Laura joined Haworth Tompkins in 2021 and has worked on several of the studio's libraries, archives and education projects. Prior to joining Haworth Tompkins, Laura worked on higher education projects at Bennetts Associates and listed building refurbishments at Paterson Architects. Laura studied Architecture at The University of Edinburgh, where she was president of the Student Architecture Society. Parallel to professional practice, Laura co-founded Civic Soup CIC in 2016 and gathered experience of community-oriented design through commissions for the National Theatre of Scotland, The Scottish Civic Trust and Shetland Arts.