N.J. The process that leads to the creation of a golf course is shaped by culture. For our use in creating a course, modern culture has equipped us with computer software, large earthmoving equipment and the opinions of golfers and writers. In this way, the architect is more willing to cooperate with nature, not impose a will to make it conform. This is a land-based architect .
Every project seems vast or difficult in the beginning.
Hard work on the land and confronting the realities of these difficult problems are not necessary because the architect can work a solution on paper without leaving the office, and technology and money can implement the solution. This can make the land-based architect anxious when confronted with difficult problems caused by wetlands, steep slopes, contiguous forests and awkward parcels caused by property lines. Land-based design requires a specific engagement with nature. This engagement is a satisfying creative process. The persistent, land-based architect walks the land repeatedly.