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Concurrent Education Session

Design and the Creative Process

FRI-D03: Bridging Boundaries: Adapting for Climate Through Collaborative Design

Friday, October 10, 2025
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW

As climate conditions grow more unpredictable, responsive design is critical. This session delves into using climate data and risk assessments to guide design, highlighting the power of collaboration between landscape architects and civil engineers to build resilient and adaptable spaces for the future.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn how to define and evaluate climate risks at different scales and interpret their relevance to landscape architecture design decisions.
  • Understand how to overlay social equity data with climate risks to create inclusive, equitable designs for vulnerable communities.
  • Learn how climate risk assessments can be translated to site design and inform strategies for planting and stormwater management.
  • Learn about tools currently available to design consultants to assess climate-related risks, and how to critique their underlying methodologies.