misa inoue
senior associate, RLA

Misa, a native of Osaka, Japan, worked at landscape architecture/urban planning offices in Tokyo and Osaka where she acquired experience in international projects with some of the leading U.S. firms. Upon receiving her Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Misa joined Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc. in Minneapolis. She joined oslund.and.assoc. in 1998.
Misa brings an excellent sense of nurturing to each client and project with which she is involved. Her intellect, organization and project management skills are integral to the trajectory of each project. Her abilities to solve complex challenges ranging from planning strategies to construction stages make the design process as seamless as possible. Misa is very interested in exploring the sociological and psychological factors that play a role in understanding the connection between design and human behavior. She is also drawn to the planning and design of places for social interaction within the urban fabric, especially urban plazas.

 

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Masters of Landscape Architecture, 1997

University of Osaka Prefecture
Laboratory of Urban Landscape Design, Osaka, Japan, 1992-1993

Western Michigan University
Department of Sociology, Kalamazoo, MI, 1988-89

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

oslund.and.assoc., Minneapolis, MN
Senior Associate, 1998 to present
Responsible for project management, site planning and design. Other responsibilities include coordinating and reviewing design documentation.

Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1996-1998
Responsible for site planning, design, and document publication.

Kobayashi & Associates Inc., Seattle, WA, Summer 1995
Responsible for design research and document publication.

 

RECENT PROJECTS

Harley-Davidson Museum Master Plan and Site Design, Milwaukee, WI
Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL

University of Minnesota Duluth Campus Master Plan, Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota Duluth Swenson Laboratory Sciences Building, Duluth, MN
University of Dubuque Campus Master Plan, Dubuque, IA
University of Dubuque South Campus Development Plan, Dubuque, IA
University of Dubuque Library Plaza, Dubuque, IA
Bemidji State University Center for Advanced and Emerging Technologies, Bemidji, MN
Regions Hospital Plaza Courtyard, St. Paul, MN

 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1993 University of Illinois Graduate College Fellowship
1994 Beatrice Hornemann Scholar (Zonta Award)
1996 Kluesing Prize

 

REGISTRATION
Licensed Landscape Architect in Minnesota and Illinois