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about-laurel

Laurel Macdonald Bonnell, Principal

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

    Laurel has a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington 1976 and founded Macdonald Environmental Planning, P.C. in 1982 as a design oriented landscape architectural firm. Her experience includes a wide variety of projects on which she strives to employ sustainable design solutions. The scale of work varies from large scale mixed use urban developments, varied housing types, system wide and regional medical campus healing environment master plans for service providers, to detailed healing gardens, small meditation courtyards and rootop terraces.

    In recent years, Laurel has authored articles on Healing Environments Master Planning & Design, Greening Affordable Housing and Rooftop Designs, and has been a guest speaker at Healthcare and Architecture Institute, and Facilities Management conferences.

PRESENTATIONS / SPEAKING EVENTS

  • Presenter – Mt Hood Community College – Sustainable Building Advisors April 2008
  • Speaker – Facilities Expo-Solutions for Engineering, Management and Operations – Portland, OR, April 2008
  • Speaker – AIBC Conference 2007 – Vancouver, BC (Living Green- Making a Difference – PNW Architecture)
  • Speaker – Nature with Design Healthcare Design Conf. 2006 Chicago,IL

PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES

  • Urban Land, SHAPING SPACES Engaging places, August 2008, page 154 “GREEN Sustainable Sites in the Pacific Northwest” by Laurel Macdonald Bonnell
  • Healthcare Building Ideas, December /January 07/08, page 46 “Rooftop design solves sustainable and space challenges” by Laurel Macdonald Bonnell
  • Healthcare Design, February 2007, page 37 “Design with Nature” by Jerry Smith, Laurel Macdonald Bonnell, and Geoffry Roehll
  • Health Facilities Management, February 2007, page 26 “Great Outdoors-Developing a master plan for exterior spaces” by Julie Manning and Laurel Macdonald

REGISTRATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

  • Registered Landscape Architect, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Mississippi (In-Active)
  • Council of Landscape Architects Registration Board, CLARB
  • US Green Building Council Member, USGBC
  • AIA – Affiliate
  • American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA
Bryan Bailey, Project Manager

Bryan Bailey, Project Manager

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

    Bryan Bailey is a Project Manager and LEED AP for the firm and has been with Macdonald Environmental Planning, PC for just under three years. He is our firm Presentation Graphics lead and is fully capable of developing perspective illustrations and plan presentation graphics on any project in the office.

    As a graduate from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, he brings a sustainable design research background and dedicated sense for community based design to the firm. His project experience includes sustainable mountain recreation design, eco-tourism studies, resort development, community revitalization, and city beautification streetscapes.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • LEED Accredited Professional, LEED AP
  • American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA
  • The International Ecotourism Society, TIES

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Washington State University
  • Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand – Sustainable recreation & Land use planning research
  • Certificate of Merit, Sophomore Portfolio – ASLA Washington Chapter
  • Certificate of Honorable Mention, Construction Charette @ Interdisciplinary Design Institute

COMPANY PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

  • State of Washington #350
  • State of Mississippi # 427
  • State of Oregon #204
  • CLARB Certification #1053
  • State of California #4230
  • Certified WBE – Oregon #879