The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) is delighted to introduce the 2021-2022 cohort of the LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership. This visionary and transformative program is entering its fifth year thanks to the support of the LAF: 50 & Forward Campaign donors. Each of the selected participants, four LAF Fellows and two LAF Olmsted Scholars, [...]
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announces the 2021 Honors recipients. Selected by ASLA’s Board of Trustees, the honors represent the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year. In addition, ASLA is proud to announce the induction of five (5) honorary members. Honorary membership is among the greatest honors for non-landscape architecture professionals in recognition of notable [...]
In recognition for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large, 35 ASLA members have been elevated to the 2021 Class of Fellows. ASLA Fellows will be elevated during a special Investiture Ceremony at the 2021 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Nashville in November. Particular congratulations go to Southern California Chapter [...]
In early May, Federal Government Affairs Director Roxanne Blackwell, Hon. ASLA participated in a panel discussion, “Building Back Better: Federal Infrastructure Legislation,” during the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference. During the panel discussion, Blackwell highlighted the leadership role landscape architects are taking on community infrastructure projects, as well as ASLA’s general infrastructure recommendations report, [...]
Do you know someone who you think should be inducted into the Green Industry Hall of Fame? Does this exceptional individual meet the following criteria? • Person with integrity and passion • Minimum 20 years in industry • Someone who has developed or invented new technology • Has made contributions that resulted in change • Contributed [...]
ASLA’s Tools for PreK-12 Teachers ASLA’s Tools for PreK-12 Teachers web page was recently redesigned to enhance its delivery of resources during the pandemic. It has become the destination for instructional materials focused on landscape architecture, the environment, community building, and design learning during nationwide school closures. Visit ASLA’s Tools for PreK-12 Teachers and explore our outstanding [...]
The Conference on Landscape Architecture education session acceptance and decline notifications were sent to all submitters. Of the over 250 presentations submitted, 85 education, fourteen field sessions, and eleven deep dives were selected.
This database will share examples of how to integrate environmental justice into our field of practice. You may submit your case study by completing this online form, which has a series of questions to collect information about engagement techniques, resources used, project outcomes, and lessons learned. We are interested in featuring your projects that demonstrate how [...]
As Congress prepares to reauthorize the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, ASLA has sent both the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works a set of active transportation recommendations that would allow landscape architects to enhance their ability to produce cutting-edge projects across the nation. ASLA [...]
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