Mia Lehrer

Mia Lehrer is a Salvadorian-born American landscape designer. She is the founder and president of Mia Lehrer + Associates, a landscape architecture firm based in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Lehrer received a B.A. from Tufts University and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.^[1] In 2010 she was named a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.^[1] Her breakthrough to public work was her work on the master plan for the Silver Lake Reservoir. Notable projects include the Annenberg Community Beach House, the revitalization of the San Pedro Waterfront, and 3.5 acres of outdoor gardens for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She designed Vista Hermosa Park, which was the first new public park in downtown Los Angeles in 100 years.^[2] Lehrer was a key author of the 2007 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan^[3] and has been working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Los Angeles, and community groups on related reviving efforts for nearly 20 years.^[4][5]

On June 25, 2014 President Obama appointed her to serve a four—year term on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.^[1]

She won the competition to design the FaB Park on First and Broadway in Los Angeles. Her design proposal was amongst the four finalists.^[6]

In 2015, Lehrer served as one of six selection committee members for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.^[7]

Lehrer is also a lecturer at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture.^[8]

Awards

• Merit Award for Institutional Design from the American Society of Landscape Architects, Southern California Chapter - for their design of the North Campus Garden at the Natural History Museum^[9]

• LA Design Festival ICON Award 2015^[10]

• ASLA 2009 Professional Awards- Analysis and Planning Category Honor Award - for Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan, Los Angeles, CA^[11]

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