April is World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM). Established by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), WLAM is a month-long international celebration of landscape architecture and designed public and private spaces. People and communities around the world have deep, long-standing personal connections to the spaces landscape architects create – they’re just not aware of it. [...]
Students from Cal Poly SLO presented to a jury of four ASLA members on Saturday, March 14. We want to congratulate all of the ASLA student members who worked so hard. Nich Matson - Merit Award Tori Fields - Merit Award Kylie Durekas - Honor Award Sasha Shebalin - Honor Award Michelle Iseli - Honor [...]
5th Annual ASLA Grant Competition for Emerging Professionals in Landscape Architecture You could win a $2,000 grant to fund your participation in the 2020 ASLA Conference in Miami. Along with the grant, all winners will be recognized on the Anova website and at the conference. The single best answer will receive first-place recognition. 2020ASLAgrant-press
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has partnered with Higher Talent Executive Search to identify our next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO will provide compelling, strategic leadership at a pivotal time for ASLA and the landscape architecture profession. ASLA and landscape architects have a long history, established reputation, and unique expertise that position [...]
Landscape architects and their clients often worry that accessibility requirements will compromise design quality and water down otherwise cutting-edge projects. In this recorded presentation, hear from a landscape architect, an urban strategist, and a disability-rights advocate as they share successes and compromises on both sides of the conversation. REGISTER HERE
ASLA Career Discovery and Diversity is preparing to launch a new resource that highlights summer camps and experiential learning programs for students in grades K-12. If you know of a summer camp, program, course, or activity in your city/state, email details (including hyperlinks) to Lisa J. Jennings, Manager, Career Discovery and Diversity at discover@asla.org.
Preliminary financial results from the 2019 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Diego shows that more than 6,000 people attended the conference, exceeding the revenue budget three percent. The conference featured 106 education sessions, 12 field sessions, 6 deep dive sessions, 3 workshops, and 2 general sessions, and included over 350 speakers contributing to [...]
Congratulations to the Students at UCLA Extension that received their Merit and Honor Awards. Rory Sheehan, Student ASLA - Honor Patricia Gum, Student ASLA - Merit Kevin Holle, Student ASLA - Merit Pedro Schustz, Student ASLA - Honor Carlos Flores, ASLA Socal President-Elect
The California Council of ASLA along with the Sacramento Lobby firm of Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith are tracking the Bills which relate to the profession of Landscape Architecture. Read about these Bills "HERE"
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released the 2019 Diversity Summit Report. The report, the product of a summit held earlier this year, examines issues that African American, Latinx, Native American, and other underrepresented groups face in the landscape architecture profession. "We are landscape architects. We have common things that make us the same, [...]
