Presented by THE KYA GROUP Synthetic turf has seen a major shift in the last 20 years and its applications are more widespread than ever. With an increasing and ever volatile media, political and governmental landscape surrounding the synthetic turf industry, it's important to have up-to-date facts in order to make decisions on the materials [...]
Are you interested in designing national parks and forests, as well as government building sites? Would you like to play a role in shaping national policy that impacts landscape architects? The American Society of Landscape Architects and the Landscape Architecture Foundation will host Landscape Architects as Federal Leaders, a free webinar, on September 15, from [...]
Thursday, September 15, 2016 05:30pm - 08:00pm Lance Sweeney, Sweeney and Associates and Nick Straabe from Hunter industries Location : SCI Lighting, 1881 McGaw Avenue, Irvine Contact : Vicki Phillipy, 714-838-3615 Watch weekly broadcast for upcoming details or view announcement here Register Using One of These Links: MWELO Non Member ($25.00) - REGISTER HERE MWELO [...]
From Thursday, September 22, 2016 To Saturday, September 24, 2016 In just over a week the USC Landscape Architecture + Urbanism program will host the Landscape Architecture as Necessity Conference here at USC (September 22-24). This three-day conference intends to promote intensive debate by bringing together complementary and contrasting positions that have recently arisen around [...]
Calling All Urban Planners, Landscape Architects, and Civil Engineers! New course on stormwater management teaches the latest practices and regulatory information. UCLA Extension is offering a brand new course on stormwater management this fall. During the six-week course you will learn: • The latest methods, practices, and calculations for designing stormwater management strategies • How [...]
The Landscape Architecture Alumni Connection of UCLA Extension invites you to a Portfolio Workshop on Saturday, October 1, 2016 A panel of Landscape Architecture professionals will display and discuss the basics of creating an impressive portfolio. If you have a portfolio that you are interested in having displayed and critiqued during the presentation, a limited [...]
[separator style_type="single" top_margin="" bottom_margin="" sep_color="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="" class="" id=""] Dear Members, Friends and Colleagues Please join us for a member celebration at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and Resort on October 6 to celebrate our profession. More than about awards, this bi-annual event brings together not only our Chapter members, [...]
Date/Time: Fri 1-7pm, Oct 7, Sat 9am-5pm, Oct 8 Description: 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. Cost: $ 560 Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door. All sessions are in Westwood Village in [...]
All Students, Staff and Alumni are welcome to this Networking event which will also include Landscape Architect Professionals and leading Green Industry Representatives. Special Guest: Michael Woo, Dean of College of Environmental Design RSVP to Robert Borthwick (bob@bgb-inc.com) View Full Announcement with Details HERE
Description: 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. Cost: $ 320 Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door. All sessions are [...]
The College of Environmental Design celebrates the launch of the ENV Young Alumni Group, Cal Poly Pomona's first college-wide alumni organization for recent graduates. Mix and mingle with former classmates, forge new connections with alumni from senior cohorts, and get to know ENV's donors and Partners Circle and advisory board members. The evening kicks off [...]
Description: Workshop covers the LARE Section 1: Project and Construction Administration: regulations, contracts, and construction administration processes. Cost: $320 Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door. All sessions are in Westwood Village in Los Angeles, CA. Adjacent to UCLA Campus Location: 10995 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Taught by Angela Woodward, ASLA, [...]
Description: 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. Cost: $ 320 Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door. All sessions are in Westwood Village in Los Angeles, CA. Adjacent to UCLA [...]
The community is invited to attend the City of Irvine's 45th Anniversary Photo Exhibition and Film Night on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. The event will feature award-winning images from the community-wide photo contest along with an exclusive screening of short films created by Irvine high school students. Winning photos from the City's Employee [...]
Join Us for Dinner with our Desert Members EVENT IS SOLD OUT Speakers: James G. McIntosh, Architect Ryan Stendell, City Planning Director A brief presentation and discussion regarding the historical development patterns that have contributed to what Palm Desert is today and what it can be in the future. The lecture will highlight some of [...]
Join Craig Torres, a Tongva descendant, to learn more about using native plants in teas. For thousands of years the Tongva of the Los Angeles basin relied on native plants for food, clothing, shelter and medicine. The reciprocal relationships between plants, animals and humans enabled the plants to continue on for future generations. Craig will [...]
Martha Schwartz is a landscape architect and artist with major interests in cities, communities and the urban landscape. As principal of Martha Schwartz Partners, she has over 35 years of experience as a landscape architect, urbanist and artist on a wide variety of projects located around the world with a variety of world-renowned architects. She [...]
Food and Drinks: Sponsored by: Old Town Fiberglass (Manufacturing planters in the City of Orange for over 30 years) and Greenscreen Location: The Potting Shed by Carlisle 401 W. Chapman Avenue, Orange Cover Charge: $15 - RESERVE HERE Enjoy the musical stylings of Marty "Cadillac" McPhee and "Suitcase Johnnie" RSVP to: vphillipy@socal-asla.org Questions? Call 714-267-5281
Chapter's monthly business meeting
Meeting of members planning field sessions for upcoming annual meeting
