Team

Michael Black, ASLA
CEO
CEO and a founding principal of la terra studio℠. Michael is a graduate of Mississippi State University. His experience in a wide range of projects allows him to manage each project’s unique complexities. Michael thrives on well thought-out, creative designs that are practical for the client and memorable for the user. He is a registered landscape architect in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Oklahoma. He is also a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB).

Madylan Edge

Brandon Burlingame

Afrouz Rahmati
Landscape Architecture Designer
With background in architecture and interior design, Afrouz developed strong passion for landscape architecture. She is interested in transforming outdoor spaces into a platform for building communities that not only serves them but also can save natural habitats by suggesting creative solutions. She has received her second Master's degree at the University of Maryland College park and has been working as a Landscape Architecture Designer for residential, commercial and other private and public owned projects since then. She is an active member of American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA).

Kris Brown, CLARB | ASLA | ISA
Co-founder / Past Owner
A visionary Co-founder of la terra studio℠, where he spent over two decades shaping the firm's landscape architecture and urban design legacy alongside his co-founder. Together, they transformed the studio from a scrappy startup into an industry standout.
True to his entrepreneurial spirit, Kris was the go-to guy for just about everything. Cutting-edge design? Done. Network glitches? He'd fix that too. Software challenges? Kris probably configured it in the first place. His knack for solving complex problems kept the studio running smoothly, innovative and ahead of the curve.
His secret sauce? An uncanny ability to blend creative genius with technical problem-solving, all while keeping clients grinning from ear to ear. Though he's stepped back from ownership, Kris's entrepreneurial spirit is basically the studio's DNA – impossible to separate, impossible to forget.
What's KB up to now? Find out on LinkedIn