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Friday, October 10, 2025
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Exploring the Atchafalaya Basin: History, Conservation, and Restoration
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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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
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Between Source and Sink: Tracing Carbon Across Coastal Louisiana
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM
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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
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
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Louisiana's Coastal Program: Following the Steps from Model to Field
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
7:30 AM – 4:45 PM
CT
Photographing in NOLA: Imaging beyond the limits of architecture and landscape photography
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
7:45 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Working Landscapes: The Living Coast of Terrebonne Parish
7:45 AM – 5:00 PM
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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
8:15 AM – 1:00 PM
CT
Garden Design in New Orleans does not have to be a Secret?
8:15 AM – 1:00 PM
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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
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM
CT
Community-led Climate Action: Experimental Planting Projects in New Orleans’s Central Wetlands
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM
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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
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM
CT
Water as Conduit of Violence: How the Mississippi River Shaped Cancer Alley
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM
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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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Bees, Butterflies, Beetles – oh my! Science-backed framework for urban pollinator conservation
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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FRI-A01: Bees, Butterflies, Beetles – Oh My! science-backed Framework for Urban Pollinator Conservation
Speaker:
Kate Kennen, FASLA
– | Offshoots | Northeastern University
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Nicholas Dorian
– Chicago Botanic Garden
Speaker:
Luisa Oliveira, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– City of Somerville, MA
Biodiversity
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Beyond the Sample Closet: Strategies for Smarter Materials Management
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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FRI-A02: Beyond the Sample Closet: Strategies for Smarter Materials Management
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Chloe Gillespie, Assoc. ASLA
– LandDesign
Speaker:
Jessica Canfield, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Kansas State University
Speaker:
Angel Gonzales (he/him/his)
– Gensler
Design and the Creative Process
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Building a bigger table: Participatory, low-tech design strategies for designing healthy agroecosystems
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mina Seck
– Sprout
Design and the Creative Process
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Embracing Change: Transitioning from an Established Firm to Launch a Small Practice
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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FRI-A04: Embracing Change: Transitioning from an Established Firm to Launch a Small Practice
Speaker:
Justin Winters, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP
– Wintergreen Landscape Studio
Speaker:
Ashley Langworthy, ASLA, PLA
– Miasto
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Christopher Torres, PLA (he/him/his)
– Agency Artifact
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Finance. Market. Entitlements. Placemaking: Essential and knowledgeable ingredients of the development process
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
FRI-A05: Finance. Market. Entitlements. Placemaking: Essential and Knowledgeable Ingredients of the Development Process
Complimentary Registration 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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
From Lab to Landscape: Opportunities for Scaling Biochar in Landscape Practice
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Sam Dunlap (he/him/his)
– Carbon Harvest LLC
Climate Action
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Living in a Reclaimed Material World: Benefits, Friction and Landscape Project Precedents
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Nadia Al-Quaddoomi
– Terremoto, Inc.
Design Implementation
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Play it Cool: Designing the Future of Play in a Warming World
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Benjamin Corotis (he/him/his)
– ADBC Architecture
Speaker:
Joshua Spitzig, Affil. ASLA
– Buro Happold
Climate Action
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Public Housing as Place: Landscape Architecture's Role in Urban Housing Renewal
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
FRI-A01: 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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Lisa Yun Lee
– National Public Housing Museum
The Future of the Public Realm
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
The Available Landscape: Designing Beyond the Normative Cityscape Toward an Inclusive Future.
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
Complimentary Registration 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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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Unlocking Potential: Activating Vacant Parkland for Inclusive Communities
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Warinda Harris (she/her/hers)
– Central Texas Interfaith
Equity and Inclusion
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Decarbonization in Practice: Tools, Materials, and Industry Collaboration
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
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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
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
SOULFUL SKETCHING where Jazz was Born
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
9:15 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Living With Water®: History and Future of Resilience in New Orleans
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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Answering the Call to Action: Transforming practice for co-creation
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
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Coastal Hazard Overlay District Guide: Creating More Resilient Communities
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
FRI-B02: Coastal Hazard Overlay District Guide: Creating More Resilient Communities
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Cultivating Joy in Landscape Architecture
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Angela Moreno-Long, ASLA
– LaGuardia Design Group
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Designing Biodiversity through Landscape Interactions: Applied Science at Varied Scales
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.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Evan Abramson, Affil. ASLA
– Landscape Interactions
Biodiversity
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Designing with Purpose: Three unique perspectives on achieving functional beauty for residences.
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
FRI-B05: Designing with Purpose: Three Unique Perspectives on Achieving Functional Beauty for Residences
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Envision Platinum: Circular and Sustainable Approaches at the Battery
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
FRI-B06: Envision Platinum: Circular and Sustainable Approaches at the Battery
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Feral: Making Wild Landscapes
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
FRI-B07: Feral: Making Wild Landscapes
Speaker:
David Hill, ASLA, LEED AP
– Auburn University
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mathieu Gontier
– Wagon Landscaping
Speaker:
Sarah A. Cowles, ASLA
– Ruderal
Design Implementation
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Go the Distance: Envisioning, Implementing and Curating Great Linear Landscapes
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
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Landscape Architects in the Expanded Field: Lessons from Working with Infrastructure
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
FRI-B09: Landscape Architects in the Expanded Field: Lessons from Working with Infrastructure
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Planning, Measurement, and Implementation: Climate Action in a Historic Urban Park
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jennifer Wong, ASLA
– Central Park Conservancy
Speaker:
Nicholas S. Koster, ASLA, PLA, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– Central Park Conservancy
Climate Action
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Speak Up & Sound Smart: Effective Communication Strategies for Landscape Architects
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
FRI-B11: Speak up & Sound Smart: Effective Communication Strategies for Landscape Architects
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Chelsey Rives
– Volcano Heart
Speaker:
Elaine Kearney, ASLA, PLA
– TBG Partners
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
12:15 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Mandeville Parks: From Regional Plans to Local Projects
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
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Beyond the Swamp: Paddling Manchac’s Ecology, History, and Culture
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
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Last Trees Standing: Walking amidst ancient oaks, developing trajectories towards regenerative futures.
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
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
LARE Prep: Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
GDSM: LARE Prep: Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management
Instructor:
Donnie Longenecker, ASLA, PLA
– University of Georgia
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
20 Years Later: Spatial, Economic and Civic Lessons Learned since Katrina
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Andy Kopplin
– THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Beyond Off-the-Shelf: Material innovations that create value and place
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Johanna Barthmaier-Payne, ASLA
– Rhode Island School of Design
Speaker:
Julia Howe, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– SCAPE
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Beyond Water Conservation – A Holistic Approach to Designing “Great Places”
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, ASLA
– Hines Inc
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Clinton T. Sander
– A1 Organics
Climate Action
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Building Capacity With Frontline Communities: Resilience Hubs for All
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Laura Durgerian, ASLA
– Mithun
Equity and Inclusion
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
From Setback to Comeback: Reviving an Urban Icon
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
FRI-C05: From Setback to Comeback: Reviving an Urban Icon
Speaker:
Bill Vitek, FASLA, PLA
– Dig Studio
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Andrew Iltis
– Downtown Denver Partnership
Speaker:
Kris Kaufman
Design Implementation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
How Urban Parks can Transform Cities and Connect People with Cultural History
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mary Margaret J. Jones, FASLA
– Hargreaves Jones
Speaker:
Regina Myer
– Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Equity and Inclusion
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Nature at the Water’s Edge: Designing Resilient and Biodiverse Urban Waterfronts
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
FRI-C07: Nature at the Water’s Edge: Designing Resilient and Biodiverse Urban Waterfronts
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Pippa W. Brashear, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Shlomit Wartenburg
– ECOncrete
Speaker:
Anna Spooner, ASLA, PLA
– Anchor QEA
Biodiversity
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Niche to Newsworthy: Amplifying Landscape Architecture’s Reach
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
John Gendall
– Chapter
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
The Vocabulary of Roberto Burle Marx Revisited
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.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Leandro Couto de Almeida, ASLA
– Surfacedesign Inc.
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Unhoused, Unseen: the (in)visibility of homelessness in ‘public’ space
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Allison Nkwocha, ASLA
– WRT
Speaker:
Tanushri Dalmiya (she/her/hers)
– WRT
Equity and Inclusion
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Managing It ALL: Exploring the Role of Project Manager
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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Beyond Planting Plans: Seeing, Communicating, and Constructing with Plants
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Marissa Ashley Angell, ASLA, PLA
– Angell Landscape Architecture
Design and the Creative Process
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Bridging Boundaries: Adapting for Climate through Collaborative Design
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jinal Mehta
– Arup
Design and the Creative Process
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Disrupting the System: LA’s Waterways as Community Catalyst
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
FRI-D04: Disrupting the System: La’s Waterways as Community Catalyst
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Hurricane Resilience on the Gulf Coast: Two Parks Meeting the Challenge
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Matt Leavell, LEED AP
– Leavell Design Consulting, LLC
Speaker:
Susannah Ross, ASLA
– Agency Landscape + Planning
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Listening to the Land: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives for Restoration and Healing
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
FRI-D06: Listening to the Land: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives for Restoration and Healing
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Gordon Yellowman, na
– Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Speaker:
Darin DeLay, ASLA
– City of Arvada
Speaker:
Jennifer Mahan
– Wenk Associates
Design and the Creative Process
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Not Your Garden-variety Landscape Architects: Leading Non-traditional Careers
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
FRI-D07: Not Your Garden-variety Landscape Architects: Leading Non-traditional Careers
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Rethinking Participation and Power: Expanding the Potential of Design for Everyone
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Stephen Gray, Affil. ASLA
– Grayscale Collaborative
Equity and Inclusion
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Rewilding New York City – History, Design & Ecology
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Eric W. Sanderson (he/him/his)
– New York Botanical Garden
Speaker:
Robin Grossinger
– Second Nature Ecology + Design
Biodiversity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Tapping into Ecological Memory: A Key to Resilient Design
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.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Tom Smarr
– Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Speaker:
Claudia West, International ASLA
– Phyto Studio LLC
Biodiversity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
To DBE or not to DBE: Leveraging Diversity as a Strategic Advantage
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Elsa Mark-Ng (she/her/hers)
– Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker:
Hana Ishikawa, Affil. ASLA, AIA
– site design group
Equity and Inclusion
Saturday, October 11, 2025
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
ADA Construction Issues - designed right, built wrong!
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A01: ADA Construction Issues - Designed Right, Built Wrong!
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Andrea LaCour, ADAC, APAC-BE, RAS (she/her/hers)
– Contour Collective
Speaker:
Elaine Andersen, RAS, ADAC, ABAC-BE (she/her/hers)
– Contour Collective
Equity and Inclusion
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A02: Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
Complimentary Registration 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
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Ecological Citizens: Bottom-Up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Cheryl R. Austin
– Greater Treme Consortium Inc
Speaker:
Michael Biros
– Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Climate Action
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Inner-City Revival: Building Community Through Placemaking and Urban Recreation
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Johnny Brasley, III
– Transitional Spaces / Parisite DIY
Speaker:
Taj Hanson, Landscape Architect (he/him/his)
– Walker Macy
The Future of the Public Realm
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Islas y Canales Verdes: Land Conservation + Inter-Cultural Design in South America
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A06: Islas Y Canales Verdes: Land Conservation + Inter-cultural Design in South America
Speaker:
Carl Carlson, ASLA, PLA
– LaGuardia Design Group
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Amanda Coen, ASLA, PLA
– Independent / Udelar / Universidad ORT Uruguay
Speaker:
Matthew P. Ells, ASLA (he/him/his)
– Butler Parklands, Inc.
Biodiversity
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Magical Mistakes: Embracing Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Urban Landscape
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A07: Magical Mistakes: Embracing Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Urban Landscape
Complimentary Registration 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
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
MAKING SPACE FOR CULTURE: Strategies for Supporting Cultural Programming in Public Landscapes
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A08: MAKING SPACE FOR CULTURE: Strategies for Supporting Cultural Programming in Public Landscapes
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Michael J. Bobbitt, Mr. (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
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Measuring What Matters: The Social Value and Economic Benefits of Public Interventions
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A09: Measuring What Matters: The Social Value and Economic Benefits of Public Interventions
Speaker:
Joshua Bloom
– The Lakota Group
Speaker:
Mouna Andraos (she/her/hers)
– Daily tous les jours
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Leyla Nahas (she/her/hers)
– Daily tous les jours
The Future of the Public Realm
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
THE FOUND-HERS: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice
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
Complimentary Registration 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
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Vision Becoming Reality - RiverVision and the Re-Development of the Davenport Riverfront
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
SAT-A11: Vision Becoming Reality - Rivervision and the Re-development of the Davenport Riverfront
Speaker:
Zachary C. Peterson, ASLA, PLA, WEDG (he/him/his)
– City of Davenport, Iowa
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Kyle Gripp
– City of Davenport, IA
Design Implementation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Build Me a River: Leading Urban Revitalization with Flood Resilient Park Design
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.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Pina Mallozzi (she/her/hers)
– Waterfront Toronto
Speaker:
Jonathon Kusa, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his)
– Inter-Fluve, Inc.
Climate Action
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Ethical Decarbonization: eliminating forced labor in timber, stone, and rubber supply chains
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Brigid Abraham, AIA, LEED Green Associate (she/her/hers)
– Grace Farms
Design Implementation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Fostering (not Fighting) Change: Innovative approaches to preservation practice
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B03: Fostering (not Fighting) Change: Innovative Approaches to Preservation Practice
Speaker:
Eric F. Kramer, FASLA
– Reed Hilderbrand
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mark Hough, FASLA
– Duke University
Speaker:
Monica Rhodes
– RHODES HERITAGE GROUP
Equity and Inclusion
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
From Pavement to Pollinators: Building Biodiverse Urban Habitats
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jeremy Jungels (he/him/his)
– The Hort (The Horticultural Society of NY)
Speaker:
Kayla Murgo, ASLA
– Vestre
Biodiversity
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Inside the LA Studio -- Phyto Studio
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
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Rebuilding Los Angeles: Implementation of Fire-Resistant Materials and Building Strategies
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jonathan Schnure, NCARB (he/him/his)
– Marmol Radziner
Design Implementation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Steadying Winds of Change in Urban Parks: Leadership Lessons from Volatile Times
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B07: Steadying Winds of Change in Urban Parks: Leadership Lessons from Volatile Times
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Catherine Nagel, MLA (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
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Symbolic Streets: Catalysts for Urban Resilience, Economic Recovery and Civic Transformation
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B08: Symbolic Streets: Catalysts for Urban Resilience, Economic Recovery and Civic Transformation
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Richard Kennedy, ASLA
– Field Operations
Speaker:
Julie Flynn
– Street Plans
Speaker:
Laura Crescimano
– SITELAB Urban Studio
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Transcending Limits: Crafting High-Impact Landscapes Within Any Framework
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mike Albert, FASLA, AICP
– Design Workshop, Inc.
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Understanding the Financial Benefits of Firm Ownership (and How to Get There)
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SAT-B10: Understanding the Financial Benefits of Firm Ownership (and How to Get There)
Complimentary Registration 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
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Weaving Relations: Co-Creation for Change Through Healing of Land, People and Culture
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.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Brook Colley
– Southern Oregon University
Climate Action
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
UrbanPlan Lightning Round Simulation: Exploring Market and Nonmarket Forces Shaping Urban Development Today
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
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Place-based Technical Assistance Strategies to Advance Climate-Resilient Solutions
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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Advocacy Through Design: Leveraging Existing Design Strategies Through a More Inclusive Lens
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– UCLA / Sasaki / DeafScape
Equity and Inclusion
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Convening Research Platforms: dissolving boundaries in the space between Academia and Practice
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Megan Born, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Field Operations
Design and the Creative Process
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Ecological Approach to Enhancing Biodiversity in a Tree City of the World
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C03: Ecological Approach to Enhancing Biodiversity in a Tree City of the World
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Equity-Washing? Let's have a real conversation about Equity in the profession
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA
– MIG, Inc.
Equity and Inclusion
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Fighting for Our Future: The Case for Landscape-Lead Infrastructure
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C05: Fighting for Our Future: The Case for Landscape-lead Infrastructure
Speaker:
Maria Reilly, ASLA
– Miami-Dade County Parks
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Gary Sorge, FASLA, PLA, AICP
– Stantec
Speaker:
Dr. Galen Newman, FASLA (he/him/his)
– Texas A&M University
The Future of the Public Realm
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Greening While Growing: Retooling POPS to Improve Open Space Access & Equity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C06: Greening While Growing: Retooling POPS to Improve Open Space Access & Equity
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Inside the LA Studio -- Spackman Mossop Michaels
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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
REVEALING PLACE: Context, Cultural History, and Ecological Memory in Landscape Architecture
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Thomas Woltz, FASLA, CLARB
– Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Speaker:
Ken Smith, FASLA
– Ken Smith Workshop
Design and the Creative Process
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Shading in: research, engagement, and design to add shade in under-resourced communities
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C09: Shading In: Research, Engagement, and Design to Add Shade in Under-resourced Communities
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
The Central Wetland Restoration Collective: Reconnecting Communities to Environment and Culture
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C10: The Central Wetland Restoration Collective: Reconnecting Communities to Environment and Culture
Speaker:
Diane J. Allen, FASLA
– UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
When Specs Meet Reality: Partnering with Nursery Growers for Successful Planting Design
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SAT-C11: When Specs Meet Reality: Partnering with Nursery Growers for Successful Planting Design
Speaker:
Leah Kahler
– University of Pennsylvania, Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Jehane Samaha
– USDA Forest Service
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Megan Higgins Palomo
– Tree Pittsburgh
Design Implementation
Sunday, October 12, 2025
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Biodiversity-Positive Transformations of Blighted Urban Landscapes
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Dou Zhang, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP
– Sasaki
Biodiversity
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Building Trust and Trails Throughout Detroit
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Sheri Burton (she/her/hers)
– Midwest Civic Council of Block Clubs
The Future of the Public Realm
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Healthy Team, Healthy Site: People-First Approach to Integrated Project Delivery
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Hogan Edelberg, ASLA, PLA
– SCAPE
Design and the Creative Process
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Innovative community engagement: Digital and map-based techniques
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A04: Innovative Community Engagement: Digital and Map-based Techniques
Speaker:
Maarit Kahila, Corporate ASLA
– Maptionnaire
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Beth Poovey, ASLA
– LandDesign
Speaker:
Marketta M. Kyttä
– Aalto University
Equity and Inclusion
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Living Landscapes: Managing Design Legacies Through Time and Change
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A05: Living Landscapes: Managing Design Legacies Through Time and Change
Complimentary Registration 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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
No Bad Questions: How Three Practices Shape Cultures of Learning
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Marisa Villarreal (she/her/hers)
– Reed Hilderbrand LLC
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Staying in the Loop: Balancing Automation and Identity in the AI-LA Era
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A07: Staying in the Loop: Balancing Automation and Identity in the AI-LA Era
Complimentary Registration 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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
The Bridge, North Claiborne Avenue, and Treme
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A08: The Bridge, North Claiborne Avenue, and Treme
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)
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Nyree A. Ramsey
– Cultural Innovation District (CID)
Equity and Inclusion
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A10: Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Gordon Matassa
– City of Oakland, California
Speaker:
Mark Wessels, PLA
– PGAdesign Landscape Architects
Speaker:
Dave Muffly (he/him/his)
– Oaktopia
Climate Action
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Witches and Wizards of the Landscape
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
SUN-A11: Witches and Wizards of the Landscape
Complimentary Registration 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
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Academia + Practice = Knowledge: A Research Collaboration Primer
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Lisa DuRussel, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
– University of Michigan
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park: Reconnecting History and Community through Design
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Brian L. Reetz, ASLA, PLA
– Design Collective, Inc.
Speaker:
Faye A. Belt
– Retired Nurse
Equity and Inclusion
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Future Trees: Strategies for Designing and Managing Canopies for Institutional Landscapes
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Sara Evans
– The Green-Wood Cemetery
Speaker:
Rachel AC Heslop
– Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Biodiversity
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Highways Reimagined: Reconnecting Communities & Repairing the Past
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Ian M. Lockwood, PE
– Toole Design Group, LLC
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Inside the LA Studio -- Dana Brown & Associates
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
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Mayoral Innovation: Rethinking Landscape Architecture in Local Government
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SUN-B06: Mayoral Innovation: Rethinking Landscape Architecture in Local Government
Speaker:
Trinity Simons Wagner
– Mayors' Institute on City Design
Speaker:
Alexa Bush, ASLA, PLA
– City of Detroit
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Diana Fernandez-Bibeau, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– City of Boston
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Parkonomics: Exploring the Economics of Our Shared Public Open Spaces
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Bryan Tanner (he/him/his)
– St. Joseph County, Indiana
The Future of the Public Realm
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
The Home Landscape Lab: Unlocking Small Business Opportunities for a Bio-Diverse Future
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SUN-B08: The Home Landscape Lab: Unlocking Small Business Opportunities for a Bio-diverse Future
Speaker:
Wanjing Ji, ASLA, PLA
– Ping Design LLC
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Emily A. Milliman, ASLA, PLA
– Milliman Design Studio PLLC
Speaker:
Jessica Wolff, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
– Lupine Site Design
Biodiversity
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
The Story of Site as Organism: Poetic Perspectives of Dynamic Landscapes
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.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Patricia Algara, FASLA, PLA
– BASE Landscape Architecture
Design and the Creative Process
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Uncharted Paths: Women of Color are Redefining Landscape Architecture Through Micro Practices
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
SUN-B10: Uncharted Paths: Women of Color Are Redefining Landscape Architecture Through Micro Practices
Speaker:
Maci Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– LAND studio
Speaker:
Magdalena A. Aravena, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Studio Siembra
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Stephanie Onwenu, ASLA (she/they)
– Ijeomalandartscapes LLC
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
When the Shoreline Can't Hold: Rethinking Resilience at the Water’s Edge
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Alexander Creem, WEDG
– New York City Economic Development Corporation
Climate Action
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
New Realm of Possibility: Advocating for Landscape Architecture in the New Normal
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-DD-01: New Realm 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:
Christine Deussen
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
An Underutilized Concrete Application: Shotcrete
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C01: An Underutilized Concrete Application: Shotcrete
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Biodiversity: Strategies for Landscape Architects
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C02: Biodiversity: Strategies for Landscape Architects
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Claudia West, International ASLA
– Phyto Studio LLC
Speaker:
Derek Kalp, PLA, ASLA, CEFP
– Penn State University
Speaker:
Douglas A. DeBerry, PhD
– College of William & Mary/VHB
Biodiversity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Dismantling Disaster: Working with Communities Before the Storm
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Marilyn L. Hemingway
– Gullah Geechee Chamber Foundation Inc
Speaker:
Abby Hall (she/her/hers)
– CDR Associates
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Emergent AI in Professional Practice
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C04: Emergent AI in Professional Practice
Speaker:
Daniel A. Tal, FASLA
– www.thinkconfluence.com
Speaker:
Jenn Becker, ASLA
– Confluence
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Donnie Longenecker, ASLA, PLA
– University of Georgia
Equity and Inclusion
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Ensuring a Complete and Resilient Vision: Developing a Growing Relationship with Nurseries
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Carl S. Hesselein
– Pleasant Run Nursery
Design Implementation
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
How Do We Stay Here?: The Charleston Comprehensive Integrated Water Plan
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Jared T. Bramblett, LEED AP, PE
– Moffatt & Nichol
The Future of the Public Realm
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Interviewing the Interviewer: How Students and Employers Evaluate Each Other
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C07: Interviewing the Interviewer: How Students and Employers Evaluate Each Other
Complimentary Registration 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
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Lines in the Sand : Regional Trails as Climate Adaptation Infrastructure
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C08: Lines in the Sand : Regional Trails as Climate Adaptation Infrastructure
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mikey Goralnik, ASLA, AICP
– Great Springs Project
Speaker:
Nans P. Voron
– SCAPE
Speaker:
Jonah Susskind, ASLA
– SWA
Climate Action
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Threading Coastal Resilience in a Dense Urban Environment: Competition to Construction
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
SUN-C09: Threading Coastal Resilience in a Dense Urban Environment: Competition to Construction
Complimentary Registration 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
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being: Reconsidering Expertise Across Knowledge Systems
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.
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Csanyi Matusicky
– Pheasants Forever & Natural Resources Conservation Service
Biodiversity
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Where do you Draw the Line?
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Carlos Claussell (he/him/his)
– America Is All In
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, October 13, 2025
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
CT
Land, Water, & Art: Making NOMA’s Sculpture Garden within Historic City Park
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
7:30 AM – 2:00 PM
CT
Crosby Arboretum: A Regenerative Landscape
7:30 AM – 2:00 PM
CT
MON-FS-02: Crosby Arboretum: A Regenerative Landscape
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Bob Brzuszek, ASLA
– Mississippi State University
Field Session Leader:
Hans C. Herrmann, ASLA, AIA, LEED Green Associate
– SHM Architects
Field Session Presenter:
robert F. Poore, FASLA
– Native Habitats, inc.
Field Session Presenter:
Anne Spafford, ASLA
– Mississippi State University
Biodiversity
7:45 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Bike Tour of New Orleans: Low Stress Bikeways to Bike Easy
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, PLA, AICP, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Toole Design Group
The Future of the Public Realm
7:45 AM – 12:30 PM
CT
Regional Planning, Local Adaptation: Climate Action in the City of Gretna
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
8:15 AM – 2:00 PM
CT
Louisiana Children’s Museum: A Joyous and Resilient Landscape in City Park
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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Community Centered Design and Planning: Insights from Boston’s Urban Design Initiatives
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
MON-A01: Community Centered Design and Planning: Insights from Boston’s Urban Design Initiatives
Complimentary Registration 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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Flipping the Paradigm: Transforming a Neglected, Contested Landscape into a Social-Ecological Amenity
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
MON-A02: Flipping the Paradigm: Transforming a Neglected, Contested Landscape into a Social-ecological Amenity
Complimentary Registration 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
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
From Seed to Design: Enhancing Urban Biodiversity Through Local Networks
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Deb Hilbert (she/her/hers)
– SUNY-ESF
Speaker:
Suzette Lopane, ASLA, PLA
– Westchester County
Biodiversity
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Lessons Learned: Cultural Landscapes that Honor African American Heritage and Legacy
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Burchell Pinnock, FAIA
– Baskervill
Equity and Inclusion
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Mastering Plant Procurement: Bridging Gaps from Design to Delivery
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mary Alice Costich (she/her/hers)
– Kelco Construction,Inc.
Design Implementation
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CT
Shaping the Future of Landscape Architecture
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Michael Grove, FASLA
– SASAKI
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Nature as Client: Co-Creating with More-Than Human Species
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, PLA, FASLA
– Biohabitats, Inc.
Speaker:
Nathaniel Willing
– MIG INC
Biodiversity
8:45 AM – 12:30 PM
CT
Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail: Ecological Restoration and Community Resilience
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
8:45 AM – 1:30 PM
CT
Living & Working with Water: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development on LafitteGreenway
8:45 AM – 1:30 PM
CT
MON-FS-07: Living & Working with Water: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development on Lafittegreenway
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 227
Field Session Leader:
Jason neville
– Lafitte Greenway Partnership
Field Session Leader:
Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter:
Mina Seck
– Sprout
Field Session Presenter:
Ryan Mattingly
– Louisiana Green Corps
The Future of the Public Realm
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
CT
Into the Streets--Queer and Antiracist Histories in New Orleans' French Quarter
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
9:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Longue Vue House and Gardens: Exploring the Legacy of Ellen Biddle Shipman
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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Beyond Last Century’s Tools: Innovation in Firm and Project Management
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
MON-B01: Beyond Last Century’s Tools: Innovation in Firm and Project Management
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Experiment, Play, Innovate: Fostering Curiosity in Firm Culture
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
MON-B02: Experiment, Play, Innovate: Fostering Curiosity in Firm Culture
Complimentary Registration 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Heat, Flood, Fire, Drought: Integrated Regional Landscape Resiliency Strategy for Los Angeles
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
MON-B03: Heat, Flood, Fire, Drought: Integrated Regional Landscape Resiliency Strategy for Los Angeles
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mia Lehrer, FASLA, 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
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Landscape climate adaptation planning for a resilient and iconic campus
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Lydia Woltjer
– University of California at Berkeley
Climate Action
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Scaling Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Growing, Sustaining a Small Landscape Architecture Firm
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
Complimentary Registration Speaker:
Mark J. Stewart
– Wentworth Strategy Group
Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
Shape the Future - One Schoolyard at a Time
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
CT
MON-B06: Shape the Future - One Schoolyard at a Time
Complimentary Registration 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