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Concurrent Education Session

Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career

SUN-B10: Uncharted Paths: Women of Color Are Redefining Landscape Architecture Through Micro Practices

Sunday, October 12, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW

This session brings together three women of color who have forged unconventional career paths through micro practices, redefining success in landscape architecture. Panelists will share how entrepreneurship, values-driven work, and nontraditional business models have enabled them to thrive, offering insights and strategies for building sustainable, impactful careers beyond traditional firms.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify barriers to career progression for women of color.
  • Highlight emerging professional values and how they redefine professional culture norms in landscape architecture.
  • Define how micro practices benefit and grow the profession.
  • Provide strategies to promote success in nontraditional career paths.