Population growth of people of color in the United States has outpaced that of white Americans for the past two decades, and by 2043 the U.S. Census Bureau projects the nation to become a majority-minority nation. The shifting demographics of our nation are not reflected in the field of landscape architecture where African Americans and [...]
As California Lawmakers and Governor Jerry Brown work to hammer out an affordable housing deal that includes a multi-billion dollar bond measure, they're also negotiating a parks and water bond that would advance at the same time. The Governor and Democratic Leaders have said their first order of business once the Legislature returns from summer [...]
On June 15, over 100 ASLA members, friends and colleagues kicked off the summer for the 3rd Annual BMLA/ASLA BBQ at the offices of BMLA, Inc. in Corona. A Santa Maria Style BBQ of Tri-Tip, Chicken and other offerings were cooked up by Baxter and Debbie Miller. Thank you to our musical DJ for the [...]
Congratulations to our ASLA Honor and Merit Award Recipients from Cal Poly SLO who were honored on June 9. Honor Awards Juliana Welch Ryan McKay Rudy Perez Merit Awards Molie Leung Nick Crump Justin Jore
Good news! Created in 2007, Frederick Law Olmsted: The Father of Landscape Architecture video by ASLA Southern California Chapter is now online! Based on Don Marquardt's popular live state presentation of Frederick Law Olmsted's life and accomplishments, this 37-minute video concentrates on Olmsted's early life influences, many failures trying to find a successful career, and [...]
Congratulations to our 2017 ASLA Fellows and Honorary Members. All will be celebrated at the 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting. Members, Kelly Comras, ASLA and Evan Mather, ASLA will be installed as newly elected Fellows on Sunday evening, October 22. Individuals recognized for ASLA Honorary Membership will be, Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles and [...]
Deadline to Submit Application information is July 8, 2017 Full and Associate Members interested in serving on the Chapter's Executive Committee, please email the Chapter's Executive Director, Vicki Phillipy at vphillipy@socal-asla.org There are five (5) open seats on the Executive Committee for the 2017-2018 Calendar year. These are: Treasurer, Secretary, VP Membership, VP Sponsorship, and [...]
April 26, 2022, marks the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted — author, journalist, public official, urban planner and founder of American landscape architecture. Olmsted and his successor firms designed thousands of landscape projects across the country. His democratic vision of public parks and their capacity to bring communities together is more important than ever. [...]
IT'S BACK! For the first time since 1996 the ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo is coming to the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20 - 23, 2017. Common Ground, the theme for this year's Annual Meeting, is an opportunity to celebrate with thousands of landscape architects and allied professionals who work every day to [...]
A native Californian and beloved Southern California Chapter member, Troller was born and raised in Glendale. While studying landscape architecture at University of California, Berkeley he worked at the San Francisco offices of Eckbo, Royston and Williams, drafting and designing graphics. Royston convinced Troller to pursue an M.L.A., which he received in 1950. Returning to [...]