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David Cristiani has been noted in publications and has contributed to printed media, promoting the benefits of landscape design and plants appropriate to the high deserts of the Great American Southwest. He has also been invited to give presentations relating to that professional focus.

Awards

First Mesa Elementary School, Polacca AZ: LEED-NC v2 certified
Baca / Dlo'ay azhi Community School, Prewitt NM: LEED-Bronze certified

Publications

Calhoun, Scott E. "Chasing Wildflowers". Tucson, AZ: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2007.
"Natural Stones in Landscape Design", Landscape Architect and Specifier News, October 2005.
"Unique Southwest Design Strategies", Southwest Trees and Turf, June 2004.
"Bold and Beautiful", Southwest Trees and Turf, October 2003.
"Reborn Retro", NMASLA News, Summer 2003.
"Midnight At The Oasis", Southwest Trees and Turf, July/August 2003.
"The State Of Landscape Architecture: Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque", Sources & Design, May/June 2003.
"Scenes In Seed Collecting", NMASLA News, Spring 2003.
"Another Angle On The Desert", NMASLA News, Winter 2003.
"A Plethora of Prickly Pears", Southwest Trees and Turf, June 2001.
"Agave Sets a Southwest Style", Southwest Trees and Turf, March 2001.
"Trees for the High Desert", Southwest Trees and Turf, July 1999.
"Fragrant Natives for the Rockies and Southwest" (consulted for James Knopf, ASLA), The American Gardener, March/April 1999.

Presentations

"Plants For a Powerful Place", Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu NM, June 2007.
"The Big Picture: Landscapes Inspired and Informed by Natural Plant Communities", Native Plant Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, May 2007.
"Designing for All Seasons", Permian Basin Master Gardeners / recertification class, Midland TX, May 2007.
"The State of Xeriscape", Sun Country Landscape Conference, El Paso TX, March 2006.
"Ecoregional Gardens", Native Plant Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, February 2005.
"Plant Selection" class, Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Instructor, Albuquerque NM, Spring, Summer, and Fall 2005 Semesters.
"Beyond Cottonwoods and Chamisa: Landscapes That Celebrate the New Mexico Desert", Valencia County Xeriscape Club, Belen NM, November 2004.
"Beyond Chamisa: A Landscape Workshop for Albuquerque", Xeric Garden Club, Albuquerque NM, January 2004.
"Site Specific Design", Desert Green Conference, Henderson NV, November 2003.
"Monthly Plant Profiles", Native Plant Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque Chapter, March - May 2003.
"Xeriscape Design: Landscapes With Local Flavor", High Desert Landscape Conference, Sierra Vista AZ, February 2003.
"Ay Chihuahua: Designing a Landscape With Local Flavor", Sun Country Landscape Conference, El Paso TX, October 2002.
"Beyond Enviro-Chic: Sense + Place in the Albuquerque Landscape", Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque NM, May 2002.
"Landscape Design With and For Native Plants: Solutions for the Chihuahuan Desert Region", Native Plant Society of New Mexico, El Paso Chapter, September 2001.
"The Use of Native Plants In the Landscape: As Part of Preserving the Ecosystem", New Mexico Master Gardener's Conference, May 2001.
"Landscape Design With Native and Xeric Plants: Solutions for the upper Chihuahuan Desert region of Albuquerque and central New Mexico", UNM Society of Landscape Architecture Students, Albuquerque NM, April 2001.
"Basics and Beyond: Xeriscape Workshop", March 2001.
"What's Your Zone?", Native Plant Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque Chapter, February 2001.
"Landscape 101: Plant Grouping, Nuts and Bolts, and Designing a Landscape Together", Los Altos Christian Church Avocational College, June 2000.
"Designing For Trees", Sun Country Tree Conference, El Paso TX, November 1999.
"Landscaping Troublespots", Plants of the Southwest Lecture Series, Albuquerque NM, April 1999.
"Successful Landscape Principles", High Desert Landscape Conference, Sierra Vista AZ, February 1998.
"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Landscape Design Do's and Dont's in the High Desert", Albuquerque NM and Sierra Vista AZ, 1996-1998.