Tim Zhang led us through the SketchUp and Lumion process beginning with a black and white site plan and moving step-by-step to an illustrative rendering and 3D model. This webinar explained the basics of SketchUp and Lumion and shared shortcuts designed to help you produce professional level presentation renderings and 3D models. About [...]
On June 5th ASLA, with help of The Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN), released a statement joining with millions around the world mourning the racialized murder of George Floyd. They pledged to deepen their partnership with BlackLAN and to build a sustainable plan of action to help guide the profession and address the wants and [...]
On June 17, the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act with a 73-25 vote. This legislation, endorsed by ASLA, would fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) ending the yearly legislative battles to provide programmatic funding. The measure also includes provisions to help the National Park Service and other [...]
On behalf of Christopher Hawthorne, Chief Design Officer for Mayor Garcetti, I am reaching out to solicit your firm’s involvement to help support the expansion of the Al Fresco Outdoor Dining Initiative in response to our ongoing pandemic crisis. Is your firm willing to help provide pro-bono services to help LA-area restaurants expand their dining capacity into [...]
The Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN) was established in 2012 as an online communications network. The network was established by Glenn LaRue Smith, ASLA as Manager and Kofi Boone, ASLA as Co-Manager. BlackLAN is an organization for landscape architects of African heritage in the United States and internationally. The goal of the network is to [...]
The Southern California Chapter joins with ASLA National and millions of people around the world in mourning the death of George Floyd, a black man who was murdered by a police officer. ASLA recognizes that the brutal systems of slavery and Jim Crowism have dehumanized black people and weakened their communities. We also acknowledge that [...]
In conjunction with the start of free membership, ASLA launched a new mentorship program for students. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, you can find more information and the sign-up link on the ASLA Students webpage. The sign-up survey for mentors and mentees is the same.
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released the following statement from ASLA President Wendy Miller, FASLA: "We are all horrified by the events that unfolded over the last several days. I am personally roiling with emotions, watching in real-time the injustices and inequitable treatment of people and communities who are in anguish because of centuries [...]
On Saturday, May 2, 2020 a jury of four professional landscape architects met with four nominees from the USC landscape architecture program. Jurors: Baxter Miller, ASLA, BMLA, Inc. Tim Devlin, ASLA, Gruen Associates Anh Thy Tobin, ASLA, LPA, Inc. Cheryl Lough, ASLA, UPON On May 13, USC held a virtual awards ceremony to award [...]
ASLA’s first and foremost obligation is to protect the health and safety of our employees, our members, and the partners and colleagues with whom we work and interact. Given growing concerns about the effect of the COVID-19 on daily life in the Washington, D.C., area, we are implementing a series of actions that reflect an [...]
