SAT-A7 The OMS (One Man Show) Roundtable: Behind the TRUE small firm.

Mike is a principal landscape architect at Luciole Design, Inc in Sacramento, California. In addition to designing sustainable and artistic landscapes, he is involved in educating the public in sustainable design and its benefits. He's also in charge of communications at the firm, maintaining the web site and blog and posting information to social media sites.

Chris Thompson, ASLA is the founding principal and a practicing landscape architect at Nature Forms, LLC. He embraces the theory that great design is not limited by the canvas, and design is the magical element that inspires boundless creation.  

He has held numerous positions with his state ASLA chapter and been heavily involved with many legislative endeavors concerning the practice of the profession in South Carolina. Chris also teaches Computer Aided Design in the Landscape Architecture Department at Clemson University; as well as Landscape Design, Advanced Plant Materials and CAD in the Horticulture Program at Spartanburg Community College.  

I am a registered Landscape Architect in NC, SC, and VA as well as a Residential Building Designer. I have been in private practice since 1981. The great percentage of my professional time is devoted to the fields of residential architecture and landscape architecture with all the other environmental affiliations that go with designing of the land. My firm started as a design build in 1979 and grew to twenty plus employees by 1985. At present I am back to one person with many associated professions that join together for complete design and project mangement services.

 I have served on many different commissions locally and presently serve as a York Soil & Water District Commissioner 1992, City of Rock Hill Planning Commissioner, past Tree Commissioner and Chairman as well as other volunteer boards in the community.

Annette Heacox, ASLA, is a principal landscape architect at Luciole Design Inc. in Sacramento, California. Since 1999 her ‘true small firm’ of two promotes artistic yet functional designs that harmonize with local, surrounding nature. French, Annette studied in the USA and France and has practiced in both countries, including Disneyland Paris. She lectured at UC Davis. Annette enjoys public speaking and promotes ideas to respect our future.