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Message from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) President (2024-2025 term) Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA.

In this video from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), learn how 10 landscape architects around the world are designing a more sustainable and equitable future. Learn more at asla.org/positive

"The world is both facing a climate crisis and a biodiversity crisis. The heart of the solution for both of these problems is nature." In a 10-part video series from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), explore how landscape architects design with nature to keep communities: COOL ...

Explore how landscape architects replaced asphalt with green spaces at the John W. Cook Academy Space to Grow Schoolyard in Chicago, Illinois, cooling the environment and absorbing stormwater. Learn more at asla.org/positive

Learn how landscape architects with the City of Phoenix, Arizona are building a network of shade structures and trees to provide life-saving shade. The goal is that everyone has enough shade to be able to walk safely on the streets of Phoenix. Learn more at asla.org/positive

See how landscape architects designed the Sanya Dong'an Wetland Park in Hainan, People's Republic of China, a one square kilometer-sized urban park, to regulate over a million cubic meters of stormwater. Learn more at asla.org/positive

See how landscape architects re-imagined Graffiti Pier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to adapt to rising river levels while maintaining community values. Learn more at asla.org/positive

The Playbook for the Pyrocene offers urban design and landscape architecture approaches that are most impactful in helping communities adapt to wildfire. Learn more at asla.org/positive

Learn how landscape architects converted a railroad in Detroit, Michigan into the Dequindre Cut and Joe Lewis Greenways — scenic trails that provide safe spaces to walk, reduce transportation emissions, and revitalize surrounding communities. Learn more at asla.org/positive

Learn about the Jackson Street Reconstruction Project in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where landscape architects repurposed a travel lane and parking lane, creating new safe bike infrastructure that cuts transportation emissions. Learn more at asla.org/positive