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Marjaneh Afkhami
Principal
Marjaneh is a Landscape Architect with over 30 years of experience. She brings a broad range of landscape architecture skills having worked on projects throughout the united states and abroad involving landscape design, site planning, park design, streetscape, community development, and resort projects. Her practice includes over three decades of working with clients ( Developers, Cities, private clients, and Architects) in Southern California on estates, hillside residential landscape projects, multi-family housing, Parks, Streetscape, and commercial projects.
Her ability to work from concept design to fine details and knowledge of plant materials and construction is reflective of her extensive design knowledge. Marjaneh also has a background in floral design. This period of work gave her a unique experience working closely with a variety of plant materials at a very intimate scale. This influences her planting design philosophy which incorporates many elements of floral design: line, form, space, texture, and color, and the principles: of balance, proportion, rhythm, contrast, harmony, and unity. She has a vast knowledge of plant materials for Mediterranean, arid, and tropical climates. She also specializes in the green wall and green roof design and implementation.
Professional Licensed Landscape Architect, State of California
She holds Bachelor's Degrees BA in Landscape Architecture and BFA in Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design.
Continuing education in horticultural and fine arts studies from UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, CA, and Glassel School of Arts, Houston TX.
Ryan Dierking
Associate Principal
Ryan is a Landscape Architect and brings 28 years of professional experience to every project. His love for Design, art, and the living world fuels his passion for each project. Every project deserves a connection to the community and its surrounding habitat.
His professional experience includes Parks, Schools, Transportation Corridors, Master Planning, Single Family tract developments, Multi Family developments, and Commercial Centers.
Ryan's expertise in Irrigation Design from large sports parks and master planned communities to small residential yards is critical in Southern California's ongoing drought and mandated Low Impact development standards. He can navigate any project through California's strict water regulations.
Professional Licensed Landscape Architect, State of California
Member of ASLA-American Society of Landscape Architects
Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree BA in Landscape Architecture from Califonia Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA