#80 Evolutions of Landscape and Practice with Sarah Warto

Sarah Warto is a landscape architect and founder of Boxleaf
Design.  Influenced by her mother and grandmother, fellow
landscape designers and passionate botanical enthusiasts, Sarah was
exposed at a young age to many aspects of the field; igniting her
passion for design and its intersection with the natural world.
Sarah is a proud New York native who earned her landscape
architecture degree from Cornell University, where she learned how
to apply rigorous technical skill to a growing appreciation for
innovative and humanistic landscapes.  

Her career began at HOK, working on large-scale and
highly-complex international and national planning and landscape
projects.  Later moving to the private sector, Sarah, was
able to apply her appreciation for historical gardens to creating
highly personalized, timeless and contextual
spaces.   


In 2012, she started her own practice, Boxleaf Design, a full
service landscape architectural firm, focusing on high end
residential and commercial work in the Bay Area. Sarah is
continually seeking insight and creative rejuvenation from the
Bay Area's native and diverse environment, in its purest and most
rugged form. 


 


In this episode, Sarah talks about how her interest in landscape
architecture developed, what landscape architecture school was
like, and her first job experiences out of school. Sarah also
shares what made her decide to start her own studio, her
experience growing and managing a practice, her design process,
how landscapes are always evolving and never finite, and advice
for those who want to start their own businesses.