PEOPLE

MARTA FRY

PARTNER

Marta Fry is the founding partner of MFLA, with 40+ years of experience in the field of landscape architecture and urban design. Marta received her BA in Environmental Studies and Planning at Sonoma State University followed by her Master’s of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Marta’s design philosophy is founded on intellectual curiosity and the exploration of new expressions for landscape design. In 1990, Marta established MFLA in San Francisco, CA where she led her team in a number of projects both private and public. In 2019, she took on, long time design director James Munden, as Partner and became Munden Fry Landscape Associates.

Marta's projects have been executed internationally, domestically and regionally, and include urban design, infill and redevelopment sites, parks, historic restoration, streetscapes, resort and and hospitality development, multi-family housing, master planning, corporate and institutional campuses, and agricultural and estate garden design.

Outside the Studio, Marta is occupied with the on-going upkeep of “Osterlen Farm & Guesthouse” in Gosta Claus Gard, Sweden; her laboratory for horticultural experimentation. Travel to South Africa, being the most recent, experimenting with different cuisines, and upholding her reputation as an indefatigable host provides fertile ground for both clients, colleagues, and friends to share in a salon environment. Her constant companion Beau, the Lab-Catahoula mix, keeps her on the beaches and country lanes in an attempt to exhaust the little rascal.