Chris Roberts, Principal

• BA, Business Administration, San Diego State University
• Master of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
• California Licensed Landscape Architect #2461
• Professional Interests: Design, technical writing, public presentations, workshops, forward planning & marketing
• Personal Interests: water sports, yoga, nature hikes, my home

About……
Chris taught elementary school and coached water sports before earning a landscape architecture /environmental planning degree.  He started Pacific Coast Land Design in 1983.

Chris Master’s thesis studied how plants and irrigation impact slope stability.  He studied So. CA soils, geology, climate and plant morphology. As a result, PCLD focuses on projects in Southern CA.
Chris likes “outside the box” projects.  As a result, PCLD has planned and designed a variety of unique, regional scale projects. 
Chris has shaped an office atmosphere based on the following precepts:

• Office and Client collaboration
• Impeccably honest and clear communication
• Design based on a clear client program and the context of the location