ASLA-NCC JEDI Lunch with Leaders Designing for Neurodiversity Panel Discussion
Panelists discuss Designing for Neurodiversity providing insights and experiences in designing for neurodiversity.
ASLA-NCC Lunch with Leaders – Connecting Science and Practice: Navigating Tradeoffs and Co-Benefits of Biodiversity and Health
Learn about incorporating biodiversity and human health considerations into greenspace design and planning. Hear from a group of cross-disciplinary experts from the San Francisco Estuary Institute, covering high-level biodiversity frameworks to multi-scalar strategies supporting site and detailed design. Explore how the institute bridges science research and implementation through past [...]
ASLA-NCC Sharks Night 2024
ASLA-NCC members, families, friends and co-workers bundled up for the 7th annual Sharks Night on February 29th as the Sharks played against the Anaheim Ducks. Attendees enjoyed dinner and drinks in the Penthouse Plaza, a private space overlooking the tank reserved for our group. Thank you, Sharks Night sponsors: Dave [...]
ASLA-NCC Landscape X Symposium – Save the Date + Open Call
Symposium: Saturday, August 24th, 2024 Presentation Submission has closed Save the date for Saturday, August 24 for ASLA Northern California Chapter’s first local symposium! This occasion is a valuable opportunity for landscape architects and allied design and engineering professionals who work in the built environment to come together and [...]
ASLA’s 125th: The History of ASLA Northern California Chapter
by Elizabeth Boults, ASLA The Northern California Chapter extends from the Oregon border to the Central Coast. Within that stretch of coast and valley, the San Francisco Bay Area and its environs has historically drawn some of the most renown landscape architects to the area. It remains a hub [...]
Lunch with Leaders How the Sunnyvale and So. SF Civic Centers Benefited from a Holistic Approach
Learn about how SmithGroup and civic leaders developed and built recent projects with human-centered values to serve their communities and the accomplishments these collaborations have made from early planning through to construction and completion. The newly completed Sunnyvale and South San Francisco Civic Centers were designed with all disciplines, [...]
ASLA-NCC Biodiversity & Climate Action Virtual Meet-up #1: Let’s All Be Climate Champions!
The ASLA Climate Action Plan sets ambitious goals for landscape architects to advance climate responsive practices by 2040. Learn how we can all move forward on climate action by joining us for an overview of the specific objectives and mission of the Plan, and hear from ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen on ASLA's [...]
ASLA-NCC Call for Award Entries to be Released February 1, 2024
The ASLA-NCC awards features seven categories: Analysis and Planning, Community Impact, Design (General, Residential, Parks Recreation Trails and Open Spaces, Historic and Cultural Landscapes), Urban Design, Research and Communication, Small Projects and a Student category. CLICK HERE for the submission guidelines and start preparing your entries today.
ASLA-NCC Giants Night 2023
ASLA-NCC members, family and friends attended the the annual SF Giants Night on September 29th as the Orange and Black took on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tickets included a pregame meal and beverages at Triples Alley reserved just for our group. The pre-game social included a drink on the [...]
Best Books of 2023 Wisdom of Place
ASLA-NCC was excited to read that Wisdom of Place, the newest book from our members Chip Sullivan and Elizabeth Boults, was named one of the 10 best landscape architecture books of 2023 by The Dirt. Through 78 beautiful drawings of tarot cards, they guide readers in rediscovering the “sacredness [...]