Beginning in the early 1950s, the commercial landscape architecture firm of Wimmer Yamada was regarded as the landscape architecture firm of choice for San Diego’s most progressive architects. […]
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 [...]
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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" [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
