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Advocacy

ASLA Applauds Reintroduction of Community Parks Revitalization Act -- 06/18/2013

Great News: Congresswoman Matsui Introduces The Residential Energy and Economic Savings (TREES) Act -- 04/26/2013

ASLA Statement on Sequestration -- 03/01/2013

ASLA Statement on Fiscal Cliff Deal -- 01/02/2013

Federal Guidance on Transportation Alternatives Released -- 10/23/2012

ASLA Hosts Webinar on MAP-21's Effect on Landscape Architects -- 10/19/2012

ASLA Advocacy Webinar: MAP-21 and Landscape Architects -- 10/11/2012

Great News from DC! Sen. Hagan Introduces Urban Parks Bill! -- 09/24/2012

Recreational Trails Advocacy Update-48 States to Keep RTP Funding in 2013! -- 09/12/2012

ASLA National, 32 ASLA Chapters Urge Continued Support for Recreational Trails Program -- 08/15/2012

ASLA Statement on Surface Transportation Conference Report -- 06/28/2012

ASLA Releases Banking on Green Report -- 04/12/2012

ASLA Applauds Senate Passage of Active Transportation Bill; Urges House to Follow Suit -- 03/14/2012

ASLA, AIA, APA Issue Joint Letter on Transportation Reauthorization -- 02/29/2012

SBA Issues Size Standards for Landscape Architecture Firms -- 02/14/2012

House Committee Passes Transportation Bill-No SRTS and No Dedicated TE Funding -- 02/02/2012

Busy Week in DC on Water and Stormwater Issues -- 12/15/2011

Virginia Deregulation Effort a Harbinger of More Threats to Licensure? -- 12/06/2011

Senate Committee Passes Transportation Bill With Weakened TE Program-ASLA Working To Restore Dedicated Funding -- 11/14/2011

Paul Amendment Defeated -- 11/01/2011

McCain Amendment to Gut Transportation Enhancements Program Defeated -- 10/19/2011

ASLA Announces 2012 Chapter Licensure and Advocacy Grants -- 09/14/2011

ASLA Urges a Comprehensive View of Infrastructure When Considering Jobs Bill -- 09/09/2011

Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Opportunity-$67 Million Available in 2011 -- 06/22/2011

Congress Passes Spending Bill for Fiscal Year 2011 -- 04/14/2011

Huge Response to Call for EPA Case Studies -- 04/07/2011

Rep. Sires Reintroduces Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act (HR 709) in 112th Congress -- 04/06/2011

Deadline Looming! Share Your Green Infrastructure Design Case Studies -- 03/24/2011

Good News From Florida -- 03/24/2011

ASLA Government Affairs Holds Advocacy Network Training Session -- 02/10/2011

Congressional Hearing Highlights Green Infrastructure Benefits - Innovative design techniques can provide a cost-effective and sustainable alternative for overburdened communities -- 09/30/2010

Land and Water Conservation Fund Passes House -- 08/03/2010

New Senate Bill Gives Cities Green Technologies to Clean Water, Lower Costs - ASLA applauds bill’s sustainable approach to infrastructure development. -- 07/07/2010

HUD and DOT Release Joint Notice of Funding Availability -- 07/01/2010

ASLA Hosts Green Roof Briefing and Reception as Part of High Performance Building Week in DC -- 06/17/2010

ASLA Sends Letter to President Obama’s Commission on BP oil spill -- 06/03/2010

2300 by May 23 Campaign Surpasses Goal! -- 05/24/2010

50 means 50: Licensure Reaches Milestone in Vermont - Vermont Governor Jim Douglas signs licensure law. -- 04/26/2010

Former NFL Star Eddie George Briefs Congress on Creating Healthy Communities - Heisman Trophy winner and landscape architect calls for funding to create urban parks -- 04/20/2010

Growing Demand for Safe Bicycle and Walking Trails Provides Additional Opportunities for Landscape Architects -- 03/16/2010

ASLA Helps Congress Craft Streetscaping Resolution -- 02/25/2010

President's Budget Includes Small Business Incentives, Investments in Green Infrastructure -- 02/03/2010

President’s First State of the Union Focuses on Jobs and Greening The Economy -- 01/28/2010

Transportation Projects Will Now Emphasize Environmental and Livability Benefits -- 01/14/2010

Landscape Architects Applaud New National Park Service Plan to Sustainably Transform the National Mall -- 12/09/2009

Landscape Architecture Education Bill Gets Senate Action -- 12/09/2009

Legislation To Create More Parks Introduced in House - Congressman Albio Sires (NJ) introduced legislation to create more parks and recreation space in our nation’s urban centers. -- 10/13/2009

House Passes SAFETEA-LU Extension -- 10/02/2009

FHWA Highlights Safe Routes To Schools Program -- 08/13/2009

Members of Congress Express Strong Support for Recreational Trails Program -- 07/14/2009

Landscape Architects Part of the Solution in the American Clean Energy and Security Act - The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is delighted that the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives June 26, provides for a multifaceted approach to reduce energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gasses. -- 06/26/2009

Federal Agencies Establish Sustainable Communities Partnership -- 06/16/2009

ASLA Alerts President Obama to the Inherent Risks in Proposal Attacking Landscape Architectural Programs -- 06/09/2009

ASLA Statement on the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy for the Built Environment to Fight Childhood Obesity -- 05/26/2009

Perlmutter Re-Introduces Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act -- 05/15/2009

Ten New Cosponsors of Complete Streets Legislation Following ASLA’s Advocacy Day -- 05/05/2009

Secretary Salazar Announces NPS Stimulus Projects -- 04/27/2009

Advocates Prepare for ASLA’s Annual Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. -- 04/16/2009

Members of Congress Show Their Support For HALS -- 04/06/2009

Omnibus Lands Package Heads to President Obama -- 03/25/2009

Omnibus Lands Package Gets a Second Chance -- 03/17/2009

ASLA Advocates Turn out in Record Numbers -- 03/10/2009

USDA Secretary Vilsack and First Lady Michelle Obama Support Community Gardens -- 02/27/2009

In-District Advocacy Day Meetings Scheduled and Posted -- 02/14/2009

Green Roof Tax Incentive Legislation Introduced in the Senate -- 02/05/2009

House Passes Economic Recovery Package -- 01/30/2009

Dan Dahlkemper Elected Congressional Spouses Club President -- 01/21/2009

Michigan Governor Signs Licensure Law -- 01/14/2009

111th Congress Convenes With Emphasis on Economy -- 01/12/2009

Senate Acts on Major Public Lands Legislation -- 01/12/2009

Colorado Senator Ken Salazar nominated to be Secretary of the Interior -- 12/19/2008

House Begins Filling Vacancies on Important Committees -- 12/15/2008

ASLA New York Chapter President’s Letter Published in NY Times -- 12/02/2008

ASLA Signs Transportation for America’s Economic Stimulus Letter -- 12/01/2008

ASLA Signs On to Safe Routes to School Letter to Congress -- 11/12/2008

Democrats Sweep White House, Congress and Senate -- 11/05/2008

House Climate Change Bill Unveiled; Includes Landscape Architecture Techniques -- 10/15/2008

U.S. House of Representatives Passes “Trail of Tears Documentation Act” (H.R. 5335) -- 09/22/2008

Annual Meeting

LAM's July Issue Is Free Online for Everyone -- 06/27/2012

Why Firm Leaders Can’t Afford to Miss This Year’s Meeting - A message from James D. Burnett, FASLA -- 06/26/2012

Why I Love Phoenix - A message by Steve Martino, FASLA. -- 05/28/2012

Registration Opens for National Landscape Architecture Convention and Trade Show in Phoenix - Early-bird registration savings available until July 6. -- 05/02/2012

Are Americans Afraid of Innovative Urban Design? -- 11/08/2011

Landscape Architecture Rising -- 11/08/2011

Landscape improvements: From jade pebbles to permeable asphalt -- 11/02/2011

'Occupy' protest sites a good thing, say landscape architects -- 11/01/2011

Deadline Friday: Last Chance to Save on ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO -- 09/13/2011

ASLA Annual Meeting Registration Off to a Record Pace -- 08/30/2011

National Landscape Architecture Convention to Feature LA CES, AICP, USGBC and AIA Continuing Education Credits - Early registration discounts ends August 5. -- 07/27/2011

ASLA Announces 2011 Honors - Olin earns the ASLA Medal, JJR wins the Firm Award -- 07/27/2011

Design with a Capital D - Register by August 5 and save! -- 07/20/2011

Deadline Is August 5 to Save Big on Registration and Tickets -- 07/06/2011

San Diego's Eternal Sunshine: Landscape Icons Abound in the Host City of ASLA's 2011 Annual Meeting and EXPO -- 07/01/2011

Book Your Hotel Room Now for San Diego - Room blocks are booking quickly for the 2011 Annual Meeting & EXPO -- 07/01/2011

Annual Meeting Keynotes to Focus on the Future of the City - Landscape Architecture Rising: Knowledge Vision Leadership -- 07/01/2011

Registration Opens for National Landscape Architecture Convention -- 05/10/2011

2010 ASLA Annual Meeting Highlights Video -- 01/02/2011

Landscape Architects Announce Call for Presentations for 2011 Annual Meeting -- 12/07/2010

Speakers Show How Nature and Design Are Central to Healthy Communities -- 09/13/2010

ASLA 2010 Annual Meeting & EXPO Registration Opens -- 05/04/2010

Landscape Architects Announce Call for Presentations for 2010 Annual Meeting -- 12/10/2009

Diverse Set of Speakers Discuss How to Regenerate Cities and Communities -- 09/21/2009

President Obama’s Senior Environmental Policy Counsel Highlights Alliance between EPA, Landscape Architecture in Creating Sustainable Communities -- 09/21/2009

Survey Finds Landscape Architecture Firms Diversifying, Expanding International Work - One third of firms pursuing international work; most expect reduced revenue -- 09/20/2009

Landscape Architects Gather in Chicago for Annual Meeting on “Beyond Sustainability” - Chicago Mayor, President Obama’s senior environmental policy counsel among keynote speakers -- 09/18/2009

EPA Associate Administrator Lisa Heinzerling to Keynote Closing General Session at Annual Meeting and EXPO -- 09/02/2009

ASLA Meeting Features AICP, AIA, NY, and FL Continuing Education -- 08/20/2009

A Message from the President: Register for the 2009 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO - Register by July 9 and save $100. -- 05/19/2009

Save the Date for ASLA 2009 Annual Meeting & EXPO - Register by July 9 and save $100 -- 03/23/2009

Interview with Kongjian Yu, Designer, The Red Ribbon, Tang He River -- 11/07/2008

Interview with Jie Hu, Designer, Olympic Forest Park, Beijing -- 10/06/2008

Interview with Daniel Tal, RNL Design, on Technology for Landscape Architects -- 10/06/2008

Interview with Alexandros Washburn, Urban Design Chief -- 10/06/2008

Awards

ASLA 2012 Awards Call for Entries - Outstanding Juries Named for Professional and Student Awards Programs -- 11/29/2011

ASLA Announces 2011 Professional Awards -- 09/28/2011

ASLA Announces 2011 Student Awards - Prestigious jury of landscape architects, academics and press selects 40 projects for recognition -- 09/13/2011

ASLA Honors 40 Outstanding Members with Fellowship -- 07/06/2011

ASLA 2011 Awards Call for Entries Deadlines Approach - Juries Named for Professional and Student Awards Program -- 02/21/2011

Landscape Architects Announce 2010 Student Awards -- 09/07/2010

American Society of Landscape Architects Names Nine New Honorary Members -- 08/24/2010

ASLA to Elevate 41 Members to Council of Fellows -- 07/27/2010

ASLA Announces 2010 Honors - Daugherty wins ASLA Medal, EDSA to receive Firm Award -- 06/30/2010

New York City’s Bryant Park Wins 2010 Landmark Award - Thoughtful redesign transformed derelict space into a model of urban sustainability -- 05/18/2010

Landscape Architects Announce 2010 Professional Awards - Prestigious jury of leading designers and editors selects 49 projects for recognition -- 04/27/2010

Landscape Architects Announce 2010 Awards Call for Entries - Outstanding juries named for professional and student awards program -- 11/30/2009

Landscape Architects Announce 2009 Student Awards -- 09/15/2009

American Society of Landscape Architects Names 10 New Honorary Members - Government leaders, environmental activists and ASLA staff leaders among honorees -- 08/18/2009

American Society of Landscape Architects Names 33 Members to Council of Fellows -- 07/21/2009

ASLA Announces 2009 Honors - Brown wins ASLA Medal, EDAW | AECOM wins firm award -- 06/23/2009

PepsiCo World Headquarters Wins 2009 Landmark Award - One of the world’s top corporate campuses labeled “a masterpiece” -- 05/19/2009

ASLA Announces 2009 Professional Awards - Jury of Leading Design Experts Selects 49 Projects for Recognition -- 05/05/2009

American Society of Landscape Architects Selects 13 Honorary Members - Honorees Include Educators, Public Officials, and Environmental Activists -- 09/23/2008

LA in the News

Building Resilience - Metropolis Magazine -- 03/27/2013

Charles Birnbaum on the Future of Landscape Architecture - Dwell -- 03/15/2013

Emerging Voices: dlandstudio - The Architect's Newspaper -- 03/08/2013

Summoning Nature for Healing - The New York Times -- 02/06/2013

Designing the Urban Landscape To Meet 21st Century Challenges - Yale Environment 360 -- 12/05/2012

Editorial: Landscape Architecture's Ascendance - The Architect's Newspaper -- 12/04/2012

Getting Lessons on Water by Designing a Playground - The New York Times -- 05/07/2012

Designing for Disaster - Christian Science Monitor -- 12/14/2011

Parsing Peavey - The Architect's Newspaper -- 11/22/2011

Two Stunning Examples of Waterfront Renewal - Fast Company -- 11/14/2011

Making Every Raindrop Count - The New York Times -- 08/25/2011

The Sky Is Mine - The Economist -- 08/03/2011

In Philadelphia, A Garden Grown Wild - The New York Times -- 07/20/2011

Rodin Sculpture Liberated on Bastille Day - The Philadelphia Inquirer -- 07/15/2011

Budding Relationship: The Merger of Landscape and Architecture Is Creating Fertile New Approaches to Building - The Architect's Newspaper -- 02/04/2011

The Lure of Landscape Architecture - Spokesman Review -- 02/01/2011

Green Building: A Fight Grows in Urban Planning, with Harvard at the Center - The Boston Globe -- 01/30/2011

Redesigning Design to Make Room for Landscape - Huffington Post -- 12/27/2010

Chicagoans of the Year in Design: Landscape Architects Peter Schaudt and Ernest Wong - The Chicago Tribune -- 12/22/2010

2010's Best Residential Landscapes - Garden Design -- 11/18/2010

Will Architecture Go Horizontal? - Huffington Post -- 11/12/2010

The Unstoppable Rise of Landscape Urbanism - Architect Magazine -- 10/25/2010

Park Here - The New Republic -- 10/07/2010

Field Report: ASLA's Earth Air Fire Water DESIGN - Urban Omnibus -- 09/28/2010

Landscape Architect Walter Hood Aims to Build Community-inclusive Spaces - Fast Company -- 09/21/2010

Critical Review: Brooklyn Bridge Park - The Architect's Newspaper -- 08/25/2010

After High Line's Success, Other Cities Look Up - The New York Times -- 07/14/2010

Building Brooklyn Bridge Park: An Interview with Matthew Urbanski - Places -- 06/14/2010

Bay Bridge Gateway Park a Chance for Big Ideas - The San Francisco Chronicle -- 06/08/2010

At Harvard, Landscape Architects Reinvent Roles, Link Disciplines - The Boston Globe -- 04/19/2010

The Greening of the Waterfront - The New York Times -- 04/01/2010

Imagining a More Watery New York - The New York Times -- 03/25/2010

Architecture Review: The New U.S. Embassy in London - Los Angeles Times -- 02/23/2010

Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Wins Tucker Design Award for Smithsonian's Kogod Courtyard - Bustler -- 02/03/2010

U.S. News and World Report Best Careers of 2010: Landscape Architect - U.S. News and World Report -- 12/28/2009

Spirit of St. Louis - Metropolis Magazine -- 11/18/2009

Landscapes Now Get 'Green' Ratings - USA Today -- 11/05/2009

O.C. Great Park: If You Build a Little of It, They Will Come - Business Week -- 10/30/2009

Lawrence Halprin, Landscape Architect, Dies at 93 - The New York Times -- 10/29/2009

The Mall Is in Need of Some Turf Love - Washington Post -- 10/20/2009

Cornell University Silo House at Solar Decathalon 2009 - Popular Mechanics -- 10/14/2009

Sustainable Sites Initiative Wins Green Business Award -- 10/12/2009

Prairie Springs from a Site Once Piled High with Garbage - The New York Times -- 09/06/2009

Redefining Urban Spaces - The Wall Street Journal -- 08/21/2009

FOXe Report: Green Rooftops -- 08/18/2009

Up in the Park - New York Review of Books -- 08/13/2009

Peeling Back Pavement to Expose Watery Havens - The New York Times -- 07/16/2009

Sculpture to Invigorate a Shrinking City - The New York Times -- 07/05/2009

Landscape Architecture Rising - Engineering News Record -- 07/01/2009

Landscape Architecture Puts a New Spin on Natural Systems - Engineering News Record -- 07/01/2009

Queens Plaza: Infrastructure Reframed - Urban Omnibus -- 06/17/2009

The Times Square Mall -- 06/03/2009

Are Landscapes the Next Wave for Preservation? - Fast Company -- 05/26/2009

A Singular Creation - Metropolis Magazine -- 05/13/2009

Hood Design Wins 2009 National Design Award for Landscape Design - Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum -- 05/04/2009

Up on the Roof - National Geographic -- 05/01/2009

Groups Envision a Shoreline Walk Between Bremerton and Gorst -- 04/27/2009

Daniel Burnham Memorial Finalists Announced, but Designs Kept Under Wraps - Chicago Tribune -- 04/16/2009

Living Walls and Green Roofs Pave Way for Biodiversity in New Buildings - The Guardian -- 03/30/2009

10 Great Eco-Jobs - Mother Nature Network -- 03/11/2009

Beyond Beauty - ConstructionWeekonline.com -- 02/18/2009

Britain's Gardens: A Private Passion and a Public Disgrace - Telegraph UK -- 01/30/2009

Laura Bush Enthusiastic About Landscape Architect for Presidential Library - Dallas Morning News -- 01/29/2009

A New Look at the Multilateral Man Who Made Tropical Landscaping an Art - The New York TImes -- 01/20/2009

Architects Present Concept for Redeveloping New Orleans Waterfront - New Orleans Business News -- 01/14/2009

How Green Is Your Garden? A New Rating System May Tell You - New York Times -- 01/07/2009

College of Environment and Design Receives Top Rankings - University of Georgia -- 01/07/2009

In Harmony with Earth, Wind, and Fire - New York Times -- 12/31/2008

St. Louis Arch: Preservation vs. Revitalization - San Francisco Chronicle -- 12/14/2008

Best Careers 2009: Landscape Architect - U.S. News & World Report -- 12/11/2008

Architect Finds Beauty in the Asphalt Jungle - Boston Globe -- 12/07/2008

The Work of an Outsider: Landscape Architect Tom Oslund - Metropolis Magazine -- 12/01/2008

Landscape Architect Adapts to Tough Times - Boston Herald -- 11/29/2008

A Different Shade of Green - Financial Times -- 11/29/2008

Taking a Stroll Along the High Line - New York Times -- 11/28/2008

Saving that Landscape, in Pictures at Least - New York Times -- 11/23/2008

Wanted: $55 Million to Restore `Heaven on Earth' in Old England -- 11/18/2008

Designing Green Buildings for the Real World - New York Times -- 11/14/2008

Nobel Winner Urges Protection of Key Forests in UN Talks - AFP -- 11/12/2008

Video: Maya Lin's Wave Field - New York Times -- 11/09/2008

Once Inspired by a War, Now by Land - New York Times -- 11/09/2008

Healthy Spaces, for People and the Earth - New York Times -- 11/05/2008

It Isn't Easy Building Green, But It Doesn't Have To Be Ugly -- 11/04/2008

Art and Commerce Canoodling in Central Park - New York Times -- 10/20/2008

The Landscape Institute Has Published a Climate Change Position Statement - World Landscape Architect -- 10/16/2008

Public Spaces Meant to Heal - New York Times -- 10/15/2008

Keeping It Green - Newsweek -- 10/11/2008

A Shortage of Capital Flows - The Economist -- 10/09/2008

Press Releases

Wetlands, Stormwater Infiltration, Sustainable Amenities among Water Management Topics Explored at ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO in Phoenix -- 09/06/2012

Soil Biology, Planting Design among Topics Explored at ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO in Phoenix -- 08/30/2012