I’m motivated by the idea of leaving things better than I found them — creating something lasting that is both beautiful and can bring a little more ease and joy into the world. I also have a strong curiosity and desire to solve problems, so I’m rarely bored!
Read MoreWe get to work on so many different projects, and it keeps you on your toes. Every day is a new adventure with new problems, so it never gets boring. It makes me happy to not always sit at my desk and work on the same thing, day in and day out.
Read MoreI find deep joy in designing spaces for people to feel important in. A space where they can feel heard, valued, prioritized and unique. With this profession, I get the honor of translating wants and desires into physical spaces — beautifully welding together a dream into a realized reality.
Read MoreMy route to becoming a landscape architect was slightly circuitous — I entered the field after a decade of working as a research biologist. I had a pretty successful start to a career in science, but something didn’t quite add up and, with the diligence of a good researcher, I went in search of a new direction.
Read MoreWhen I learned that there was a profession that blended art, nature, space-making and beyond? I was sold — and I haven't looked back since.
Read MoreI had no idea this career existed when I found my first drafting class (yes, hand-drafting), but grew up under the umbrella of an avid gardener and talented mason.
My childhood was spent in the garden spaces created by mom and visiting and working at jobsites with my dad. I call my career choice a regression. I really just wanted to get back into my dad's drafting table.
Read MoreI have learned so much over the past few years. I’ve had the opportunity to work with a wide range of clients on a wide range of project types. Each project is a huge learning experience, because even the projects that seem similar at a glance are actually very different.
Read MoreUltimately, making other people happy is what motivates me the most. In the residential field, it can be extremely rewarding for a client to be satisfied with work you helped produce. Everyone deserves to be happy in their own home, and the opportunity to play a part in making that happen for somebody is exciting.
Read MoreI am motivated by parallel creative fields—art, fashion, furniture, architecture, graphic design. Seeing what’s trending there, and seeing how we can make those types of ideas apply to our field.
Read MoreI love the practice of landscape architecture for many reasons, but one is its ability to bring life to a site. Each new project presents us with different goals, challenges, and styles that keeps it fun and exciting.
Read MoreI enjoy synthesizing our clients’ passions and desires with the land and all the constraints that come with it are supremely satisfying.
Read MoreArt was always in my home. I always loved being outside, climbing trees, building rock dams in the stream behind my home, and cutting trails through the woods. When I toured colleges I saw the work being produced in design studios and immediately felt inspired to try LA out.
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