The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is currently accepting nominations, for the first time in over a decade, to the National Scenic Byway program. This exciting development is a result of your successful advocacy for this important national status. As you know, many of your professional colleagues help to preserve and enhance many of our community’s [...]
Why hiring a commercial landscape architect early on is crucial to a project's success. Whether your project involves designing a new apartment complex, enhancing a retail shopping experience, or revamping a resort and spa, creating a beautiful and useful space requires more than just filling in the blanks with greenery. Read More Here
During the month of April the Chapter took over ASLA National's Instagram account. Catch our "SoCal" story before it's gone! Also, view our videos for World Landscape Architecture month here.
Coordinated and led by Liaison to Students, Nick Straabe, Cal Poly students presented to 5 jurors on April 17 for the annual student ASLA Honor and Merit Awards. We want to congratulate all of the ASLA student members who worked so hard. All of the presentations were outstanding. Daniel Scheir- Merit Award Sancho Cagulada - [...]
Today, April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world into a collective moment of disruption that demands a long, hard look at the ways in which we live within our environment. With resilience thinking, an understanding of environmentalism becomes [...]
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. [...]
ASLA's 49 chapters are working diligently to support members and volunteers during the COVID-19 crisis. While spring events have been cancelled or postponed, chapters are identifying ways to communicate, educate, and engage members virtually. Read More
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 [...]
