Jana Wehby, PLA
“As humanity becomes an urban species, I care deeply about keeping our connection with the rest of nature. This means designing to engage people with the outdoors – encouraging movement, activity, and interaction. It means revealing natural systems and processes – providing habitat for other species. And it means designing for phenomena, for performance, for evolution, change, and even entropy. Our landscapes are a continuum rather than a fixed point in time.”
Since joining SWA in February 2013, Jana has completed award-winning projects for the City of West Hollywood, City of Oxnard, and The Trust for Public Land. She is currently SWA’s project manager for the Walmart Home Office in Arkansas, as well as for multiple public park and college campus design projects in Southern California. Jana’s leadership approach prioritizes crafting solutions that are contextually responsive and beautiful, and that function within ecological and social systems. Jana enjoys developing high-level visions for change and working out the details of how to implement them.
Jana is a member of both the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the Association for Women in Architecture + Design. She is a licensed landscape architect in California (#6188) and a SITES-accredited professional. Jana earned a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Cal Poly Pomona and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Trinity University.
INSPIRED BY
Thoughtfully designed and finely executed details – in any context; the richness of color, texture, and form within natural environments; the ability of great writing to connect people across time and cultures.
EDUCATION
Master of Landscape Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (2012)
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity University (2003)
AFFILIATIONS
Registered Landscape Architect, California #6188
Member, American Society of Landscape Architects
Member, California Native Plant Society
Member, Association for Women in Architecture + Design
AWARDS
ASLA SoCal Merit Award in General Design, Bicentennial Park Renovation (2018)
American Public Works Association SoCal Chapter B.E.S.T. Award for Recreational Facilities, Bicentennial Park (2017)
ASLA SoCal Merit Award in Analysis & Planning, Oxnard Green Alleys Plan (2016)
APA Los Angeles Award of Merit –Planning Best Practice, West Hollywood West Overlay District & Design Guidelines (2015)