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ASLA Committed to Helping Communities Achieve Their Climate and Biodiversity Goals -- 03/26/2025
Landscape Architects Form Task Force to Scale Up Solutions to the Climate and Biodiversity Crises - Led by leaders in the field of landscape architecture, ASLA is developing a profession-wide Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan -- 02/12/2025
Support California Wildfire Relief Efforts -- 01/10/2025
ASLA Releases the First Impact Assessment of Its Business Operations - The organization is focusing on energy, transportation, and food to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions -- 12/17/2024
Seeking Teachers to Enrich Classrooms with History, Storytelling, and Ecology - Applications are now open! K-12 teachers can apply for the “Teaching Environmental Humanities through Landscape Architecture” grant through March 5, 2025. -- 12/13/2024
Landscape Architecture Solutions to Climate Change Generate Significant Economic Benefits - ASLA Fund releases new analysis on the economic benefits of nature-based solutions -- 11/12/2024
At COP29, Landscape Architects Will Workshop Landscape Solutions to Climate Change with World Leaders - Delegates will highlight the key role of landscape architecture strategies in maximizing the benefits of nature for people and communities -- 11/07/2024
The Landscape Architecture Community Will Push for Protecting and Restoring Ecosystems at the Convention on Biological Diversity - ASLA representatives will showcase projects that increase biodiversity at COP16 in Cali, Colombia -- 10/21/2024
ASLA Responds to Recent Hurricanes -- 10/10/2024
New Guides for Landscape Architects Offer Practical Steps to Achieve Zero Emissions by 2040 - ASLA releases three new resources that cover how to decarbonize landscape architecture project specifications, the design process, and navigate environmental product data -- 09/30/2024
Landscape Architects Grow Licensure Program - ASLA announces the next class of its Licensure Advancement Program to address systemic inequities -- 09/26/2024
ASLA Survey: Biodiversity Becoming a Top Priority - Landscape architects are increasingly designing nature-based solutions to protect and restore ecosystems -- 09/24/2024
26 Landscape Architecture CEOs: We Will Be a Zero-Emission Profession by 2040, World Must Address Climate Change - Leading global design firm heads with collective $350 million annual revenues pledge company goals, call on governments to strengthen climate commitments -- 09/18/2024
ASLA Announces 2024 Professional Awards - Thirty-nine Professional Award winners represent the highest level of achievement in the landscape architecture profession -- 09/04/2024
Puente Hills Landfill Park Wins Global Impact Award from ASLA and IFLA - The 142-acre park is located in a densely populated area currently without enough park access and includes extreme heat and drought mitigation strategies -- 09/04/2024
ASLA Announces 2024 Student Awards - Thirty-eight Student Award winners elevate the future of the landscape architecture profession -- 09/04/2024
Xochimilco Ecological Park in Mexico City, Mexico Wins Landmark Award from ASLA - Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the park has been a refuge for 31 years -- 09/04/2024
National Endowment for the Humanities Awards Grant to the ASLA Fund for Educator Workshop - “Teaching Environmental Humanities through Landscape Architecture” will be held in 2025. -- 08/27/2024
ASLA 2024 Honors Recipients - Selected by ASLA's Board of Trustees, the honors represent the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year. -- 06/18/2024
Landscape Architects Support Indigenous Communities Through Conference Offset Program - ASLA forms a partnership with the National Indian Carbon Coalition to offset greenhouse gas emissions produced by its 2024 conference -- 06/03/2024
ASLA Survey: Continued Increase in Demand for Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change - Clients are looking to landscape architects to increase resilience to climate impacts faster -- and address biodiversity loss -- 05/29/2024
ASLA Elects 40 Members to Prestigious Council of Fellows - “The professionals recognized in this year's class of ASLA Fellows have made consistent and exceptional contributions to resilience and sustainability, stronger and more beautiful communities, and human health, safety, and welfare,” says president. -- 05/21/2024
ASLA Fund Announces Development of New Guides on the Economic Benefits of Landscape Architecture and Nature-Based Solutions - The guides will be released at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan -- 05/02/2024
ASLA Announces Pamela Conrad as Inaugural Biodiversity and Climate Action Fellow - New role advances research on nature-based solutions -- 04/18/2024
On the Heels of House Passage, ASLA Urges the Senate to Pass the Outdoors for All Act -- 04/10/2024
On World Water Day ASLA Urges Congress to Pass the WISE Act -- 03/22/2024
Landscape Architecture Strategies Reduce Impacts of Dangerous Extreme Heat - New Research from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund Shows Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions -- 03/18/2024
Landscape Architecture Strategies Reduce Biodiversity Loss - New Research from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund Shows Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions -- 03/18/2024
ASLA Urges Administration to Invest in Nature-based Infrastructure Solutions - Last night, President Biden hit key themes in hitting the climate and biodiversity crises and investing in America's infrastructure. Innovative projects led by landscape architects can address all three of those needs -- at the same time. -- 03/08/2024
Event: "Global and Local Climate Adaptation Design" on March 7 with Global Climate Leader and Landscape Architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom - And Washington, D.C. Glenn LaRue Smith, FASLA, will join Kotchakorn in a conversation about climate and environmental justice -- 03/04/2024
Call for Entries to the ASLA 2024 Student Awards Program Now Open - Registration closes Friday, May 3 -- 02/05/2024
Call for Entries to the ASLA 2024 Professional Awards Program Now Open - Registration closes March 1 -- 01/29/2024
ASLA Calls for Presentation Proposals for 2024 Conference in Washington, DC - Proposal deadline: Monday, February 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM PST -- 01/16/2024
Nature-based Solutions Experts at COP28 - Landscape architects focus on investing in nature -- 12/07/2023
Landscape Architects Will Push for Nature-based Solutions at COP28 - Delegates will highlight the key role of landscape architecture in maximizing the benefits of nature for people and communities -- 11/27/2023
Practical Strategies for Reducing the Climate Impacts of Landscape Architecture Offices - ASLA releases comprehensive, freely-available guide to decarbonizing business operations -- 10/28/2023
70 Questions Landscape Architects Can Ask Industry Partners to Move Forward Climate and Biodiversity Goals - ASLA Releases Comprehensive Conversation Guide with Questions on Product Materials, Manufacturing, and More. -- 10/16/2023
Climate Week NYC: The Hudson River Is Rising. Communities Are Adapting--with Nature -- 09/18/2023
Landscape Architects Advance Sustainable Conference Strategies to Achieve Climate Action Goals - ASLA forms partnership with Green Minneapolis to offset greenhouse gas emissions from its 2023 Conference in Minneapolis and support tree planting in underserved communities -- 09/13/2023
Landscape Architects Grow Program to Address Systemic Inequities - ASLA announces the new class of its Licensure Advancement Program -- 09/06/2023
San Juan Master Plan Wins Inaugural Global Impact Award from American Society of Landscape Architects and the International Federation of Landscape Architects - Led by a coalition of residents in the Caño Martín Peña District, the plan will increase access to safe drinking water, flood protection, economic opportunities, and safe housing and open space -- 09/01/2023
ASLA Announces 2023 Professional Awards - Thirty-four Professional Award winners represent the highest level of achievement in the landscape architecture profession -- 09/01/2023
Vista Hermosa Natural Park in Los Angeles Wins Landmark Award from ASLA - The 15-year-old park has become a cornerstone of the neighborhood -- 09/01/2023
ASLA Announces 2023 Student Awards - Thirty Student Award winners represent a bright future for the landscape architecture profession -- 09/01/2023
ASLA Survey: Landscape Architects Call for Greater Collaboration with Product Manufacturers to Reduce Climate and Biodiversity Impacts - Landscape architects see need for new product data and tools to better measure and reduce impacts from their projects -- 08/21/2023
ASLA 2023 Conference Registration and Media Credentialing Are Open - Held in Minneapolis Oct 27-30, 2023, the conference will convene thousands of landscape architecture professionals to discuss climate, housing, equity, transportation, and resilience -- 08/14/2023
The ASLA Fund Announces Awardees of Inaugural National Competitive Research Grants - Focus is on Extreme Heat and Biodiversity Loss Solutions Designed by Landscape Architects -- 07/19/2023
Dept. of Homeland Security Designates Landscape Architecture a STEM Discipline - The designation recognizes the high degree of science, technology, engineering and mathematics course work required in landscape architecture collegiate programs -- 07/12/2023
ASLA Elects 48 Members to Prestigious ASLA Council of Fellows - “This year's class of ASLA Fellows has made outstanding contributions to people's health, safety, and welfare; environmental sustainability and climate resilience; and stronger communities,” says ASLA President Emily O’Mahoney -- 06/27/2023
ASLA Endorses Public School Green Rooftop Program Act - Green roofs lower temperatures, reduce energy needs, and provide access to nature in urban environments -- 06/21/2023
ASLA Announces 2023 Honors Recipients - “The ASLA honorees are the best of the best and represent what is possible in the field of landscape architecture. This is the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year,” said ASLA President Emily O’Mahoney, FASLA. -- 06/13/2023
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Undermines The Clean Water Act - In a decade marked by both extreme drought in the West and severe soaking storms in the East, wetlands are important ecosystems that can help provide solutions in both extremes–now they are at risk. -- 05/25/2023
ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen to Lead “Greening the Built Environment” Panel at Economist Sustainability Week USA - Panel will explore strategies for decarbonizing the building, landscape, and construction sector, which is responsible for 37% of energy and process-related greenhouse gas emissions -- 05/22/2023
ASLA Urges Congress to Pass the Living Schoolyards Act - Nature-based outdoor spaces spark learning -- 05/11/2023
Statement by ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen on Proposed EPA Power Plant Rule -- 05/11/2023
ICYMI: Jennifer Martel: Landscape Architects Don’t Plant Rose Bushes (N.H.) -- 03/08/2023
Experts Say Gov. Sununu Is Wrong: Licensing Landscape Architects Protects Public Health and Safety - Union Leader Op-Ed from New Hampshire Landscape Architects Sets the Record Straight as Governor Threatens Deregulation; Local Landscape Architecture Leaders Available for Interviews and Commentary -- 03/01/2023
Booking.com’s Big Game Ad Features “Landscape Architect” — So What Exactly is a Landscape Architect? - “If you love football stadiums, vacation resorts, public parks, campuses, plazas, waterfronts and other outdoor spaces, thank a landscape architect!” -- 02/10/2023
Call for Entries to the ASLA 2023 Professional and Student Awards Program Now Open - New awards category focused on transformative solutions to the climate crisis -- 01/24/2023
ASLA Calls for Presentation Proposals for 2023 Conference in Minneapolis - Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM CST -- 01/12/2023
Landscape Architects Urge Greater Action on Biodiversity Crisis - The American Society of Landscape Architects Calls on National Governments to Commit to 30 x 2030 and the Global Goal for Nature: Nature Positive by 2030 -- 12/06/2022
Landscape Architects Aim for Zero Emissions by 2040 - The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Announces New Industry-wide Benchmarks to Address Climate Change and Biodiversity Crises -- 11/12/2022
Landscape Architects Form High-Profile Task Force to Take Action on Climate and Biodiversity Crises - Led by climate leaders in the field of landscape architecture, ASLA is developing a profession-wide Climate Action Plan -- 07/28/2022
ASLA Earns Health and Wellness “WELL Certified Gold” Label for its D.C. Center for Landscape Architecture - It’s the first Gold certification in Washington, D.C., and largest project in the capital to receive a human wellbeing-focused WELL Certification -- 06/30/2022
Landscape Architects Take Action to Address Systemic Inequities Within Their Profession - ASLA announces the inaugural class of its Women of Color Licensure Advancement Program -- 06/01/2022
New Program Designed to Address Systemic Inequities in the Profession of Landscape Architecture - ASLA Announces Women of Color Licensure Advancement Program -- 02/23/2022
Landscape Architecture Projects from American Society of Landscape Architects Awards to be Archived in the Library of Congress - Award Winners Exemplify the Best and Most Innovative Landscape Architecture Projects, Especially How They Shape the Natural Environment and Communities -- 01/26/2022
ASLA Survey: Significant Increase in Demand for Climate Planning and Design Solutions Over Past Year - Clients are looking to landscape architects to provide nature-based solutions to climate impacts, with street trees, bioswales, and native, drought-tolerant plants in high demand. -- 11/18/2021
ASLA Ratifies International Federation of Landscape Architects’ Climate Action Commitment - Landscape Architects Unite in Advance of Key United Nations Climate Change Conference -- 10/12/2021
ASLA Calls Upon Governments to Achieve Zero Emissions by 2040 -- 10/07/2021
ASLA Releases Racial Equity Action Plan -- 03/10/2021
America Is All In - And So Is ASLA - On the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, ASLA joins over a thousand leaders in affirming our commitment to global climate action. -- 12/10/2020
ASLA Publishes Guide to Universal Design - The guide highlights innovative landscape designs that make outdoor spaces accessible to all. -- 08/19/2020
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Announces Torey Carter-Conneen as New Chief Executive Officer -- 08/06/2020
Black Lives Matter. Black Communities Matter. -- 06/05/2020
ASLA Announces Membership in the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing -- 01/07/2020
ASLA Survey: Demand High for Residential Landscapes with Sustainability and Active Living Elements - Native plants, outdoor yoga spaces and charging stations are hot for 2018. -- 04/04/2018
ASLA Survey: Demand High for Sustainable, Tech-friendly Residential Landscapes -- 03/07/2017
Survey Reveals Top Ten Design Trends for Residential Landscape Architecture - Rainwater/graywater harvesting top trend for 2016 -- 02/23/2016

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