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The Professional Practice Networks' 2024 in Review
We would like to thank all the Professional Practice Network (PPN) leaders and members who shared their experiences and expertise as authors for The Field blog; served as hosts, presenters, and engaged audience members for Online Learning webinars; and participated in the PPN events at the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, DC, in 2024. We hope that all who contributed to this shared body of knowledge have forged new connections and felt inspired by your peers in landscape architecture.
To celebrate and recognize these contributions from members, we've compiled the PPNs' Year in Review, showcasing the top 10 most-viewed posts from The Field, all the webinars and virtual events hosted by the PPNs, and conference highlights.
If you want to help make future virtual events, conference gatherings, and blog posts happen, then PPN leadership is a great way to stay connected with your PPN all throughout the new year. PPN activities are much more feasible (and fun!) to organize when there are a few PPN volunteers lending a helping hand to make things happen. All ASLA members are welcome to volunteer. Most leadership teams meet virtually once a month during regular working hours. Come nerd out with like-minded professionals about your practice area niche!
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Year in Review: The Field
Contributions to The Field, ASLA’s PPN blog, are by members and for members, and we encourage all ASLA members with an idea or an experience to share to write for The Field. Fresh content appears weekly, and 89 posts were published in 2024 from more than 100 authors. See this December Field post (we just could not wait for the full Year in Review launch) for 2024's top 10 most-viewed posts.
Year in Review: Online Learning
ASLA offers live and on-demand Online Learning webinars, many of which are hosted by the PPNs on a topic of special relevance to their members. There were 19 PPN webinars and virtual events in 2024—here are the ones with recordings or summaries available:
PPN Zoom Book Club: Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors, by Rue Mapp Children's Outdoor Environments PPN
Panel on Transit Oriented DevelopmentTransportation and Urban Design PPNs
Partnering with Indigenous Peoples in DesignCampus Planning & Design PPN
Building the Future of Landscape BIM: A Look at the 2023 BIMForum LOD Spec and BeyondDigital Technology PPN
PPN Zoom Book Club: Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children, by Angela Hanscom Children's Outdoor Environments PPN
PPN Zoom Coffee Chat: Transit Oriented Districts: Urban Design Experience Urban Design PPN
Standards for the Accessible Design of Outdoor Play & Recreation Destinations - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)Children's Outdoor Environments PPN
Innovative Strategies for Community Engagement: A New Web-based Toolkit for Landscape ArchitectsCommunity Design PPN
GIS Technology Trends for Landscape Architecture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)Digital Technology PPN
PPN Zoom Book Club: The Nature of Inclusive Play: A Guide for Designers, Educators, and Therapists, by Amy Wagenfeld, Affil. ASLA, and Chad Kennedy, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP Children's Outdoor Environments PPN
Invasive Species Management Research - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)Sustainable Design & Development PPN
Inclusive Play Matters: Evidence-Based Design Best Practices for Play and Recreation Destinations - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)Children's Outdoor Environments PPN
See the full list of 2024’s virtual PPN events >Year in Review: ASLA 2024
Throughout the ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, DC, 16 PPNs organized 18 events, taking place in the EXPO or in meeting rooms and featuring formats from presentations to lightning talks to breakout groups for conversation.
We are already gearing up for ASLA 2025—the Call for Presentations is open now through February 18, and if you'd like to be part of PPN event planning for New Orleans this October, join your PPN's leadership team to get involved!
ASLA’s Professional Practice team wishes you a happy new year, and looks forward to continuing our work together—here’s to a successful and productive 2025!