Firm Profile

President – Richie-Bray

Deborah Richie-Bray is a multi-award winning Landscape Architect with a passion for design and a drive for excellence. Deborah holds a Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture Degree from the University of Kentucky. With over 25 years of experience in landscape design and master planning, Deborah has developed a celebrated reputation in the field of landscape architecture and a long list of satisfied clients.

Our Mission at Richie-Bray, Inc. is to make a positive difference in the quality of life. It's about the artistry of blending our client's vision with architecture and the natural environment. Every client and property has a unique expression and we strive to find the balance and bring them to life. Working closely with our clients and allowing their voice to be heard helps us to meet their needs and ultimate goals.

Deborah Richie-Bray moved to California with the unique opportunity to work with world renewed Landscape Architect Denis Kirtz on the Getty Villa and numerous high end residential projects. The Getty Villa's renovations of the exterior gardens, has given Deborah the back bone with extensive research of drought tolerant and Mediterranean plant materials for the California Coastal environment. Working with the existing and incorporating the new on a large scale has given Deborah the ability to work on both large and small scale properties to their full potential. Deborah graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BSLA, in 1987 and received her Landscape Architecture License in 1989 in Kentucky and California License in 1999, after taking plant materials classes at UCLA. Starting her business in a small office in Redondo Beach, California, although Richie-Bray, Inc. was officially founded in 2000, Deborah had already put together an impressive portfolio of work in the Southern California, Kentucky, and international areas in both residential and commercial landscape and master planning.