Development and growth always brings changes, and unfortunately not always for the better. Too often the environment gets fouled, scenic views are degraded, and historic buildings and sites are obliterated. And the development that intercedes is often banal, generic, and inhospitable. Theurkauf Design & Planning begins with the ethic of protecting communities’ natural and cherished places, and provides standards for new development that evoke the unique sense of place, are human scaled, and that bring nature in.