Southern California ASLA

Activism + The Landscape
2021-02-18 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Part III – Black Landscape Symposium Speaker Series 2021
This panel will explore themes in landscape architecture and tools of engagement as a form of resistance
Drew Sargent, The Urban Studio
C.I. Bohannon, Virginia Tech
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How Current Events Impact our Practice
2021-02-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
What just Happened? A recap of 2020 and how it impacted us in a positive way.
Phew 2020 is over, but certainly not without impact. As we look back over the past year, we realized we’ve had to re-think our practice through a variety of lenses. Albeit somewhat off the fly, this re-thinking isn’t all bad – COVID made us re-think how we work, how we collaborate, and how we communicate. The disruption to the economy, combined with continued devastation from natural disasters/ large storm events has made us re-think the types of services landscape architects can provide. Please join us in a panel discussion around today’s current events and how the practice of landscape architecture can and should evolve.
BrightView Design Group (BVDG), is the creative center of BrightView, the largest landscape services company in the county. Our small design team, 60 individuals strong, is composed of landscape planners, architects, environmentalists, arborists, horticulturists, landscape contractors, and estimators who are recognized for their expert knowledge of all things landscape related. Our design portfolio is extensive. It crosses both the public and private sectors, and demonstrates that we’re a dedicated team with a proven record of professional commitment to improving and caring for our outdoor resources.
Leading this discussion will be Megan Horn, one of our Principals. Megan will introduce a series of topics and highlight changes we’ve faced over the last year and facilitate conservations with BVDG staff and call participants. Topics will range from staffing adjustment and workflow, to our WFH response, to ways landscape architects can contribute to beyond our traditional design services. And if there’s time, we’d love to have a group brainstorming discussion on how, we as an industry, can come together to have greater impact and what we’ve learned over the past year.
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Burial Sites + American Infrastructure
2021-02-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Part II – Black Landscape Symposium Speaker Series 2021
This panel will explore the interpretation of various historically black landscapes that have been buried under urban infrastructure.
Elizabeth Kennedy, Landscape Architects PLLC
Dayton Schroeter, Smith Group
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ASLA Student Chapters - Virtual Office Visit
2021-02-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
The UCLAX ASLA Student Chapter is pleased to announce a virtual office visit with Terremoto Landscape Architects on Tuesday, February 2nd, from 5-6 pm. We will be joined by founders David Godshall and Alain Peauroi, as well as Principal Jenny Jones. Terremoto Landscape Architects is a California-based design studio with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Through the exploration of form and challenging of historical and contemporary conventions, the firm responds to each site’s unique opportunities and constraints. Their design approach has been described as “post-internet, critically-regionalist, and respectfully inflammatory.”
Our virtual firm visit will delve into their philosophies towards residential and public projects then we will follow with a brief Q & A session. Please send questions to your SCASLA board in advance.
Don’t forget to peruse the website beforehand! http://terremoto.la/
Explore provocative projects such as Forest Paths or Manolo Court/R.M. Schindler vs. Terremoto.
Their residential projects like Nicasio and Westerly Terrace are splendid. Public spaces such as Platform Park and Garden Hall Elementary School are also worth examining.
This is the second joint program of the four So Cal SCASLA Chapters. Please join fellow students from Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, USC and UCLA Extension.
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Cal Poly Pomona Firm Week
2021-02-01 - 2021-02-05 | Virtual
Firm Week 2021 will be entirely virtual and we have organized a digital environment where everyone can drop in and out over a week. We at CPP are also providing access to a scheduling app, Calendly, to facilitate meeting scheduling. However, at the end of the day, companies can schedule interviews however they like.
Tickets are on a sliding scale based on company size. We also have a free ticket for public agencies and nonprofit companies.
More info and registration here

AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception With Meg Rushing Coffee
2021-01-28 08:00 - 09:00 | Virtual
AIA|LA City Leaders breakfast reception with Meg Rushing Coffee– a virtual “bring-your-own-coffee & breakfast” event.

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Amplify, Support and Represent !
2021-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
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The Role of Stewardship in Landscape Architecture
2020-12-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
CEUs/PDHs: 1 Credit: LA CES/HSW, APLD, NALP, PGMS, QWEL Cost: $35
Webinar Information
What is stewardship? Stewards of the land and the environment
Short history of the legacy of landscape architects and stewardship
– town planning
– parks
– Mariposa Mining Company
How to practice stewardship
– relationship with nature and practice
– anticipating and accepting consequences
– embracing the spirit of nature
The future of stewardship-environmental justice and stewardship
– volunteering
– serving on committees
– company manifesto
Learning Objectives

Understand the connection between nature and design
Consider the long term consequences on the environment of design
Folding stewardship into your practice

Presenter: Stephanie Landregan
Director for the Landscape Architecture Program and the Horticulture and Gardening Program at UCLA Extension
Stephanie Landregan is the Director for the Landscape Architecture Program and the Horticulture and Gardening Program at UCLA Extension. Previously, Stephanie was the Chief Landscape Architect for the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority where she designed public access to open space in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Her other passion is working with legislators to create legislation that works in the landscape. She has worked on codes and ordinances that affect all aspects of the landscape, including tree ordinances, fire codes, restoration, low impact development, and water conservation measures. Ms. Landregan graduated from the University of Kentucky in Arts, a graduate of the UCLA Extension Certificate Program in landscape architecture and is pursuing her MS in project management from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She is a member of the California State Mining and Geology Board. Ms. Landregan is a registered licensed landscape architect in the State of California, #4093.

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Pardon our Disruption: Digitize the Revolution (Part III)
2020-12-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Forum
The Urban Studio (US) is thrilled to announce Pardon Our Disruption, a three-part-virtual event series to kick-off our end-of-year fundraising campaign. Your participation and support for events like these helps shake up and bring about much needed change in the landscape architecture profession in order to accelerate our efforts to a more equitable future for all.

Explore the intersection of mapping and social justice as we demonstrate how to democratize data using open-source assets and live 3D mapping with QGIS
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ExCom Monthly Virtual Meeting
2020-12-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Abbreviated agenda and holiday happy hour!

Pardon our Disruption: Interrupt the Program (Part II)
2020-12-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Forum
The Urban Studio (US) is thrilled to announce Pardon Our Disruption, a three-part-virtual event series to kick-off our end-of-year fundraising campaign. Your participation and support for events like these helps shake up and bring about much needed change in the landscape architecture profession in order to accelerate our efforts to a more equitable future for all.

Take a peek inside The Urban Studio to learn from trailblazing leaders who are transforming the build environment toward equity and justice.
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Pardon our Disruption - Upset the Set Up (Part I)
2020-12-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Forum
The Urban Studio (US) is thrilled to announce Pardon Our Disruption, a three-part-virtual event series to kick-off our end-of-year fundraising campaign. Your participation and support for events like these helps shake up and bring about much needed change in the landscape architecture profession in order to accelerate our efforts to a more equitable future for all.

An interactive workshop to learn about effective co-creation tools and methods for meaningful community engagement.

Register Here: Pardon Our Disruption!

AWAF Fundraising Auction Supporting Scholarships and Mid-Career Fellowships
2020-12-01 - 2020-12-12
The Association for Women in Architecture Foundation’s (AWAF) longstanding tradition of December fundraising is now a 12-day online auction!

The auction will run from December 1-12, with a virtual event on December 4 in collaboration with AWA+D; so donate and bid often to make an impact on women designers of California through scholarships and our mid-career fellowship.

AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception with Pamela Brief, ASLA
2020-11-20 08:00 - 09:00 | Virtual
2020 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Psomas
We are delighted to announce that the AIA LA City Leaders Breakfast Series will resume as a virtual “bring-your-own-coffee & breakfast” event. For 2020/ 2021, we’re aiming for 25+ receptions to showcase the numerous membership-based organizations that provide professional leadership in the A/E/C industry.
Our third in this series will feature the President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Pamela Brief, ASLA, PLA – President, ASLA Southern California & President, Pamela Studios

ReVISION ASLA 2020
2020-11-16 - 2020-11-18 | Virtual
Virtual Conference – Details forthcoming

2020 Virtual LARE Workshop
2020-11-13 11:00 - 12:30
Section 2 – Inventory and Analysis

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2020 Virtual LARE Prep Workshop
2020-11-13 09:00 - 10:30
Section 1 – Project and Construction Management
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LARE Section 3: Design
2020-11-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Workshop covers LARE Section 3: Design: knowledge and skills required for site design from principles of design and initial programming through preliminary design stages. Revised exam includes analysis, details, and design materials.
Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door.
All sessions are online via Zoom class meetings.
Taught by Angela Woodward, ASLA, landscape architect (CA 2126). For over 10 years, Angela has taught LARE Prep classes and mentored many candidates to success. She has been on the national ASLA LARE Prep Committee for the past 7 years, and taught LARE Prep courses a numerous ASLA Conferences.
Contact: Melissa McDonald| 310-825-9414 | mmcdonald@unex.ucla.edu

LARE Section 4: Construction Documentation
2020-11-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-11-06 12:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Workshop covers LARE Section 4: Construction Documentation, knowledge and skills for preparing plans, including demolition, grading, drainage, planting, and stormwater management. Also covers construction documentation and specifications.
Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door.
All sessions are online via Zoom class meetings.
Taught by Angela Woodward, ASLA, landscape architect (CA 2126). For over 10 years, Angela has taught LARE Prep classes and mentored many candidates to success. She has been on the national ASLA LARE Prep Committee for the past 7 years, and taught LARE Prep courses a numerous ASLA Conferences.
Contact: Melissa McDonald| 310-825-9414 | mmcdonald@unex.ucla.edu

Rain or Shine - Soaking Up Success
2020-10-29 15:00 - 17:30, 2020-10-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
A Symposium Series on the Benefits of Green Infrastructure – Now Online !
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Resilient Design and Climate Change
2020-10-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual

LARE Section 2: Inventory and Analysis
2020-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Workshop covers LARE Section 2: Inventory and Analysis: Knowledge and skills related to inventory, data gathering, analysis, programming, regional land use planning, site land use planning, and principles of design.
Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door.
All sessions are online via Zoom class meetings.
Taught by Angela Woodward, ASLA, landscape architect (CA 2126). For over 10 years, Angela has taught LARE Prep classes and mentored many candidates to success. She has been on the national ASLA LARE Prep Committee for the past 7 years, and taught LARE Prep courses a numerous ASLA Conferences.
Contact: Melissa McDonald| 310-825-9414 | mmcdonald@unex.ucla.edu

LARE - Section 1 - Project & Construction Management
2020-10-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Workshop covers the LARE Section 1: Project & Construction Administration regulations, contracts, and construction administration processes.
Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door.
All sessions are online via Zoom class meetings.
Taught by Angela Woodward, ASLA, landscape architect (CA 2126). For over 10 years, Angela has taught LARE Prep classes and mentored many candidates to success. She has been on the national ASLA LARE Prep Committee for the past 7 years, and taught LARE Prep courses a numerous ASLA Conferences.
Contact: Melissa McDonald| 310-825-9414 | mmcdonald@unex.ucla.edu

16th Annual Silent Auction - Cultural Landscape Foundation
2020-10-21 | Virtual
Event Ends today.

ExCom Virtual Leader Retreat
2020-10-17 08:00 - 2020-10-19 12:00
Annual Planning Meeting

2020 ULI Fall Meeting
2020-10-12 - 2020-10-13 | Moscone Center, San Francisco

Key Aspects of Pedestrian & Pathway Lighting for Landscape Architects
2020-10-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Forum
Presenters, Niki Brice and Mary Kay Shaefer from DSA Lighting will cover key lighting characteristics and aspects of lighting design to consider when selecting lighting for pedestrian spaces and pathways. This will help Landscape Architects better understand what to look for in lighting while making selections that compliment their designs.
Mary Kay is an outside sales team member for David Silverman & Associates (DSA). She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Interior Design at California State University, San Jose, before working in many areas of the industry – design, real estate, and architectural and design product education and sales. She is a LEED AP ID+C. Mary Kay has extensive experience, more than 20 years, working with architects, landscape architects, designers, and end-users, bringing her knowledge, creativity, and positive perspective to each project. She is a team player who successfully collaborates with clients and manufacturing partners to identify appropriate products and materials to meet design concepts. She strives to find outstanding solutions for projects, resulting in positive customer experiences.
Niki began her career in commercial electrical administration and project management; although her education and interests are focused in the areas of graphic design, fine art, interior design, and architecture. The design build projects requiring extensive coordination with architects, lighting designers and engineers stimulated her passion for lighting & site furnishings. She holds the position of Secretary on the Orange County Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society. Niki is now a sales representative with David Silverman & Associates; an independent agent specialized in representing architectural lighting and site amenities from the finest manufacturers in the world. She is pleased to support the Greater Los Angeles Area market in transforming places and spaces for an ideal human experience.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2020-09-29 16:30 - 18:00
DEI Think
