Michael Boucher
Licensed Landscape Architect, Principal, FASLA
Michael has practiced landscape architecture for over thirty years and started MBLA in 1994. He is responsible for all aspects of design and team oversight, and works closely with clients, collaborators, our project manager and team members throughout the process. His applied experiences include the study of diverse regions and climates, understanding the fundamental aspects of the landscape and its implications for design within various project types and scales. Michael has led project teams in the planning and design of landscapes for public and private universities, schools, parks, museums, churches and residential properties, as well as many specialized land development projects.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Michael is CLARB certified and is registered to practice in fifteen states.
EDUCATION
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Master of Landscape Architecture 1985
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science,
Environmental Design
cum laude 1981
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Associate of Science
Plant & Soil Technology 1979
PUBLIC SERVICE
University of Maine at Augusta Bachelor of Architecture, Board Member
2017 - present
Portland Society for Architecture, Board Member
2017 - present
Wolfe's Neck Farm Building Committee
2016 - present
Licensure Committee
Maine Section of the Boston Society of Architects
2009-present
ARCHITALX Design Lecture Committee
Member, 1997-1998, Advisor, 1998-present
STUDIO CRITIC
Arizona State University
Boston Architectural Center
Bowdoin College
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Maine, Orono and Augusta
University of Washington, Seattle
TEACHING POSITIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Department of Architecture
Visiting Studio Instructor
Spring 1996, Fall 1997, Fall 1999
Studio Consultant, Fall 2001
Thesis reader, Fall 2002, Fall 2005
