landscape architecture and public art
Falon Land Studio is a public art and landscape architecture practice. We design outdoor sculptures, parks, and community spaces 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, technology, 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.
Falon Mihalic, Principal
Licensed Landscape Architect in Texas & Florida
Falon Mihalic is an interdisciplinary artist, licensed landscape architect, and founder of Falon Land Studio. Her work is celebrated for its artistic vision backed by science-based solutions for connecting people to local ecology. With multiple public art commissions and landscape projects underway across the country, Falon maintains an active studio practice of drawing, painting, and sculpture. 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 has taught studio design and lecture courses in the School of Architecture at Rice University and Texas A&M Prairie View.
Prior to founding Falon Land Studio, they worked on international landscape projects at Sasaki Associates and Mikyoung Kim Design. Falon’s work is informed by diverse work experiences in community organizing, beekeeping, microbiology, and fundraising. She is a native of the Florida panhandle with a deep knowledge of plants, climate, and ecosystems of the Gulf Coast region.
Firm Certifications
Registered Landscape Architecture business in Texas and Florida
Certified WBE, Woman Owned business with the City of Houston
Certified local small business with Hire Houston First
Licensed Mangrove Specialist in the State of Florida
Pre-Qualified Public Artist Rosters
Maryland State Arts Council
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Department of Arts & Culture, City of San Antonio, Texas