About . . .
Design Scapes is a full service Design and Landscape Architecture firm founded in 1991.
A Minority Small Business Enterprise, Design Scapes is Texas HUB certified as a Woman-owned and Minority-owned Business Enterprise.
Design Scapes’ MISSION is to create aesthetic yet functional spaces by integrating a site’s use, natural features, buildings and function to aid in the reduction of heat island effect, species extinction and inequity while maximizing a site’s opportunities, highlighting a region’s materials, reducing water demand, filtering and managing storm water and increasing biodiversity and enhancing a community's outdoor amenities.
DESIGN SCAPES provides services that range from Studies and Master Plans to Conceptual and Schematic Designs, Graphic Renderings, 3D Visualizations, Construction Documents, Bidding and Construction Phase Services and Post Construction Services.
Our goal is to carefully assess a project, client and community needs and provide opportunities for solutions that are often seen as “outside of the box” but always provide “the perfect solution".
Us . . .
Deborah Blea
B. Arch., RLA, LI, CNU-A
OWNER
PRINCIPAL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
LICENSED IRRIGATOR
Licenses & Certifications:
REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT : TX # 3007, NM #516
TEXAS LICENSED IRRIGATOR : #LI0014746
Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU - Accredited Member)
TEXAS MASTER GARDENER
Education:
Bachelor of Architecture : University of Texas - Austin
Civil Engineering Coursework : University of Texas - El Paso
Affiliations:
Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Congress of New Urbanism
West Texas Urban Forestry Council (Founding & Past President)
West Texas Irrigation Association
Deborah is the Owner and Founding Principal.
She is a Registered Landscape Architect and a Licensed Irrigation Designer with over 30 years of experience creating sustainable bespoke site solutions. She has been at the forefront of Landscape Architecture in the region and spearheaded low-water, water harvesting and resilient landscape design in her arid environment.
