In November 2021, the President signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which made significant investments in transportation, water, broadband, and other infrastructure projects. Recently, the White House released a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law guidebook to provide information on what you can apply for, who to contact, and how [...]
The first in person event in two years, chapter members, colleagues and friends gathered on Saturday afternoon, February 19 in in the Desert for a walking tour of a 2-acre public open space that is the heart of the city's ambitious redevelopment and revitalization of downtown Palm Springs. Thank you to RIOS for providing [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. The popular program helps large and small communities around the country carry out infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact, including active transportation, [...]
The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) is preparing to launch its Job Task Analysis (JTA), a study of the practice of landscape architecture that forms the basis of the Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (L.A.R.E.). We are asking for your participation in the survey that will launch the week of February 1. If you [...]
Last November many of you heard me outline our ten-year vision for the future of ASLA. Today I’d like to share that we’ve stepped boldly toward that north star with two new strategic partnerships. Over the last few months ASLA has secured strategic partnerships with Land8 Media and the LABASH Conference. As the largest organization servicing the landscape architecture profession, ASLA is the hub where education, community and thought leadership in landscape architecture come together. Meeting those expectations requires innovative approaches to our work. [...]
Sustainable Communities? No, this is not about place, it is about people. The national organization of ASLA has been hard at work over the last couple of years attempting to address the issue of making the profession of Landscape Architecture a Sustainable Community. They have commissioned studies to determine how to better communicate who we [...]
Dear Members, Thank you for the privilege to serve as President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. I just had the honor to represent the chapter at the 2021 Conference of Landscape Architecture in Nashville. For those of you who did not have the opportunity to attend, I wanted [...]
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum today announced the winners of the 2021 National Design Awards. The 22nd class of winners were honored for design innovation and impact in nine categories. In October, National Design Month programming will highlight the work of the winners and celebrate the power of design in the everyday world. Chapter member, [...]
Congratulations to our Chapter's Executive Director, Victoria Phillipy. In recognition of her significant achievement and contribution of notable service to the profession of landscape architecture, ASLA was pleased to confer Victoria for Honorary Membership. Her over 40 year long career in landscape architecture began with EDAW's Newport Beach office, working with Francis Dean, FASLA [...]
Congratulations to Southern California Chapter member, Baxter Miller, FASLA. A member for over 20 years, Baxter was elevated to the 2021 Class of Fellows at the annual Investiture Dinner at the Omni Hotel in Nashville on November 21. Baxter is a two-time Chapter President, a California Council of ASLA delegate and is currently serving his [...]
