Richard Harrison

Rick is the founder and president of Rick Harrison Site Design Studio (www.RHSDplanning.com) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He formed his company in 1996 in order to improve the quality of life at all income levels, through better neighborhood design. He is a leading expert on land planning issues and consultant to over 300 land developers, builders, and municipalities. Rickís exceptional project approval record of 100 percent when his company conducts the presentation demonstrates his ability to work successfully with city councils, planning commissions, stakeholders and citizens. His creation of the Coving Planning Method earned him the 1999 Professional Builder's Professional Achievement Award for Innovation in Land Planning. He has since introduced several more design concepts, Connective Neighborhood Design (CND) and BayHomes. Prior to forming Rick Harrison Site Design Studio, Rick was a land planner for over 25 years and a civil engineering/surveying software developer for 22 years.