Annual Meeting Education Session Highlights, Part 2

October 18, 2018
Spruce Harbor Park at night, Penns Landing, Philadelphia / image: Jon Lovette / Alamy Stock Photo

The 2018 ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO begins tomorrow, October 19! In addition to the events planned for PPN Live, each Professional Practice Network (PPN) leadership team reviews the annual meeting education program to highlight sessions relevant to their practice areas. With more than 130 courses, allowing attendees to earn up to 24 professional development hours (PDH), it is an extensive program to explore, and you can do so through the meeting website and mobile app by title, speaker, topic area, and PDH type (LA CES/HSW, LA CES/non-HSW, AIA, AICP, CMAA, FL, GBCI CE, GBCI SITES, ISA, NY, etc.).

Below, we run through the second half of these education highlights (see the sessions picked by ASLA's 10 other PPNs in our previous post):

See below for the education sessions in each PPN topic area, or click the PPN name above to jump to that section.

International Practice PPN Meeting Rethinking Landscape Interventions During Urban Renewal of Chinese Cities – 1.0 PDH LA CES / HSW Saturday, October 20, 9:15 - 10:15 am Fairmount Park Stage

International Practice—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A04 - Designing in Renewable Energy FRI-A05 - Landscape Architecture in Global Health: Case Studies with Informal “Slum” Communities FRI-B02 - Water as Leverage: Lessons in Water Management from the City of Rotterdam FRI-C02 - Urban Park Systems as Ecological Infrastructure: International Case Studies FRI-D09 - Water and Social Life in India: Lessons for Practice SAT-A05 - How Minecraft Is Helping the United Nations Improve the World SUN-A02 - Finding Design: Case Studies in the Creative Process SUN-B04 - New Landscapes of Pluralism: Contemporary Influence of Islamic Gardens and Culture MON-C02 - African Renaissance: A Continent on the Rise!

Landscape—Land Use Planning PPN Meeting (with the Campus Planning & Design PPN) Sunday, October 21, 10:00 - 10:45 am Fairmount Park Stage

Land Use Planning—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A01 - Resilience Planning for Social Equity FRI-A02 - Listening to the Land: Reflections on Resilient Design from Ground Zero FRI-A03 - This Land Is Our Land: Stewardship of our Public Landscapes FRI-A04 - Designing in Renewable Energy FRI-B10 - RPA 4th Regional Plan: Metro Natural Systems and Landscape Infrastructure Design FRI-C02 - Urban Park Systems as Ecological Infrastructure: International Case Studies SAT-A03 - Climate Smart Solutions for Everyday Community SAT-B02 - Fire/Flood/Slide: The Other Impacts of Climate Change MON-A03 - Clarifying Uncertainty: Field Notes from Tackling Climate Change Across the United States MON-B05 - America the Beautiful: Protecting Place Through Policy, Persuasion, and Practice MON-D05 - Watershed Futures: Intersections of Design and Policy
ASLA 2018 Professional General Design Honor Award. Re-Envisioning Pulaski Park, Northampton, MA. STIMSON / image: Ngoc Doan

Parks & Recreation PPN Meeting (with the Children's Outdoor Environments PPN) Parks, Play, and People: Equity and Community in Recreation – 1.0 PDH LA CES / HSW Sunday, October 21, 9:15 - 10:15 am Rittenhouse Square Meeting Room

Parks & Recreation—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A07 - Changing Chinatowns: Placemaking and Placekeeping FRI-A08 - Play from the Ground Up: Playground Safety Surfacing in an Urban Context FRI-B05 - Returning to Our Roots: It’s Time for a 21st Century Parks and Recreation Movement FRI-C02 - Urban Park Systems as Ecological Infrastructure: International Case Studies FRI-C03 - Thinking Inclusive: Strategies and Perspectives on Accessibility from Central Park’s Experience FRI-C06 - Uniting in Place: Designing Public Places that Bridge Divides and Promote Diversity FRI-D07 - The Disturbing Pleasures of Maintenance: Audacious Strategies for Public Parks SAT-A08 - Just Spaces: All In! SAT-B07 - Parks Without Borders: Unifying the Public Realm SUN-A03 - The Lungs of the City: Landscape Design for Air Quality SUN-A04 - Playing in Nature! Professional Risks Associated with Design of Nature Play Areas SUN-A11 - Deck Parks—the Future of Open Space in our Cities? SUN-B02 - Public Health, Water, and Environmental Justice: A Case for School Landscapes MON-B04 - Elevating Lifelong Play Value to Create Healthy Communities MON-D02 - Reasonable Uncertainty: A city, a Park, and a Garden Confront Climate Change MON-D03 - The Case for Great Spaces: Staying Design Savvy with Limiting Project Parameters
ASLA 2018 Professional Residential Design Honor Award. Yard, Portland, OR. 2.ink Studio / image: Stephen Miller

Planting Design PPN Meeting Sunday, October 21, 9:15 - 10:00 am Dilworth Park Meeting Room

Planting Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FS-005 - Discover Bartram’s Garden and Bartram’s Mile Along the Schuylkill River Trail FS-008: Morris Arboretum: Blending a Grand Historic Landscape with Sustainable Design Initiatives (SOLD OUT) FS-015 - Chanticleer: Public Garden and Proving Ground for Extraordinary Garden Design FRI-C07 - Botanophilia and the Evolution of the Nursery Industry in the United States FRI-D05 - Preconstruction Management of Valuable Tree and Soil Resources SAT-A09 - Planting Design and Dynamic Stewardship Strategies for Resilient Cities SAT-B08 - Enduring Landscapes: Stewardship from Concept Design to Maintenance and Management SUN-A06 - Toward a Cosmopolitan Flora: Creating and Managing Planting Systems for Better Cities SUN-B07 - Myths, Truths, Misconceptions: Knowledge of Trees and Soils for Evidence-based Practice MON-A01 - Edible Skyline: Pushing the Limits of Rooftop Agriculture MON-A09 - Trees, Stormwater, and Suspended Pavements: Research and Reality MON-B06 - Why Are Soils a Problem in Landscape Design and Construction? MON-C01 - The Ford Foundation: Restoring Dan Kiley's Design and the Challenges Met MON-C03 - Botanical Gardens: Designing Places for Enrichment and Growth in the 21st Century MON-C07 - You Want What!? Managing Client Expectations and Nature in Residential Landscape Architecture
ASLA 2018 Professional Residential Design Award of Excellence. Balcones Residence, Austin, TX. Word + Carr Design Group / image: Caitlin Atkinson

Residential Landscape Architecture PPN Meeting (with the Design-Build PPN) Sunday, October 21, 12:45 - 1:30 pm PPN Lounge

Residential Landscape Architecture—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A06 - Design with Nurture FRI-B04 - Bring the Inside Out: Blurring the Interior, Architecture, and Outdoor Interface FRI-D01 - WeFabricate: Stewarding the Design Process with Craftsmen and Materials SAT-A09 - Planting Design and Dynamic Stewardship Strategies for Resilient Cities SAT-A11 - SITES® Materials Credits for Project Life Cycle: Deconstruction, Reuse, Specification, and Maintenance SAT-B08 - Enduring Landscapes: Stewardship from Concept Design to Maintenance and Management SUN-A06 - Toward a Cosmopolitan Flora: Creating and Managing Planting Systems for Better Cities SUN-B07 - Myths, Truths, Misconceptions: Knowledge of Trees and Soils for Evidence-based Practice MON-A01 - Edible Skyline: Pushing the Limits of Rooftop Agriculture MON-B02 - Collaborative Restoration: Integrating Landscape Architecture and Ecology for Resilient Landscape Design MON-B06 - Why Are Soils a Problem in Landscape Design and Construction? MON-B09 - Rethinking Small Alleys: A Path to Big Hope MON-C04 - Congratulations on Starting Your New Landscape Architectural Firm! Now What??? MON-C07 - You Want What!? Managing Client Expectations and Nature in Residential Landscape Architecture
ASLA 2014 Professional General Design Honor Award. Shoemaker Green, Philadelphia, PA. Andropogon Associates Ltd. / image: Barrett Doherty and Andropogon
ASLA 2014 Professional General Design Honor Award. Shoemaker Green, Philadelphia, PA. Andropogon Associates Ltd. / image: Barrett Doherty and Andropogon

Sustainable Design & Development PPN Meeting

A Discussion of Sustainability at Different Scales – 1.0 PDH LA CES / HSW

Saturday, October 20, 12:45 - 1:45 pm Rittenhouse Square Meeting Room

Sustainable Design & Development—Education Sessions of Interest

WS-005 - Navigating SITES v2 Certification and Preparing for the SITES AP Exam FS-007 - Academia in Arcadia: Design, Sustainable Stewardship, and Pedagogy on Swarthmore's Campus FS-011 - University of Pennsylvania Campus—A Cultural and Environmental Legacy FS-012 - Stewardship Philly Style: Design and Maintenance of William Penn’s City Squares FRI-A01 - Resilience Planning for Social Equity FRI-A02 - Listening to the Land: Reflections on Resilient Design from Ground Zero FRI-A04 - Designing in Renewable Energy FRI-A10 - Resilient Water Strategies: The Future of On-site Wastewater Treatment and Reuse FRI-B02 - Water as Leverage: Lessons in Water Management from the City of Rotterdam FRI-B03 - Where Land Meets Water: Rethinking the Shoreline in Urban Waterfronts FRI-B07 - Ecocities of the Future...Today: Addressing Economic and Ecological Imperatives FRI-B10 - RPA 4th Regional Plan: Metro Natural Systems and Landscape Infrastructure Design FRI-C02 - Urban Park Systems as Ecological Infrastructure: International Case Studies FRI-D05 - Preconstruction Management of Valuable Tree and Soil Resources - 1.5 SITES-specific CEUs FRI-D07 - The Disturbing Pleasures of Maintenance: Audacious Strategies for Public Parks SAT-A03 - Climate Smart Solutions for Everyday Community SAT-A09 - Planting Design and Dynamic Stewardship Strategies for Resilient Cities SAT-A10 - Design Like It Matters: Do Rating Systems Work? SAT-A11 - SITES® Materials Credits for Project Life Cycle: Deconstruction, Reuse, Specification, and Maintenance - 1.5 SITES-specific CEUs SAT-B02 - Fire/Flood/Slide: The Other Impacts of Climate Change SAT-B03 - Stewardship of Meadows: Case Studies Using Ecological Design to Heal Degraded Landscapes SAT-B08 - Enduring Landscapes: Stewardship from Concept Design to Maintenance and Management SAT-B09 - Transdisciplinary Influence in the Anthropocene: A Leadership Framework for Landscape Architects SUN-A03 - The Lungs of the City: Landscape Design for Air Quality SUN-A06 - Toward a Cosmopolitan Flora: Creating and Managing Planting Systems for Better Cities SUN-A08 - Climate Action—Now! MON-A02 - Urban Design for Coastal Flooding: A Landscape-led Design Strategy MON-A03 - Clarifying Uncertainty: Field Notes from Tackling Climate Change Across the United States MON-A05 - Ecosystem Services and Green Infrastructure: Understanding Valuation, Benefits, and SITES v2 Applications - 1.5 SITES-specific CEUs MON-A09 - Trees, Stormwater, and Suspended Pavements: Research and Reality MON-B02 - Collaborative Restoration: Integrating Landscape Architecture and Ecology for Resilient Landscape Design MON-B07 - Informing Metropolitan Landscapes: Performance Lessons from Case Studies MON-B10 - Toward an Ecology of the City MON-C08 - Sustainability as Driver of Placemaking: Towne Square at Suitland Federal Center MON-D01 - The Next Wave: Collaborative Solutions for Climate Adaptation MON-D05 - Watershed Futures: Intersections of Design and Policy MON-D07 - Evaluating Pittsburgh’s Green First Project Portfolio at Regional and Neighborhood Scales
Philadelphia's landmark City Hall building at twilight / image: f11photo

Transportation PPN Meeting Saturday, October 20, 12:45 - 1:30 pm Dilworth Park Meeting Room

Transportation—Education Sessions of Interest

FS-014 - Like a Local: Life in the Streets and Gardens of Philadelphia FRI-B08 - Placemaking Through Traffic Engineering: Creative Solutions in Streetscape Design FRI-C08 - Beyond the Bollard: Creating Safer Environments Through Integrated Design FRI-C09 - Accelerating Multimodal Projects Through Collaborative Design: Insights into Working with Transportation Agencies FRI-C10 - Driverless Landscapes: Designing for People in Autonomous Futures SAT-A08 - Just Spaces: All In! SAT-B10 - Designing for Autonomous Vehicles SUN-A10 - Are You Ready for the Mobility Revolution?

Urban Design PPN Meeting Sunday, October 21, 1:30 - 2:15 pm Fairmount Park Stage

Urban Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FS-002: Bethlehem SteelStacks: Reforging the Cultural Legacy of the Lehigh Valley FS-012: Stewardship Philly Style: Design and Maintenance of William Penn’s City Squares FS-014 - Like a Local: Life in the Streets and Gardens of Philadelphia FRI-A01 - Resilience Planning for Social Equity FRI-A07 - Changing Chinatowns: Placemaking and Placekeeping FRI-B02 - Water as Leverage: Lessons in Water Management from the City of Rotterdam FRI-B03 - Where Land Meets Water: Rethinking the Shoreline in Urban Waterfronts FRI-B07 - Ecocities of the Future...Today: Addressing Economic and Ecological Imperatives FRI-B08 - Placemaking Through Traffic Engineering: Creative Solutions in Streetscape Design FRI-B09 - Art in Landscape Infrastructure FRI-B10 - RPA 4th Regional Plan: Metro Natural Systems and Landscape Infrastructure Design FRI-C02 - Urban Park Systems as Ecological Infrastructure: International Case Studies FRI-C06 - Uniting in Place: Designing Public Places that Bridge Divides and Promote Diversity FRI-C08 - Beyond the Bollard: Creating Safer Environments Through Integrated Design FRI-C10 - Driverless Landscapes: Designing for People in Autonomous Futures SAT-A04 - 1960s and 1970s Plazas: Restore, Remodel, Redo? SAT-B07 - Parks Without Borders: Unifying the Public Realm SAT-B10 - Designing for Autonomous Vehicles SAT-B11 - Public Open Space: The Driving Force in Detroit’s Transformation SUN-A03 - The Lungs of the City: Landscape Design for Air Quality SUN-A06 - Toward a Cosmopolitan Flora: Creating and Managing Planting Systems for Better Cities SUN-A11 - Deck Parks—the Future of Open Space in our Cities? SUN-B11 - Social Urbanism, Our Climate Culture, and the Politics that Frame Landscape Architecture MON-A02 - Urban Design for Coastal Flooding: A Landscape-led Design Strategy MON-A07 - Sensing the City: Resolution, Tech, and Application of Site-specific Data MON-B07 - Informing Metropolitan Landscapes: Performance Lessons from Case Studies MON-B09 - Rethinking Small Alleys: A Path to Big Hope MON-B10 - Toward an Ecology of the City MON-D07 - Evaluating Pittsburgh’s Green First Project Portfolio at Regional and Neighborhood Scales
ASLA 2014 Professional General Design Honor Award. Urban Outfitters Headquarters at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. D.I.R.T. Studio / image: JJ Tiziou

Water Conservation PPN Meeting Saturday, October 20, 12:45 - 1:30 pm PPN Lounge

Water Conservation—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A02 - Listening to the Land: Reflections on Resilient Design from Ground Zero FRI-A10 - Resilient Water Strategies: The Future of On-site Wastewater Treatment and Reuse FRI-B02 - Water as Leverage: Lessons in Water Management from the City of Rotterdam FRI-D09 - Water and Social Life in India: Lessons for Practice MON-A05 - Ecosystem Services and Green Infrastructure: Understanding Valuation, Benefits, and SITES v2 Applications MON-A09 - Trees, Stormwater, and Suspended Pavements: Research and Reality MON-D07 - Evaluating Pittsburgh’s Green First Project Portfolio at Regional and Neighborhood Scales

Women in Landscape Architecture PPN Meeting Saturday, October 20, 10:00 - 10:45 am Fairmount Park Stage

Women in Landscape Architecture—Education Sessions of Interest

WS-006: Building the Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion FRI-A06 - Design with Nurture SAT-A06 - Time’s Up: Challenges and Rewards for Women Entrepreneurs in Landscape Architecture SAT-B01 - Inside the LA Studio with Swift Company LLC SUN-A07 - Positive Changes in the Landscape: A Discussion on Female Leadership and Courage SUN-A09 - Testing Ground: Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Landscape Practice SUN-B01 - Inside the LA Studio with SCAPE SUN-B03 - Amplifying the Landscape Architect's Voice Within a Multidisciplinary Engineering Practice MON-C04 - Congratulations on Starting Your New Landscape Architectural Firm! Now What??? MON-C05 - Ownership Transition: Build Teams, Not Walls
The 2017 WILA Walk in Los Angeles / image: EPNAC
The 2017 WILA Walk in Los Angeles / image: EPNAC

And, don’t miss the Women in Landscape Architecture Walk on Monday, October 22, organized and led by the ASLA Pennsylvania/Delaware Host Chapter! Check out the WILA Walk map, designed by Ground Reconsidered, for more information on the route and stops on the walk along Philadelphia’s iconic Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

If you can’t make it to Philadelphia this year, several sessions will be recorded and shared as Online Learning webinars so you can still learn about the latest in landscape architecture and earn some professional development hours.