━ Contact us

301.803.0100

ed@eltarlton.com

6215 Oakdale Ridge Ct. SE
Mableton, GA 30126

About Us

━ E. L. Tarlton & Associates, Inc. (ELT)

E. L. Tarlton & Associates, Inc. (ELT) is a minority-owned and operated corporation providing services in the areas of landscape design, land development, urban planning, and project management. Established in 1996, ELT principals have experience serving a wide range of clients in the commercial, industrial, residential, and public sector improving the quality of the built environment. 

 

Our goal, through sound creative analysis and planning, is to visualize, design, implement and maintain environments that incorporate strong themes and appreciation, enhancing the experience of these spaces. To accomplish this goal, we are committed to working in a prime role or as an integral member of a team of design professionals to collaborate on the best possible solution for each specific design problem, to meet the needs of our clients. 

 

ELT emphasizes client/community participation throughout the design process. This cooperative participation is essential to the acceptance and quality of the project. Principal involvement occurs in all phases of the design, implementation, and maintenance processes. We feel this approach enables continuity and aids in the successful completion of projects of varying scopes, on time, and within budget. 

 

ELT’s experience with local, state, and federal level projects has molded an intensely responsive design team capable of adapting an owner’s preferred criteria to the high standards of thoughtful landscape design.

Georgia Landscape Architecture Licensure:

  • #LA000641

  • #LA000989

Certifications:

  • City of Atlanta, Georgia
    Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
    African American Business Enterprise (AABE)

  • Clayton County, Georgia
    Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE)

  • Fulton County, Georgia
    Minority and Female Business Enterprise (M/FBE)

  • Georgia Department of Transportation
    Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

━ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Urban Land Institute

  • American Planning Association

  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

  • American Society of Landscape Architects

  • Board, University of Georgia School of Environmental Design Alumni SteeringCommittee, 1995-1997

━ Stephen Lee Richardson

Landscape Architect

Mr. Richardson is a Licensed Landscape Architect with 30 year career of comprehensive design practice, including owning design firm for 20 years and direct experience in the following areas of practice: Corporate Campus, office, hospitality and resort, retail, multi-family, community design, institutional/educational, and residential. His strengths include:

  • Developing large, complex designs from conceptualization through construction process

  • Visualizing and developing three dimensional understanding of sites, particularly with respect to topographic design and constructability

  • Strong expertise in site design based on topographic conditions

  •  Coordinating well with other design consultants and disciplines – architects, engineers, etc. in achieving project synthesis

  • Developing design teams for clients, including recruitment and management 

  • Understanding the big picture: exceeding client’s goals by considering larger issues with respect site development, such as re-directing project type based on site conditions, economic returns and political and community acceptance

  • Developing construction budgets during early planning stages, and developing design drawings that meet budget requirements.

  • Due to national practice, working in varied environmental conditions, from subtropical to northern states, including temperature, plants, and soil types

  • Developing strong, detailed sets of construction documents that prevent unnecessary change orders during construction implementation on large projects.

  • Designing passive / natural design processes in lieu of engineering solutions to storm water management, thus saving money and providing more aesthetic solutions

  •  Business development, office management of design firm up to twelve employees

━ Owner & President

Edward Lamont Tarlton, Ph.D.

━ EDUCATION & LICENSURE

  • 1980 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

  • Current Licensure: Georgia # LA000641

━ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Society of Landscape Architects

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Architecture.

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Interior design.

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Planning.