Artificial Intelligence: Professional Responsibility in an Era of Rapid Change

Groundwork: Conversations Shaping the Profession is ASLA’s presidential forum series to convene members around timely, consequential issues impacting the profession nationwide.

Artificial intelligence is already showing up in landscape architecture practice—from analysis and visualization to how work is pursued and delivered.

This Groundwork session focuses on a simple question: How do landscape architects use AI responsibly in real work?

Hosted by ASLA President Bradley McCauley, PLA, FASLA, this conversation brings together practitioners to share how AI is being used today—where it’s helping, where it introduces risk, and how professional judgment and accountability still define the work. AI is not just software. It is powered by infrastructure with real environmental and community impacts. As data centers expand, landscape architects have a role to play in how these systems are sited, designed, and integrated.  At the same time, AI is changing client expectations and how value is defined across projects.

ASLA President Bradley McCauley, FASLA, PLA

This is not a technical training. It’s a practical, peer-driven conversation about how the profession engages AI—clearly, responsibly, and in context.

What to Expect

A moderated conversation. No slides. No presentations.

Panelists will share real examples, highlight what’s working (and what isn’t), and explore how responsibility shows up in AI-assisted workflows.

Audience questions will be incorporated throughout.

Who Should Attend

Anyone engaged in landscape architecture practice today—whether you are using AI, exploring it, or approaching it with caution.