Helping Communities Thrive With Place-Based Planning and Design
Orion Planning + Design (OPD) is a multi-disciplined firm specializing in the planning and design of communities of lasting value. The firm consists of leading planners and designers from across the United States, with a project footprint spanning from Hawaii to Georgia. Together our team has a breadth of experience in the private and public sectors, bringing together our common philosophy in best practice to help communities succeed through thoughtful planning, innovative design, progressive engineering, and active implementation of a collective vision.
We believe in collaborative planning processes and place-based, context-sensitive solutions. We believe in a strong team environment and a locally driven process for planning, design, and code development. We believe in building and maintaining strong working relationships with staff, committees, and the public, and using their expertise and local knowledge to guide our process. And we believe in implementation, understanding the role of a plan and its relationship to the regulatory framework that follows.
Jackson Street Plaza & Parking Project
Dublin, GA
“Vision without execution is hallucination. ”
ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL
Orion Planning + Design provides exceptional planning and design services by helping clients articulate and visualize their communities' future. Special care is taken to protect and enhance these communities' unique character and assets in ways that enrich their citizens' lives, grow the economy, and provide a balance between physical, cultural, historical, and economic impacts.
Our ability to work in diverse contexts nationally and our proven track record distinguish Orion Planning + Design from our colleagues. We are passionate about our work and eager to work closely with clients, local officials, and citizens. Creating effective working relationships, community outreach, and consensus-building are key elements of our approach. The assessment of common needs, assets, and opportunities provides the basis by which a community can plan for its future growth and ensure it occurs in an environmentally sensitive, culturally responsive, economically sustainable way. Our services are always timely and professional, and our processes are tailored to be visionary, practical, and appropriate for each client.
