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Jan 24

The American Society of Landscape Architects is now accepting entries for its 2023 Professional Awards Program, honoring the most innovative landscape architecture projects. bit.ly/3QNTyel Registration deadline → February 24 Submission deadline → March 17

2023 SERC Open Call For Presentations — North Carolina Chapter ASLA

NCASLA

@NC_ASLA

Jan 26

#SERC2023 is looking for education proposals that will help to drive change in the field of landscape architecture and provide solutions to everyday challenges. Submit yours by February 17.

ncasla.org

by Dan Lambert The Southeast Regional Conference Planning Committee (GA, NC, SC) Chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects is soliciting an Open Call for Presentations for their 2023...

Jan 26

The Biden-Harris administration has released a blueprint for decarbonizing the transportation sector. The plan calls for “improving community design and land-use planning” -areas landscape architects identified as priorities in the #ASLAClimateAction Plan. bit.ly/3kGUm9c

Jan 21

Advocate for landscape architecture in 2023! Help advance the policy priorities of the landscape architecture community → bit.ly/3J2UZ6Q 📸

@StLouisASLA

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Jan 20

Jennifer Wolch reviews the book Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation by Rosetta S. Elkin, ASLA. bit.ly/3wiEDzr

@UMinnPress

7 Ways Landscape Architects Broke New Ground in 2022 - Architizer Journal

Architizer

@Architizer

Jan 17

From innovative water management to merging old with new, these exceptional winning projects are pushing landscape architecture into exciting new terrain.

architizer.com

From innovative water management to merging old with new, these exceptional winning projects are pushing landscape architecture into exciting new terrain.

‘We need trees’: green vision struggles to take root in Europe’s cities

Arbor Day Foundation

@arborday

Jan 20

"For every $1 a city invests in its trees, residents get about $4.5 in benefits” Urban trees bring countless benefits to residents, but urban planners across Europe are facing obstacles. It's vital that these urban streets are lined with trees 🌳

theguardian.com

Planners want to plant trees to tackle climate crisis but often face a hostile urban environment

Jan 19

A growing number of landscape architects are running mission-driven practices meant to advance social, equity, and political goals through planning and design work. bit.ly/3XIahC2

@TCLFdotORG

Landscape Architecture Foundation

Jan 18

ICYMI: ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship applications are due Feb 1.

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@lafoundation

Jan 18

The @NationalASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships provide one $10k award and up to three $5k runner-up awards + travel to the annual ASLA conference. Priority for students of underrepresented populations and/or with financial need. Apply by Feb 1. lafoundation.org/what-we-do/sch

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Jan 18

Shorter, wilder courses and ample room for habitat are just some of the transformations coming to golf. bit.ly/3XrHNNy

@GCSAA

@EPA

@tpl_org

Timothy A Schuler

@timothy_schuler

Jan 17

🚨Opportunity for writers🚨 Landscape Architecture Magazine (

) is seeking short (300-400 words) reported stories for its front-of-book section. The article rate is $400.

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Opportunities Abound for 2023

NCASLA

@NC_ASLA

Jan 14

We may be less than a week into the new year, but ASLA is starting 2023 strong with an array of just-opened opportunities (and deadlines coming up next month). Check them all out now:

thefield.asla.org

We may be less than a week into the new year, but ASLA is starting 2023 strong with an array of just-opened opportunities (and deadlines coming up next month): Call for Fellows Nominations Deadline…

Landscape architecture is essential to improving our nation's infrastructure

Jan 17

Thomas Woltz, FASLA, principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects reflects on the role of landscape architecture in improving critical infrastructure and public space challenges facing our world. Read in

@archpaper

archpaper.com

Landscape Architect Thomas Woltz makes a claim that landscape practitioners have important role in improving infrastructure in the U.S.

worldlandscapearchitect.com

Terrain Studio

@Terrain_Studio

Jan 12

A prediction of 2023 landscape architecture trends by

@wlandscapearch

. 2023 Landscape Architecture Trends ecs.page.link/6fTjy #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #urbanplanning

2023 Landscape Architecture Trends

This article addresses the main 2023 trends that will influence the landscape architecture profession and how they will adapt and change

Carbon-First Design: The Ellinikon Metropolitan Park in Athens

Jan 13

A 600-acre park is being designed by landscape architects at

@SasakiDesign

to significantly increase carbon sequestration, avoid emissions, and reuse embodied carbon on a massive scale. The project is expected to become carbon neutral in 35 years.

dirt.asla.org

A 600-acre park in development in Athens, Greece shows the value of prioritizing carbon. The Ellinikon Metropolitan Park is being designed by landscape architects at Sasaki to significantly increas…

Mother Jones

@MotherJones

Have a yard? Consider adding a rain garden.

In addition to helping absorb water, rain gardens can filter dirty street runoff, reduce urban heat, and provide a habitat for pollinators like bees and birds

motherjones.com

Here are some resources to get you started.

Architizer

@Architizer

Future Fest: Reimagining Landscape Architecture With Isabel Castilla - Journal

In this free video, Isabel Castilla, Principal at James Field Corner Operations, explores how the field of landscape architecture is shifting focus to transform challenging infrastructural sites into lush, sustainable public spaces. #FutureFest

architizer.com

Landscape Architecture Foundation

@lafoundation

Each year, the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) offers over $150,000 through 16 different scholarships. Application materials due February 1.

3 weeks! Applications for LAF student scholarships are due Wed, Feb 1. If you want to be considered, there's still time to get started. Awards range from $2,000 to $20,000. Our eligibility table can help you find where to begin.

lafoundation.org

Student Scholarships

Archinect

@archinect

Turenscape's 'floating forest' reshapes a former wasteland into a multifunctional urban landscape arcnct.co/3jZoIDg #Turenscape #LandscapeArchitecture

The Architect's Newspaper

@archpaper

Jan 10

AN editors have rounded up the much-anticipated buildings, infrastructure projects, and parks slated to debut this year. With a heavy emphasis on museum and cultural institutions, 2023 is looking to be a strong year for architecture.

archpaper.com

Here are ten buildings and projects we can’t wait to see in 2023

Ten buildings and projects across the United States slated to open this year, including several museums and parks in Omaha.

The Architect's Newspaper

@archpaper

Heatherwick Studio kickstarts park design for Harley-Davidson

Heatherwick Studio and Harley-Davidson have teamed up for a public park at the motorcycle maker’s Milwaukee headquarters.

archpaper.com

Heatherwick Studio and Harley-Davidson have teamed up for a public park at the motorcycle maker’s Milwaukee headquarters.

Landscape architecture firm

@OLIN

investigates, “Can engineered soils include recycled glass rather than virgin sand to simultaneously reduce reliance on environmentally damaging materials and provide a sustainable outlet for a major waste stream?” bit.ly/3k8rar6

Nathan Crace, ASGCA

@lipouts

Jan 10

Have a design itch to scratch? Going to the ‘23

@GCSAAConference

in Orlando? Join fellow

@ASGCA

members

@ce_golf

, Jeff Brauer & me for an interactive design primer, YOUR chance to design a hole, and have it featured in class! Tues, 2/7 at 1:30. Book it! ➡️ tinyurl.com/ysdj9sdx

Patrick Greenfield

@pgreenfielduk

Jan 9

🚨 🦥🌍 Biodiversity Twitter 🦛🐜🚨 What should we be writing about & investigating in 2023? DM & email suggestions (patrick.greenfield@theguardian.com)

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‘We’re being a little more picky’: How cities are rethinking their trees in the face of climate...

Arbor Day Foundation

@arborday

Jan 4

You've heard us say, "Right tree, right place." Why is that important? Our urban forestry program manager Pete Smith said it best in

@FastCompany

, "You need a tree that’s going to survive the weather of today and the climate of the future"

fastcompany.com

As cities look to plant more trees, they're trying to diversify the mix, in order to make sure they can withstand extreme temperatures and other climate disasters.

How Floating Wetlands Are Helping to Clean Up Urban Waters

Jan 9

"As cities around the world look to rid their waterways of remaining pollution, researchers are installing artificial islands brimming with grasses and sedges."

e360.yale.edu

As cities around the world look to rid their waterways of remaining pollution, researchers are installing artificial islands brimming with grasses and sedges. The islands’ surfaces attract wildlife,...

GBBN

@GBBNArchitects

Dec 21, 2022

A new 2-part article by GBBN's Director of Research, Shan Jiang, Ph.D. dives into the health and energy benefits of living walls

thefield.asla.org/2022/12/08/the #architecture #design #research #greenwalls #livingwalls

thefield.asla.org

The Approachable Green: Integrating Living Walls in Biophilic Interior Spaces

by Shan Jiang, Ph.D. Biophilia and Biophilic Design The term biophilia was coined by German psychologist Erich Fromm to describe the physiological tendency towards all living-beings—the “passionate…

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Jan 6

The Albert Kahn-designed

@FordHouse

gets an exceptional update to its Jens Jensen landscape. bit.ly/3CtbzZs

Climate Action Plan Published for Landscape Architects - Land8

has released its Climate Action Plan. This document provides a roadmap for how the organization can achieve zero emissions by 2040, partnered with a companion field guide for landscape architecture firms, organizations, and designers.

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In the same week that the Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap was announced by the U.S. Federal Government, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released its official Climate Action Plan....

Jan 5

Share your research or practice at the #ASLA2023 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Minneapolis. The Call for Presentations is now open! Submit your proposal by the deadline on February 22, 2023, at noon CT. bit.ly/3VRRcMu

Watching

in Kentucky reminded me of my trip there. #LandscapeArchitects design spaces that bridge communities, so it was gratifying to see the President and

@LeaderMcConnell

celebrate the bridge between KY and OH. Collaboration leads to impactful infrastructure policy.

Jan 4

ASLA invites nominations for the #ASLA2023 Honors and Honorary Membership through February 28, 6:00 PM EST. Review the requirements and nominate your peers for excellence in landscape architecture: bit.ly/3vAomFZ

On This Day She

@OnThisDayShe

Jan 4

#otd in 1899, Beatrix Farrand was the sole woman amongst 11 founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects,

. Her gardens - for country homes, public parks and campuses - include those at Dumbarton Oaks and the White House. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_F

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Jan 3

Get your #ASLA2023 proposals ready! The call for presentations for the Conference on Landscape Architecture in Minneapolis opens on January 5.

@ASLAMN

Landscape Architecture Foundation

@lafoundation

Jan 2

The new year means the Feb 1 deadline for LAF scholarships is less than a month away. #LandscapeArchitecture students – it's time to get serious about applying. Don't miss out on the more than $150,000 available through 16 different scholarships!

lafoundation.org

Student Scholarships

Each year, the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) offers over $150,000 through 16 different scholarships. Application materials due February 1.

Jan 3

Your input is needed for a survey on gender equity in the built environment. For every survey completed, Designing Beyond the Binary will donate $1 to

@TrevorProject

, up to $1,000. Complete and share the survey: bit.ly/3YLrnAi

Mithun

Dec 29, 2022

Charles Birnbaum, FASLA, of

@tclfdotorg

; Arleyn A. Levee, Hon. ASLA; and Dena Tasse-Winter have created a welcome overview of 200+ landscapes by Frederick Law Olmsted. Well-curated images show the remarkable work behind his vision of public spaces. bit.ly/3HewnHG

Dec 27, 2022

Landscape Forms is a company founded on design and people. They're proud to support the ASLA online learning series, DREAM BIG with Design—a PreK-12 resource for landscape inspiration and education. bit.ly/35Mru5z #ASLAdreambig Supporter

Dec 22, 2022

Give the gift of discovery this holiday season. DREAM BIG with Design, the ASLA online learning series for Grades PreK-12, is available to stream! Bonus: watch the music video for 'The Big Idea,' by award-winning musician Billy Jonas. Access for free: bit.ly/3GamzNQ

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