Thank you to those that joined us in April for a walking tour of San Francisco’s newest park – the Presidio Tunnel Tops – before it opened to the public. The $120 million project is the final step in the two decades long transformation of the Presidio’s northern [...]
The JEDI committee to the ASLA-NCC presents the ASLA-NCC Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship. It was born from a desire to concretely support the growth of Emerging Professionals from diverse backgrounds in order to promote the JEDI Mission. As Emerging Professionals, it is important to stay connected and [...]
2020-2021 President's Report by Krista Van Hove, ASLA ASLA-NCC Chapter and It’s Members, I am so grateful to serve you all as your chapter president this past year. If it weren’t for the executive committee, our executive director, enthusiastic volunteer, emerging professionals, dedicated sponsors, and each of our members [...]
Nominations Due by Friday, April 29th Our chapter is seeking candidates who are interested in the advancement and advocacy of the landscape architecture profession, committed to their community, and willing to share their talents and creativity to grow their leadership skills and professional network. You can nominate yourself or [...]
by Timothy A. Schuler CREATIVE CROSSWALKS ARE INCREASINGLY POPULAR—EXCEPT AMONG THE DISABLED. Viewed by both designers and departments of transportation as an inexpensive way to improve the public realm, street murals that embellish or sometimes even replace traditional crosswalks have become staples in the placemaking playbook. Over the past two [...]
ASLA-NCC was well-represented at the 2021 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Nashville, Tennessee last fall. Photographer Gary Scharlach documented the excitement and energy of the annual urban sketch tour co-led by Chip Sullivan and other renowned drawing enthusiasts. The colors and textures of the Music City were captured [...]
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) has announced a call for nominations for Landslide, the foundation’s annual thematic report about threatened and at-risk landscapes. Landslide 2022: The Olmsted Design Legacy , timed to the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. (1822-1903), widely hailed as the father of landscape architecture, will focus on landscapes designed by [...]
In this year of honoring Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday, this presentation will focus on how Stanford University is building on the Olmsted legacy in historic and contemporary design.
by Nate Berg On the corner of 9th Avenue and Little West 12th Street in Manhattan, a large hexagonal steel planter holds a burst of succulents, ferns, and grasses. Hidden beneath its 2,000 pounds worth of soil and plants are specially designed wheels that allow the planter to do something magical. [...]
by Jared Green In the final decades of the 19th century, the new art of landscape architecture was born, in large part due to the efforts of Frederick Law Olmsted. This new profession offered “very specific responses” to the social, political, and environmental challenges of the time, argued [...]