Kristi Lin grew up in La Jolla. So, on the surface, one might assume that living among all the natural elements that make the neighborhood so idyllic — the cliffs, pines, beaches, etc. — would have been the catalyst for Lin’s love of landscape architecture. But when asked about it, she pauses, as if reaching desperately for an answer. It doesn’t come. “Actually, to really answer that question, I know exactly the space that got me into landscape architecture,” Lin says. She goes on to say that, yes, growing up in San Diego and La Jolla was instrumental in exposing her to an unparalleled natural beauty. For Lin, however, it…