Mike
Bradley Klein spoke to the membership at Beverly before we attempted our restoration, and his quote was "If a tree needs to be pruned, it shouldn't be there."
In other words, in almost every situation, the tree should be removed.
Period.
Keep in mind, as well, if an architect designs a hole around a tree - ((Pebble Beach, the Dunes Club, Stanford, Tullymore, Rich Harvest (multiple!) etc come to mind)) - he risks the fact that that tree may become diseased, or may get hit by lightning, or just die.
So unless that architect can control Mother Nature, it is almost ridiculous to design a hole around a tree.....