Thank you for the privilege of serving as Trustee of the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Returning from the 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, D.C. in mid-October, I had the honor of representing our chapter on the Board of Trustees (BOT). It was one of the best-attended conferences [...]
On October 28, 2024 over 125 members, including students, sponsors, friends and colleagues came together to celebrate ASLA's 125th Anniversary. It was also a night for remembering the past and celebrating the future. Held at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach, the Outdoor Sculpture Garden lit up in desert colors [...]
The 2024 jury consisted of Stacey Isaac, ASLA, Landscape Architect; Bob Borthwick, Emeritus ASLA formerly of Borthwick Guy Bettenhausen; David Dahlke, ASLA of Studio MLA; and Zinni Zhang, ASLA of Fiore Landscape Design BSLA Winners Gabriel Stein - BSLA Honor Award Daniel Lopez- BSLA Honor Award Naui Olin Tanatuh Munoz, BSLA Honor Award Victoria Bruno, [...]
The 2024 Jury consisted of Mr. Andy Bowden, FASLA of Creative Ideas Design Studio; Ms. Moiri Fleming, ASLA, of Studio One Eleven; Mr. John Lambert Pearson, ASLA, of RIOS; Ms. Sheila Cedervall, ASLA, LEED AP of Orange County Parks; and Mr. Yi Zhu, ASLA of TOPOS Landscape Architecture. Student Award Winners Mr. Viraj Chauhan - [...]
Alyssa graduated from Barnard College/Columbia University with a double major in Middle Eastern Studies & Philosophy. She left her graduate studies at Columbia’s SIPA to pursue a career in fashion. She enjoyed a 13 year career producing shoots for Vogue Paris, as a Style Editor for Vanity Fair and a stylist for Interview Magazine, Revlon, Vogue Italia, US [...]
On Saturday, April 27, the chapter's leadership held their spring face-to-face meeting at the Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens in Long Beach. While many of the business meetings are virtual throughout the year, at least twice per year the leaders are able to come together for team building, collaborating and bonding. Topics included [...]
Each year, the So. Calif. Chapter of ASLA hosts, by invitation only, a unique field trip where students from each of our chapter universities (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, USC and UCLA) have an opportunity to meet their student board counterparts while enjoying various tours including landscape architectural office visits, educational tours, [...]
As we do every year, the chapter notifies the membership of the annual call for nominations. We seek candidates who are interested in the advancement and advocacy of the landscape architecture profession, are committed to their community, and are willing to share their talents and creativity to grow their leadership skills and professional network. If [...]
The Outdoors for All Act unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives as a part of the EXPLORE Act package. The American Society of Landscape Architects and its members successfully advocated for the measure and now urges the Senate to swiftly pass its version of the bill. The Outdoors for All Act seeks to address [...]
