Austin

The Austin office of Design Workshop opened in May 2008 providing urban and community planning, urban design and landscape architecture.  The office is led by Principals Rebecca Leonard and Steven Spears.

Urban and Community Planning:
  • Pflugerville, Texas Comprehensive Plan

  • Pflugerville, Texas Park and Open Space Plan

  • Sioux City, Iowa City wide Design Guidelines

  • Sioux City, Iowa Northside Vision Plan

  • Broken Arrow, Oklahoma East Side District Design Guidelines

Urban Design:

  • Lewisville, Texas Old Town Transit Oriented Development Master Plan

  • Lewisville, Texas Mill Street Corridor Plan

  • HGAC Midtown Livable Centers Plan (Houston, Texas)

  • HGAC 4th Ward Livable Centers Plan (Houston, Texas)

  • Grand Junction Redevelopment Plan (Westfield, Indiana)

  • Whitestown, Indiana Downtown Plan

  • The Domain (Austin, Texas)

  • Hardy Yards Redevelopment Plan (Houston, Texas)

  • Southlake, Texas Redevelopment Plan

Landscape Architecture:

  • Wimberley, Texas Blue Hole Regional Park

  • Wayne Ferguson Plaza (Lewisville, Texas)

  • Westpointe Village Retail Development (New Braunfels, Texas)

  • The Domain (landscape design)


Employee Insight


Austin is as an easy place to live. There is no shortage of things to do, the food is great, the people are optimistic, and it is affordable. What more could you ask from a city also known as "the live music capitol of the world"?

Philip Koske