The strength of DKA’s success with clients in public works simply comes down to a shared core value: a sense of stewardship. The need to do more with less is met with an ability to do more with less—an ability that has been acquired through years of experience with lean budgets in many sectors. DKA has a history of work requiring a thoughtful use of resources in many of the communities that are served by public agencies.

With a little creativity, a lavish set of responsible design options can be created despite the frugality mandated in the public sector. In tackling difficult projects, we have learned to design with an opportunistic sense of pragmatism.