Laurel Raines
Lecturer
- Landscape Architecture Department (CAP)
Email Address:laurel.raines@ucdenver.edu
Laurel Raines, FASLA, PLA is a landscape architect with a career spanning over four decades, focused on transforming communities through environmentally sustainable design. Co-founding Dig Studio in 2012, she has pioneered water-wise practices and local ecological vernacular in public projects like Paco Sanchez Park and Carpio Sanguinette/Heron Pond Park. A Fellow of the ASLA, Laurel advocates for landscape architecture’s role in shaping healthier, more sustainable environments. Her design expertise includes parks, recreation centers, and inclusive play areas. Passionate about community, she serves on various boards and holds degrees in Plant Science from the University of Vermont and Landscape Architecture from Harvard