Facility Manager National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park Aspen, Colorado
Designing for the next fifty years means honoring the past and protecting the future. Explore how stewardship-driven, context-sensitive design at Grand Teton and Rocky Mountain National Parks safeguards natural and cultural resources while creating spaces that elevate visitor experiences and preserve the integrity of America’s most iconic landscapes.
Learning Outcomes:
Evaluate design decisions through a long-term stewardship framework that anticipates climate exposure, funding cycles, and multi-decade performance.
Integrate maintenance staff and interdisciplinary resource expertise into structured design milestones to strengthen long-term project resilience.
Apply context-sensitive design strategies that ensure infrastructure remains visually subordinate while functioning effectively over extended lifespans.
Translate post-occupancy insights into adaptive improvements that reinforce durability, usability, and landscape integrity.
