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Students, Showcase Your Talent on a National Stage!

4/21/2025

ASLA 2024 Student Urban Design Award of Excellence. Siaya Eco-Park: A Vision for Green, Inclusive Hub in Siaya's Heart. Siaya, Siaya County, Kenya. Johanny Bonilla Jimenez, Associate ASLA; Michelle Syl Yeng Chan, Associate ASLA; Caroline Schoeller, Associate ASLA; Leechen Zhu, Student ASLA; Faculty Advisors: David Gouverneur; Catherine Seavitt, FASLA; Thabo Lenneiye; University of Pennsylvania.

Register your entries for the 2025 ASLA Student Awards by April 25.Read More

Join the President-Elect Candidate Member Forum

On May 8, join Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA, ASLA President for a live conversation with ASLA’s 2026 President-Elect candidates, Gretchen Wilson, ASLA, PLA and Jennifer Nitzky, FASLA, PLA. Hear their bold ideas, creative visions, and hopes for the profession—straight from the source.Read More

The Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act Reintroduced in Congress

The Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act (S. 1166) was recently reintroduced to Congress by U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), aiming to help communities reduce health and infrastructure risks linked to rising temperatures. The bill would promote landscape architecture techniques like tree planting, shaded transit shelters, green roofs, and parks to combat rising temperatures. The measure would also target underserved communities, which are often hit hardest by extreme heat.Read More

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