The presentation covers a brief introduction of the bureaucratic origins and history of the LARE, including who the founders were and why it was created. We are excited to have Sarah Gronquist be a lead panelist to help kickstart the conversation! She is an Associate Principal at Placeworks [...]
Want to make a difference in a teenager's life? Had a mentor that made an impact in your life? Easy communication through email, phone, and zoom. Mentoring Program: Woodside High School's Green Academy is looking for career mentors. Students in the Green Academy will be inspired both in and outside the [...]
We would like to congratulate the members elected to the ASLA NCC Executive Committee for the 2020-21 term! They will join 2020-21 President Krista Van Hove and Past President Blake Rhinehart, CCASLA Representative Tala Fatolahzadeh and Trustee Amy Cupples on the Executive Committee. The committee is entirely dependent on [...]
In 2009 EDAW AECOM produced a book documenting our practice vision and global portfolio. We called the book the Bigger Picture and the opening sentence of the book was “Climate change has emerged as the defining issue of our time”. When reflecting back 11 years, and then much [...]
This talk would facilitate a discussion on how we as Landscape Architects are trained (and thrive) in multidisciplinary practice. We are designers, facilitators, advocates, economists, scientists, engineers…I’ll share my personal journey within our profession focusing on how it has helped me change my own perception of what we [...]
The discussion with Rosa T. Sheng, FAIA, Principal at SmithGroup will focus on evaluating an intentional intersection of disciplines - Architecture, Landscape, Urban Planning in developing a critical discourse to fuel strategic actions in the civic realm. The call to action will inspire a new set of practices [...]
by John King First things first: The restaurants that are converting parking spaces to dining patios in cities across the Bay Area aren’t focused on aesthetics. With local governments’ blessing, they’re trying to survive the coronavirus-ravaged times in which we live. But as the parklet-like nooks proliferate — [...]
The second workshop in our summertime series of free, participatory webinars on the topic of Creativity! Our “doodle-a-long” will be led by landscape architect and artist Eddie Chau who will share some tips and tricks for sketching people in the landscape. Grab your pencils, pour yourself a beverage, [...]
By Allison Torres Burtka ASLA is developing resources and initiatives that will help landscape architects design communities that mitigate climate change. Sustainability • American Society of Landscape Architects You might not expect to find landscape architects in the army of professionals fighting climate change. But there they are, [...]
Stanford scientists discuss obstacles for large-scale green initiatives and what it takes for sustainability efforts to deliver lasting benefits across borders, sectors and communities. BY JOSIE GARTHWAITE Humanity is on a road to more extinctions, shakier food supplies, longer droughts and more frequent spillovers of dangerous viruses from [...]