“Designing for Urban Flooding and Managing the Los Angeles River”
Water, water management, and climate change accelerated urban flooding are of paramount import and concern to residents and decision makers in Southern California. The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) in partnership with the University of Southern California (USC) and the SWA Group are gathering leading industry, non-profit, and academic professionals for a daylong conference on Friday December 5, 2025, at USC’s Bovard Auditorium that will focus on landscape architecture’s leadership role in addressing critical water management issues. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Southern California chapter is a partner in education.
This event is part of the programming associated with the Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize, a biennial honor with a $100,000 award. The work of the current laureate, the Beijing-based landscape architect Kongjian Yu, which centers on the “sponge cities” concept for mitigating urban flooding, is the impetus for this conference. The concept has captured the attention of urban planners, elected officials, and other key decision-makers around the world.
ASLA SoCal Members may use Promo Code “socalasla” for 25% off tickets.
