MSA proudly offers Landscape Architecture on its menu of available services.
Thanks to our innovative partnership with RGA Landscape Architects, a Design Studio at MSA Consulting, the Valley’s premier landscape design firm brings decades of creative design experience to bear on every assignment. Our landscape architecture services cover the life of a development project from initial design to preparation of construction drawings for irrigation and planting. In an age and area emphasizing water conservation, we also successfully respond to established water budgets and meet new Agency water management restrictions.
what we do
MSA is a recognized expert in the design of water efficient landscapes as well as the design of hardscape elements in plazas, water features and parks. Understanding that quality design is a given, we also strive to maintain an excellent working relationship with our clients, our fellow consultants and the governing bodies of the jurisdictions in which our projects are located.
MSA is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and we have LEED accredited professionals on staff. Our LEED certified projects achieve the best in water efficiency and are also award-winning landscape architectural designs. We are also industry leaders in the use of solar powered irrigation controllers and photo-voltaic landscape lighting.
MSA is a service oriented design practice, and we will understand the importance of budget and scheduling for construction projects.
Our landscape architecture services cover the life of a development project from initial design to preparation of construction drawings for irrigation and planting. In an age and area emphasizing water conservation, we also successfully respond to established water budgets and meet new Agency water management restrictions.
As award-winning landscape architects, we have worked around the Southwest to create landscape designs that add beauty and function to public spaces, while incorporating native plants and water efficient irrigation systems. Our projects range from parks and recreational areas to plazas and green spaces around buildings in commercial and residential settings.
Below you will see numerous examples of our work that has transformed areas through thoughtful, artful landscape design that respects the local space.
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Mr. De La Torre, born and raised in the Coachella Valley, attended UCLA
and graduated with an Engineering degree in 1983. He has been a
Registered Civil Engineer since 1989. He joined MSA in 1995, serving as
a Design Engineer and Senior Project Manager for a wide variety of
public agency and private development projects. In 2007, Mr. De La Torre
became the firm’s Vice President and Principal Engineer, serving as a
key member of MSA’s management team, responsible for day-to-day
management of multiple projects along with delivery of designs within
time and budget. In April 2018, with over 35-years’ experience and a
deep understanding of MSA, he became the firm’s President responsible
for the firm’s overall vision, mission, values, and strategic goals.