Landscape Architecture (MLA/MSLA) Faculty and Staff

Richard P. Rauso, RLA, ASLA

rrauso@chatham.edu
Landscape Architect
Hometown : Pittsburgh, PA
Joined Chatham : 2005

Academic Areas of Interest

Sustainable Design, Landscape Architecture Professional Practice, Construction Drawings, Specifications, Materials and Detailing.

Personal Areas of Interest

Watercolor Painting, Water Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, Basketball, Bicycling, Tennis, Golf, Assistant Scoutmaster BSA, Coaching

Biography

Richard is principal of the firm Richard P. Rauso, Landscape Architects. His experience involves a wide variety of commercial, institutional, residential and recreational development projects from feasibility studies through construction. Richard graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree in 1980 and is a Registered Landscape Architect in the State of Pennsylvania. Prior to beginning his own firm in 1993, Richard was a Landscape Architect/Project Manager for Fahringer, McCarty Grey Inc., Monroeville, PA, Environmental Planning & Design, Pittsburgh, PA, and Psomas & Associates, Santa Monica CA. Richard also serves as Past-President of the Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and is an adjunct instructor in the Masters of Landscape Architecture program at Chatham University.