WE LOVE PLANTS
Transforming spaces into
useful beautiful places
Lay of the Land is an award-winning landscape architecture and urban design studio dedicated to ecologically responsible, inclusive and meaningful design. Based in London and New York, Lay of the Land merges art and design with a reverence and love for nature.
Expertise
Landscape Architecture
Urban Design
Master Planning
Site Planning
Interior Planting & Installation
Contact
Lay of the Land
2511 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA
+1 850.491.5779
www.layoftheland.earth
Margot Jacobs
FOUNDER / DESIGN DIRECTOR
Margot Jacobs is a renowned landscape architect, recognized for her deeply original and resourceful design approach driven by a passion for creating meaningful spaces with and for people. Drawing on her expertise in art, design, and research, she designs and advocates for sustainable systems that fortify resilience and celebrate beauty.
Committed to work that improves quality of life, she is active in water conservation, environmental justice, and pro-bono efforts with a special emphasis on urban watershed improvement projects. Her writing on the benefits of multi-beneficial infrastructure has appeared in the LA Times, Flaunt Magazine and the Stockholm World Water Week Proceedings. Margot has lectured and exhibited at educational, cultural, and research institutions worldwide including the Tate Modern London, Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the Royal College of Art in London.