Specialties
Studio-MLA is a design advocacy studio focused on landscape architecture, urban design, and systemic thinking to engage pressing contemporary issues and complex relationships within urban and natural landscapes. We believe in the transformative power of landscape architecture to enhance livability in urban environments, connect people to natural systems, and create meaningful spaces for recreation, reflection, and exploration. Our 40-person firm includes landscape architects, urban designers, planners, community advocates, botanists, ecologists, and technical experts. Our studio belief in diversity adds depth and meaning to our collaborative process and brings different perspectives and design innovation to our work at a broad range of scales. Solutions come from our inclusive methodology rooted in direct client and community engagement, while our designs are characterized by their soulful resonance, resilience, and understated elegance.