landscape architecture and public art
Falon Land Studio is a public art & landscape architecture practice.
We make work that’s colorful, verdant, and fun.
ABOUT
Falon Land Studio is an interdisciplinary practice in public art and landscape architecture. We work across urban design, landscape design, outdoor sculpture and new media with a focus on enriching the public realm and connecting people with local ecology. With each project, we honor the beauty and resilience of each place to make work that's colorful, verdant, and fun.
Our practice is based on the belief that a connection to the natural world can be created anywhere. Our work is climate responsive, context sensitive, resilient, often bold and playful, organic, unexpected, new. We believe the results create a greater level of empathy and a stronger social fabric for communities. We work in direct collaboration with specialized consultants in fabrication, materials, the arts, architecture, and engineering. This allows our studio to be nimble and flexible to take on projects that don't fit a typical mold, but instead create the most value for a project and the most impact for the communities we serve.
TEAM
FALON MIHALIC, PLA, ASLA
Principal
Licensed in Texas, Florida, Illinois
MLA, Rhode Island School of Design
BA, New College of Florida
Falon Mihalic is an interdisciplinary artist, licensed landscape architect, and founder of Falon Land Studio. Her work encompasses a variety of project types from permanent public art commissions to nature playgrounds and community parks. Her interdisciplinary practice merges the realms of visual art, environmental science, and urban design. She has a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Natural Sciences from New College of Florida. Her work has been supported by the Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, the Kaboom Foundation, the Houston Arts Alliance and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Falon is the Chair of Landscape Architecture Magazine's National Editorial Board, former Vice Chair of the BikeHouston Board of Directors, and Co-chair of the Rice Design Alliance's Publications Committee.
Falon is a native of the Florida panhandle with a deep knowledge of plants, climate, and ecosystems of the Gulf Coast region.
Kellie Micheilli, Studio Manager
Kellie has a background in small business operations and management and acts as the point person for business development work and studio marketing. Her keen organizational skills and attention to detail are essential to the behind-the-scenes facets of the practice.
Fuko Nara, Project Designer
Fuko is a studio designer and project assistant with an Architecture and Fine Arts background. She produces 3D models, graphics, and drawings for landscape architecture and public artworks. She also spearheads the development of light art technology projects with a focus on visualization for complex data systems. Fuko is fluent in Japanese and is an avid maker and builder in the studio working with paper models, clay prototypes, and casting molds.
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Certifications
Licensed Landscape Architecture Business in Texas and Florida.
Woman Owned Enterprise certification with the City of Houston, Texas. This certification allows us to contribute to MBE/WBE goals.
Certified Mangrove Trimmer in Florida. This certification allows us to design, plan, and manage projects within sensitive Mangrove wetlands in Florida.