Born and raised in a small town in Iowa, Michelle is a landscape architect in St. Louis who loves working with the element of our physical environment that is alive and ever-changing. She joined HOK to work at projects of every scale - and because she enjoyed arguing with Jim during her first interview and thought it would be a fun place to work. When she is not working or designing, she can be found sewing Christmas stockings, iPod covers and little monsters. Her favorite is sewing superhero capes in both children's and adult sizes.

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