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Friday, Oct 10th
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-01: Exploring the Atchafalaya Basin: History, Conservation, and Restoration
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Bryan Piazza – The Nature Conservancy
Field Session Leader: Justin K. Lemoine, ASLA, PLA – Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
Field Session Presenter: Kevin Hanegan, PE (he/him/his) – Moffatt & Nichol
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-02: Between Source and Sink: Tracing Carbon Across Coastal Louisiana
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Liz Camuti, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Tulane University and Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Leader: Richie Blink – Delta Discovery Tours
Field Session Presenter: Nans P. Voron – SCAPE
Field Session Presenter: Luke Lamb-Wotton – Tulane University
Field Session Presenter: Michael Biros – Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-03: Louisiana’s Coastal Program: Following the Steps from Model to Field
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Andrew M. Wright, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Field Session Leader: Greg Grandy – Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Field Session Presenter: Clint Willson – LSU Center for River Studies / Louisiana State University
Field Session Presenter: Despo Thoma, AICP (she/her/hers) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
7:30 AM – 4:45 PM CT
FRI-FS-04: Photographing in NOLA: Imaging Beyond the Limits of Architecture and Landscape Photography
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 225
Field Session Leader: Diane J. Allen, FASLA – UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Field Session Leader: Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affil. ASLA – Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography
Field Session Presenter: Chris McGee (he/him/his) – Landscape Architecture Magazine
Field Session Presenter: Marion Brenner, Assoc. ASLA – Marion Brenner Photography
Field Session Presenter: Zach Broussard, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Leslie J. Carter, ASLA, PLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
7:45 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-05: Working Landscapes: The Living Coast of Terrebonne Parish
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Wes Michaels, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Leader: Christopher M. Pulaski, ASLA, PLA – Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government
Field Session Presenter: Julie Falgout – Louisiana Sea Grant
Field Session Presenter: Gary LaFleur, Jr. – Nicholls State University
Field Session Presenter: Brian J. Roberts – Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:15 AM – 1:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-06: Garden Design in New Orleans Does Not Have to Be a Secret
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: William Alan Mumford, ASLA – Landscape Images Ltd
Field Session Leader: Kim Alvarez – Landscape Images LTD.
Field Session Presenter: Marianne Mumford, Assoc. ASLA – Landscape Images LTD.
Field Session Presenter: John Bland, Assoc. ASLA – Landscape Images LTD.
Design Implementation
Friday, Oct 10th
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM CT
FRI-FS-07: Community-Led Climate Action: Experimental Planting Projects in New Orleans’ Central Wetlands
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 226
Field Session Leader: Bonnie-Kate Walker, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Office of Living Things and ETH Zurich
Field Session Leader: Arlo Townsley – L9 Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Field Session Presenter: Arthur J. Johnson (he/him/his) – Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Field Session Presenter: Joshua Lewis – Tulane University
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM CT
FRI-FS-08: Water as Conduit of Violence: How the Mississippi River Shaped Cancer Alley
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Pilar Zuluaga, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Leader: Jessica A. Dandridge-Smith – The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Taya Fontenette – The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Kimberly Terrell – Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
Field Session Presenter: Jo Banner – The Descendants Project
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A01: Bees, Butterflies, Beetles—Oh My! Science-Backed Framework for Urban Pollinator Conservation
Speaker: Kate Kennen, FASLA – | Offshoots | Northeastern University
Speaker: Nicholas Dorian – Chicago Botanic Garden
Speaker: Luisa Oliveira, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City of Somerville, MA
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A02: Beyond the Sample Closet: Strategies for Smarter Materials Management
Speaker: Chloe Gillespie, Assoc. ASLA – Country Landscapes
Speaker: Jessica Canfield, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University
Speaker: Angel Gonzales (he/him/his) – Gensler
Design and the Creative Process
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
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
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A04: Embracing Change: Transitioning from an Established Firm to Launch a Small Practice
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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A05: Finance. Market. Entitlements. Placemaking: Essential and Knowledgeable Ingredients of the Development Process
Speaker: Todd LaRue – RCLCO
Speaker: Mandy Pope, 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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A06: From Lab to Landscape: Opportunities for Scaling Biochar in Landscape Practice
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
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A07: Living in a Reclaimed Material World: Benefits, Friction, and Landscape Project Precedents
Speaker: Alyssa Olson, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Mithun
Speaker: Nadia Al-Quaddoomi – Terremoto, Inc.
Design Implementation
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A08: Play It Cool: Designing the Future of Play in a Warming World
Speaker: Meghan Talarowski, ASLA, PLA – Studio Ludo
Speaker: Benjamin Corotis (he/him/his) – ADBC Architecture
Speaker: Joshua Spitzig, Affil. ASLA – Buro Happold
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A09: Public Housing as Place: Landscape Architecture’s Role in Urban Housing Renewal
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
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A10: The Available Landscape: Designing Beyond the Normative Cityscape Toward an Inclusive Future
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
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A11: Unlocking Potential: Activating Vacant Parkland for Inclusive Communities
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
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
FRI-DD-01: Decarbonization in Practice: Tools, Materials, and Industry Collaboration
Speaker: Christopher R. Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki
Speaker: Alejandra Hinojosa (she/her/hers) – LPA Design Studios
Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms
Speaker: Mariana Ricker, ASLA, PLA – SWA Group
Speaker: Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-09: Soulful Sketching Where Jazz Was Born
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 227
Field Session Leader: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Field Session Leader: Cameron Berglund – UGA College of Environment & Design
Field Session Presenter: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – UC Berkeley
Field Session Presenter: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc
Field Session Presenter: James Richards, FASLA – JamesRichardsSketchbook.com
Design and the Creative Process
Sponsored By
Friday, Oct 10th
9:15 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-10: Living With Water: History and Future of Resilience in New Orleans
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Rami Diaz, AIA, LEED AP – Waggonner & Ball, A Moffatt & Nichol Studio
Field Session Leader: Delaney R. McGuinness, ASLA, PLA – Waggonner & Ball | Moffatt & Nichol
Field Session Presenter: Grace Vogel Sanders, ASLA, PLA – Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Todd Reynolds – Groundwork New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Angela Chalk – Healthy Community Services
Field Session Presenter: Stephen Nelson – Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Kelli Cunningham, ASLA, PLA, AIA – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Presenter: Shannon Blakeman, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B01: Answering the Call to Action: Transforming Practice for Co-creation
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
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B02: Coastal Hazards Overlay District Guide: Creating More Resilient Communities
Speaker: Gavin P. Smith, FAICP – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Allison Anderson, FAIA – unabridged Architecture
Speaker: David Perkes, AIA – Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B03: Cultivating Joy in Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA – Unknown Studio
Speaker: Max W. D'Aurizio, ASLA, PLA – APE Studio
Speaker: Angela Moreno-Long, ASLA – LaGuardia Design Group
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B04: Designing Biodiversity Through Landscape Interactions: Applied Science at Varied Scales
Speaker: Sohyun Park, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
Speaker: Jim Cooper, ASLA (he/him/his) – Biohabitats, Inc.
Speaker: Evan Abramson, Affil. ASLA – Landscape Interactions
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B05: Designing with Purpose: Three Unique Perspectives on Achieving Functional Beauty for Residences
Speaker: Carrie Woleben-Meade, ASLA, PLA – Mariani Landscape
Speaker: Jeff Berghoff – Mariani Premier Group / Berghoff Design Group
Speaker: Brian Cossari, ASLA – Hoffman Landscapes
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B06: Envision Platinum: Circular and Sustainable Approaches at the Battery
Speaker: Amy Seek, ASLA, PLA – Stantec
Speaker: Steven C. Nelson, ASLA (he/him/his) – New York City Economic Development Corp / Capital Program
Speaker: Andrew Novitsky, ASLA, PLA, ISA – SiteWorks
Design Implementation
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B07: Feral: Making Wild Landscapes
Speaker: David Hill, ASLA, LEED AP – Auburn University
Speaker: Mathieu Gontier – Wagon Landscaping
Speaker: Sarah A. Cowles, ASLA – Ruderal
Design Implementation
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B08: Go the Distance: Envisioning, Implementing, and Curating Great Linear Landscapes
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
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B09: Landscape Architects in the Expanded Field: Lessons from Working with Infrastructure
Speaker: Scott A. Jordan, ASLA – Civitas Inc.
Speaker: Anya Domlesky, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate – SWA Group
Speaker: Trevor C. Lee, ASLA – OLIN
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B10: Planning, Measurement, and Implementation: Climate Action in a Historic Urban Park
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
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B11: Speak Up & Sound Smart: Effective Communication Strategies for Landscape Architects
Speaker: Chelsey Rives – Volcano Heart
Speaker: Elaine Kearney, ASLA, PLA – TBG Partners
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Women in Landscape Architecture Walk
WILA Walk Co-Chair: Emily Bullock, ASLA, PLA – Spackman Mossop Michaels
WILA Walk Co-Chair: Dana N. Brown, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP, GIP, QSM – Dana Brown & Associates
Friday, Oct 10th
12:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-11: Mandeville Parks: From Regional Plans to Local Projects
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Cassie Nichols, ASLA, PLA – Waggonner and Ball
Field Session Leader: Julia C. Mudd – Moffatt & Nichol
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-12: Beyond the Swamp: Paddling Manchac’s Ecology, History, and Culture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Xueyang Huang, ASLA, WEDG – SCAPE
Field Session Leader: SHAOHUAI XING, ASLA, PLA – SMM
Field Session Presenter: Joshua Hermann – Wild Louisisana Tours
Field Session Presenter: David A. White – Loyola University
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-13: Last Trees Standing: Walking Amid Ancient Oaks, Developing Trajectories Toward Regenerative Futures
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Joseph O. Evans, III, LEED AP – Evans+Lighter Landscape Architecture
Field Session Leader: Susannah Burley – Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL)
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C01: 20 Years Later: Spatial, Economic, and Civic Lessons Learned Since Katrina
Speaker: Jeff Hébert – HR&A Advisors
Speaker: David Waggonner, FAIA – Waggonner & Ball
Speaker: Andy Kopplin – THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C02: Beyond Off-the-Shelf: Material Innovations that Create Value and Place
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
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C03: Beyond Water Conservation—A Holistic Approach to Designing “Great Places”
Speaker: Lexi Moskaluk (she/her/hers) – LandDesign, Inc.
Speaker: Nate Hines – Hines Inc
Speaker: Clinton T. Sander – A1 Organics
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C04: Building Capacity with Frontline Communities: Resilience Hubs for All
Speaker: Jose Juan Terrasa-Soler, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects
Speaker: Justine Shapiro-Kline, AIA, AICP – One Architecture & Urbanism
Speaker: Shannon Lee (she/her/hers) – Mithun
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C05: From Setback to Comeback: Reviving an Urban Icon
Speaker: Bill Vitek, FASLA, PLA – Dig Studio
Speaker: Andrew Iltis – Downtown Denver Partnership
Speaker: Kris Kaufman
Design Implementation
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C06: How Urban Parks Can Transform Cities and Connect People with Cultural History
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
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C07: Nature at the Water’s Edge: Designing Resilient and Biodiverse Urban Waterfronts
Speaker: Pippa W. Brashear, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Shlomit Wartenburg – ECOncrete
Speaker: Anna Spooner, ASLA, PLA – Anchor QEA
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C08: Niche to Newsworthy: Amplifying Landscape Architecture’s Reach
Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Jackson Rollings – SWA
Speaker: John Gendall – Chapter
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C09: The Vocabulary of Roberto Burle Marx Revisited
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.
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C10: Unhoused, Unseen: The (In)visibility of Homelessness in “Public” Space
Speaker: Jared Edgar McKnight, ASLA – WRT
Speaker: Allison Nkwocha, ASLA – WRT
Speaker: Tanushri Dalmiya (she/her/hers) – WRT
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-DD-02: Managing It ALL: Exploring the Role of Project Manager
Speaker: Max Guzzetta, ASLA, PLA – Design Workshop
Speaker: Jacob Krafft, ASLA, PLA, CDT, SITES AP – Design Workshop
Speaker: Ry’yan Clark, ASLA, PLA, NAMA – Dana Brown & Associates
Speaker: Clare Johnson, ASLA – site design group, ltd.
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D02: Beyond Planting Plans: Seeing, Communicating, and Constructing with Plants
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
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D03: Bridging Boundaries: Adapting for Climate Through Collaborative Design
Speaker: Kent Hipp, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – HGA
Speaker: Chi Chi Truong, LEED Green Associate, PE – Arup
Speaker: Jinal Mehta – Arup
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D04: Disrupting the System: L.A.’s Waterways as Community Catalyst
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
The Future of the Public Realm
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D05: Hurricane Resilience on the Gulf Coast: Two Parks Meeting the Challenge
Speaker: Zachary Chrisco, Hon. ASLA – Sasaki
Speaker: Matt Leavell, LEED AP – Leavell Design Consulting, LLC
Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D06: Listening to the Land: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives for Restoration and Healing
Speaker: Gordon Yellowman – Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Speaker: Darin DeLay, ASLA – City of Arvada
Speaker: Jennifer Mahan – Wenk Associates
Design and the Creative Process
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D07: Not Your Garden-Variety Landscape Architects: Leading Nontraditional Careers
Speaker: Emily Archer, ASLA, PLA – City of Virginia Beach
Speaker: Jack Rosenberger, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech
Speaker: Jonny Hayes, ASLA, PLA, SEGD (he/him/his) – Anchorage Museum
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D08: Rethinking Participation and Power: Expanding the Potential of Design for Everyone
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
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D09: Rewilding New York City—History, Design & Ecology
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
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D10: Tapping into Ecological Memory: A Key to Resilient Design
Speaker: Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Biohabitats Inc.
Speaker: Tom Smarr – Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Speaker: Claudia West, International ASLA – Phyto Studio LLC
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D11: To DBE or not to DBE: Leveraging Diversity as a Strategic Advantage
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
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A01: ADA Construction Issues—Designed Right, Built Wrong!
Speaker: Andrea LaCour, RAS, ADAC, APAC-BE (she/her/hers) – Contour Collective
Speaker: Elaine Andersen, RAS, ADAC, ABAC-BE (she/her/hers) – Contour Collective
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A02: Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS
Speaker: Karen M'Closkey, ASLA – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Luis Pérez, ASLA – Universidad Ana. G Méndez / Estudio Pérez Santiago
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A03: Ecological Citizens: Bottom-Up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
Speaker: Andrew M. Wright, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Cheryl R. Austin – Greater Treme Consortium Inc
Speaker: Michael Biros – Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A05: Inner-City Revival: Building Community Through Placemaking and Urban Recreation
Speaker: Natalia Revelo La Rotta (she/her/hers) – Colloqate Design
Speaker: Johnny Brasley, III – Transitional Spaces / Parisite DIY
Speaker: Taj Hanson, Landscape Architect (he/him/his) – Walker Macy
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A07: Magical Mistakes: Embracing Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Urban Landscape
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
Design and the Creative Process
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A08: Making Space for Culture: Strategies for Supporting Cultural Programming in Public Landscapes
Speaker: Michael J. Bobbitt (he/him/his) – Mass Cultural Council
Speaker: Kara Elliott-Ortega (she/her/hers) – Kresge Foundation
Speaker: Anna Cawrse, ASLA – Sasaki
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A10: The Found-Hers: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice
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.
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A11: Vision Becoming Reality—RiverVision and the Redevelopment of the Davenport Riverfront
Speaker: Zachary C. Peterson, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (he/him/his) – City of Davenport, Iowa
Speaker: Kyle Gripp – City of Davenport, IA
Design Implementation
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B01: Build Me a River: Leading Urban Revitalization with Flood-Resilient Park Design
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.
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B02: Ethical Decarbonization: Eliminating Forced Labor in Timber, Stone, and Rubber Supply Chains
Speaker: Louis Fusco, ASLA, PLA – Louis Fusco Landscape Architects
Speaker: Brigid Abraham, AIA, LEED Green Associate (she/her/hers) – Grace Farms
Design Implementation
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B04: From Pavement to Pollinators: Building Biodiverse Urban Habitats
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 – Vestre
Biodiversity
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B05: Inside the LA Studio—Phyto Studio
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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B06: Rebuilding Los Angeles: Implementation of Fire-Resistant Materials and Building Strategies
Speaker: Amy Smith, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Marmol Radziner
Speaker: Aista Sobouti, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Marmol Radziner
Speaker: Jonathan Schnure, NCARB (he/him/his) – Marmol Radziner
Design Implementation
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B07: Steadying Winds of Change in Urban Parks: Leadership Lessons from Volatile Times
Speaker: Catherine Nagel, ASLA (she/her/hers) – City Parks Alliance
Speaker: Mitchell J. Silver, Hon. ASLA – McAdams
Speaker: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B08: Symbolic Streets: Catalysts for Urban Resilience, Economic Recovery and Civic Transformation
Speaker: Richard Kennedy, ASLA – Field Operations
Speaker: Julie Flynn – Street Plans
Speaker: Laura Crescimano – SITELAB Urban Studio
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B09: Transcending Limits: Crafting High-Impact Landscapes Within Any Framework
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.
Design and the Creative Process
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B10: Understanding the Financial Benefits of Firm Ownership (and How to Get There)
Speaker: Rena M. Klein, FAIA (she/her/hers) – CVG
Speaker: Jennifer L. Orr, ASLA, PLA – Studio Balcones
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
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
Speaker: José de Jesús Leal, ASLA, PLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Brook Colley – Southern Oregon University
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-DD-01: UrbanPlan Lightning Round Simulation: Exploring Market and Nonmarket Forces Shaping Urban Development Today
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-DD-02: Place-based Technical Assistance Strategies to Advance Climate-Resilient Solutions
Speaker: Andrew Fox, FASLA, PLA – Coastal Dynamics Design Lab / North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Travis Klondike, ASLA, PLA – Coastal Dynamics Design Lab/ North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Madalyn Baldwin, ASLA, PLA, GISP – Coastal Dynamics Design Lab/ North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Amanda Martin, PhD, AICP – State of North Carolina
Speaker: M. Brandon Love, AIA – City of Lumberton, North Carolina
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C01: Advocacy Through Design: Leveraging Existing Design Strategies Through a More Inclusive Lens
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
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C02: Convening Research Platforms: Dissolving Boundaries in the Space Between Academia and Practice
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
Design and the Creative Process
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C03: Ecological Approach to Enhancing Biodiversity in a Tree City of the World
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
Biodiversity
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
Speaker: Kate Brooks, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – ZGF
Speaker: Roger Steven Lewis, FAIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – ZGF
Speaker: Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C05: Fighting for Our Future: The Case for Landscape-Led Infrastructure
Speaker: Maria Reilly, ASLA – Miami-Dade County Parks
Speaker: Gary Sorge, FASLA, PLA, AICP – Stantec
Speaker: Dr. Galen Newman, FASLA – Texas A&M University
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C06: Greening While Growing: Retooling POPS to Improve Open Space Access & Equity
Speaker: Brett Merriam – Gehl
Speaker: Diana Fernandez-Bibeau, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – City of Boston
Speaker: Anne N. Lin, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Grayscale Collaborative
The Future of the Public Realm
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C07: Inside the LA Studio—Spackman Mossop Michaels
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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C08: Revealing Place: Context, Cultural History, and Ecological Memory in Landscape Architecture
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
Design and the Creative Process
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
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
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C10: The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective: Reconnecting Communities to Environment and Culture
Speaker: Diane J. Allen, FASLA – UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Speaker: Christina G. Lehew (she/her/hers) – Common Ground Relief
Speaker: Arthur J. Johnson (he/him/his) – Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C11: When Specs Meet Reality: Partnering with Nursery Growers for Successful Planting Design
Speaker: Leah Kahler – Tulane University
Speaker: Jehane Samaha – USDA Forest Service
Speaker: Megan Higgins Palomo – Tree Pittsburgh
Design Implementation
Saturday, Oct 11th
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
LABash Block Party at the EXPO
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Saturday, Oct 11th
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
ASLA Professional and Students Awards Celebration
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A01: Biodiversity-Positive Transformations of Blighted Urban Landscapes
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
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A02: Building Trust and Trails Throughout Detroit
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
The Future of the Public Realm
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A03: Healthy Team, Healthy Site: People-First Approach to Integrated Project Delivery
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 – SCAPE
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A04: Innovative Community Engagement: Digital and Map-Based Techniques
Speaker: Maarit Kahila, Corporate ASLA – Maptionnaire
Speaker: Beth Poovey, ASLA – LandDesign
Speaker: Marketta M. Kyttä – Aalto University
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A05: Living Landscapes: Managing Design Legacies Through Time and Change
Speaker: Michael F. Ciccarelli, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Hoerr Schaudt
Speaker: Mark Hough, FASLA – Duke University
Speaker: Timothy Marshall, FASLA, PLA – ETM Associates
Design Implementation
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A06: No Bad Questions: How Three Practices Shape Cultures of Learning
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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
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
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
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A08: Rooted in Treme: Healing, History, and Hope Under the I-10
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)
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A10: Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
Speaker: Gordon Matassa – City of Oakland, California
Speaker: Mark Wessels, PLA – PGAdesign Landscape Architects
Speaker: Dave Muffly (he/him/his) – Oaktopia
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A11: Witches and Wizards of the Landscape
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
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B01: Academia + Practice = Knowledge: A Research Collaboration Primer
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
Design and the Creative Process
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B02: Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park: Reconnecting History and Community Through Design
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
Equity and Inclusion
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B03: Future Trees: Strategies for Designing and Managing Canopies for Institutional Landscapes
Speaker: Thomas Rainer, ASLA – Phyto Studio
Speaker: Sara Evans – The Green-Wood Cemetery
Speaker: Rachel AC Heslop – Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B04: Highways Reimagined: Reconnecting Communities & Repairing the Past
Speaker: Cindy Zerger, ASLA, PLA – Toole Design
Speaker: Sara Zewde, ASLA – Studio Zewde & Harvard GSD
Speaker: Ian M. Lockwood, PE – Toole Design Group, LLC
The Future of the Public Realm
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B05: Inside the LA Studio—Dana Brown & Associates
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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B07: Parkonomics: Exploring the Economics of Our Shared Public Open Spaces
Speaker: Jonathon S. Geels, FASLA – Troyer Group
Speaker: Bryan Tanner (he/him/his) – St. Joseph County, Indiana
The Future of the Public Realm
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B08: The Home Landscape Lab: Unlocking Small Business Opportunities for a Biodiverse Future
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 – Lupine Site Design
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B09: The Story of Site as Organism: Poetic Perspectives of Dynamic Landscapes
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
Design and the Creative Process
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
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
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-DD-01: New Realms of Possibility: Advocating for Landscape Architecture in the New Normal
Speaker: Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA (she/her/hers) – LILA Studio LLC
Speaker: Adam Mekies, ASLA, PLA – Sherwood Design Engineers
Speaker: Mindy Cooper, ASLA (she/her/hers) – dwg
Speaker: Mike Albert, FASLA, AICP – Design Workshop, Inc.
Speaker: Gaylan D. Williams, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – City of Atlanta
Speaker: Christine Deussen (she/her/hers) – Deussen Global Communications, Inc.
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C01: An Underutilized Concrete Application: Shotcrete
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
Design Implementation
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C02: Biodiversity: Strategies for Landscape Architects
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
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C03: Dismantling Disaster: Working with Communities Before the Storm
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
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C05: Ensuring a Complete and Resilient Vision: Developing a Growing Relationship with Nurseries
Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Speaker: Carl S. Hesselein – Pleasant Run Nursery
Design Implementation
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C06: How Do We Stay Here? The Charleston Comprehensive Integrated Water Plan
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
The Future of the Public Realm
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C08: Lines in the Sand: Regional Trails as Climate Adaptation Infrastructure
Speaker: Mikey Goralnik, ASLA, AICP – Great Springs Project
Speaker: Nans P. Voron – SCAPE
Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C09: Threading Coastal Resilience in a Dense Urban Environment: Competition to Construction
Speaker: Grace K. Tang – NYC Parks
Speaker: Jordan H. Salinger – Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
Speaker: Lauren Micir, ASLA, PLA – AECOM
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C10: Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being: Reconsidering Expertise Across Knowledge Systems
Speaker: Carlos X. Torres de Janon, Assoc. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Csanyi Matusicky – Pheasants Forever & Natural Resources Conservation Service
Biodiversity
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C11: Where Do You Draw the Line?
Speaker: Richard S. Roark, ASLA, AICP – OLIN
Speaker: Michael Grove, FASLA – SASAKI
Speaker: Carlos Claussell (he/him/his) – America Is All In
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, Oct 13th
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
MON-FS-01: Land, Water & Art: Making NOMA’s Sculpture Garden within Historic City Park
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Lydia Gikas Cook, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Reed Hilderbrand
Field Session Leader: Leslie J. Carter, ASLA, PLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Field Session Presenter: Jim Remlin, LEED AP, PE – Sherwood Design Engineers
Field Session Presenter: Erin Comeaux – RNGD Builders, LLC
Field Session Presenter: Suzanne L. Turner, FASLA – suzanneturnerassociates; Louisiana State University
Field Session Presenter: Lee H. Ledbetter, FAIA – Lee Ledbetter & Associates
Design Implementation
Monday, Oct 13th
7:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT
MON-FS-03: Bike Tour of New Orleans: Low-Stress Bikeways to Bike Easy
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 225
Field Session Leader: Jennifer Ruley, PE – City of New Orleans
Field Session Leader: Susannah S. Barton – Toole Design
Field Session Presenter: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group
Field Session Presenter: Allene La Spina – Bike Easy
The Future of the Public Realm
Monday, Oct 13th
7:45 AM – 12:30 PM CT
MON-FS-04: Regional Planning, Local Adaptation: Climate Action in the City of Gretna
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Andy Sternad, AIA, AICP – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Leader: Amy Norval, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter: Amie L. Hebert, NGICP, CPSI – City of Gretna
Field Session Presenter: Keith A. Maung-Douglass, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Madason JA Priore – City of Gretna, LA
Climate Action
Monday, Oct 13th
8:15 AM – 2:00 PM CT
MON-FS-05: Louisiana Children’s Museum: A Joyous and Resilient Landscape in City Park
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 226
Field Session Leader: Christian M. Runge, ASLA – Mithun
Field Session Leader: Rami Diaz, AIA, LEED AP – Waggonner & Ball, A Moffatt & Nichol Studio
Field Session Presenter: Stephanie A. Aubert – Louisiana Children's Museum
Design Implementation
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A01: Community-Centered Design and Planning: Insights from Boston’s Urban Design Initiatives
Speaker: Robert Ryan, FASLA – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speaker: Anne N. Lin, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Grayscale Collaborative
Speaker: Breeze Outlaw, ASLA (they/them/theirs) – City of Boston Planning Department
Equity and Inclusion
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
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
The Future of the Public Realm
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A03: From Seed to Design: Enhancing Urban Biodiversity Through Local Networks
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
Biodiversity
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A04: Lessons Learned: Cultural Landscapes that Honor African American Heritage and Legacy
Speaker: Emily R. McCoy, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Malcom Davis, AIA – Perkins + Will
Speaker: Burchell Pinnock, FAIA – Baskervill
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A05: Mastering Plant Procurement: Bridging Gaps from Design to Delivery
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.
Design Implementation
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
MON-A06: Shaping the Future of Landscape Architecture
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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Monday, Oct 13th
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
MON-DD-01: Nature as Client: Co-creating with More-than-Human Species
Speaker: MaFe Gonzalez, Assoc. ASLA – BASE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Keith Bowers, FASLA, PLA – Biohabitats, Inc.
Speaker: Nathaniel Willing, Student Affil. ASLA – MIG INC
Speaker: Pamela Martin – Coastal Carolina University/ RISE Center, a United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development
Biodiversity
Monday, Oct 13th
8:45 AM – 12:30 PM CT
MON-FS-06: Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail: Ecological Restoration and Community Resilience
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Rashida Ferdinand – Sankofa CDC
Field Session Leader: Russell Clark, ASLA – National Park Service - Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance
Field Session Presenter: Robert R. Lange, PhD – Comite Resources
Biodiversity
Monday, Oct 13th
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
MON-FS-08: Into the Streets—Queer and Antiracist Histories in New Orleans’ French Quarter
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Chris Daemmrich, NOMA (he/him/his) – Collaborative School of Design
Field Session Leader: Tanner J. Perrin, ASLA, PLA – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Presenter: Pilar Zuluaga, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, Oct 13th
9:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
MON-FS-09: Longue Vue House and Gardens: Exploring the Legacy of Ellen Biddle Shipman
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Lenora Costa – Longue Vue House and Gardens
Field Session Leader: Kelli Cunningham, ASLA, PLA, AIA – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Presenter: Stella B. Landis – Longue Vue House and Gardens
Design and the Creative Process
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B01: Beyond Last Century’s Tools: Innovation in Firm and Project Management
Speaker: Sara Tie – Connect One Design
Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B02: Experiment, Play, Innovate: Fostering Curiosity in Firm Culture
Speaker: Margaret Plumb, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Chelsea DeWitt, ASLA – EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Casey L. Nelson, AIA (she/her/hers) – Lake Flato
Design and the Creative Process
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B03: Heat, Flood, Fire, Drought: Integrated Regional Landscape Resilience Strategy for Los Angeles
Speaker: Mia Lehrer, FASLA – Studio-MLA
Speaker: Josiah Cain, ASLA – Design Ecology
Speaker: Hunter Merritt (he/him/his) – California State University Sacramento
The Future of the Public Realm
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B04: Landscape Climate Adaptation Planning for a Resilient and Iconic Campus
Speaker: Laura G. Marett, ASLA – SCAPE
Speaker: Marissa Cheng, AICP (she/her/hers) – University of California at Berkeley
Speaker: Lydia Woltjer – University of California at Berkeley
Climate Action
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B05: Scaling Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Growing, Sustaining a Small Landscape Architecture Firm
Speaker: Haig Seferian, FASLA – SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker: Brad Smith, ASLA – SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker: Mark J. Stewart – Wentworth Strategy Group
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B06: Shape the Future—One Schoolyard at a Time
Speaker: Julie W. Gawendo, ASLA – SITELAB urban studio
Speaker: Danielle Denk, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Trust for Public Land
Speaker: Jennifer Santry – Trust for Public Land
The Future of the Public Realm