Design Process

WED-A05: Design Without Boundaries: Bringing Together Landscape, Architecture and Fabrication

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW

Speaker(s)

Nathan S. Elliott, ASLA (he/him/his)

Managing Principal
OJB Landscape Architecture
San Diego, California
Ross Gredys (he/him/his)

Owner / CEO
Rebellion Fabrication
Bennington, Nebraska
Benjamin Corotis, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his)

Principal / Founder
ADBC Architecture
Oakland, California

As construction grows more complex and costly, design teams must adopt a collaborative, integrated approach to deliver affordable, site-specific solutions. This session unites a landscape architect, architect-engineer, and fabricator to share lessons from three projects that challenge hierarchy, position fabrication as driving creativity, and demonstrate a new paradigm for making.

Learning Outcomes:

Identify strategies for integrating landscape architects, architects, engineers, and fabricators into a cohesive, collaborative design process.
Evaluate how early involvement of fabricators can influence design creativity, constructability, and project cost.
Analyze case studies demonstrating cross-disciplinary collaboration in the delivery of site-specific public structures.
Apply principles of integrated teamwork to improve efficiency, innovation, and outcomes in complex construction projects.