Mia Lehrer - Recalibrating Urban Infrastructure

Mia Lehrer is the founding principal of the Los Angeles based firm Mia Lehrer + Associates, known for its design and development of a wide spectrum of ambitious public and private projects that include urban revitalization developments, large urban parks, and complex commercial projects. Born in San Salvador, El Salvador, Ms. Lehrer earned her Masters of Landscape Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Under the leadership of Ms. Lehrer, the firm has been a leader in creating award-winning designs and distinctive venues for a diverse range of public and private projects. Varying in scale from large urban parks and waterways to intimate gardens for custom homes, Mia Lehrer + Associates applies a comprehensive and intensely creative approach to all projects with the goal of establishing a memorable sense of place coupled with sustainability. Today, she is internationally recognized for her progressive landscape designs, working with such natural landmarks as parks, lakes, and rivers, coupled with her advocacy for ecology and people-friendly public space.

With great appreciation for community input, Mia Lehrer prides herself and her firm on reaching out to stakeholders for their thoughts and ideas about projects which affect their neighborhoods and their lives. She is also committed to protecting our environment and designing projects that will heal our earth. An environmentalist at heart and in practice, Ms. Lehrer has forged a reputation for excellence in landscape architecture that has attracted work internationally. She believes that great landscape design coupled with sustainability has the power to enhance the livability and quality of life in our cities, and in doing so improve by great measure the quality of our environment and our world. She is especially proud of her firms work in the public realm that encompasses such venues as parks, green belts, schools, waterways, and vibrant neighborhoods and streets. In the private sector, Mia Lehrer + Associates has a broad portfolio of notable projects including master-planned communities, corporate campuses, and private homes. The diverse nature of the firms clients and projects underscores its ambitious work, comprehensive perspective, and commitment to excellence, no matter the scale or level of complexity.

Also committed to education within her profession, Ms. Lehrer is actively involved in several notable organizations. In 2007, she was inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and was appointed to the City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission. Ms. Lehrer serves on the Board of Directors at the Latino Urban Forum and Hollywood Design Review Committee. Additionally, she has served on the Harvard Graduate School of Design Alumni Council, board of directors of TreePeople and Collage Dance Theater. In addition to being published in international journals, popular magazines, and newspapers, her work and that of her firm has been included in several important museum and gallery exhibitions. Ms. Lehrer often lectures on landscape architecture and sustainability, traveling as far as Brazil and China to share her insights and philosophy on landscape design and the public realm.

Lectures are free and open to the public. They are located in the Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center, Harris Hall, on the University Park campus. No reservations are required. Parking is available on campus at Gate 1 off Exposition Blvd.

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