.
02 | Planting
Planting design shapes how a place looks, feels, and performs over time. Craven LA develops plant palettes and planting plans based on site conditions, design goals, maintenance expectations, and the experience of each space. Ben considers seasonal interest, scale, habitat value, and long term growth alongside practical concerns such as availability and installation. From a focused garden to a larger public landscape, the goal is planting that belongs to its setting and can thrive there.
03 | Construction Documentation
Good ideas need clear drawings to become built work. Craven LA prepares landscape construction documents that communicate design intent while addressing materials, dimensions, planting, irrigation, and construction details. Ben coordinates with architects, civil engineers, and other consultants to identify conflicts and keep the drawings aligned with the broader project. He can support a project through a complete drawing package or provide focused documentation capacity where a team needs it.
Work Experience
Ben Craven, PLA
CO License #1299
KY License #1000
Ben Craven brings more than a decade of landscape architecture experience across more than 50 public and private projects. His work has ranged from community parks and streetscapes to master planned communities, residential developments, and site amenities. That breadth helps him see both the larger purpose of a place and the details required to bring it to life.
Ben has led projects from early concepts through construction documentation, working closely with architects, engineers, developers, and public agencies along the way. His experience includes site planning, planting and irrigation design, hardscape detailing, consultant coordination, and drawing review. He understands how decisions made early in design affect budgets, permitting, construction, and long term maintenance.
Through Craven LA, Ben offers that experience as flexible consulting support. Whether a team needs a design partner for a new project or added capacity to move drawings forward, he brings a practical, attentive approach to the work.