The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has elevated 22 members as Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and is based on their works, [...]
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is proud to announce the 2019 Honors recipients. Selected by ASLA's Board of Trustees, the honors represent the highest awards ASLA presents each year. Honors will be presented at ASLA's annual President's Dinner during the Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Diego, [...]
It was 'root, root, root for the home team' on July 18 as chapter members and their guests cheered the San Francisco Giants on to victory at our ever-popular annual baseball event. The Giants beat the New York Mets by a score of 3-2 in a marathon 16 innings! [...]
Photo Courtesy: Alexis Woods More than 1,200 people registered for the nearly sold-out What's Out There Weekend San Francisco Bay Area, organized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) and featuring a Friday reception followed by two days of free, expert-led tours throughout the region on September 14-15. [...]
US Congressman Ben McAdams of Utah By Carmen Erasmus, CCASLA Representative This past weekend, ASLA in partneship with the Utah chapter hosted the 2019 Advocacy Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah. The summit included representatives from 31 chapters who focused on building and improving chapter advocacy efforts [...]
We would like to congratulate the members elected to the ASLA NCC Executive Committee for the 2019-20 term! They will join 2019-20 President Blake Rhinehart and Past President Katrina Majewski and CCASLA Representative Carmen Erasmus on the Executive Committee. The committee is entirely dependent on the volunteer efforts of [...]
Trees such as these in Sequoia National Park will continue to absorb carbon dioxide at generous rates through at least the end of the century, a new study finds. (Image credit: Kolibrik/Pixabay) By analyzing decades of experiments, the researchers mapped the potential of carbon dioxide to increase [...]
by Alicia Rennoll The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that there are 61 million adults in the US live with some kind of disability. This inspired the government to provide benefits to help these people live a life of comfort. One of which is the Section 811 [...]
BY SARAH CAFASSO An international team led by Stanford University and the University of Washington is working to bring the mental health benefits of nature to city-dwellers. To do so, the team has created a way of helping city planners, landscape architects, developers and others anticipate the mental health [...]
Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels A mirrored house in Santorini appears to float over the ground, reflecting the natural landscape in its walls. Exciting trends in modern design are widely sought-after in homes, public buildings and open spaces, but landscaping in a modern way can be [...]