Perimeter Geography is a land consultancy focused on planning and design for gateway communities and global destinations.

We work with public and private clients, in tourism-driven economies of cultural, ecological, and aesthetic significance. We serve communities on the periphery, in geographies of the infrastructural fringe where wildlands confront the edge of urbanism.

Our geographic approach embraces regional phenomena and landscape dynamism to deliver projects that acknowledge their place and time, resonating with local constituents, and reinforcing remarkable experiences.

Landscape Architecture & Planning

Land Management & Policy

Parks & Open Space Plans

Trails & Trail Systems

Adaptation Strategies

Geographic Analysis

Land Conservation

Recreation Planning

Cultural Landscapes

Growth Management

Land Reading/Writing

Visitor Use Management

Destination Stewardship

Landscape Interpretation

Landscape Art & Exploration

Andrew Dawson, ASLA, PLA

Andy is the founder of Perimeter Geography, and his work navigates the range of opportunities between planning and design, viewed through a geographic lens. Based in Denver, he works with diverse teams on wide-ranging projects across the country with an emphasis on landscape identity, place, and authenticity. Current engagements are focused on visitor experiences, workforce housing, and balancing recreational access, capacity, and resource protection with community infrastructure and resilience.

Originally from Upstate NY, Andy earned an undergraduate degree in Geography from SUNY Geneseo before obtaining graduate degrees in Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and is a licensed Landscape Architect in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and California.