ASLA Conference Education Session Highlights, Part 1

November 12, 2019

The 2019 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture begins this Friday in San Diego! In addition to the events planned for PPN Live, each Professional Practice Network (PPN) leadership team also reviews the conference education program to highlight sessions relevant to their practice areas. With more than 120 courses, allowing attendees to earn up to 21 professional development hours (PDH), it is an extensive program to explore, and you can do so through the conference website and mobile app by keyword, topic area, speaker, who should attend, and PDH type offered (LA CES/HSW, LA CES/non-HSW, FL, NY, GBCI CE, GBCI SITES, ISA, and more).

If you can’t make it to San Diego 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 PDH on demand.

Below, we run through the first half of these education highlights by PPN practice area (stay tuned for sessions picked by ASLA's 10 other PPNs this Thursday):

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

Campus Planning & Design PPN Meeting Saturday, November 16, 9:45 – 10:45 am

Campus Resilience in San Diego, from Planning to Operations – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

PPN Live Stage

Campus Planning & Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FS-004 - Biotech: The Art and Science of Immersive Campus Environments FS-010 - Inside Out: Creative Office Campus Conversions in North County San Diego (sold out!) FS-012 - The Campus Defined: Design, Resiliency, and the Art of Landscape Architecture (sold out!) FRI-B01 - A Constellation of Assets: Cultural Institutions, Landscapes of Experience, and Expanded Constituency SAT-B08 - Ecotrace: Layering Ecology Into Practice SUN-C03 - The Progressive Role of Botanical Gardens: From Cultural Passion to Climate Change
ASLA 2019 Professional Honor Award in General Design. Lower Rainier Vista & Pedestrian Land Bridge. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. GGN / image: Ben Babusis

Community Design PPN Meeting Saturday, November 16, 1:00 – 1:45 pm PPN Live Meeting Room

Community Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A01 - The Landscape of Food: The Link Between Climate, Food, and Resilient Communities SAT-A08 - Climate, Mobility, and Community: Systems Thinking and the Future of Food SAT-B04 - Cultural Diversity in Design: Uniting Communities Through Cultural Celebration SAT-C04 - Creating Community: How Providing Missing Middle Housing Can Make Better Neighborhoods SAT-C07 - Making Space for Homelessness: Innovative Approaches to Housing, Spaces, and Services SUN-A10 - Identify the Gap: Using Technology and Data for Inclusive Community Involvement
ASLA 2019 Professional Honor Award in General Design. Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park. Bangkok, Thailand. LANDPROCESS / image: LANDPROCESS

Children’s Outdoor Environments PPN Education Session

The Transformation of Inclusive Design: Evidence-based Research Supporting Holistic Playground Design – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW)

Sunday, November 17, 2:00 – 3:00 pm Room 30ABC

Children's Outdoor Environments—Education Sessions of Interest

FS-006 - Living Laboratories: Exploring San Diego's Nature-Based Outdoor Learning Environments (sold out!) SAT-C08 - Green Schoolyards: Local Urban Transformation to National Prototype SUN-B06 - The Transformation of Inclusive Design: Evidence-based Research Supporting Holistic Playground Design SUN-C06 - Two Parks/Two Boroughs/One River: Hunter's Point South Park and Domino Park MON-B07 - Nature, Adventure and Destination: Departures from Status Quo in Public Play Environments
ASLA 2019 Professional Honor Award in Residential Design. Plains | Prairie | Plateau: A Retreat at the Edge. San Antonio, TX. Carbo Landscape Architecture / image: Marion Brenner

Design-Build / Residential Landscape Architecture PPN Meeting Sunday, November 17, 12:30 – 1:15 pm PPN Live Meeting Room

Design-Build—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-B04 - Drawing Matters: Exploring the Value of Drawing in Landscape Architecture FRI-B07 - Landscape Resiliency Through Integrated Planting Design and Management SAT-A04 - Finding Design: Case Studies in the Creative Process SAT-B02 - Do You Speak Developer? Translating and Communicating the Value of Landscape Architecture SAT-B06 - Contracts: Relationships, Rights, and Risk Management SUN-A07 - Beyond Number Crunching: Managing Projects, Processes, and People SUN-B08 - Situation Normal: All Mocked Up SUN-B11 - The Role of Stormwater Management in Landscape Architecture SUN-C05 - The Evolution of the Front Yard: From Display Garden to Multiuse Space MON-B02 - Design by Hand, Build by Hand
ASLA 2019 Professional Honor Award in Communications. Artful Technology Methods for Communicating Non-Standard Construction Materials. Design Workshop - Aspen / image: Design Workshop, Inc. / Vector photographer graphics by FreepikDesign Workshop, Inc.

Digital Technology / Education & Practice Joint PPN Meeting

Digital Technology and Impacts to Education: The Emerging Workforce – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Sunday, November 17, 12:45 – 1:45 pm PPN Live Stage

Digital Technology—Education Sessions of Interest

DD-002 - Drones V3.0: Using UAVs for Photogrammetry and Analysis in the Field DD-005 - Responsive Hardscape Design: Parametric Systems for Achievable Complexity in Paving DD-006 - Zero to One: Open Your Practice to the World of BIM FRI-A09 - Soundscape Ecology: How Listening to the Environment Can Shape Design and Planning SAT-B10 - New Ways to Dream: Visualizing the Landscape with Immersive Technology SUN-A10 - Identify the Gap: Using Technology and Data for Inclusive Community Involvement MON-A02 - Growing Media: Digital Fabrication and Biological Materials MON-A07 - Integrating Ecology and Technology to Maximize Beneficial Impacts
ASLA 2019 Landmark Award. Crosswinds Marsh Wetland Interpretive Preserve. Sumpter Township, MI. SmithGroup / image: Aaron Kiley

Ecology & Restoration PPN Meeting Saturday, November 16, 9:30 – 10:15 am PPN Live Meeting Room

Ecology & Restoration—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A07 - Urban Wild! Making the Case for Our Unclaimed Landscapes SAT-B08 - Ecotrace: Layering Ecology Into Practice SAT-C03 - Greenways to Gene-Ways: A Call To Action SAT-C05 - The Mysterious and Misunderstood Future of Urban Waterways SUN-C02 - Hot Topic: Integrating Wildfire Resilience into Planning and Design MON-A01 - Modeling and Experimental Strategies to Inform Coastal Adaptation, Restoration, and Living Shorelines MON-B04 - Heavy Lifting: How Conservation Lands Can Embed Climate Resiliency at the Regional Scale
image: EPNAC

Education & Practice / Digital Technology Joint PPN Meeting

Digital Technology and Impacts to Education: The Emerging Workforce – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Sunday, November 17, 12:45 – 1:45 pm PPN Live Stage

Education & Practice—Education Sessions of Interest

WS-003 - LAAB Accreditation Workshop DD-001 - Boots on the Ground: Measuring Landscape Performance in the Field SAT-A08 - Climate, Mobility, and Community: Systems Thinking and the Future of Food SAT-B10 - New Ways to Dream: Visualizing the Landscape with Immersive Technology SUN-A08 - Fact Check: Assessing Landscape Performance in Research and Practice SUN-B05 - Landscapes in Flux: Design Research Lessons from Three Exemplary Waterfronts SUN-B06 - The Transformation of Inclusive Design: Evidence-based Research Supporting Holistic Playground Design MON-A02 - Growing Media: Digital Fabrication and Biological Materials
ASLA 2019 Professional Honor Award in Analysis and Planning. The Cleveland Flats Connections Plan: Connecting a Missing Link. Cleveland, OH. CMG Landscape Architecture / image: Design Workshop, Inc. / images: CMG Landscape Architecture; site: Scott Cattaffa; historic: James Thomas

Environmental Justice PPN Meeting

State of Knowledge of EJ in Practice and Action Plans to Move Forward – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Sunday, November 17, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PPN Live Stage

Environmental Justice—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A01 - The Landscape of Food: The Link Between Climate, Food, and Resilient Communities SAT-A06 - Parks Equity: Fostering Access to Great Public Parks for All SUN-A04 - Place Based: How Regional Firms Are Leveraging Local Knowledge for Social Change SUN-C09 - Defining Equitable and Inclusive Landscape Architecture GS-002 - No Time to Waste: Landscape Architecture and the Global Challenge of Climate Change
ASLA 2019 Student Honor Award in General Design. Engaging Hallowed Ground: Re-envisioning the Arrival Ground of Arlington National Cemetery. Amanda Ton, Associate ASLA, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. / image: Amanda Ton

Healthcare & Therapeutic Design PPN Meeting Sunday, November 17, 10:15 – 11:00 am PPN Live Meeting Room

Healthcare & Therapeutic Design—Education Sessions of Interest

DD-004 - Mindful Movement and the Creative Process: Applying Feldenkrais Techniques for Landscape Architects SAT-A03 - I Can See Clearly Now – Landscape Design for Air Quality SUN-A05 - ADA to Universal Design: Creating Healthy Communities Through Equitable Design Approaches
Conference attendees at the 2018 education session After Charlottesville—Monuments, Public Memory, and Landscape Architecture: Precedents and Methodologies / image: EPNAC

Historic Preservation PPN Meeting & Education Session

Leading Change: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for the Practice of Historic Preservation – 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW)

Monday, November 18, 8:00 – 10:00 am Room 31ABC

Historic Preservation—Education Sessions of Interest

FS-001 - Balboa Park: Past, Present, and Future (sold out!) FS-012 - The Campus Defined: Design, Resiliency, and the Art of Landscape Architecture (sold out!) DD-003 - Evolving a Modernist Mecca: The Legacy, Life, and Landscape of Columbus, Indiana FRI-A04 - Preserve, Restore, Redesign: The Ethical and Practical Quandaries of Historic Landscape Stewardship FRI-B03 - Extending the Invitation: Revitalizing Public Landscapes for the 21st Century SAT-A09 - Postwar Plazas: Measuring Success When Managing Change SAT-B03 - Historic Preservation and Contemporary Use: Challenges in Balboa Park San Diego SAT-C10 - Honoring Native American Heritage Through Collaborative Design MON-A03 - Leading Change: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for the Practice of Historic Preservation MON-B05 - Remember + Imagine: Embedding a Community's Historic and Cultural Legacy Through Design

Keep an eye on The Field as we continue to highlight ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture events through the start of the meeting on Friday, November 15, 2019. We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!