Dan Chitwood has acquired more than 28 years of experience:

13 years as a project manager for architecture, planning, engineering, and surveying firms.
15 years as the principal of his own firm.
This experience gives him unique qualifications in landscape architecture.

Dan Chitwood has developed a systematic approach to master planning. This approach can be applied to any size project. The general idea is to start with the broadest issues and work your way down to the details. We experience the world at four levels.

Context
Context is four-dimensional. Context is infinitely large and encompasses everything we know and feel. Decisions of context have the highest priority.

Space
Space is three-dimensional. Space is the area we inhabit. Spaces are experienced in all directions with all senses. Decisions of space have the second highest priority.

Composition
Compositions are two-dimensional. When we walk through a space we see many compositions. Compositions are easily captured with a camera. Decisions of composition have the third priority.

Detail
Details can be infinitely small. Try not to focus on details too early in the design process. Details are easy to decide once the other levels are worked out. Decisions of detail have the lowest priority.