Landscape architects are expanding our reach, tackling complex issues of resiliency, equity, and social justice. By working more upstream in the design process, we are developing regional strategies with robust civic engagement, thinking in non-traditional ways about how to design traditional landscapes, acting as champions of biodiversity [...]
ASLA-NCC Chapter and It’s Members, I want to extend a huge thank you to the executive committee, our executive director, member firms, members, and our sponsors for staying engaged with the chapter this past year and for continuing to build a strong community of landscape architects in the [...]
New challenges have materialized over the past 20 years of the firm's practice however that has required more sophisticated analysis and the ability to quantify benefits for clients, design partners, and regulators. With a heavy focus on both human and ecological health, Sherwood is pushing into new territories [...]
2020 has been a pivotal year at ASLA and change is growing. 2020--2021 ASLA President Tom Mroz reviews the major accomplishments of 2020 and a look ahead to what is coming in 2021. Your Content Goes Here
By Christina Marfice The COVID-19 pandemic is driving a lot of major changes in cities. Here’s how you can embrace these growing pains in your city, and use this time of growth and change to make your community more sustainable. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed just about everything about [...]
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 [...]