Save the date August 27th, 2026
San Franciso Giants vs. Arizona Diamond Backs. Tickets will be on sale in July
ASLA-NCC is saddened to report that the bay area landscape architecture community lost two esteemed professionals in June. Michael Painter, FASLA (1935-2018), earned his BSLA from UC Berkeley in 1956. Over the course of his four-decades-long career, he was recognized with numerous awards and honors, and was the [...]
by Ashley Cruz As a kickoff to World Landscape Architecture Month I attended a lecture that helps define my beliefs in what our profession of landscape architecture stands for: the New Landscape Declaration. This is a new-age declaration, since updated from the 1966 Declaration of Concern, addresses the basic [...]
by Katrina Majewski Public Relations Committee On the weekend of January 5th 2018, I attended The American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA)'s Public Awareness Summit (the Summit) in Austin, Texas. This is the third time that I have been sent to this annual national event, representing the Northern California [...]
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 social [...]
of scales to combat and mitigate climate change. Yet too often people frame the issue as one of concern to only scientists and politicians, and not individuals and localities. This presentation aims to refocus the conversation from the global and catastrophic, to the personal and proactive. Our panelists [...]
ASLA-NCC is pleased to present a lecture and panel discussion on the role of urban revitalization and its impact on surrounding communities. Join us on November 9th, 2017 to hear about projects from Anna Brand, professor at UC Berkeley, Chris Kent at PGA, Kieron Slaughter from National Parks [...]
ASLA Elevates 23 Members to the Council of Fellows The American Society of Landscape Architects has elevated 23 members to the ASLA Council of Fellows for 2017, 3 of them of the Northern California Chapter. Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the [...]
Although the team finished the season with a miserable record, their bats were hot on July 25th for ASLA-NCC's Annual SF Giants night! Our members convened on Anchor Plaza for a pre-game BBQ social and then headed to our seats to witness an impressive 11-3 victory over the Pittsburgh [...]
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the chapter's 2017-2018 Executive Committee! Four new directors join President Carolyne Orazi, Past President Elizabeth Boults, and Trustee April Philips on the board, while existing committee members assume new leadership roles. The Northern California Chapter relies on the volunteer efforts of their [...]
We are a group of concerned citizens leading a 23rd Street commercial corridor revitalization and we'd like to transform a block as a model for the rest of the district! If you've got just a little or a lotta time and the skill, would you be able to work [...]