Mia Lehrer + Associates (MLA) is now Studio-MLA. Putting studio first, our new name celebrates our growth, diversity and our entire talented team. Founder and president Mia Lehrer continues to lead the studio in designing and advocating for landscapes that inspire human connection, cultural expression, and reverence for nature through landscape architecture, urbanism, and planning.

We believe in the transformative power of landscape design to enhance the livability of urban environments, connect people to natural systems, and create meaningful spaces for recreation, reflection and exploration. Our continued allegiance is to address complex urban issues with creativity, pragmatism and responsibility.

Our 40-person firm includes landscape architects, urban designers, community advocates, botanists, ecologists, and technical experts. Diversity and multiple perspectives add depth and meaning to the collaborative process, allowing us to bring design and implementation expertise to a variety of projects from park master planning to intimate plazas and gardens. Solutions are rooted in client and community engagement and contextual understanding rather than an imposed aesthetic.