Professional Profile: Laura Cabo 2012

Name: Laura Cabo, AIA, LEED BD+C Title: Principal Company: GUND Partnership Location: Cambridge, MA Place of birth: Minneapolis, MN Family: All male: Husband (also an architect), two sons, and a furry one College: BA from Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; and MArch from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN First job unrelated to your current field: Entrepreneurial start as CEO of Kiddie Day Camp at age 12 First job in current field: 400 person architectural firm; First project was 5 star hotel in the Grand Caymans What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Design environments that inspire, educate and delight Hobbies: 5:30am boot camp, and everything to do with the Boston Celtics. When I retire, I will paint. Favorite novel: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Favorite film: The Shining Keys to success: Make lemonade out of lemons (Murphy never sleeps) Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): All those who have fought our nation's wars If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Foreign diplomat, covert CIA officer, or working in a garden