Webinar – Park(ing) Day 2020: Streets for People
Presented by John Bela.
Green Schoolyards America
Green Schoolyards America is organizing working groups around the idea of using outdoor school space, parks, and other outdoor areas to provide places for students to go to school. In addition, they are working with the Lawrence Foundation, Ten Strands, and others to match currently unemployed nature and informal science educators with schools to mutually [...]
Parking Day 2020: COVID-19 Edition – September 18
PARK(ing) Day 2020 is the perfect time to bring fresh ideas and the landscape architect’s skill to the streetscapes already being altered in response to the pandemic—and that may remain in place well past the current emergency. This year’s PARK(ing) Day challenge is to explore the design of imaginative curbside spaces for restaurants, businesses, recreation, [...]
ASLA Center for Landscape Architecture One of Top Ten LEED Buildings
Located at 636 Eye St. NW, American Society of Landscape Architects’ headquarters totaling 12,600 square feet, was built in 1995 and completely renovated in 2016 with a focus on maximizing energy efficiency, occupant health and comfort and sustainable design. Architecture firm Gensler and landscape architecture firm Oehme, van Sweden & Associates partnered to build a [...]
Webinar: Regenerative Landscape and the Climate Crisis
Shawn Maestretti and Leigh Adams of Studio Petrichor presented about the growing climate crisis, solutions, and empowering people to protect natural and living systems. Embracing real-life solutions, accessible to homeowners, garden enthusiasts, communities, municipalities, and landscape professionals, this presentation is timely and informative and engages the audience to provide a blueprint for inspired actions.
Tribute – Michael L. O’Brien, Landscape Architect and Former City Planner
August 26, 1945 - July 16, 2020 Michael L. O'Brien, Landscape Architect and former city planner for 28 years with the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, died July 16, 2020 at his home in Echo Park, California. He was 74 years old. Michael studied Linguistics at the University of Kansas and received [...]
ASLA Announces New Chief Executive Officer
ASLA has selected Torey Carter-Conneen as our new chief executive officer. We're beyond excited to have Torey coming on board on August 31. Torey's selection marks the culmination of a year-long process that collected input from the ASLA Team in Washington, leaders from partnered and allied organizations, various stakeholders throughout the industry, and all of [...]
US House Passes the Great American Outdoors Act
Big news today from Washington: the president signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. This law will permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide much-needed funding to restore our parks and public lands by addressing severe maintenance backlogs. ASLA advocated for these provisions for years, and not only [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]