LAA Office is a multi-disciplinary design studio based in Columbus, Indiana. We work with communities of all scales to create public art and public space together.
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Lulu Loquidis, PLA, ASLA
CO-FOUNDER
Lulu Loquidis is a registered Landscape Architect and co-founder of LAA Office. As a designer and project leader for international practices, including Hargreaves Associates and AECOM, she has built a diverse portfolio including gardens, streetscapes, urban plazas, waterfront parks, and resiliency infrastructure. She believes that contemporary landscape architecture establishes a crucial hinge between the environment, art, and human culture. Her current work focuses on transforming underutilized spaces through art and design to foster social life and enliven communities.
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Daniel Luis Martinez, NOMA
CO-FOUNDER
Daniel Luis Martinez is an architectural designer and educator. His research and creative work investigate the transformation of undervalued sites through a synthesis of public art and public space design. He is currently an assistant professor at Indiana University’s J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program and is a faculty affiliate of the Center for Rural Engagement. He was included in Art Omi's Architecture Residency in New York for 2022, was named an Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow in 2019 and received an AIA Henry Adams Medal in 2012. Daniel has worked at leading architectural firms, including Allied Works and Weiss/Manfredi, and his writing has been published in notable architectural journals, including Mas Context, San Rocco, Clog, and Drawing Matter.