Laura Britton is an Associate at Shigeru Ban Architects and the author-editor of Shigeru Ban: Timber in Architecture (Rizzoli, 2022). The book traces the evolution of 45 wood projects from concept through construction, noting the influence of regionally available materials, design technology, and building codes. Britton is a licensed architect in New York and Kentucky, and is the Project Architect of Kentucky Owl Park, a bourbon distillery campus in Bardstown, KY. A graduate of Yale University and Princeton University School of Architecture, Britton is a recipient of the American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal.