DESIGNING LOCAL WELCOMES NEW PRINCIPAL

Designing Local is excited to announce the addition of Matt Leasure, PLA, AICP, LEED AP as Principal.  Matt is a Landscape Architect and Urban Planner with 15 years of professional experience in a wide range of project types.  He has been a key part of the planning and design teams for many notable Columbus projects including Scioto Audubon Metro Park, Scioto Greenways, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, and Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center.  He has also participated in numerous planning projects across Ohio and the Midwest. Matt currently serves as Advocacy Committee Chair for Columbus Landmarks and is Auxiliary Faculty at the Knowlton School of Architecture.

“I’m extremely excited to join the growing Designing Local team and to expand the excellent services the team currently provides.  We are a group of like-minded, energetic professionals who want to bring new life and vitality to our client’s communities. The firm’s existing historic preservation and placemaking services combined with my urban design experience will allow us to bring a well-rounded, creative, and pragmatic approach to all of our projects.  We can’t wait to share our energy and ideas with our clients.”