Planning...its importance is undisputed, whether in reference to planning for financial stability, creating an economic development plan, designing a master plan, or planning for a new city. In the work of Lott + Barber, planning principles are established on the foundations of fiscal, social, and environmental considerations to create a fully integrated plan.

Throughout history, the cities that are recognized as classics - Rome, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Savannah - are those places that have a deliberate form, from the layout of the streets to the placement and design of public spaces. To achieve such greatness requires vision and a philosophical understanding of how the built environment functions. Since the mid-twentieth century, many of our cities and neighborhoods have lost this understanding. Combining the skills of planning and architecture, Lott + Barber resurrects the importance of the physical form of places and the connection this form has to our society.