SAT-C05: Fighting for Our Future: The Case for Landscape-Led Infrastructure

Saturday, October 11, 2025

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL

Speaker(s)

Maria Reilly, ASLA

Senior Associate
Stantec
Miami, Florida
Gary Sorge, FASLA, PLA, AICP

Vice President, Community Development and Transportation
Stantec
New Haven, Connecticut
Dr. Galen Newman, FASLA

Professor and Head, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

What is landscape architecture’s best move for survival, and what is its role in the public domain? We ask important questions, engage the audience in meaningful discourse, and share major landscape-led infrastructure projects and research that can define our preparedness and future agency. We call the profession to action in this pivotal moment.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the guiding adaptive climate research-based principles used in developing successful greenways and blueways in New Orleans, Miami, and New York.
Examine the role of public practice landscape architecture in delivering responsible, ethical, and biodiverse infrastructure at local and regional scales.
Evaluate landscape-led project factors using case study examples that maximize the profession’s ability to impact society.
Analyze the criticality of providing integrated solutions in building public infrastructure.