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ASLA is now accepting submissions for its 2023 Professional and Student Awards Program including the new ASLA / International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Global Impact Award, which is focused on projects that address the climate crisis. ASLA bestows Professional Awards in General Design, Residential Design, Urban Design, Analysis & Planning, Communications, Research categories. In each of these categories, juries [...]

President of Land Concern and CLASS Fund Board Member, Rob Sawyer passed away Friday afternoon, January 13 after a long battle with cancer.  Rob was also an ASLA member since 1978. Rob’s landscape construction industry exposure came early in life through his father’s business as a landscape contractor and retail nursery owner for over fifty years. [...]

President of Hourian Associates, John Hourian, ASLA passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 11 after a long illness. John's daughter Nicole said, "Dad loved what he did and was so proud of all the people he knew. He was not only a professional, but a teacher. He loved coffee, cars, food and wine." John began his [...]

To kick start the new year, ASLA is excited to officially open our Call for Presentations for the ASLA 2023 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Minneapolis. Help us shape the education program by submitting a proposal by Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 12:00 PM NOON CT. The ASLA 2023 Conference on Landscape Architecture is scheduled [...]

In this season of thanks and appreciation, I am writing to express my gratitude for allowing me to serve as President of the ASLA Southern California Chapter of last year. It’s been an amazing experience - bookended by our annual conferences in Nashville and San Francisco, and I would like to share a few highlights [...]

On Sunday evening, November 13, 2022, twenty-seven ASLA members were inducted into the 2022 Class of Fellows. Among those elevated to Fellow was Southern California Chapter Member, Claire Latané. Chapter leadership was on hand to congratulate Claire and celebrate the evening at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in San Francisco. Claire was escorted by her long [...]

The Southern California Chapter of ASLA is pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for its first in-person Climate Symposium to be held on Earth Day April 22, 2023. This event is a "Call to Action" for landscape architects and a way to network, collaborate, inspire, education, and facilitate action. Topics must address at least [...]

The 2022 Student Awards have been selected. 19 winners were chosen from 459 entries. Congratulations to Alyssa Leal-Moffitt for her Honor Award for "A Vision for Reparations: Reimagining the Eco Industrial Park for South LA". Faculty Advisors: Pamela Brief, ASLA; Jim Pickel, ASLA and Meg Coffee. University of California Los Angeles Extension. Congratulations to Andrea Binz and Diana [...]

The 2022 Professional Awards have been selected. 28 winners were chosen from 506 entries.   Congratulations to RIOS for their Award of Excellence for Palm Springs Downtown Park. | Learn more