News: Landlines - ASLA Northern California Chapter

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 [...]

executivedirector2024-04-09T12:18:49-07:00March 20th, 2024|

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 [...]

executivedirector2024-03-14T21:13:31-07:00March 14th, 2024|

ASLA-NCC The Changing Form and Function of the Northern California Landscape Save the Date + Open Call

Symposium: Saturday, June 8th Submissions Due: Saturday, April 6th Save the date for Saturday, June 8th 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 [...]

executivedirector2024-04-09T12:19:17-07:00February 28th, 2024|

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 [...]

executivedirector2024-02-06T09:33:42-08:00February 6th, 2024|

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, [...]

executivedirector2024-02-01T19:58:40-08:00February 1st, 2024|

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 [...]

executivedirector2024-04-09T12:16:45-07:00January 22nd, 2024|

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.

executivedirector2023-12-20T20:21:24-08:00December 20th, 2023|

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 [...]

executivedirector2023-12-14T20:08:34-08:00December 14th, 2023|

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 [...]

executivedirector2023-12-14T20:05:20-08:00December 14th, 2023|

ASLA-NCC 2023 PRESIDENTS’ RECEPTION

On December 1st at the Presidents' Reception we celebrated our members, mingled with our generous sponsors and honored our chapter's newest Fellows, Willett Moss and Kate Strickley. ASLA Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession [...]

executivedirector2023-12-14T19:57:06-08:00December 14th, 2023|