FRI-B03: Cultivating Joy in Landscape Architecture

Friday, October 10, 2025

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09

1.25 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AICP, FL

Speaker(s)

Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA

Partner
Unknown Studio
Baltimore, Maryland
Max W. D'Aurizio, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his)

Director of Landscape
APE Studio
New York, New York
Angela Moreno-Long, ASLA

Associate
LaGuardia Design Group
New York, New York

How we approach our work carries through to the spaces we shape and the communities we touch. This panel will explore the role of joy in landscape architecture, why it matters, and how we can cultivate it to strengthen our profession’s impact and relevance.

Learning Outcomes:

Define joy in a professional context and recognize its importance in fueling creativity, personal fulfillment, workplace culture, and the broader profession.
Explore how personal motivations, project types, business models, and team dynamics contribute to joy, and learn ways to balance frustrations with fulfillment.
Examine how physical and social workplace factors influence joy and discuss best practices for fostering a positive and supportive professional culture.
Discuss actionable changes on personal, firm-wide, and industry scales to enhance joy in landscape architecture and provide insights for both emerging and experienced professionals.