Laura's instinct has always been to make things work better. Naturally, architecture became an outlet for that impulse, offering her a way to shape environments that influence how so many people feel and function.

Her work lives at the front end of the design process, where the most consequential decisions are made. Through programming, planning, and data integration, Laura helps clients navigate complexity before a single line is drawn, clarifying priorities and building the strategic framework that guides everything that follows. One of her greatest strengths is helping clients define what "optimization" actually means for their organization, then translating that vision into practical and actionable strategies.

That analytical mindset has been with her from the beginning. Even in school, Laura found herself less interested in form for its own sake than in the logic beneath it — the relationships, data, workflows, and patterns that determine whether a space truly works. At Holabird & Root, that viewpoint has become an integral part of her practice, allowing her to influence projects at their earliest and often most impactful stage.

For Laura, however, design extends beyond buildings. She is equally interested in the systems that support them: the routines, processes, and decision-making structures that shape how organizations operate over time. She sees architecture and everyday life as interconnected systems, each capable of refinement through continual iteration.

Motherhood has only deepened that perspective. Constantly balancing competing priorities and adapting to changing circumstances has reinforced the habits that define her work: curiosity, flexibility, and the rare ability to see multiple variables at once without losing sight of the larger objective.

Today, that same instinct drives her work: helping clients make difficult decisions with clarity, building consensus through data, and creating spaces (and processes) that support the best possible versions of how people can live, learn, and work in the built world.