From Baby Llamas to Beautiful Landscapes: Debbie Laporte’s Journey to Designing Places People Love
From One Call to a Career in Landscape Architecture. What followed was what Debbie calls a “mid-uni crisis.” On her mum’s advice — and without a smartphone to Google options — she turned to a career quiz and the Yellow Pages. The quiz pointed to landscape architecture, a field she’d never heard of. Taking a leap, she closed her eyes, pointed to a listing, and made a call. It changed everything.
More than 20 years later, Debbie is the founding director of Orterra, a Brisbane-based landscape architecture practice.