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SHALAE LARSEN

Adjunct Assistant Professor

School of Architecture

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    School of Architecture

BIO

Shalae weaves culture and nature to create meaningful and sustainable places. With over two decades of experience as a landscape architect, her expertise encompasses the adaptive reuse of historic sites, trail design, and an extensive knowledge of native plants. Along with a master’s degree in architecture and a Historic Preservation Certificate, Shalae is uniquely qualified to design integrated sites that encompass history, culture, architecture, and ecology. Her work creates a strong sense of context and experience, strongly rooted in the context of the Intermountain West. As principal-in-charge, Shalae has empowered communities across Utah to reinvigorate and safeguard places and spaces that resonate with a vibrant sense of communal identity.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    School of Architecture1 Jul 2013 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Instructor
    University of Utah, School of Architecture1 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2013

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • President
    Io LandArch, Ogden, United States21 Mar 2008 - present

DEGREES

  • BLA, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
    Utah State University2002
  • M.Arch, Architecture
    University of Utah2010

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Historic Preservation
    University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States2010 - present

FIELDS OF RESEARCH