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A Labor of Love
Engaging the Past with the Present... For the Future
Having roots in interior design, architecture and natural resource management, Amy Nash has an unbridled wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm that’s infectious. She’s established herself as a local leader in sustainable planning and an ambassador for downtown Fargo. Her drive to improve North Dakota’s built environment through mindful urban design and sustainability leaves people feeling inspired and proud to call the Midwest home!
Nash, a proud Bison, graduated with interior design, environmental design and architecture degrees from NDSU, and is currently pursuing her doctorate in natural resources management. Her business, ALNSustainable Design and Consulting, LLC., offers services ranging from residential design to urban planning, although Nash said her practice gravitates towards renovation and sustainability consulting. Throughout her work she found her true passion of sustainability connected to historic preservation. “I love anything where I can take the majesty of
what’s already there, enhance it and give it another life. What’s more sustainable than that?” Each project is always a collaborative effort with the end result having a much lighter ecological footprint. In terms of the built environment, the common mentality in the Midwest is newer is always better. Through a continuous re-education process from stewards like Nash, mindsets are slowly turning around. A perfect example is the excitement surrounding the enhancements planned in