Heather Tietz

Heather Tietz has a strong background in landscape design and sustainable cities. Heather has worked as a Sr. Designer at Coen+Partners since 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Landscape Designer at Hord Coplan Macht from 2022 to 2023, where they generated construction documents, created diagrams and renderings, and built models for marketing. From 2021 to 2022, they worked as a Landscape Designer at Superbloom, assisting with residential and park projects through research, modeling, and rendering.

Heather also has experience in program coordination and design management. From 2018 to 2021, they served as the Program Assistant GE at APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub, where they designed and managed content, updated websites and social media, and coordinated activities with partner universities. Heather also worked as an Intern at Falon Land Studio LLC in 2020, providing design and construction documentation support for living wall and public art projects.

Furthermore, Heather has a passion for ceramics and art. Heather has worked as a Ceramist at their own studio, Heather Rae Tietz Ceramics / clay@3, where they produced a range of hand-crafted ceramic work and co-managed a gallery and studio. Heather also worked as a Ceramics Instructor at Hopkins Community Education, teaching courses on functional and non-functional ceramics.

Prior to their work in landscape design and ceramics, Heather gained experience in office management and production design as the Office Manager and Production Designer at Linnihan Foy Advertising from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, they worked as a Gardener at Phillips Garden, where they installed and maintained high-end residential designs.

Overall, Heather Tietz has a diverse background in landscape design, program coordination, ceramics, and art, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and creative expression.

Heather Tietz has a diverse education history. From 2018 to 2021, they attended the University of Oregon where they earned a Master of Landscape Architecture degree, specializing in Landscape Architecture. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2017, they studied at the Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education at the Northern Clay Center, with a focus on ceramics. In 2004, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College, majoring in Studio Art. During their time at St. Olaf, in 2007, they participated in a Study Abroad program at the University of South-Eastern Norway, where they explored Scandinavian Studies in Telemark.