Since 1994, the Presidio Trust has worked with its partners the National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, community partners, and thousands of community volunteers to transform the historic Presidio of San Francisco into our country's first financially self-sufficient urban national park site. To achieve [...]
In her lecture, “Advocacy By Design: Urgency to Act Now,” Mia Lehrer, FASLA will discuss how, in recent decades, accelerating numbers of people are sounding the alarm about global climate shifts, human and wildlife migration, and worldwide socioeconomic inequity. The root causes are many–including colonialization, systemic racism, [...]
Landscape Architecture Foundation Board members Jim Stickley, ASLA (Principal, WRT) and Brian Jencek, ASLA (Senior VP, HOK) will present the LAF's New Landscape Declaration and conduct a discussion with leading thinkers in the academic and practice fields of landscape architecture. Join our panelists in examining issues of [...]
This conversation will begin with a 20-minute presentation, putting forth the idea that change with continuity is essential. Opening remarks will examine the planning, design and stewardship opportunities (and constraints) frequently encountered when dealing with cultural landscapes. These remarks will address personal and foundational principles, while [...]
What does it mean to dedicate a design studio to the immediate questions outside the studio walls? To commit to a way of working that requires years of social observation, collaborative initiatives and immediate partnerships? blink!LAB was launched in 2015 with a mandate to weave community projects and [...]
Influencing decisions as a Landscape Architect or community member might sound daunting, but advocating for what you believe in is essential. Angela Dye has dedicated her career to advocating for quality of life and habitat no matter where she has lived. Make advocacy, large or small, a part [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated a public health crisis that has existed for decades. Rising rates of chronic disease, which can be partially attributed to the design of our built environment, have exacerbated the impacts of infectious disease on many segments of our population. This discussion with Sara, [...]
From my earliest days in private practice I was frustrated with how poorly conceived land use regulations “straight jacketed” my design work; I knew there had to be a better way to design communities. This has proven to be a driving force in my career and a key [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]