Art on the Land: Fault Line Park
Every Californian knows about the San Andreas Fault, but closer to home and not so well known is the Rose Canyon Fault, which makes a journey through La Jolla, Coronado, and Downtown San Diego, where, [...]
ASLA Members on U-T San Diego Spotlight Radio Show
Tim Smith, President of ASLASD and Glen Schmidt, Founding Principal of Schmidt Design Group, Inc., discuss the role and work of landscape architects; saving water during the drought: what to do and what not to [...]
Patricia Trauth Appointed for CA Landscape Architects Technical Committee
Past ASLASD President, Patricia Trauth, was appointed Friday, June 5, 2015 by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California Landscape Architects Technical Committee. The committee establishes standards for licensing and enforces laws and regulations that govern [...]
ASLASD Members Quoted in U-T Article
ASLASD President Tim Smith and member Michelle Landis are quoted in an article featured in the Union Tribune discussing if the drought is killing the lawn. Read the beginning of the article below and click [...]
Art on the Land: The airport’s landscape continues to evolve
Continuing her award-winning landscape architecture, Patricia Trauth, principal landscape architect with URS Corp., is applying her expertise to San Diego International Airport’s development on the north side of the airfield, just south of the Marine [...]
ASLA Member Project, Barrio Logan Sign, in the U-T
Barrio Logan Graced with Gateway Sign Dedication Ceremony Highlights Community Input Artist Hector Villegas grew up in Barrio Logan and remembers when it was “labeled as the place you stayed away from.” Young men wearing [...]
Art on the Land: Landscapes for Healing
Through evidence-based research, health care providers have come to value the restorative powers of nature. Research has shown that exposure to natural landscapes offers stress relief, enhances mood, increases concentration, and offers an improved sense [...]
Two ASLA Members Win Orchid Award
Two ASLA members win an Orchid Award for the U-T San Diego Architecture Critiques. Check out the Alexandria Center for Life Science at Campus Pointe by Spurlock Poirier Landscape Architects and County Waterfront Park by Hargreaves Associates [...]
Art on the Land: Landscapes for honoring
The joy of being a landscape architect is having opportunities to do so many different types of projects, from private homes to entire communities. San Diego is filled with gardens and parks designed to commemorate [...]
Art on the Land: The art of urban planning
Vicki Estrada spent lots of time growing up in and around Downtown San Diego. Hand-in-hand with her grandfather, she walked through city streets, from Sherman Heights down to the Harbor to see the tuna boats, [...]