Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT

Women in Landscape Architecture Walk

WILA Walk Co-Chair: – Pamela Studios Landscape Architecture Inc.

WILA Walk Co-Chair: – Terry Design, Inc.

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A01: Ecology as Agency: How Biotic Interactions Change Designed Landscapes

Speaker: – Rutgers University

Speaker: – Superbloom

Speaker: – LWLA

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A02: Beyond the Blueprint: Climate Action Planning Across Practice Scales

Speaker: – Livable Cities Studio

Speaker: – SWA

Speaker: – Curtis + Rogers Design Studio, Inc. // ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A03: Shared Waters: Designing with Negotiated Flows, Borders, and Uncertainty Along Transboundary Rivers

Speaker: – University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: – Cocopah Tribe

Speaker: – Fred Phillips Consulting

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A04: Take Action or Suffer: Bridging Heat Research, Policy, and Design

Speaker: – SmithGroup

Speaker: – Arizona State University

Speaker: – City of Phoenix

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A05: Staging Reciprocity: Designing with Communities for Justice and Resilience

Speaker: – National University of Singapore

Speaker: – University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Speaker: – National University of Singapore

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A06: Jack of All Trades or Master of One? Landscape Practice Today

Speaker: – Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

Speaker: – Reed Hilderbrand

Speaker: – Secret Gardens

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A07: Perception of Place: Integrating Multisensory Experiences into Design

Speaker: – Kansas State University

Speaker: – Sasaki / UCLA

Speaker: – Sasaki

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A08: Reclaim and Retain: Celebrating the Preservation of Cultural Sites

Speaker: – PUSH studio, LLC

Speaker: – Atelier Cory Henry, LLC

Speaker: – Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect, PLLC

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A09: Behind Closed Doors: Candid Lessons from Women Who Founded Design Firms

Speaker: – Livable Cities Studio

Speaker: – Studio Siembra

Speaker: – Lionheart

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A10: Construction Confidential: A Frank Conversation About How Things Get Built

Speaker: – SiteWorks LLC

Speaker: – GFP Real Estate

Speaker: – Alpine Construction & Landscaping Corp

CE: 1.25

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT

THUR-A11: Move You: The Art and Practice of Signage in Public Landscapes

Speaker: – Toole Design Group

Speaker: – A Gang of Three

Speaker: – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT

LL-09: Designing for Sound: How Soundscapes Shape Behavior in Public Spaces

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: – Freenotes Harmony Park

Learning Lab Presenter:

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10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT

LL-11: Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces to Bring Children & Communities Together

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Learning Lab 3 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: – BCI Burke

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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B01: Urban Biodiversity in Practice: Three Pathways for Education, Stewardship, and Policy

Speaker: – Studio-MLA

Speaker: – California Native Plant Society

Speaker: – Test Plot

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B02: Funding the Future: Creative Financing to Support Climate-ready Communities

Speaker: – Arup

Speaker: – Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy

Speaker: – HR&A Advisors

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B03: Let's Go! Climate Action and Communication That Work

Speaker: – Quite Contrary Studios

Speaker: – Project Drawdown

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B04: Design of Planting Soils for Landscapes on Elevated Structures

Speaker: – Olsson, Inc.

Speaker: – Rock Design Associates

Speaker: – MycoRoots

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B05: Evolving Iconic Landscapes: The Role of Designers in Legacy Places

Speaker: – OLIN

Speaker: – Mithun

Speaker: – Agency Landscape + Planning

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B06: AI in Professional Practice

Speaker: – Confluence

Speaker: – Colorado State University

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B07: How It Started…How It’s Going: Stories and Struggles in Practice

Speaker: – SCAPE

Speaker: – GGN

Speaker: – Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B08: Maintenance as Motion: Designing Landscapes That Evolve and Endure

Speaker: – Miasto

Speaker: – RIOS

Speaker: – Saturate and Test Plot

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B09: Confessions of a Landscape Contractor: 15 Tips on Avoiding Common Mistakes

Speaker: – Site Design Group, Ltd.

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B10: Designing the In-between: Streets as Civic Rooms, Local to Global

Speaker: – Field Operations

Speaker: – MARVEL

Speaker: – Alliance for Paseo Paseo

CE: 1.25

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

THUR-B11: Implementing the Gowanus Lowlands: Who Builds, Who Maintains, Who Benefits

Speaker: – SCAPE

Speaker: – NYC Department of City Planning

Speaker: – Gowanus Canal Conservancy

CE: 1.25

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM PT

LL-12: OPEN AIR STEEL STRUCTURES: Adding Value to the Built Environment

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter:

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12:30 PM - 4:30 PM PT

THUR-FS-01: Healing Land, Water, and Community — Earvin Magic Johnson Park

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 304A

Field Session Leader: – MIG

Field Session Leader: – MIG, Inc.

Field Session Presenter: – County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation

Field Session Presenter: – Land IQ

Field Session Presenter: – PACE Advanced Water Engineering

Field Session Presenter: – Los Angeles County Public Works

CE: 2.00

12:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT

THUR-FS-02: Landscape for Veterans: Bridging a Human-centered Habitat and Native Ecosystem

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area (South Lobby)

Field Session Leader: – Elysian Landscapes

Field Session Presenter: – Gehry Partners

Field Session Presenter: – Thomas Safran & Associates

Field Session Presenter: – The Veterans Collective

CE: 1.75

12:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT

THUR-FS-03: Ecological Garden Design in Los Angeles

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area (South Lobby)

Field Session Leader: – Terremoto Landscape

Field Session Leader: – TERREMOTO

Field Session Presenter: – Terremoto

CE: 2.50

12:45 PM - 4:15 PM PT

THUR-FS-04: Exploring Sensory-based Latino Landscapes

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area (South Lobby)

Field Session Leader: – Place It!

Field Session Leader: – Agency Artifact

Field Session Presenter: – Cuauhtemoc Hernandez

Field Session Presenter: – UCLAx Landscape Architecture Program

CE: 1.50

12:45 PM - 5:00 PM PT

THUR-FS-05: A Window to the Waterfront: Exploring Wilmington’s New Waterfront Promenade

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area (South Lobby)

Field Session Leader: – Studio-MLA

Field Session Leader: – Port of Los Angeles - Engineeering

Field Session Presenter: – Studio-MLA

Field Session Presenter: – Sasaki

Field Session Presenter: – City of Boston

CE: 2.00

12:45 PM - 5:00 PM PT

THUR-FS-06: When Our Wildlands Burn: Community and Recovery at Eaton Canyon

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area (South Lobby)

Field Session Leader: – Studio-MLA

Field Session Presenter: – LA County Parks

Field Session Presenter: – Altadena Seed Library

Field Session Presenter: – County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Recreation.

Field Session Presenter: – Gabrieleno Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

CE: 2.50

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM PT

THUR-FS-07: Unlocking the LA River Through Art, Design, and Engineering

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area (South Lobby)

Field Session Leader: – Metabolic Studio

Field Session Leader: – USC School of Architecture

Field Session Presenter: – Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

Field Session Presenter: – Metabolic Studio

Field Session Presenter: – Stillwater Sciences

Field Session Presenter: – Kounkuey Design Initiative

CE: 3.00

1:20 PM - 2:20 PM PT

LL-14: Topography in the Play Environment

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: – APE Studio

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1:20 PM - 2:20 PM PT

LL-16: Designing Play Spaces for ALL Ages

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Learning Lab 3 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: – Earthscape Play

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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C01: Applied Wildlife Equity: Just Design with the Living World

Speaker: – Biohabitats

Speaker: – Rock Design Associates

Speaker: – Dig Studio

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C02: Plants Are Not the Problem: Designing Resilient Landscapes in Los Angeles County

Speaker: – studio pappaterra

Speaker: – Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mtns

Speaker: – McMillen

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C03: Climate Refuge Now: Working Toward Trust and Self-determination Across a Spatial Spectrum

Speaker: – Pacific Conservation District

Speaker: – Mithun

Speaker: – Buy-In Community Planning, Inc.

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C04: Myth vs. Evidence: What Science Says About Designing for Wildfire

Speaker: – University of California, Davis

Speaker: – University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Speaker: – Conservation Biology Institute

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C05: Infrastructural Change: Reconnecting Community and Visioning Actionable Transformation in North Adams

Speaker: – City of North Adams

Speaker: – MASS MoCA

Speaker: – STOSS Landscape Urbanism

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C06: Public Lands Under Pressure: Co-creating Resilient Civic Spaces Through Collective Design

Speaker: – City of Santa Monica

Speaker: – Sasaki

Speaker: – Salt Lake City Arts Council

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C07: Can We Restore "Real" Rivers in Cities?

Speaker: – OLIN

Speaker: – University of California Berkeley

Speaker: – Inter-Fluve

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C08: Climate Resilient Rural Self-sufficiency: Lessons from California's Only Black Freedom Colony

Speaker: – University of Southern California

Speaker: – Allensworth Progressive Association

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C09: Say It So It Lands: Speaking Tools for Landscape Architects

Speaker: – Volcano Heart Coaching & Consulting

Speaker: – TBG Partners

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C10: Wood Is Good!?* Using Low Carbon, Ethical Wood Materials in Site Construction

Speaker: – North Carolina State University

Speaker: – Tri-Lox

CE: 1.25

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT

THUR-C11: Embracing Regionalism: Place-specific Design for Public Landscapes

Speaker: – Merritt Chase

Speaker: – TERREMOTO

Speaker: – Superbloom

CE: 1.25

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT

LL-17: Designing outdoor playgrounds for inclusive play with universal design strategies

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Learning Lab 1 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter:

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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT

LL-18: Shade in Motion: Bridging Commons Across Practice, Policy & Public Futures

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)

Learning Lab Presenter: – USA SHADE

Learning Lab Presenter: – Environmental Design Department, University of Colorado Boulder

Learning Lab Presenter: – Pamela Studios Landscape Architecture Inc.

Learning Lab Presenter: – Equity Policy Solutions

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

ASLA Alumni Tailgate

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PT

WxLA Annual Gathering and Celebration of Scholars

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PT

The Fellows and Honors Gala

Location: JW Marriott

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