We have embraced the principles of "Most Loved Places" for Elim Valley. Certain places in the world evoke feelings of comfort, well-being and belonging through architecture. These "Most Loved Places" touch the hearts, minds and spirits of all who experience them.

Elim Valley will be a "Most Loved Place." We have chosen some of the finest Planners in the world to create this unique Community.

Since its founding in 1980, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company has completed designs for over 250 new and existing communities. This work has exerted a major influence on the practice and direction of urban planning in the United States.

DPZ's projects have received numerous awards, including two National AIA Awards and two Governor's Urban Design Awards for Excellence. The firm's early project of Seaside, Florida was the first authentic new town to be built successfully in the United States in more than fifty years. In 1989, Time Magazine selected Seaside as one of the 10 "Best of the Decade" achievements in the field of design. The firm has been featured in other national media such as NBC News and ABC News, as well as Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the New Yorker.