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Then and Now: Residential Site Planning
Technology supports complex site computations
In the early 1960s, Dewberry was hired by Steve Yeonas to design Lake Braddock (right), a planned community in Fairfax County. Large-scale developments like this kept Dewberry’s early office busy and allowed the firm to build up its talent base. Such large development projects also pushed the firm to get on board quickly with technological advancements. In 1964 Dewberry purchased its first computer, and began developing its own proprietary software for computations and site planning. This commitment to understanding and applying the latest technologies in support of clients’ objectives continues. At Cielo Falls (pictured on cover), a 1,100-acre, upscale development located along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Dewberry used virtual design technology—in real time and scale—to evaluate and depict this mountainous area. The firm gauged and navigated rugged terrain, extreme slopes, and environmental preservation issues for potential roadway alignments, lot layouts, earthwork impacts, and aesthetic design. These techniques also enabled Dewberry to create a design process where information modeling revealed best-fit scenarios for infrastructure placement, lot orientation, and structure placement.
By the 1980s, many of the developments in the greater Washington, D.C., area bore the imprint of Dewberry’s design of open space, narrow street widths, and provisions for schools, commerce, and recreation.

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Spotlight on the Staff
55 Year Retrospective: Focused on Our Clients and the Future
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