Dani Alexander, PLA, ASLA
Dani Alexander founded Studio AKA in 2019 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, DC. In her firm’s short tenure, she has won multiple awards and been featured as one of Home and Design’s Top 100 Designers in the region, one of just fourteen Landscape Architects to be included. While primarily dedicated to residential projects, she additionally has served public, institutional, and nonprofit clients as well.
Dani brings to her projects her passion for story and belief that putting people in touch with nature instills a deep sense of well-being. She finds inspiration in the stories her clients share about their experiences in landscapes; places they knew as children, encountered through travel, or cared for themselves. The narratives help her build strong connections between her clients and their newly designed landscapes.
Before founding Studio AKA, Dani worked at Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architects, Verzone Woods Architects, and Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. While at Reed Hilderbrand, Dani contributed to the implementation of multiple projects set forth in Harvard University’s Allston Institutional Master Plan, the American Museum of Natural History’s Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, and the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. In all projects, she enjoyed collaborative relationships with architects, engineers, naturalists, and stakeholders.
Dani holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University. Dani’s commitment to communicating the impacts of design, climate change, and resilience efforts is additionally supported through volunteering, teaching, and writing.
Education
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Masters of Landscape Architecture
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
Bachelors of Arts, East Asian Studies
Licensure
Landscape Architect: Viginia, Maryland, District of Columbia
Membership
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Potomac Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Association of Professional Landscape Designers