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With Labor Day now in the rearview mirror, it's time to look ahead to all that's coming up as we head toward fall. Park(ing) Day is a mere two weeks away, and the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture kicks off just a month from now (!). If you're feeling out of the loop, with an email backlog that dates back to a summer vacation you took months ago, then get ready for the change of seasons by checking out a few new additions to ASLA’s RFQs, Opportunities, and Events page.
If you have an opportunity or event to share, all are welcome to submit them via the ASLA website.
Grenfell Tower MemorialDeadline: September 18, 2024
The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have launched the process to select the team that will design the future memorial on the site of Grenfell Tower. This is a significant step in the Memorial Commission’s journey to create a bold, fitting, and lasting memorial to remember the 72 victims who lost their lives in, and those whose lives were forever changed by, the devastating Grenfell Tower fire.
Teams are being asked to demonstrate their relevant, professional and specialist expertise including architecture, landscape architecture, and structural and mechanical engineering. Teams must also have strong experience of working collaboratively with communities.
The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design AwardsDeadline: September 13, 2024
The annual Best of Design Awards is a project-based awards program which showcases great buildings, building elements, and installations. Entrants are invited to submit completed works in 53 categories, including:
- Landscape
- Urban Design & Master Plan
- Infrastructure
- Restoration & Preservation
- Social Impact
- Student Work
- Temporary Installation
- Unbuilt Landscape, Urban Design & Master Plan
Deadline: October 25, 2024
Baton Rouge's Downtown Development District is seeking proposals from a multidisciplinary team to develop a new downtown master plan that presents visionary ideas and a framework to guide comprehensive growth and investment over the next decade. Building on the success of previous downtown master plans, the new plan is intended to build on downtown’s unique strengths, particularly the riverfront.
SOM Foundation 2024 Research PrizeDeadline: November 11, 2024
Two $30,000 prizes will be awarded to faculty-led interdisciplinary teams based in the United States to conduct original research that contributes to this year’s topic, “Advancing Toward a Water-Secure Future.”
Deadline: December 5, 2024
Creatives are asked to interpret the themes that represent the story of Mitchelville with art installation designs that capture the essence of Mitchelville’s importance in American history. The Mitchelville Heritage Trail Competition is open to professionals, students and other individuals within the United States.
Voices of Women in Landscape Architecture: Call for WILA Profile SubmissionsOngoing
ASLA's Women in Landscape Architecture Professional Practice Network (WILA PPN) call for submissions from women in the profession remains open. All are welcome to share this call—the PPN hopes to highlight diverse voices of landscape architects, including those who are active in their chapters or in their local communities, with perspectives from all career path stages, wherever that path may be taking you. Profiles are being shared on social media and here on The Field to celebrate women in landscape architecture who are shaping our environment.
See ASLA’s RFQs, Opportunities, and Events page for other calls for submissions, competitions, and events.
For a comprehensive list of national events of interest to landscape architects, see ASLA’s Conferences for Landscape Architects page.
For federal funding opportunities and grants, see ASLA's members-only Notice of Funding Opportunities page.
For more about fellowship opportunities for landscape architects, see ASLA’s Scholarships and Fellowships page.