Laura Solano, FASLA

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Boston
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Throughout Laura Solano's thirty-seven years as a landscape architect, she has demonstrated leadership in all aspects of the profession-practice, academia, service, and mentorship. Laura is a nationally recognized expert in landscape technology and leads Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates' technological innovations, which have been essential for advancing the firm's design excellence alongside sustainable and resilient performance. Laura is also an expert in the design of planting soil, having worked for over twenty-five years on dozens of urban fill projects with the belief that the best landscapes support the daily life of cities. Recognizing that landscapes are intertwined natural systems, she uses the physical sciences to support her hands-on approach to soil. Among the many award-winning projects that she has led are Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis; Port Lands Flood Protection Project, Toronto; and George W. Bush Presidential Center, Dallas. Through her leadership on multiple notable works built over decades of practice, she has demonstrated how excellence in landscape design and performance can be delivered in unexpected ways, adding joy to the everyday lives of people.

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