The Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects celebrated their 2016 Quality of Life Awards at Disney’s Grand Californian Resort in Anaheim on Thursday, October 6, 2016. The theme of the awards this year was "Celebrating the Evolving Vision of California Landscapes". Two hundred landscape architects, green industry and other allied professionals [...]
On September 16th, design firms throughout the county sought out parking spots to transform into pop up parklets for the day in an effort to bring awareness to the need for more urban-oriented park space. ASLA Chapters and their firms were given an opportunity to advocate ASLA’s Park(ing) Day initiative and the profession as curious [...]
On Saturday, September 17, the 2016 Quality of Life Awards Jury convened at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Hotel for a day of debate and discussion of this year’s project award submissions from firms all over the ASLA Southern California Chapter. Jury participants were: Deborah Weintraub, AIA, LEED AP Chief Deputy City Engineer, Chief Architect [...]
Coming up fast! On September 16, ASLA will participate in PARK(ing) Day, an annual event in which local community members, students, and designers transform metered parking spaces into temporary parklets. We're asking all of our members to share their parklets (whether i's from a chapter or any of your individual firms) on social media with [...]
Today, the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its 100th birthday! This momentous day represents 100 years of service and steadfast protection and preservation of our nation’s most beloved outdoor and recreational spaces, cultural resources, and historical sites. ASLA is working to advance federal legislation, which includes the National Park Service Centennial Challenge Fund. The Fund [...]
On Sunday, August 21, fifteen Southern California Chapter Emerging Professionals kayaked down the LA River. Led by two tour guides from LA River Expeditions, attendees got a visceral understanding of the LA River and why it is one of the biggest landscape opportunities in Southern California. The 2.5 mile, two-hour kayak trip down the “Sepulveda [...]
The Southern California Chapter is pleased to announce that Carlos Flores, Southern California Chapter member and recent Alum from Cal Poly Pomona, has been appointed to serve as committee chair for the upcoming year on the Associate Advisory Committee. The Associate Advisory Committee (AAC) and the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) are “two new national committees” [...]
Andy Bowden, Principal at Land Concern, Ltd. and outgoing Chapter President has been reappointed Chair of the Professional Practice Committee by ASLA President Elect Vaughn Rinner. A national committee, the ASLA Professional Practice Committee works to provide landscape architects with the most effective professional practice tools that enrich their knowledge and, in turn, enhance the [...]
Congratulations to NUVIS Landscape Architecture in Orange County! Owens Lake Project Named One of Six Monumental New Outdoor Art Installations to See This Summer. As any artist will tell you, generating big ideas is all part of the creative process. But for some, the art that ensues is too large to fit between four walls. [...]
Merit Awards: Molly Fancier: “strong response to design solutions, passionate, thoughtful design and critical thinking (great definition of landscape architecture), good visal rhythm, and nice presentation format!” Talitta Reitz: “very strong narrative, social justice aspects of profession were strongly evident and genuine, very nice ‘story-board’ graphics, good verbal communication-moved nicely through each project, very [...]