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Let’s Build Toward Your Vision

Community-Oriented Urban Design,
with a Focus on Implementation

Crescendo Planning + Design was founded with a desire to help small communities more clearly articulate their visions and better position themselves for realizing those visions. Leveraging over 15 years of experience working with both developers and municipalities, Crescendo is focused on collaborating with clients to build toward implementation with intention. Crescendo strives to demonstrate progress in the short-term as a strategic step toward long-term aspirations.

  • "From his enthusiasm, to his professionalism, to his genuine love for the communities he works in, Andy Rutz captures the spirit of a community in order to create designs that are place-based, scalable, innovative, and most importantly, achievable."

    Rachel James | Development Services Director | City of Alamosa

  • "Working with Andy Rutz for almost ten years I have repeatedly seen his creative and responsive urban design solutions, most recently for the City of Durango Downtown’s Next Step project. He is able to provide innovative and flexible designs that serve a variety of stakeholders over time while deferring to the historic fabric of the built environment. Andy takes the time to listen and understand his clients in order to produce the most effective and beneficial design for the community."

    Savannah Lytle, AICP | Planner II | City of Durango

  • "Andy is one-of-a-kind. He is highly dependable, trustworthy, sincere, people-oriented, and mission driven. His breadth of knowledge and experience in urban planning, urban design, and architecture combined with his strong character makes him well-adept to successfully lead Crescendo. Most importantly, I admire his long-term commitment for community-driven processes to advance healthy, sustainable, and resilient communities."

    Bradyn Nicholson | Built Environment Coordinator | Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)

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