• ASLA 2025 General Design Honor Award, The Ellen DeGeneres Campus for the Dian Fossey Fund
    ASLA 2025 General Design Honor Award, The Ellen DeGeneres Campus for the Dian Fossey Fund | MASS Design Group
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American Society of Landscape Architects

Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional association for landscape architects in the United States, proudly representing more than 16,000 members. Landscape architects lead the planning, design, and stewardship of healthy, equitable, safe, and resilient environments.

Opportunities, Deadlines, and Upcoming Events

Happening at ASLA

ASLA Urges Landscape Architects to Oppose Permitting Legislation That Would Weaken Section 106

Tell Congress to protect key preservation review amid permitting reforms that threaten consultation and public input.

New Grant Opportunity: Data Centers Research and Practice Guide

Landscape architecture firms and academics: Submit proposals for the $20,000 grant by November 20. 

Mapping a Shoreline's Hidden History

See how putting 60 years of site history on one map changed a living shoreline design, and then learn more at ASLA Tech Day.

CLARB Donates $500,000 to the ASLA Fund to Launch CLARB Exam Success Grants

CLARB Donates $500,000 to the ASLA Fund to Launch CLARB Exam Success Grants

Events

TECH DAY

November 18
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET
1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
TechDay2026ArtYour high-tech toolkit starts here. Join ASLA Tech Day on November 18 for an afternoon of Geospatial AI with Esri plus live demos from SiteMarker and Land F/X. Track landscape change, streamline site visits, and collaborate in Revit—all while earning 1.0 PDH. Free for ASLA members, with on-demand access if you can't attend live.

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Focus Areas

These topics highlight where ASLA has concentrated its work and leadership. Together, they reflect the issues that shape ASLA’s advocacy, programs, research, and resources, and how landscape architects engage with communities, the environment, and the public realm. While not exhaustive, these areas represent key aspects of work across landscape architecture.

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