A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of sitting next to Andrea Cochran on the opening night of the Cultural Landscape Foundations conference, “The Second Wave of Modernism.” She openly shared her thoughts and approach to her minimalist style and spoke about the materials she prefers to use. Based in San Francisco, she designs residential landscapes and commercial and institutional projects. Incorporating landscape, art and architecture her minimal spaces create a deeper awarness of the elements within them. There is just enough in her work to keep it interesting throughout the seasons without it being too much.