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 [...]
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. [...]
Landscape architecture is currently facing a crisis of diversity. African Americans and Latinos together account for less than 10 percent of graduating landscape architects. These demographics fail to reflect those of the wider U.S. population. U.S. Census data project that minorities, now 37 percent of the U.S. population, will constitute 57 percent by 2060. To [...]
The Architect Newspaper, Article by Jason Sayer Freeways were never meant to be environmental saviors. However, Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA), working with Arup Los Angeles, has other ideas. In a proposal that advocates for the green possibilities of freeways, MMA has outlined how the Arroyo Seco Bridge in Pasadena can serve the neighborhood in more [...]