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THE DIRT’s 10 Best Books of 2025 explore landscape from new and fascinating angles, covering low-carbon materials, shade, traditional ecological knowledge, and more. See the full list: https://bit.ly/4aE4gQB
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
THE DIRT’s 10 Best Books of 2025 explore landscape from new and fascinating angles, covering low-carbon materials, shade, traditional ecological knowledge, and more. See the full list: https://bit.ly/4aE4gQB
In the Nordvest neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark, a derelict lawn in a social housing estate built in the 1950s has been transformed into a climate park designed to manage vast amounts of water. Read more in ASLA's THE DIRT: https://bit.ly/44Prb7P
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In the Nordvest neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark, a derelict lawn in a social housing estate built in the 1950s has been transformed into a climate park designed to manage vast amounts of water. Read more in ASLA's THE DIRT: https://bit.ly/44Prb7P
Want to study landscape architecture but need financial support?
Apply for the ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship:
• 1 award of $10,000
• Up to 4 awards of $5,000
• Free ASLA Conference registration + travel stipend
Deadline: Feb 1. Apply now. https://bit.ly/3Rl4S3v
Apply for the ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship:
• 1 award of $10,000
• Up to 4 awards of $5,000
• Free ASLA Conference registration + travel stipend
Deadline: Feb 1. Apply now. https://bit.ly/3Rl4S3v
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Want to study landscape architecture but need financial support?
Apply for the ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship:
• 1 award of $10,000
• Up to 4 awards of $5,000
• Free ASLA Conference registration + travel stipend
Deadline: Feb 1. Apply now. https://bit.ly/3Rl4S3v
Apply for the ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship:
• 1 award of $10,000
• Up to 4 awards of $5,000
• Free ASLA Conference registration + travel stipend
Deadline: Feb 1. Apply now. https://bit.ly/3Rl4S3v
Join our next ASLA Biodiversity & Climate Action 101 webinar: Cultivating Biodiverse Landscapes: Tools, Tips, and Mindset Shifts for Working with Living Ecosystems
Dec 10 · 1 PM ET
Free for ASLA members | 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3MxLzUG
Dec 10 · 1 PM ET
Free for ASLA members | 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3MxLzUG
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join our next ASLA Biodiversity & Climate Action 101 webinar: Cultivating Biodiverse Landscapes: Tools, Tips, and Mindset Shifts for Working with Living Ecosystems
Dec 10 · 1 PM ET
Free for ASLA members | 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3MxLzUG
Dec 10 · 1 PM ET
Free for ASLA members | 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3MxLzUG
The federal government has reopened after a 43-day shutdown. The new measure guarantees back pay for furloughed employees and reverses layoffs that affected federal landscape architects. ASLA will continue to champion public practitioners and highlight their essential work.
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The federal government has reopened after a 43-day shutdown. The new measure guarantees back pay for furloughed employees and reverses layoffs that affected federal landscape architects. ASLA will continue to champion public practitioners and highlight their essential work.
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, landscape architects will show how design improves nature-based solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss.
ASLA's delegates will highlight the key role of landscape architecture strategies in increasing resilience for people and communities. #COP30noBrasil
ASLA's delegates will highlight the key role of landscape architecture strategies in increasing resilience for people and communities. #COP30noBrasil
At COP30, Landscape Architects Will Show How Design Improves Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss
Delegates will highlight the key role of landscape architecture strategies in increasing resilience for people and communities ASLA will be represented by three delegates at COP30 in Belém, Brazil....
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November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, landscape architects will show how design improves nature-based solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss.
ASLA's delegates will highlight the key role of landscape architecture strategies in increasing resilience for people and communities. #COP30noBrasil
ASLA's delegates will highlight the key role of landscape architecture strategies in increasing resilience for people and communities. #COP30noBrasil
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed rescinding the 2024 Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. If repealed, it would undo decades of progress in stewardship and resilience. Sign the letter opposing the proposed rescission. https://www.asla.org/advocate.aspx
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed rescinding the 2024 Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. If repealed, it would undo decades of progress in stewardship and resilience. Sign the letter opposing the proposed rescission. https://www.asla.org/advocate.aspx
“Landscape architects can play a critical role in building the insurance case for nature-based solutions,” said Talley Burley, of the Environmental Defense Fund, in a discussion moderated by ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, Hon. ASLA. https://bit.ly/4qrAkN6
Making the Case for Nature-based Solutions to Insurers
“Landscape architects can play a critical role in building the insurance case for nature-based solutions,” said Talley Burley, manager of climate risk and insurance at the Environmental…
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October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“Landscape architects can play a critical role in building the insurance case for nature-based solutions,” said Talley Burley, of the Environmental Defense Fund, in a discussion moderated by ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, Hon. ASLA. https://bit.ly/4qrAkN6
Brad McCauley, FASLA, PLA, is the 81st President of ASLA! Sworn in at the ASLA 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture in New Orleans, he emphasized community, connection, and shared purpose: Empower our members to design a sustainable and equitable world through landscape architecture.
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Brad McCauley, FASLA, PLA, is the 81st President of ASLA! Sworn in at the ASLA 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture in New Orleans, he emphasized community, connection, and shared purpose: Empower our members to design a sustainable and equitable world through landscape architecture.
Congratulations to Mexican landscape architect Mario Schjetnan, FASLA, and Grupo de Diseño Urbano (GDU) for winning the 2025 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize. https://bit.ly/46U0fFC
Climate & Biodiversity News (October 2025)
Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Diseño Urbano Win 2025 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize, ArchDaily, October 15 The Oberlander Prize jury said Mexican landscape archi…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Congratulations to Mexican landscape architect Mario Schjetnan, FASLA, and Grupo de Diseño Urbano (GDU) for winning the 2025 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize. https://bit.ly/46U0fFC
ASLA & ASLA Fund have released a new plan to address the climate and biodiversity crises together. https://bit.ly/474JB4X
Landscape Architects Commit to Zero Emissions and Biodiversity Increases by 2040
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and ASLA Fund Announce New Industry-wide Plan to Address Climate and Biodiversity Crises The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and …
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October 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
ASLA & ASLA Fund have released a new plan to address the climate and biodiversity crises together. https://bit.ly/474JB4X
New Resource: Biodiversity Primer for Landscape Architects
ASLA’s free guide helps landscape architects design for and protect biodiversity.
📘Download: https://bit.ly/3INYUqu
ASLA’s free guide helps landscape architects design for and protect biodiversity.
📘Download: https://bit.ly/3INYUqu
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
New Resource: Biodiversity Primer for Landscape Architects
ASLA’s free guide helps landscape architects design for and protect biodiversity.
📘Download: https://bit.ly/3INYUqu
ASLA’s free guide helps landscape architects design for and protect biodiversity.
📘Download: https://bit.ly/3INYUqu
Remembering Kongjian Yu, FASLA—visionary founder of Turenscape and professor at Peking University. His “sponge city” strategies reshaped how cities work with water and nature, inspiring resilience and compassion worldwide. bit.ly/3Kch45R
September 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Remembering Kongjian Yu, FASLA—visionary founder of Turenscape and professor at Peking University. His “sponge city” strategies reshaped how cities work with water and nature, inspiring resilience and compassion worldwide. bit.ly/3Kch45R
After Hurricane Katrina, 95% of New Orleans' City Park was flooded for weeks, destroying thousands of trees. Two decades later, MVVA + partners have released City Park 2050, a new master plan that “attempts to look past recovery toward endurance.” https://bit.ly/3I17W3j
Climate and Biodiversity News (September 2025)
Beavers Restored to Tribal Lands in California Benefit Ecosystems, Mongabay, September 15 In 2023, California partnered with Indigenous communities -- the Tule River Tribe and Mountain Maidu p...
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September 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
After Hurricane Katrina, 95% of New Orleans' City Park was flooded for weeks, destroying thousands of trees. Two decades later, MVVA + partners have released City Park 2050, a new master plan that “attempts to look past recovery toward endurance.” https://bit.ly/3I17W3j
The Wallpaper 2025 Landscape Architects’ Directory highlights practices reshaping how land is lived, from flood-resistant parks in Bangkok to restorative gardens in Brazil. https://bit.ly/464gTSv
10 landscape architects to know: the ultimate directory
The Wallpaper* 2025 Landscape Architects’ Directory spotlights the most exciting studios around the world
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September 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Wallpaper 2025 Landscape Architects’ Directory highlights practices reshaping how land is lived, from flood-resistant parks in Bangkok to restorative gardens in Brazil. https://bit.ly/464gTSv
Join us at Climate Week NYC! Discover solutions to combat coastal flooding using green + hybrid infrastructure at a free immersive workshop hosted by ASLA NY and partners.
📍NYC | Sept 24 | 4-6 PM
Register today: https://bit.ly/41Nj627
📍NYC | Sept 24 | 4-6 PM
Register today: https://bit.ly/41Nj627
Climate Week NYC: Free, Immersive Workshop on Combating Coastal Flooding
For the fourth year, the ASLA New York Chapter has organized an event for Climate Week NYC, one of the world's largest climate gatherings. The free, immersive workshop -- Combating Coastal Flo...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join us at Climate Week NYC! Discover solutions to combat coastal flooding using green + hybrid infrastructure at a free immersive workshop hosted by ASLA NY and partners.
📍NYC | Sept 24 | 4-6 PM
Register today: https://bit.ly/41Nj627
📍NYC | Sept 24 | 4-6 PM
Register today: https://bit.ly/41Nj627
ASLA has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% and is on track to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.
“We are committed to continuing our efforts to reduce emissions,” says ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, Hon. ASLA, CAE. https://bit.ly/4gfQ1lX
“We are committed to continuing our efforts to reduce emissions,” says ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, Hon. ASLA, CAE. https://bit.ly/4gfQ1lX
ASLA Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 20 Percent in 2024
The organization credits a set of ambitious energy and transportation strategies for the reduction ASLA released the second annual assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by its busine…
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September 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ASLA has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% and is on track to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.
“We are committed to continuing our efforts to reduce emissions,” says ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, Hon. ASLA, CAE. https://bit.ly/4gfQ1lX
“We are committed to continuing our efforts to reduce emissions,” says ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, Hon. ASLA, CAE. https://bit.ly/4gfQ1lX
ASLA Announces the 2025 Professional Award Winners! Thirty-five projects have been honored with the highest achievement in landscape architecture, showcasing innovation, resilience, and design excellence. bit.ly/3USZXbj
September 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ASLA Announces the 2025 Professional Award Winners! Thirty-five projects have been honored with the highest achievement in landscape architecture, showcasing innovation, resilience, and design excellence. bit.ly/3USZXbj
How Property Insurers Value Nature-Based Solutions And How to Help Them Evolve
Join us Sept 3 at 2 PM ET for the next webinar in our Making the Economic Case for Landscape Architecture series.
Free for ASLA members | Earn 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3UXktaz
Join us Sept 3 at 2 PM ET for the next webinar in our Making the Economic Case for Landscape Architecture series.
Free for ASLA members | Earn 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3UXktaz
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How Property Insurers Value Nature-Based Solutions And How to Help Them Evolve
Join us Sept 3 at 2 PM ET for the next webinar in our Making the Economic Case for Landscape Architecture series.
Free for ASLA members | Earn 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3UXktaz
Join us Sept 3 at 2 PM ET for the next webinar in our Making the Economic Case for Landscape Architecture series.
Free for ASLA members | Earn 1.0 PDH
Register: https://bit.ly/3UXktaz
“What other way can we adapt to climate change?”
Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, urges replacing traditional grey stormwater systems with a “sponge city” approach using land-based solutions to work with nature, not against it. https://bit.ly/3UDeQhF
Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, urges replacing traditional grey stormwater systems with a “sponge city” approach using land-based solutions to work with nature, not against it. https://bit.ly/3UDeQhF
August 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What other way can we adapt to climate change?”
Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, urges replacing traditional grey stormwater systems with a “sponge city” approach using land-based solutions to work with nature, not against it. https://bit.ly/3UDeQhF
Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, urges replacing traditional grey stormwater systems with a “sponge city” approach using land-based solutions to work with nature, not against it. https://bit.ly/3UDeQhF
One of D.C.'s most dangerous intersections is now a safe gateway and green public space. The new Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Plaza by SWA/Balsley transforms a busy traffic triangle into a 37,000 sq. ft. community hub. Read more in ASLA's THE DIRT.
SWA/Balsley Carves Public Space out of a Dangerous Intersection
One of the top ten most dangerous intersections in Washington, D.C. has been transformed into a safe gateway and green public space. Thomas Balsley, FASLA, co-managing principal of SWA/Balsley, sai…
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August 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
One of D.C.'s most dangerous intersections is now a safe gateway and green public space. The new Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Plaza by SWA/Balsley transforms a busy traffic triangle into a 37,000 sq. ft. community hub. Read more in ASLA's THE DIRT.
Canada has a national climate adaptation strategy, but it’s largely up to its provinces and cities to move this work forward. Landscape architects in government are shaping bold climate + biodiversity policies the world can learn from. bit.ly/46nbre4
July 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Canada has a national climate adaptation strategy, but it’s largely up to its provinces and cities to move this work forward. Landscape architects in government are shaping bold climate + biodiversity policies the world can learn from. bit.ly/46nbre4
Infrastructure, policy, public engagement, and agriculture — see how Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Innovation + Leadership Fellows are shaping positive futures. bit.ly/44zJ772
Bold Solutions from Emerging Landscape Architecture Leaders (Part I)
Research on climate change, biodiversity loss, and systemic inequities is now being undermined. But there are still “crevices, nooks, and crannies” where important independent research …
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July 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Infrastructure, policy, public engagement, and agriculture — see how Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Innovation + Leadership Fellows are shaping positive futures. bit.ly/44zJ772
Got a game-changing idea for landscape architecture? Pitch it for a chance to take the stage at ASLA 2025 in New Orleans!
✅ Align with the ASLA Climate Action Plan
✅ 2-sentence pitch + short video
🗓️ Deadline: July 22
🌟 Submit: bit.ly/4gJe0tg
Sponsored by Tournesol Siteworks
✅ Align with the ASLA Climate Action Plan
✅ 2-sentence pitch + short video
🗓️ Deadline: July 22
🌟 Submit: bit.ly/4gJe0tg
Sponsored by Tournesol Siteworks
July 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Got a game-changing idea for landscape architecture? Pitch it for a chance to take the stage at ASLA 2025 in New Orleans!
✅ Align with the ASLA Climate Action Plan
✅ 2-sentence pitch + short video
🗓️ Deadline: July 22
🌟 Submit: bit.ly/4gJe0tg
Sponsored by Tournesol Siteworks
✅ Align with the ASLA Climate Action Plan
✅ 2-sentence pitch + short video
🗓️ Deadline: July 22
🌟 Submit: bit.ly/4gJe0tg
Sponsored by Tournesol Siteworks
A plaza in downtown Denver was a “harsh" concrete plaza, explained Kasey Toomey, PLA, partner at Terremoto. “We decided to create a habitat, a green space for all these creatures” — not just people. bit.ly/4erMrEq
A New Plaza in Denver Shows the Beauty of Local Design
A plaza in downtown Denver, Colorado was a “harsh place,” a “terrible concrete plaza,” explained Kasey Toomey, PLA, landscape architect, artist, and partner at Terremoto. &#…
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June 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A plaza in downtown Denver was a “harsh" concrete plaza, explained Kasey Toomey, PLA, partner at Terremoto. “We decided to create a habitat, a green space for all these creatures” — not just people. bit.ly/4erMrEq