our sustainability philosophy…

UDLA’s sustainability philosophy is continually being assessed from the traditional perceptions where development and conservation seem to always be at compromise…

This dichotomy of human versus nature often leads to extremes of overall land domination or strict land conservation where ecology and/or community values are often managed poorly or even overlooked

A design strategy that places humankind back as a central player in nature should free us to realise our custodian entitlement towards the landscape. Therefore built form, ecology and community values require to be realised as they benefit the whole

For this reason, if all parts, development/economics, landscape/ecology and community are dealt with successfully, then the opportunity to provide a sustainable responsive development is greatly enhanced

A way of considering a sustainable environment where built form, ecology and community are equally valued can be suggested simply in the statement, ‘the environment is where people work, rest and play’ (Manifesto of the Environmental Justice Movement)