Joanne Hiromura is Director of Landscape and Outdoor Playspace Design at studioMLA Architects in Brookline, MA. Joanne is responsible for the full range of landscape architectural services in the design of outdoor environments for children. Joanne’s experience includes more than twenty years of focus in the area of design for children’s outdoor play spaces in a wide range of settings including public parks, children’s zoos, nature areas, elementary schools, and child care campuses. Her portfolio includes designing children’s environments across the country, in dynamic urban settings as well as in more natural contexts. Joanne’s extensive experience with the complex design, regulatory, and construction processes inherent in creating children’s play spaces has resulted in successful projects that have been executed with sensitivity and creativity. Joanne is a registered Landscape Architect and has been a Certified Playground Safety Inspector since 1998.