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DSA Public School Construction Advisory Board – Seeking Members

The Division of the State Architect (DSA) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Public School Construction Advisory Board (Advisory Board). The Advisory Board will provide a diverse representative body of industry stakeholders to serve in an advisory role on public school construction matters under DSA’s jurisdiction. To that end, DSA seeks qualified individuals [...]

By |2020-08-03T15:04:40-07:00August 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|

ASLA Elevates 19 Members to the Council of Fellows

  The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has elevated 19 members as ASLA Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and is based on their works, leadership/management, knowledge, and service. [...]

By |2020-07-31T14:36:13-07:00July 31st, 2020|Uncategorized|

A Tribute to Robert Cardoza, FASLA

Robert Cardoza, FASLA - August 9, 1937 to July 18, 2020 Words of remembrance…Mentor, Colleague, Advocate, Friend Robert “Bob” Cardoza passed away on July 18, 2020 in San Juan Capistrano, California, after a long battle with cancer.  He was surrounded by his beloved wife of 62 years, Stella, his children (Brian and Perry (ASLA), their [...]

By |2020-07-21T16:39:41-07:00July 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|

ASLA Listens

Student members are welcome to join the ASLA Listens forum! Join the discussion about important topics in landscape architecture and share ideas with staff and leaders about ways ASLA can better support members.

By |2020-07-31T13:59:31-07:00July 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Last week, the Trump Administration released a final rule that would gut the most important provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This is the latest move in a series of attempts to destroy America’s bedrock environmental protections, including using the pandemic as cover and an excuse to suspend portions of NEPA last month. [...]

By |2020-07-21T14:42:52-07:00July 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|

ASLA and CELA Oppose Trump Administration Non-Immigrant Student Exemption Modifications

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) strongly oppose the United States Department of Homeland Security’s modification of temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during the fall 2020 semester. The modification forbids nonimmigrant students now taking full course loads online to remain in the [...]

By |2020-07-10T09:08:02-07:00July 10th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Students on F-1, M-1 Visas Won’t Be Able to Remain the US If Fall Classes Are Online

On Monday, July 6, 2020, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that International Students in the United States whose schools have ruled for online-only classes in the Fall 2020 semester must leave the United States, or may face immigration consequences. This is counter productive for the following reasons: International students contribute ~$41 billion dollars [...]

By |2020-07-07T15:23:36-07:00July 7th, 2020|Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UCLA, USC|

Naturescape: A Vision for Open Space at the University of California, Irvine

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has embarked on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to holistically re-imagine the campus’ open space resources, collectively referred to as Naturescape. The UCI Naturescape Vision was completed in 2018 to optimize the interconnected open spaces on the 1,500-acre campus to serve and enhance research, teaching, community engagement, wellness, and sustainability, and to reflect and [...]

By |2020-06-29T13:55:36-07:00June 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Climate Change, Local Sustainability Efforts and Landscape Architecture

In this presentation we discuss climate change, local sustainability efforts, how Landscape Architects will be the key to humanity’s future and how you can get involved.  In 2018, the United Nations' International Panel on Climate change (IPCC) released their special report recommending keeping the world at 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. [...]

By |2020-06-29T13:07:11-07:00June 29th, 2020|Videos & Presentations|
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