Master Planning & Development

This network is for: Landscape architects engaged in land-use planning, large-scale transportation and infrastructure projects, master planning, international practice, and global hospitality and resort development.

The transformation of an industrial area into an open urban campus integrating education, work, and public life.

Master Planning & Development connects landscape architects involved in large-scale projects that shape regions, cities, and global destinations—from expansive land-use plans and major transportation systems to international hospitality, entertainment, and infrastructure development. Members share strategies for addressing the complexity of working across jurisdictions, disciplines, and cultural contexts. Through collaboration and knowledge exchange, the network supports innovative, resilient, and inclusive solutions for planning and design at scale.

PPN Working Group

The visual environment is one of the most impactful and accessible ways in which people experience the world around them. Landscape architects play a responsible role in the protection, enhancement, and management of the visual landscape at all scales (site/ regional/ national)—whether it be natural or built, rural or urban, land based or seascape—knowing that all environmental change can have a visual effect. Our work includes multidisciplinary collaborations on visual impact assessments, scenic inventories, visual resource management plans, planning and design in visually and culturally sensitive environments, visual mitigation strategies, and visualizations to understand the impacts of alternative futures.

ASLA’s Visual / Scenic Stewardship Working Group is a forum for landscape architects and environmental design, planning, and management professionals to share best professional practice and promote visual harmony between nature, culture, and all people. Our goal is to advance the collaborative practice of visual / scenic environmental stewardship, support the education of practitioners and students, and promote public understanding, involvement, and well-being. Our strategies include:

  • Create a network of landscape architects and other professional disciplines (e.g., historic and cultural preservation, environmental planning) involved or interested in the stewardship of visual resources through education, research, administration, public engagement, and practice.
  • Share news, case studies, research, publications, legislation, and guidelines to keep members and others informed of advanced technology, best practices, emerging trends, and current issues.
  • Collect and preserve contributions to the body of knowledge for visual resource management and related topics.
  • Explore and promote best practices related to visual stewardship in the planning, design, and execution of energy, industrial, and transportation facilities; forestry and land management; housing and community development; and other components of the built environment.
  • Promote training, conferences, and education opportunities related to visual stewardship for both practitioners and students.
  • Encourage members to develop and offer Online Learning presentations, submit proposals for ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture education sessions, submit projects for design awards, and post content through The Field.
  • Provide networking opportunities for our members at the Visual Stewardship PPN meeting at the annual ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture.
  • Provide assistance as needed to support and inform ASLA programs and policies on issues related to visual / scenic stewardship.