This year’s symposium highlights the benefits of effective collaboration between landscape architects and other disciplines. Join experts from over 15 different disciplines to discuss topics that affect our Northern California region, including climate policy and design implementation, urban infrastructure and neighborhood transformation, engagement with underrepresented communities, and more, in our chapter’s first symposium!
Additional speakers and sessions will be added to this page throughout May. Stay tuned!
Keynote Speaker / FREE Virtual Event
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024
12PM – 1PM
Susannah C. Drake, FASLA, FAIA
Landscape Architect and Architect, Principal at Sasaki
Susannah is a Principal at Sasaki and founder of DLANDstudio and is one of only four people in the USA who is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. She lectures globally about resilient urban design, taught at top schools across the US including Harvard, IIT, and Syracuse among others. She is currently a professor at Cooper Union.
Symposium / In-Person Sessions
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024
9AM – 4PM
Oakstop, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Education Sessions hosted by Fletcher Studio, SWA Group, SF Parks Alliance, and others. Registration includes one complimentary field session: Black Panther Party Museum – Guided Tour, The Gardens at Lake Merritt, OUSD The Center. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
COST:
ASLA MEMBER: $125
NON-MEMBER: $175
STUDENT: $75
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(Program is subject to change and will be finalized by end of May.)
8:45am-9:15am | Reception and Refreshments
9:15am-10:30am | Education Session 1
- San Francisco Slow Street Initiatives (LA CES/HSW T.B.C.)
- Designing for Affordable Housing and Equitable Landscapes (LA CES/HSW T.B.C.)
- Brainstorm Session: Neurodiversity and Inclusion
10:45am-12:00pm | Education Session 2
- Art Masterplanning, Creative Placemaking and Public Art (1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW)
- Bringing Natural Processes into Designs: Advantages, Urgency, and Fun of Working with Nature (1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW)
- Brainstorm Session: Landscape X Landscape Collaboration
12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch
1:00pm-3:00pm | Field Session
- Black Panther Party Museum – Guided Tour
- The Gardens at Lake Merritt – A Public-private Collaboration (LA CES/HSW T.B.C.)
- OUSD The Center – Seeding Urban Resilience through Collaborative Design (1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW)
3:00pm-4:15pm | Education Session 3
- A Case for Climate Action: Metrics + Carbon Policies (LA CES/HSW T.B.C.)
- Unlocking Urban Street Transformation: Overcoming Challenges Associated with Changing Urban Infrastructure (1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW)
- Brainstorm Session: Mapping Black Cultural Landscape in Northern California
PRESENTERS
David Fletcher, PLA, ASLA, Founding Principal, Fletcher Studio, Session Moderator
Presenting: “Art Masterplanning, Creative Placemaking and Public Art”
Nataly Gattegno, Artist, Founding & Managing Partner of FUTUREFORMS
Presenting: “Art Masterplanning, Creative Placemaking and Public Art”
Dorka Keehn, Principal, Keehn On Art
Presenting: “Art Masterplanning, Creative Placemaking and Public Art”
Chris Kent, ASLA, LEED AP, Principal at PGAdesign, Session Moderator
Presenting: “Unlocking Urban Street Transformation: Overcoming Challenges Associated with Changing Urban Infrastructure”
Laurence Lewis, Transportation Engineer for Kittleson & Associates
Presenting: “Unlocking Urban Street Transformation: Overcoming Challenges Associated with Changing Urban Infrastructure”
Garrett Gritz, Civil Engineer at Diablo Engineering Group
Presenting: “Unlocking Urban Street Transformation: Overcoming Challenges Associated with Changing Urban Infrastructure”
Mark Wessels, ASLA, Arborist/ Landscape Architect
Presenting: “Unlocking Urban Street Transformation: Overcoming Challenges Associated with Changing Urban Infrastructure”
Gina Kotos, Arborist/ Community Manager, San Francisco Parks Alliance, Session Moderator
Presenting: “San Francisco Slow Street Initiatives”
Thea Yang, ASLA, Assistant Project Manager, San Francisco Parks Alliance, Session Moderator
Presenting: “San Francisco Slow Street Initiatives”
Mariana Ricker, Associate, SWA Group, Session Moderator
Presenting: “A Case for Climate Action: Metrics + Carbon Policies”
Brian Meinrath, Director, Atelier Ten
Presenting: “A Case for Climate Action: Metrics + Carbon Policies”
Jessica Hall, Principal & Landscape Architect, Wildling Design Studio, Session Moderator
Presenting: “Bringing Natural Processes into Designs: Advantages, Urgency, and Fun of Working with Nature”
Catherine Chang, Principal and Building and Urban Designer, Madrone Design Studio
Presenting: “Bringing Natural Processes into Designs: Advantages, Urgency, and Fun of Working with Nature”
Roger Leventhal, Senior Engineer, Marin County Flood Control District
Presenting: “Bringing Natural Processes into Designs: Advantages, Urgency, and Fun of Working with Nature”
Anneke Swinehart, Associate Principal and Design Director, Restoration Design Group
Presenting: “Bringing Natural Processes into Designs: Advantages, Urgency, and Fun of Working with Nature”
Šárka Volejníková, Trust for Public Land, Session Presenter
Presenting: “Mapping Black Cultural Landscapes in Northern California”
Allan Greller, Project Manager, The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Presenting: “Mapping Black Cultural Landscapes in Northern California”
Wendy Mok, PLA, ASLA, Director, GLS Landscape | Architecture, Session Moderator
Presenting: “Designing for Affordable Housing and Equitable Landscapes”
Orrin Goldsby, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, Associate, David Baker Architects
Presenting: “Designing for Affordable Housing and Equitable Landscapes”
Justin Richardson, PLA, ASLA, LEED GA, GLS Landscape | Architecture
Presenting: “The Gardens at Lake Merritt – A Public-private Collaboration”
Jennifer Ivanovich, Studio Director, BASE Landscape Architecture, Session Moderator
Presenting: “OUSD The Center: Seeding Urban Resilience through Collaborative Design”
Martha Clifford, Associate Project Manager, BASE Landscape Architecture
Presenting: “OUSD The Center: Seeding Urban Resilience through Collaborative Design”
Lisa Howard, Founding Principal of Bay Tree Design
Presenting: “OUSD The Center: Seeding Urban Resilience through Collaborative Design”
Kira Maritano, Senior Program Manager, Trust for Public Land
Presenting: “OUSD The Center: Seeding Urban Resilience through Collaborative Design”
Michelle Oppen, Director of Programs, The Center Oakland Unified School District
Presenting: “OUSD The Center: Seeding Urban Resilience through Collaborative Design”
Black Panther Party Museum
Guided Tour: “Black Panther Party Museum”