ASLA-NCC Annual Meeting & Awards Presentation
ASLA-NCC acknowledges the outstanding work of bay area landscape architects. Congratulations award winners!
Elevated ‘floating’ Garden Structure Proposed for German City by Catherine A. Cardno, Ph.D.
Architecture and urban design firm MVRDV, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has won joint first place in the master plan design competition for Ettlinger Tor, an area in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. The centerpiece of the firm’s design is an enormous elevated “floating” garden that would be located [...]
Golf is Surging. Designers Can Help Developers Drive the Momentum by Robert Day
Despite its tumultuous uncertainty, the past year has anchored several cultural movements: The definition of home has expanded. Work – no longer exclusive to office buildings – and life have rebalanced. The importance of leisure is underscored – travel is cut off and restaurants, clubs and other leisure [...]
ASLA-NCC Lunch with Leaders Advocacy: Large & Small with Angela D. Dye
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 [...]
Promising Places Photo Upload
Thank you for participating in the Northern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architect's call for photos of the most promising outdoor places that have emerged during the pandemic! We need your help to highlight the creativity and innovation that has yielded slow streets, pleasing parklets, [...]
Recommended by Patricia Algara
Patricia Algara, principal and co-founder of BASE Landscape Architecture, is dedicated to creating designs and sharing knowledge to foster a resilient future. She co-published the Pollinator Patch and Garden Manual for English and Spanish speakers to illustrate the processes, challenges and benefits of creating environmental and social resilience in [...]
WLAM and Earth Month – Bay-Friendly Landscapes
In celebration of World Landscape Architecture Month and EARTH month, the Bay Area Landscape Architecture Resources Community (LARC) is sharing resources on designing Bay-Friendly landscapes and examples of Bay-Friendly landscapes. The Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines were created by Stop-Waste.Org, a public agency that works to reduce waste in Alameda County, [...]
ASLA-Lunch with Leaders Building Healthy Places: Cross-Sector Collaboration with Sara Hammerschmidt
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, [...]
Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes: an Insignia Films Production
In honor of Women’s History Month, The Bay Area Landscape Architecture Resources Community (LARC) is sharing resources focused on women landscape architects. Our first Women’s History Month spotlight resource is the documentary, Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes, produced by Lauren DeFilippo and Amanda Pollak. This film tells the story of [...]
ASLA-NCC Lunch with Leaders Webinar My Journey from Empowering Communities to Geodesign with Kelleann Foster
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 [...]