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ABINGDON & WITNEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Abingdon, U.K 2006 – 2007
Community college for adult education with multiple day-time and evening courses in a number of fields
including landscape design.
Lecturer, Contract Position 2006 – 2007
Taught a semester long course in landscape design and plants to 24 adults from varying backgrounds on
two campuses. Encouraged class participation and plant identification.
 Complimented by the Course Director on course content and lecture methodology.
AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL (AVDC), Aylesbury, U.K 2005 – 2006
Government District Council within the County of Buckinghamshire in charge of development control,
waste collection, and planning permission within the District.
Landscape Architect, Contract Position 2005 – 2006
Assessed development control documents and visited sites requesting planning permission. Designed
landscape projects for the AVDC, for example riverwalks and parks.
 Improved design of the section of the Thames River Walkway within the town of Aylesbury.
 Designed Alfred Rose Park; a historic park in Aylesbury.
DAVIES LIGHT AND ASSOCIATES, Newbury, U.K 2003 – 2004
Private design firm specializing in LVIA.
Landscape Architect, Contract Position 2003 – 2004
Assessed and collected data, with several on-site visits, for the process of landscape and visual
assessment. Wrote parts of the LVIA report. Designed several churchyards and commercial properties.
FREE-LANCE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, Austin, U.S.A 2001 – 2003
Landscape Architect - Austin, Boston, Houston, and India. 2001 – 2003
Developed my own clientele by reference and prepared residential landscape design plans and details for
presentation. Supervised installation where required.
TEAS NURSERY, Houston, U.S.A 1995 – 2001
Family-owned, residential and commercial landscape design and installation firm and nursery.
Landscape Architect 1995 – 2001
Assisted in preparing landscape design drawings and details for presenting to the client. Visited sites for
survey work.
 Designed several residences in the plush areas of Houston such as Tanglewood, River Oaks and
Bellaire and developed details on a project specific basis when required.
EDUCATION
Dual Masters in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, U.S.A
Bachelor of Architecture
Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai, India
COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE SKILLS
BASIC, Word, AutoCad 2010, GIS, Excel, Powerpoint, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
VARSHA HALABE
CAREER SUMMARY
Result-oriented chartered landscape architect and teacher with international work experience in the U.S.A, U.K and
India. Expertise in residential and commercial landscape design, master-planning, and planting design with related
experience in:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
YOUR GREAT OUTDOORS, Katy, TX, U.S.A 2013 - present
Chartered Landscape architect for custom design & build firm
Preparing design drawings and working drawings for residential and commercial projects.
Designing house extensions, outdoor kitchens, hardscapes, pools & spas, softscapes for residences in Houston,
Katy and the surrounding areas.
Developing working drawings for the field.
Developing details for custom-built designs for the above.
Researching new products that can be used in a sustainable & aesthetic way in a design.
SPADEN DESIGN, Katy, TX, U.S.A 2010 onwards
Freelance design work for residential and commercial landscape projects.
Chartered Landscape Architect 2010 onwards
Preparing design drawings for various landscape design firms.
Designing and detailing residential landscape project drawings for Studio M & R, a Houston based firm.
SCOTT WILSON, Oxford, U.K 2007 – 2010
International 5,000+ employee company with different sectors ranging from the railways, environmental planning,
master-planning and landscape.
Landscape Architect 2007 - 2008
Assisted in various landscape and planning projects in terms of preparing drawings for planning permission for vari-
ous types of development such as power plants and waste disposal facilities.
Designed, detailed and registered a bench design with the Intellectual Properties Office which is valid for 25 years.
Chosen as one of 12 candidates for the Landscape Institute’s “I Want to be a Landscape Architect” project: http://
www.iwanttobealandscapearchitect.com/being/people/varsha.html
Developed the planting plan for a historic park in Rugby for the local Government Council, using plants of the late
19th
and early 20th
century to fit in today’s context. Completed project on time and within the budget of 3.5M dol-
lars (2M GBP).
Chartered Landscape Architect 2008 – 2010
Independently managed planning permission and landscape design projects.
Passed the Chartership exam to become a Registered Landscape Architect.
Designed parts of the riverwalk for the Greenwich Mixed Used Development Project and met critical deadlines re-
quired for planning permission on behalf of the client.
Assessed sites for the impact on landscape character on the installation of sewer stations for the London Tideway
Tunnel Project; a major project to improve the Victorian drainage.
Wrote reports on LVIAs in order to justify the proposed development for planning permission.
Invited to judge the 2008 Landscape Institute Award entries.
Landscape and Visual Impact Assess- Planning applications
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These are photos of some of the on-going projects that I
have designed working currently as a Creative Architect
at Your Great Outdoors. There have been a variety of pro-
jects, both, residential and commercial featuring outdoor
rooms, kitchens, house extensions, pool, spools, spas and
water features, firepits and fireplaces, softscapes and
hardscapes.
These photos show the fine detailing of the arbor,
the kitchen with its exposed columns & stone clad
window lintel, the stamped concrete walkway, the
derricks soon to be turned into a water feature. All
these elements were culminated into reality from
computer generated rendered drawings, both, in 2D
& 3D.

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Designed and detailed several backyards in Houston & Aus-
tin, TX, both, as an employee of private firms and as a
free-lance landscape architect. Assisted clients in choos-
ing locally materials for, both, hard and soft scapes. En-
couraged use of sustainable materials and materials that
required low maintenance.
Prepared detail drawings using AutoCad for walk-
ways, steps, water features, fences, trellises, tree-
planters, pool features, outdoor kitchens etc. It was
always a challenge to draw something on paper and
then make it work on site. More often than not,
changes had to be made on-site to accommodate ex-
isting site conditions. It was satisfying to make it
functional in the end.

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Working in the U.K., any new development needed planning
permission and, a LVIA (Landscape and Visual Assessment)
was a part of this planning permission package that had to
be submitted to the local planning Council. The site has to
be analyzed for its visibility from up close and far, and for
views, both, from the site and to the site.
The site also had to analyzed for its micro-climate,
available entry ways, and “ease of use” path lines
created by people, use of various areas in the given
space, neighboring properties and their type. This
detailed analysis enabled careful consideration of
the effect of the proposed development on the giv-
en site and whether planning permission should be
granted for the same.

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The above drawing was prepared for planning permission
for access to a sub-station in the middle of a public park
in Hackney, London. AutoCAD, Illustrator, and Photoshop
was used to prepare this drawing. 8 options for various
access points was given and the one having the least ef-
fect on the park was chosen. An LVIA was carried out.
The drawings below were sketches made for two
backyard designs in Houston. Sometimes, clients can-
not visualize in plan and elevation alone. In that case,
three-dimensional sketches are the most effective
way of presentation. More often than not, several op-
tions are drawn up
so that the client
gets a choice.
Wooden fence and
gate designs, grot-
to-like fountains
and water features
complemented with
the appropriate
plant material cre-
ated a good sense
of space. These
were designs for
Houston, TX, USA.

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The housing
blocks had a
walking and bi-
cycling track
around it, with
play areas and
roof-top gar-
dens which
again had to encourage habitats; thus green and
brown roof detailing was done. All handicap-
accessibility codes were adhered to.
This was a landscape project for a housing complex on
Deptford Creek feeding into the Thames in Greenwich,
Kent, England. Due to the stringent planning policies, the
project governed by environmental laws, as a part of
which, the dock walls had to be built of environmentally
friendly materials that would house bird and insect habi-
tats.

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The outdoor areas of The Gateway were designed
to comprise areas for lunch gatherings, general cir-
culation to and from parking, and smoker nooks. A
palette of environmentally-friendly paving and fur-
niture was used. Raised planters were used to ac-
centuate the outdoor experience. Public art was
displayed in these areas as focal points. Other fea-
tures included water bodies.
This was , both, an outdoors and indoors landscape project
for a commercial office building called The Gateway in
Leeds, England. Several options for the design of the atri-
um were developed to suit the architecture and ambience
of the building. Sight-lines, circulation, safety, and func-
tionality were the essential factors considered in the de-
sign.

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This was a public park restoration project in Rugby, U.K.
Its historical character was integrated with modern fea-
tures such as the benches around the bandstand and the
water feature (details of both shown above). New play ar-
eas for different age groups, and a Multi Utility Games
Area (MUGA) was designed. Existing tennis courts and
bowling green were maintained.
The benches around
the bandstand were
designed by me and
the design was reg-
istered with the
U.K. Intellectual
Property Office
(IPO).
The historic plant-
ing material was researched and
similar plants that could thrive in
the present-day were used in the
planting palette. A sensory garden