Allison Colwell
Allison K Colwell fASLA LEED AP
Principal
Allison Colwell is a founding partner of COLWELL SHELOR, a collaborative landscape architecture and urban design practice based in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated to the creation of meaningful, vibrant environments and landscapes that deeply reference the cultural and ecological requisites of site. Ms. Colwell, together with her design partner, is responsible for shaping Colwell Shelor as a leader in design excellence and sustainability in landscape architecture; her work demonstrates a passionate commitment to environmentally responsible design. With over 21 years of professional experience on projects of varying scale and complexity, she has led the design on many of the most imaginative and technically challenging projects in the state.
Ms. Colwell holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon. She currently serves as past chair for Scottsdale Public Art Advisory Board, is an active member of the Scottsdale Arts Board of Trustees, Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus Pine Council, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Ms. Colwell is both a registered architect and landscape architect.
Professional Registrations
Arizona
California
Colorado
Texas
Architect – Arizona
Affiliations
American Society of Landscape Architects
Arizona Forward Association
Scottsdale Public Art Advisory Board, Chair
Scottsdale Arts Board of Trustees, Member
Professional Experience
Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture 2009-present
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon
Speaking and juries
33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: light + water + storytelling, Spring 2023 Lecture Series, Fay Jones School of Architecture, University of Arkansas, February 2023.
33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: light + water + storytelling, Spring 2023 Lecture Series, Architecture and Design Network, Little Rock, AR, February 2023.
Inside the Studio of Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture, Shade Conference, September 2022.
University of Oregon Portfolio Review and Presentation, 2022
Orange Mall Infrastructure, Shade Conference, September 2021
Planting Seeds for Partnerships and Cultivating Community Collaborations, ASU Social Embeddness Network Conference, March 2021
USGBC Sites Community Call, February 2021
Arizona State University, Practicing in the Pandemic, November 2020
Arizona State University, the Art of Presentations, March 2020
Arizona State University, Women in Design Conference, April 2019
Arizona SciTech Conference, How Does a Community Design Itself? Community-Engaged Design Through Prototyping, August 2017
Teaching Experience
2022 Verna C. Garvan Distinguished Visiting Professor in Landscape Architecture, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas
Arizona State University-Guest Critic (2008-present)
