ASLA Design Awards – Late Entry Templates Due March 11
Any firms that submitted late Design Awards entry forms and payments by February 26 will need to submit their entry templates by March 11 by 5 pm. A unique file upload email will be sent [...]
One-on-One With Richard Risner
ASLA President, Richard Risner, was interviewed by the Union Tribune! Read more about his interview at the link below: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/feb/07/tp-one-on-one-with-richard-risner-u-t-profiles/?fbshare=1959764
ASLA San Diego’s New President: Rich Risner
Rich Risner is the Chapter's new president. See below for articles announcing Rich's presidency: San Diego Business Journal http://sdbj.com/news/2016/jan/04/richard-risner-elected-president-local-chapter-ame/ Sun Times http://sandiego.suntimes.com/sd-business/7/92/248204/risner-to-lead-local-chapter-of-american-society-of-landscape-architects San Diego Union Tribune http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/feb/07/tp-one-on-one-with-richard-risner-u-t-profiles/?fbshare=1959764
SDBJ: Sustaining San Diego’s Water Quality
In San Diego, pollutants are carried by rainfall run-off into storm drains, which discharge directly onto our beaches without treatment. Poor water quality harms the health of natural habitats and humans alike. Even in dry [...]
Art on the Land: Creating Playgrounds that Change Lives
Landscape architects are playing significant roles in creating play spaces that dramatically improve the problems children are facing: how they are growing up, how they communicate with each other and with adults, how they solve [...]
Stewardship Committee Hosts Workshop Discussing Tree Re-Leaf in Urban Settings
The San Diego ASLA Stewardship Committee hosted an educational Workshop to discuss Tree Re-Leaf in Urban Settings. This workshop was an in-depth look at urban forestry and its challenges. The workshop was hosted on October [...]
ASLA San Diego Member, Joe Dodd, Designs Cedar Fire Historic Monument Garden
Joe Dodd recently completed a design for the Cedar Fire Historic Garden in Lakeside, and was recognized for his work at the dedication ceremony on October 24. The site is located on a small "leftover" [...]
ASLA San Diego Chapter Members to Present at National Meeting
Six landscape architects from San Diego will be presenters at education sessions at the 2015 Annual Meeting and EXPO at McCormick Place in Chicago, November 6–9. This expo is the largest gathering of landscape architects [...]
ASLA Member Glen Schmidt in San Diego Business Journal
Glen Schmidt, FSALA, Schmidt Design Group, discusses the meaning of sustainability and his company's credo in the San Diego Business Journal. The article is spread over three pages in the pdf's below. Page One Page [...]
Fault Line Park Landscape Design by Spurlock Poirier
Marty Poirier of Spurlock Poirier talks about their latest project, Fault Line Park, in San Diego's East Village, where kids can dig, ride scooters and gyrate on wavy poles. Read the full Union Tribune article [...]