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Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A01: Bees, Butterflies, Beetles—Oh My! Science-Backed Framework for Urban Pollinator Conservation
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Kate Kennen, FASLA – | Offshoots | Northeastern University
Speaker: Nicholas Dorian – Chicago Botanic Garden
Speaker: Luisa Oliveira, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City of Somerville, MA
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A02: Beyond the Sample Closet: Strategies for Smarter Materials Management
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Chloe Gillespie, Assoc. ASLA – RDG Planning and Design
Speaker: Jessica Canfield, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University
Speaker: Angel Gonzales (he/him/his) – Gensler
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A03: Building a Bigger Table: Participatory, Low-Tech Design Strategies for Designing Healthy Agroecosystems
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Ayana Curran-Howes, Student Affil. ASLA – University of Vermont, Institute for Agroecology
Speaker: Emilie Taylor Welty, AIA – Tulane School of Architecture
Speaker: Mina Seck – Sprout
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A04: Embracing Change: Transitioning from an Established Firm to Launch a Small Practice
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Justin Winters, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Wintergreen Landscape Studio
Speaker: Ashley Langworthy, ASLA, PLA – Miasto
Speaker: Christopher Torres, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Agency Artifact
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A05: Finance. Market. Entitlements. Placemaking: Essential and Knowledgeable Ingredients of the Development Process
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Todd LaRue – RCLCO
Speaker: Mandy Pope, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
Speaker: Steven J. Spears, FASLA, PLA, AICP – GroundWork Development and Momark Development
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A06: From Lab to Landscape: Opportunities for Scaling Biochar in Landscape Practice
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN
Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner, ASLA (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Sam Dunlap (he/him/his) – Carbon Harvest LLC
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A07: Living in a Reclaimed Material World: Benefits, Friction, and Landscape Project Precedents
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Alyssa Olson, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Mithun
Speaker: Nadia Al-Quaddoomi, ASLA – Terremoto, Inc.
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A08: Play It Cool: Designing the Future of Play in a Warming World
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Meghan Talarowski, ASLA, PLA – Studio Ludo
Speaker: Benjamin Corotis (he/him/his) – ADBC Architecture
Speaker: Joshua Spitzig, Affil. ASLA – Buro Happold
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A09: Public Housing as Place: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Urban Housing Renewal
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Hana Ishikawa, Affil. ASLA, AIA – site design group
Speaker: Steven B. Tupu, ASLA – Terrain-nyc landscape architecture PC
Speaker: Lisa Yun Lee – National Public Housing Museum
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A10: The Available Landscape: Designing Beyond the Normative Cityscape Toward an Inclusive Future
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Speaker: Magda Mostafa, PhD (she/her/hers) – StudioTM and the American University in Cairo
Speaker: Hansel Bauman (he/him/his) – Hansel Bauman architecture + planning
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Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A11: Unlocking Potential: Activating Vacant Parkland for Inclusive Communities
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Ishita Ghosh, Assoc. ASLA, AIA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Claire E. Hempel, ASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Warinda Harris (she/her/hers) – Central Texas Interfaith
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B01: Answering the Call to Action: Transforming Practice for Co-creation
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Kirsten B. Bauer, International ASLA (she/her/hers) – ASPECT Studios
Speaker: Grant Fahlgren (he/him/his) – Canadian Society of Landscape Architects / PFS Studio
Speaker: Kelty M. McKinnon, ASLA (she/her/hers) – PFS Studio
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B02: Coastal Hazards Overlay District Guide: Creating More Resilient Communities
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Gavin P. Smith, FAICP – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Allison Anderson, FAIA – unabridged Architecture
Speaker: David Perkes, AIA – Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B03: Cultivating Joy in Landscape Architecture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA – Unknown Studio
Speaker: Max W. D'Aurizio, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – APE Studio
Speaker: Angela Moreno-Long, ASLA – LaGuardia Design Group
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B04: Designing Biodiversity Through Landscape Interactions: Applied Science at Varied Scales
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Sohyun Park, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA – Biohabitats, Inc.
Speaker: Evan Abramson, Affil. ASLA – Landscape Interactions
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B05: Designing with Purpose: Three Unique Perspectives on Achieving Functional Beauty for Residences
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Carrie Woleben-Meade, ASLA, PLA – Mariani Landscape
Speaker: Jeff Berghoff – Mariani Premier Group / Berghoff Design Group
Speaker: Brian Cossari, ASLA – Hoffman Landscapes
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B06: Envision Platinum: Circular and Sustainable Approaches at the Battery
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Amy Seek, ASLA, PLA, ENV SP, WEDG, Assoc. AIA – Stantec
Speaker: Steven C. Nelson, ASLA (he/him/his) – New York City Economic Development Corp / Capital Program
Speaker: Andrew Novitsky, ASLA, PLA, ISA – SiteWorks
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B07: Feral: Making Wild Landscapes
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: David Hill, ASLA, LEED AP – Hillworks & Auburn University
Speaker: Mathieu Gontier – Wagon Landscaping
Speaker: Sarah A. Cowles, ASLA – Ruderal
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B08: Go the Distance: Envisioning, Implementing, and Curating Great Linear Landscapes
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Justine Heilner, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (she/her/hers) – New York Power Authority/ New York State Canal Corporation
Speaker: Kate Tooke, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Agency Landscape and Planning
Speaker: Whitney Tidd, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Tennessee RiverLine
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B09: Landscape Architects in the Expanded Field: Lessons from Working with Infrastructure
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Scott A. Jordan, ASLA – Civitas Inc.
Speaker: Anya Domlesky, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate – SWA Group
Speaker: Trevor C. Lee, ASLA – OLIN
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Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B10: Planning, Measurement, and Implementation: Climate Action in a Historic Urban Park
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: Steven Bopp, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Central Park Conservancy
Speaker: Jennifer Wong, ASLA, PLA – Central Park Conservancy
Speaker: Nicholas S. Koster, ASLA, PLA, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Central Park Conservancy
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B11: Speak Up & Sound Smart: Effective Communication Strategies for Landscape Architects
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Chelsey Rives – Volcano Heart
Speaker: Elaine Kearney, ASLA, PLA – TBG Partners
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C01: 20 Years Later: Spatial, Economic, and Civic Lessons Learned Since Katrina
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Jeff Hébert – HR&A Advisors
Speaker: David Waggonner, FAIA – Waggonner & Ball
Speaker: Michael Hecht – Greater New Orleans, Inc
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Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C02: Beyond Off-the-Shelf: Material Innovations that Create Value and Place
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Bryan C. Chou, ASLA, PLA – Mikyoung Kim
Speaker: Johanna Barthmaier-Payne, ASLA – Rhode Island School of Design
Speaker: Julia Howe, ASLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C03: Beyond Water Conservation—A Holistic Approach to Designing “Great Places”
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Lexi Moskaluk, PLA (she/her/hers) – N/A
Speaker: Nate Hines – Hines Inc
Speaker: Clinton T. Sander – A1 Organics
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C04: Building Capacity with Frontline Communities: Resilience Hubs for All
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Jose Juan Terrasa-Soler, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects
Speaker: Shannon Lee (she/her/hers) – Mithun
Speaker: Matthijs Bouw, AIA IA (he/him/his) – One Architecture & Urbanism
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C05: From Setback to Comeback: Reviving an Urban Icon
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Bill Vitek, FASLA, PLA – Dig Studio
Speaker: Andrew Iltis – Downtown Denver Partnership
Speaker: Adam Rice – Bluestem Landworks
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C06: How Urban Parks Can Transform Cities and Connect People with Cultural History
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Jennifer Cass, LEED AP, PE (she/her/hers) – New York City Economic Development Corporation
Speaker: Mary Margaret J. Jones, FASLA – Hargreaves Jones
Speaker: Regina Myer – Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C07: Nature at the Water’s Edge: Designing Resilient and Biodiverse Urban Waterfronts
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Pippa W. Brashear, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Anna Spooner, ASLA, PLA – Anchor QEA
Speaker: Ido Sella, Ph.D – ECOncrete
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C08: Niche to Newsworthy: Amplifying Landscape Architecture’s Reach
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Jackson Rollings – SWA
Speaker: John Gendall – Chapter
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C09: The Vocabulary of Roberto Burle Marx Revisited
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: James A. Lord, FASLA (he/him/his) – Surfacedesign Inc.
Speaker: Raymond L. Jungles, FASLA (he/him/his) – Raymond Jungles, Inc.
Speaker: Leandro Couto de Almeida, ASLA – Surfacedesign Inc.
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C10: Unhoused, Unseen: The (In)visibility of Homelessness in “Public” Space
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Jared Edgar McKnight, ASLA – WRT
Speaker: Allison Nkwocha, ASLA – WRT
Speaker: Tanushri Dalmiya (she/her/hers) – WRT
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C11: Greening While Growing: Retooling POPS to Improve Open Space Access & Equity
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Brett Merriam (he/him/his) – Gehl
Speaker: Diana Fernandez-Bibeau, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – City of Boston
Speaker: Anne N. Lin, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Just Cities Institute
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D02: Beyond Planting Plans: Seeing, Communicating, and Constructing with Plants
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Christian Moore, ASLA (he/him/his) – Hoerr Schaudt
Speaker: Andrew J. Sell, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Sasaki
Speaker: Marissa Ashley Angell, ASLA, PLA – Angell Landscape Architecture
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D03: Bridging Boundaries: Adapting for Climate Through Collaborative Design
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Kent Hipp, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – HGA
Speaker: Chi Chi Truong, LEED Green Associate, PE – Arup
Speaker: Jinal Mehta – Arup
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D04: Disrupting the System: L.A.’s Waterways as Community Catalyst
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Robin Mark, LEED AP – SALT Landscape Architects
Speaker: Michelle O'Connor (she/her/hers) – County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
Speaker: Roxan Rivas (they/them/theirs) – Pacoima Beautiful
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D05: Hurricane Resilience on the Gulf Coast: Two Parks Meeting the Challenge
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Zachary Chrisco, Hon. ASLA – Sasaki
Speaker: Matt Leavell, LEED AP – Leavell Design Consulting, LLC
Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D06: Listening to the Land: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives for Restoration and Healing
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Gordon Yellowman – Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Speaker: Darin DeLay, ASLA – City of Arvada
Speaker: Jennifer Mahan – Wenk Associates
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D07: Not Your Garden-Variety Landscape Architects: Leading Nontraditional Careers
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Emily Archer, ASLA, PLA – City of Virginia Beach
Speaker: Jack Rosenberger, ASLA, PLA – Virginia Tech
Speaker: Jonny Hayes, ASLA, PLA, SEGD (he/him/his) – Anchorage Museum
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D08: Rethinking Participation and Power: Expanding the Potential of Design for Everyone
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Brie Hensold, Hon. ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Chelina Odbert, Hon. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Speaker: Stephen Gray, Affil. ASLA – Grayscale Collaborative
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D09: Rewilding New York City—History, Design & Ecology
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: David Seiter, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Future Green Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Eric W. Sanderson (he/him/his) – New York Botanical Garden
Speaker: Robin Grossinger – Second Nature Ecology + Design
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D10: Tapping into Ecological Memory: A Key to Resilient Design
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.
Speaker: Tom Smarr – Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Speaker: Claudia West, International ASLA – Phyto Studio LLC
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Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D11: To DBE or not to DBE: Leveraging Diversity as a Strategic Advantage
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: Patricia Algara, FASLA, PLA – BASE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Elsa Mark-Ng (she/her/hers) – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Hana Ishikawa, Affil. ASLA, AIA – site design group
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A01: ADA Construction Issues—Designed Right, Built Wrong!
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Andrea LaCour, RAS, ADAC, APAC-BE (she/her/hers) – Contour Collective
Speaker: Elaine Andersen, RAS, ADAC, ABAC-BE (she/her/hers) – Contour Collective
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A02: Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS
Speaker: Karen M'Closkey, ASLA – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Luis Pérez, ASLA – Universidad Ana. G Méndez / Estudio Pérez Santiago
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A03: Ecological Citizens: Bottom-Up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Andrew M. Wright, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Cheryl R. Austin – Greater Treme Consortium Inc
Speaker: James P. Karst (he/him/his) – Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A04: Landscape Architecture Industry Insights: 2025 and Beyond
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Guest Speaker: Torey Carter-Conneen – American Society of Landscape Architects
Guest Speaker: Alexa Bush, ASLA, PLA – City of Detroit
Guest Speaker: Jeff Hébert – HR&A Advisors
Guest Speaker: Bill Odle, ASLA, PLA – TBG Partners
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A05: Inner-City Revival: Building Community Through Placemaking and Urban Recreation
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Natalia Revelo La Rotta (she/her/hers) – Colloqate Design
Speaker: Johnny Brasley, III – Transitional Spaces / Parisite DIY
Speaker: Taj Hanson, ASLA (he/him/his) – Walker Macy
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A06: Islas y Canales Verdes: Land Conservation + Intercultural Design in South America
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: Carl Carlson, ASLA, PLA – LaGuardia Design Group
Speaker: Amanda Coen, ASLA, PLA – Independent / Udelar / Universidad ORT Uruguay
Speaker: Matthew P. Ells, ASLA (he/him/his) – Butler Parklands, Inc.
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A07: Magical Mistakes: Embracing Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Urban Landscape
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Gretchen Wilson, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, WEDG (she/her/hers) – Dig Studio
Speaker: Kate Tooke, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Agency Landscape and Planning
Speaker: Melissa Erikson, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – MIG
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A08: Making Space for Culture: Strategies for Supporting Cultural Programming in Public Landscapes
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Michael J. Bobbitt (he/him/his) – Mass Cultural Council
Speaker: Kara Elliott-Ortega (she/her/hers) – Kresge Foundation
Speaker: Anna Cawrse, ASLA – Sasaki
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A09: Measuring What Matters: The Social Value and Economic Benefits of Public Interventions
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Joshua Bloom – The Lakota Group
Speaker: Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours
Speaker: Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers) – Daily tous les jours
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Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A10: The Found-Hers: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA – Unknown Studio
Speaker: Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LILA Studio LLC
Speaker: Catherine M. McCullough, FSMPS, CPSM (she/her/hers) – McCullough Landscape Architecture, Inc.
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A11: Vision Becoming Reality—RiverVision and the Redevelopment of the Davenport Riverfront
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Zachary C. Peterson, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (he/him/his) – City of Davenport, Iowa
Speaker: Kyle Gripp – City of Davenport, IA
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B01: Build Me a River: Leading Urban Revitalization with Flood-Resilient Park Design
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Herb Sweeney, IV, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Speaker: Pina Mallozzi (she/her/hers) – Waterfront Toronto
Speaker: Jonathon Kusa, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Inter-Fluve, Inc.
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B02: Ethical Decarbonization: Eliminating Forced Labor in Timber, Stone, and Rubber Supply Chains
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects
Speaker: Brigid Abraham, AIA, LEED Green Associate (she/her/hers) – Grace Farms
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B03: Fostering (not Fighting) Change: Innovative Approaches to Preservation Practice
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Eric F. Kramer, FASLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Speaker: Mark Hough, FASLA – Duke University
Speaker: Monica Rhodes, FAAR – Rhodes Heritage Group
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B04: From Pavement to Pollinators: Building Biodiverse Urban Habitats
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Isabel Castilla, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Speaker: Jeremy Jungels (he/him/his) – The Hort (The Horticultural Society of NY)
Speaker: Kayla Murgo, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Vestre
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B05: Inside the LA Studio—Phyto Studio
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Guest Speaker: Claudia West, International ASLA – Phyto Studio LLC
Guest Speaker: Melissa Rainer, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Guest Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Guest Speaker: Emilie Carter, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Moderator: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA – LANDAU Design+Technology
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B06: Rebuilding Los Angeles: Implementation of Fire-Resistant Materials and Building Strategies
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Amy Smith, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Marmol Radziner
Speaker: Aista Sobouti, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Marmol Radziner
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B07: Steadying Winds of Change in Urban Parks: Leadership Lessons from Volatile Times
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Catherine Nagel, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City Parks Alliance
Speaker: Mitchell J. Silver, Hon. ASLA – McAdams
Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
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Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B08: Symbolic Streets: Catalysts for Urban Resilience, Economic Recovery and Civic Transformation
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Richard Kennedy, ASLA – Field Operations
Speaker: Julie Flynn – Street Plans
Speaker: Laura Crescimano – SITELAB Urban Studio
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B09: Transcending Limits: Crafting High-Impact Landscapes Within Any Framework
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: David L. Hocker, FASLA (he/him/his) – Hocker
Speaker: Rebecca B. Bradley, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (she/her/hers) – Cadence
Speaker: Mike Albert, FASLA, AICP – Design Workshop, Inc.
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B10: Understanding the Financial Benefits of Firm Ownership (and How to Get There)
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Rena M. Klein, FAIA (she/her/hers) – CVG
Speaker: Jennifer L. Orr, ASLA, PLA – Studio Balcones
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B11: Weaving Relations: Co-creation for Change Through Healing of Land, People, and Culture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: José de Jesús Leal, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Melissa Castiano – National Park Service
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C01: Advocacy Through Design: Leveraging Existing Design Strategies Through a More Inclusive Lens
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Benjamin Jensen, Assoc. ASLA – AECOM
Speaker: Naomi A. Sachs, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland Dept of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – UCLA / Sasaki / DeafScape
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C02: Convening Research Platforms: Dissolving Boundaries in the Space Between Academia and Practice
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Charles Neer, ASLA, PLA – WRT
Speaker: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA (she/her/hers) – McHarg Center for Urbanism + Ecology at the University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Megan Born, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C03: Ecological Approach to Enhancing Biodiversity in a Tree City of the World
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Patricia H. Akinaga, ASLA, ABAP (she/her/hers) – Stoev Design Group/ Patricia AKINAGA Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Marcelo T. Kubo, SBB (he/him/his) – Patricia Akinaga Landscape Design and Urban Planning
Speaker: Rene G S Carneiro (he/him/his) – Universidade Federal de Goiás
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C04: Equity-Washing? Let’s Have a Real Conversation About Equity in the Profession
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Kate Brooks, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – ZGF
Speaker: Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Arathi Gowda, AIA, AICP, LFA, LEED BD+C (she/her/hers) – ZGF
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C05: Fighting for Our Future: The Case for Landscape-Led Infrastructure
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Maria Reilly, ASLA – Stantec
Speaker: Gary Sorge, FASLA, PLA, AICP – Stantec
Speaker: Dr. Galen Newman, FASLA – Texas A&M University
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C07: Inside the LA Studio—Spackman Mossop Michaels
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Guest Speaker: Wes Michaels, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker: Emily Bullock, ASLA, PLA – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker: Tracey Armitage (she/her/hers) – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker: Liz Camuti, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Tulane University and Spackman Mossop Michaels
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Mossop – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Moderator: Alexa Bush, ASLA, PLA – City of Detroit
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C08: Revealing Place: Context, Cultural History, and Ecological Memory in Landscape Architecture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Sara Zewde, ASLA – Studio Zewde & Harvard GSD
Speaker: Thomas Woltz, FASLA, CLARB – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Speaker: Ken Smith, FASLA – Ken Smith Workshop
Sponsored By
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C09: Shading In: Research, Engagement, and Design to Add Shade in Under-Resourced Communities
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Speaker: Christian A. Rodriguez Ceja – Kounkuey Design Initative
Speaker: Esther M. Margulies, ASLA – USC School of Architecture
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C10: The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective: Reconnecting Communities to Environment and Culture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Diane J. Allen, FASLA – UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Speaker: Christina G. Lehew (she/her/hers) – Common Ground Relief
Speaker: Natalie Manning (she/her/hers) – L9 Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C11: When Specs Meet Reality: Partnering with Nursery Growers for Successful Planting Design
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Leah Kahler – Tulane University
Speaker: Jehane Samaha, MSc – USDA Forest Service
Speaker: Megan Higgins Palomo – Tree Pittsburgh
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A01: Biodiversity-Positive Transformations of Blighted Urban Landscapes
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Daniel Woodroffe, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – dwg.
Speaker: Satoko Muratake, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Ten x Ten
Speaker: Dou Zhang, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – Sasaki
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A02: Building Trust and Trails Throughout Detroit
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Brian P. Charlton, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – SmithGroup
Speaker: David I. Tobar, ASLA – City of Detroit
Speaker: Sheri Burton (she/her/hers) – Midwest Civic Council of Block Clubs
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A03: Healthy Team, Healthy Site: People-First Approach to Integrated Project Delivery
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Gwen Fuertes, AIA (she/her/hers) – Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Speaker: Grace Yu, AIA (she/her/hers) – Suffolk Construction
Speaker: Hogan Edelberg, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – SCAPE
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A04: Innovative Community Engagement: Digital and Map-Based Techniques
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Beth Poovey, ASLA – LandDesign
Speaker: Marketta Kyttä – Aalto University
Speaker: Anna Broberg – Maptionnaire
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A05: Living Landscapes: Managing Design Legacies Through Time and Change
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Michael F. Ciccarelli, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt
Speaker: Mark Hough, FASLA – Duke University
Speaker: Timothy Marshall, FASLA, PLA – ETM Associates
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A06: No Bad Questions: How Three Practices Shape Cultures of Learning
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Will Klassen (he/him/his) – SCAPE
Speaker: Rachel Valenziano, ASLA – TEN x TEN Studio
Speaker: Marisa Villarreal, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Reed Hilderbrand LLC
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A07: Staying in the Loop: Balancing Automation and Identity in the AI-LA Era
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Jessica Fernandez, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Speaker: Benjamin H. George, ASLA – Utah State University
Speaker: Phillip Fernberg, ASLA – Utah State University
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A08: Rooted in Treme: Healing, History, and Hope Under the I-10
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Melissa Lemuz, Assoc. ASLA (she/her/hers) – DesignJones LLC
Speaker: Whawn M. Allen, AIA (she/her/hers) – Whawn Allen Architects and Construction Consultants (WAACC)
Speaker: Nyree A. Ramsey – Cultural Innovation District (CID)
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A09: Groundwork in Action: Turning Regional Lessons into Resilient Futures
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Guest Speaker: Kona A. Gray, FASLA – EDSA, Inc.
Guest Speaker: Lisa DuRussel, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – University of Michigan
Guest Speaker: Laura G. Marett, ASLA – SCAPE
Guest Speaker: Christopher M. Pulaski, ASLA, PLA – Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government
Guest Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A10: Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: Gordon Matassa, Board Certified Master Arborist (he/him/his) – City of Oakland, California
Speaker: Mark Wessels, PLA (he/him/his) – MIG Inc.
Speaker: Dave Muffly (he/him/his) – Oaktopia
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A11: Witches and Wizards of the Landscape
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Megan Bradley, ASLA (she/her/hers) – American Ramp Company
Speaker: MaFe Gonzalez, Assoc. ASLA – BASE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – UC Berkeley
Sponsored By
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B01: Academia + Practice = Knowledge: A Research Collaboration Primer
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Megan Barnes, ASLA – Landscape Architecture Foundation
Speaker: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Lisa DuRussel, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – University of Michigan
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B02: Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park: Reconnecting History and Community Through Design
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Cecily J. F Bedwell, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Design Collective
Speaker: Brian L. Reetz, ASLA, PLA – Design Collective, Inc.
Speaker: Faye A. Belt – Retired Nurse
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B03: Future Trees: Strategies for Designing and Managing Canopies for Institutional Landscapes
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Speaker: Sara Evans – The Green-Wood Cemetery
Speaker: Rachel AC Heslop – Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B04: Highways Reimagined: Reconnecting Communities & Repairing the Past
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA – Toole Design
Speaker: Sara Zewde, ASLA – Studio Zewde & Harvard GSD
Speaker: Ian M. Lockwood, PE – Toole Design Group, LLC
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B05: Inside the LA Studio—Dana Brown & Associates
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Guest Speaker: Dana N. Brown, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP, GIP, QSM – Dana Brown & Associates
Guest Speaker: Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Dana Brown & Associates
Guest Speaker: Ry’yan Clark, ASLA, PLA, NAMA – Dana Brown & Associates
Guest Speaker: Chad Wilkins, Assoc. ASLA, PLA, GIP, Landscape Horticulturalist – Dana Brown & Associates
Moderator: Haley A. Blakeman, FASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Moffatt & Nichol
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B06: Mayoral Innovation: Rethinking Landscape Architecture in Local Government
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Trinity Simons Wagner – Mayors' Institute on City Design
Speaker: Alexa Bush, ASLA, PLA – City of Detroit
Speaker: Diana Fernandez-Bibeau, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – City of Boston
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B07: Parkonomics: Exploring the Economics of Our Shared Public Open Spaces
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Jonathon S. Geels, FASLA – Troyer Group
Speaker: Bryan Tanner (he/him/his) – St. Joseph County, Indiana
Sponsored By
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B08: The Home Landscape Lab: Unlocking Small Business Opportunities for a Biodiverse Future
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Wanjing Ji, ASLA, PLA – Ping Design LLC
Speaker: Emily A. Milliman, ASLA, PLA – Milliman Design Studio PLLC
Speaker: Jessica Wolff, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Lupine Site Design
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B09: The Story of Site as Organism: Poetic Perspectives of Dynamic Landscapes
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: Chris Landau, Affil. ASLA – LANDAU Design+Technology
Speaker: Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.
Speaker: Patricia Algara, FASLA, PLA – BASE Landscape Architecture
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B10: Uncharted Paths: Women of Color Are Redefining Landscape Architecture Through Micro Practices
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Maci Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LAND studio
Speaker: Magdalena A. Aravena, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Studio Siembra
Speaker: Stephanie Onwenu, ASLA (she/they) – Ijeomalandartscapes LLC
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B11: When the Shoreline Can’t Hold: Rethinking Resilience at the Water’s Edge
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Despo Thoma, AICP (she/her/hers) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Kaleen Juarez, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Alexander Creem, WEDG – New York City Economic Development Corporation
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C01: An Underutilized Concrete Application: Shotcrete
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220-222
Speaker: ashley cruz, ASLA, PLA, ISA (she/her/hers) – Cruz Concrete & Guniting Repair
Speaker: Mike Hee, PLA – Studio-MLA
Speaker: Jeffrey Poor, ASLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C02: Biodiversity: Strategies for Landscape Architects
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Claudia West, International ASLA – Phyto Studio LLC
Speaker: Derek Kalp, ASLA, PLA, CEFP – Penn State University
Speaker: Douglas A. DeBerry, PhD – College of William & Mary/VHB
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C03: Dismantling Disaster: Working with Communities Before the Storm
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Wes Michaels, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Speaker: Marilyn L. Hemingway – Gullah Geechee Chamber Foundation Inc
Speaker: Abby Hall (she/her/hers) – CDR Associates
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C04: Emergent AI in Professional Practice
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Center Stage-Room 343-345
Speaker: Daniel A. Tal, FASLA – www.thinkconfluence.com
Speaker: Jenn Becker, ASLA – Confluence
Speaker: Donnie Longenecker, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
Sponsored By
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C05: Ensuring a Complete and Resilient Vision: Developing a Growing Relationship with Nurseries
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Speaker: Carl S. Hesselein – Pleasant Run Nursery
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C06: How Do We Stay Here? The Charleston Comprehensive Integrated Water Plan
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Sarai Carter, Assoc. ASLA, SITES AP – Biohabitats, Inc
Speaker: Andy Sternad, AIA, AICP – Waggonner & Ball
Speaker: Jared T. Bramblett, LEED AP, PE – Moffatt & Nichol
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C07: Interviewing the Interviewer: How Students and Employers Evaluate Each Other
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Joshua Crawford, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP – Design Workshop Inc.
Speaker: Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA – TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.
Speaker: Chloe K. Meyer, Student ASLA – Oklahoma State University Student Chapter of ASLA
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C08: Lines in the Sand: Regional Trails as Climate Adaptation Infrastructure
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Mikey Goralnik, ASLA, AICP – Great Springs Project
Speaker: Nans P. Voron – SCAPE
Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C09: Threading Coastal Resilience in a Dense Urban Environment: Competition to Construction
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: Grace K. Tang – NYC Parks
Speaker: Jordan H. Salinger – Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
Speaker: Lauren Micir, ASLA, PLA – AECOM
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C10: Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being: Reconsidering Expertise Across Knowledge Systems
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Carlos X. Torres de Janon, Assoc. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Csanyi Matusicky – Pheasants Forever & Natural Resources Conservation Service
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C11: Where Do You Draw the Line?
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 243-245
Speaker: Richard S. Roark, ASLA, AICP – OLIN
Speaker: Michael Grove, FASLA – SASAKI
Speaker: Carlos Claussell (he/him/his) – PennFuture
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
MON-A01: Community-Centered Design and Planning: Insights from Boston’s Urban Design Initiatives
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Robert Ryan, FASLA – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speaker: Anne N. Lin, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Just Cities Institute
Speaker: Breeze Outlaw, ASLA (they/them/theirs) – City of Boston Planning Department
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
MON-A02: Flipping the Paradigm: Transforming a Neglected, Contested Landscape into a Social-ecological Amenity
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Janet E. Simpson – Jefferson County Greenways Foundation
Speaker: Ingrid M. Kanics, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kanics Inclusive Design Services LLC
Speaker: Matthew J. Macchietto, ASLA, PLA – Hoerr Schaudt
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
MON-A03: From Seed to Design: Enhancing Urban Biodiversity Through Local Networks
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker: Grant L. Thompson, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – RDG Planning & Design
Speaker: Deb Hilbert (she/her/hers) – SUNY-ESF
Speaker: Suzette Lopane, ASLA, PLA – Westchester County
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
MON-A04: Lessons Learned: Cultural Landscapes that Honor African American Heritage and Legacy
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Malcom Davis, AIA – Perkins + Will
Speaker: Burchell Pinnock, FAIA – Baskervill
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
MON-A05: Mastering Plant Procurement: Bridging Gaps from Design to Delivery
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Speaker: Ruth Nervig, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SiteWorks
Speaker: Mary Alice Costich (she/her/hers) – Kelco Construction,Inc.
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
MON-A06: Shaping the Future of Landscape Architecture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: SADIK C. ARTUNC, FASLA (he/him/his) – Mississippi State University
Speaker: FREDERICK R. STEINER, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Michael Grove, FASLA – SASAKI
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
MON-A07: Landscape Architecture 2040: The New ASLA Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Guest Speaker: Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
Guest Speaker: Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – LPA Design Studios
Guest Speaker: Diane J. Allen, FASLA – UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Guest Speaker: Mariana Ricker, ASLA, PLA – SWA Group
Guest Speaker: Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
MON-B01: Beyond Last Century’s Tools: Innovation in Firm and Project Management
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker: Sara Tie – Connect One Design
Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
MON-B02: Experiment, Play, Innovate: Fostering Curiosity in Firm Culture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker: Margaret Plumb, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Chelsea DeWitt, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Plural Studio
Speaker: Casey L. Nelson, AIA (she/her/hers) – Lake Flato
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
MON-B03: Heat, Flood, Fire, Drought: Integrated Regional Landscape Resilience Strategy for Los Angeles
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker: Josiah Cain, ASLA – Design Ecology
Speaker: Megan Horn, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Studio MLA
Speaker: Hunter Merritt (he/him/his) – California State University Sacramento
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
MON-B04: Landscape Climate Adaptation Planning for a Resilient and Iconic Campus
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker: Laura G. Marett, ASLA – SCAPE
Speaker: Marissa Cheng, AICP (she/her/hers) – University of California at Berkeley
Speaker: Lydia Woltjer, UCB (she/her/hers) – University of California at Berkeley
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
MON-B05: Scaling Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Growing, Sustaining a Small Landscape Architecture Firm
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker: Haig Seferian, FASLA – SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker: Brad Smith, ASLA – SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker: Mark J. Stewart – Wentworth Strategy Group
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT
MON-B06: Shape the Future—One Schoolyard at a Time
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker: Julie W. Gawendo, ASLA – SITELAB urban studio
Speaker: Danielle Denk, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Trust for Public Land
Speaker: Francis Bettelyoun – Buffalo Star People