Spring has arrived, urging us to embrace the outdoors where shade structures become essential for a delightful experience. They offer a convenient spot to sit, meet, eat, gather, and conduct business outdoors while taking in the scenery. With warmer days ahead, more people are inclined to spend time outdoors, highlighting the importance of shade in creating inviting outdoor spaces. Join us for our April CEU session with USA Shade: Best Practices for Design and Specification of Fabric Shade Structures.

Topic: Meaningful Placemaking for Outdoor Spaces: Best Practices for Design and Specification of Fabric Shade Structures

Course Credits: American Society of Landscape Architects (1 HSW Credit)

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the protective benefits of shaded outdoor spaces from UV rays for people, product, and places.

• Describe the factors to integrate fabric structures into the built environment for safe and inviting spaces.

• Define considerations in the specification of fabric shade structures and how shade structures are tested and rated for safety and longevity.

Date & Time:

• Thursday, April 18th at 1 pm PST

Register here!

Are you interested in chatting with high school students interested in the profession of landscape architecture? If so, join ASLA at the NW Youth Careers Expo on Tuesday, March 19th from 9am-1pm. Volunteers needed for 1 or 2-hour shifts. This is an in-person event at the Oregon Convention Center. 

Click here to fill out the volunteer interest form.

Click this link to view the flyer.

All five Nordic countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland—have remarkably active film industries. Come sample a rich variety of contemporary films, all of them in the original language with subtitles in English. Each film is preceded by a brief lecture by instructor Whitey Lueck and is followed by a short discussion. Films are screened under the Educational Fair Use provision of U.S. Copyright Law. Maximum seating in 115 Lawrence Hall is 120; seating is first-come, first-served. (For more information, contact wlueck@uoregon.edu)

Thursday, February 29th

5:30 - 7:30pm

at Bar Bar - 3943 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227

Come join us for the first Emerging Professional’s event of the new year! We look forward to connecting with you and expanding our ASLA and Emerging Professionals network. We hope to see you there!

Excerpt from website:

Portland State’s placemaking initiative focusing on the PSU campus will help revitalize our city and counter the lingering human effects of pandemic isolation by building a safer, more culturally vibrant, creatively engaged, and community-focused campus to benefit students, faculty, staff, city residents, and visitors alike. It will provide a turning-point moment to expand how Portlanders utilize and value our city’s namesake urban university—and offer a significant opportunity for PSU to enhance students’ learning experiences, bolster their sense of belonging, and strengthen their affinity to both Portland State and Portland.

Through this design competition, Design Teams will take a broad look at possibilities and opportunities, and think deeply about PSU’s educational, cultural, economic, civic, infrastructural, and community functions while considering ways to leverage and re-imagine those functions year-round through the mechanisms of place and space. They will also consider how places can cultivate identities as destination spaces while maintaining a commitment to economic and cultural equity. 

Registration due February 27

For more information click here

Date: January, 19th @ 4PM

Location: Lawrence Hall 115

Title of Presentation: Designing Conscious Spaces

Name of Presenter: Kimberly Garza

Presenter Title: Founder and Principal, ATLAS Lab Inc.

Presenter Biography:

Kimberly is the Founder and Principal of ATLAS Lab Inc, a woman and minority-owned, mission-driven landscape architecture, community development, and public art studio based in Sacramento, CA.  Kimberly is committed to designing, building, and advocating for conscious change in the built environment to make accessible, positive and progressive impacts on communities. She is a landscape architect, artist, and educator with fifteen years of experience working with private and public developments nationwide. Kimberly’s work has been internationally recognized, published, and exhibited, including juried selection for the Market Street Prototyping Festival, International Garden Festival in Quebec, Canada and winning proposal for the Sacramento Capitol Mall design competition. She was named 40 Under 40 Urban Innovator by NextCity.org. and 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Sacramento Business Journal. In addition to her practice, she sits on the Board of Directors for the Crocker Art Museum and is adjunct lecturer at the University of California, Davis, where she teaches advanced courses in landscape architecture. Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture from UC Berkeley and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design 

Title of Presentation: Designing Conscious Spaces

Designing Conscious Spaces is about bringing humanistic and artistic design solutions for cities that are culturally, historically, and ecologically responsive. A design process that empowers communities through accessible, inclusive, and interactive narratives embedded in the tactical world they live in. Kimberly Garza of Atlas Lab will present a new range of projects that expand from grassroots design initiatives to complex multidisciplinary projects - where the designers’ role as a listener and facilitator to elevate a community's voice and translate authentic interventions become paramount to confront pressing challenges in the built environment. 

The Burnside Bridge project just completed a robust Environmental Review Phase where a Preferred Alternative was selected. The project is now entering into the Final Design Phase where further bridge form and design will be developed. The County has hired a team of architects and engineers to lead the design effort for the future Burnside Bridge which kicks off in January 2024. This UDP meeting will focus on ‘meeting the architects’ and learning about opportunities to follow the project’s progress and share input along the way. 

Join the Urban Design Panel on January 16 from 12 pm to 1 pm online to meet the architects for the Burnside Bridge replacement. Register here.

We are excited to host Jill Moore with Landscape Structures for a lecture on inclusive play.  Jill will give her presentation titled: A Higher Level of Inclusive Play: Go beyond ADA requirements to design truly inclusive play environments. This presentation qualifies for 1 HSW credit.

Jill Moore works with the Landscape Structures team to aid in adding user voice within product development and deliver accredited educational courses across the country. Jill has a specific focus on best design practices for multi-generational spaces, inclusive play environments, and universal design principles. During her lifetime, she has represented Team USA in wheelchair racing, swimming, and basketball on multiple occasions. Through her own lived experience, Jill shares how truly formative play is for all.

When: Tuesday December 5th 5:00 - 6:30PM

Where: Szabo Landscape Architecture Studio, 1000 NW Wall, Bend OR

Register: Please email highdesert@aslaoregon.org to RSVP for the event.

ASLA will provide drinks and light snacks.  This event is free.

DESIGN AWARDS SOIREÉ

Please join us for a festive evening of food, drinks, and socializing as we celebrate the accomplishments of our design community! Winners of the Design and Recognition Awards will be announced at the Awards Soiree.

Tickets are now available for online purchase. Take advantage of early bird pricing through Monday, October 9.

Individual Registration

Table Registration

Friday, November 17, 2023

5:30-9:30 pm

The Melody Event Center

615 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214

Wetland Law & Policy Workshop - Clackamas Community College

This one-day workshop will provide a broad survey of Federal and State law and policy pertaining to wetlands and waterways, from historical beginnings to present day issues. The primary audience is environmental professionals working in wetlands, aquatic resources, watershed management or related fields. Others who are active in environmental issues may also find the workshop informative.

Thur. November 16, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
In-person at the ELC or Via Zoom

6 PDH credits

More information and to Register

Don't Miss the Annual Dean's Discourse on 11/13

Join the School of Architecture & Environment for a thrilling night as two exceptional leaders in architecture and spatial justice host a lively lecture at the College of Design. 

Moderated by the College of Design Dean Adrian Parr, you will not want to miss the first Annual Dean’s Discourse in LA 206 at 5 pm.

Shalini Agrawal and Monica Chadha will lead the crowd through their planned discussion, Spatial Justice in Three Acts: Pedagogy, Practice, and Pause. 

RESCHEDULED: PDX Emerging Professional’s Nursery Walk Around

Come join other EMERGING PROFESSIONALS on Saturday, November 4th at Cistus Nursery for a nursery walk through and tour! Owner and designer Sean Hogan will be offering a tour of the nursery and gardens, followed by questions, discussions, and beverages! Join us for this amazing opportunity to learn from a horticultural expert in climate adaptive plants and design! RSVP is encouraged for a headcount, but walk-ins are always welcome. Email ep@aslaoregon.com to RSVP. See you there! 

When: Saturday, November 4th

Time: 3pm

Where: Cistus Nursery

  22711 NW Gillihan Rd

  Portland, OR 97231

How to find us: One of your EP co-chairs will be hosting - see link for our pictures: https://www.aslaoregon.org/executive-committee. 

10/30-31 at 3:30 pm in Gerlinger Hall, Room 201

Lane, Linn, Lincoln, Jackson, Clackamas, Klamath, Marion, and Douglas counties were devastated by the Labor Day wildfires of 2020 and all these communities face years of recovery work. Leaders, managers, and policymakers from across the state are gathering to assess progress and learn from each other at this year's wildfire recovery summit.  You must register as space is limited. Located in Eugene. Register here. 

Event Information

The tour is full. Please email Stephanie Green at info@aslaoregon.org if you are interested in being on the waitlist for the tour.

Please join us for happy hour, no need to RSVP.

ASLA Oregon Mt. Hood Section in partnership with Victor Stanley are pleased to announce a private guided tour of the Portland Japanese Garden. Admission and tour fees for registrants are to be covered by ASLA Oregon.

Sadafumi Uchiyama, Chief Curator and Director of the International Japanese Garden Training Center, will be our guide and he will share information on the historic garden, its architecture, and the Cultural Crossing Project.

The tour will be followed by a happy hour at Rontoms, sponsored by Victor Stanley.

When: Thursday, October 19 at 3:00 p.m.

Meeting Point: Portland Japanese Garden Welcome Center, 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR 97205.

Meeting Time: 2.40 p.m.

Start Time: The walking tour to begin at 3.00 p.m. and will last until 4.00 p.m.

Happy Hour: 4.30 p.m. at Rontoms, 600 East Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97214. The first round of drinks and appetizers will be hosted by Victor Stanley. 

Compost Standards and the Basics of Specification - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Oct 18, 2023, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET 
THIS WEBINAR IS FREE TO MEMBERS; NON-MEMBERS: $50.00
 
Description:
Dive into the world of compost with USCC staff and industry experts as they trace the historical roots of Test Methods for the Evaluation of Compost & Composting (TMECC) and the STA program. Discover the Compost Analysis Proficiency (CAP) Program's role in ensuring lab quality. Explore practical, real-world examples showcasing how compost can enhance soil health within natural contexts while adhering to nationwide standards. Plus, gain a comprehensive understanding of compost application methods and terminology for on-site soil improvement. Elevate your knowledge of compost's transformative potential – register today!
 
Speakers: 
Ron Alexander, Affiliate ASLA, Horticulturist, R. Alexander Associates, Inc.
Charles D. Duprey, Corporate ASLA, Founder / President, Naturcycle, LLC
Matt Ball, CCOM™, Director of Industry Development / Staff Liaison, US Composting Council / USCC Market Development Committee

Moderator:
Jeremy Person (Moderator), ASLA, Landscape Architect, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

Bringing design to students across Oregon

Introduce elementary school students to the power and possibilities of design through the Architecture Foundation of Oregon Architects in Schools program. Your participation creates lifelong learners and critical thinkers who have a greater understanding of their environment and its impact on people’s lives.

Volunteer professionals such as architects, engineers, contractors and other designers are paired with an elementary school teacher to deliver creative, design-based lessons. Sign up to share your passion and expertise on design, while increasing student engagement and success.

Learn more and apply to participate today: bit.ly/ais_programinfo

A Virtual Lunch & Learn is scheduled for Monday, October 16, 12-1pm on Zoom for those interested in learning more. Register here.

2023-24 Program Information: bit.ly/ais_programinfo

Volunteer Application: bit.ly/ais23-24_volunteerapp

Application Deadline: Sunday, October 22, 2023

What is Landscape Architecture’s climate action role in Oregon? The American Society of Landscape Architects released its Climate Action Plan in the fall of 2022. April Philips, founder of April Philips Design Works, ASLA Climate Action Committee Chair and Oregon resident, will lead an overview of the Plan, and present several key strategies we can deploy here in Oregon that respond to our state’s unique problems and opportunities. Philips will be joined by members of the ASLA Oregon Chapter Climate Action Committee, who will provide an update on the Oregon Climate Action Committee’s current work and future plans.

April Philips, FASLA, chair of the ASLA Climate Action Committee (CAC), is a registered landscape architect, thought leader, artist, author and climate advocate. Founder of April Philips Design Works (APDW), an award-winning landscape architecture firm in California, her firm focuses on a fusion of nature, art, and technology with deep roots in a regenerative landscape ecology. Since mid-2022, APDW 3.0 – her current firm evolution, April has re-focused her primary time and energies towards climate action advocacy, lecturing, traveling, and making art that speaks to the experiential beauty and spirit of place.

As chair of the ASLA Climate Action Committee (CAC), April leads the group that provides input to ASLA leadership on strategies for communicating the role of landscape architecture in mitigating and adapting to climate change. The committee explores, develops, and promotes programs, products, and services that provide current research data and learning opportunities available to practitioners.

To register, please click here.

Virtual Attendance, click here

ASLA SKILL | ED: Designing for Long-Term Success: Strategic Planning and Governance Structure of a Firm - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
Oct 11, 2023, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET 
THIS WEBINAR IS FREE TO MEMBERS; NON-MEMBERS: $50.00
 
Description:
The session’s content will include lessons learned from investing in creating a strategic plan and updated governance structure, featuring before and after results that support the investment, as well as case studies and benchmarks to illustrate an array of benefits.
 
Speakers: 
Clark Davis, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal Consultant, Cameron MacAllister Group
Saskia Dennis-van Dijl, Principal Consultant, Cameron MacAllister Group
Bill Odle, ASLA, President, TBG Partners

Join landscape architect Pat Lando, Principal at Lando and Associates, and the Oregon ASLA Climate Action Committee for a site tour and design discussion at the Nature Conservancy’s Oregon Conservation Center. The site was designed through an extensive ecological and budget conscious process, with locally sourced materials, and a plant palette inspired by the unique plant communities the Nature Conservancy protects in Oregon. If you like to talk about Pacific Northwest native plants, climate adaptation, or habitat, this one is for you!

Pat Lando is a registered Landscape Architect and a leader in nature-based solutions for over 30 years. His practice has been focused on equitable solutions to combat climate change since it’s inception in 1990.  Pat Lando also serves as the vice-chair of the Gresham Design Commission and the Executive Director of Recode, a nonprofit organization that creates sustainable and equitable building code and policy solutions for water, sanitation and nutrient recovery systems.

To register, please click here.

ASLA President-Elect Kona A. Gray, FASLA, PLA Principal 

Time and Location: 10/6 at 4:30 to 5:30 pm; University of Oregon Eugene, Lawrence Hall, Room 115

As a firm leader with 29 years of experience in 30+ countries, his global design and management sense has positively shaped many environments. Kona envisions welcoming places that promote community and vitality in diverse neighborhoods around the world. His portfolio includes award-winning projects that solve meaningful global issues with emphasis on communities, parks, hospitality, urban public realms, mixed-use destinations, healthcare and campus spaces. 



A Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Kona currently serves on the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board and Urban Land Institute Southeast Florida/Caribbean Advisory Board. He also served as ASLA Vice President Professional Practice and Landscape Architecture Foundation President. Kona serves on the University of Miami School of Architecture MRED+U and NSU School of Business MSRED Real Estate School Advisory Boards. He is a registered Landscape Architect holding a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia and Commercial Real Estate Certificate from Cornell University. 

10/05 at 4 pm in Lawrence Hall, Room 115

A Visiting Artist Lecture Series (VALS) presented by CFAR and the Department of Art, Aurora Tang’s lecture will share recent curatorial and research projects, produced as an independent curator, as well as with the Center for Land Use Interpretation, a non-profit arts and culture organization interested in exploring and understanding contemporary landscape issues in the United States.  Livestreamed and archived on YouTube. Located in Eugene. 

This lecture is made possible by the Critical Conversations program, a partnership between the Ford Family Foundation and the University of Oregon Department of Art's Center for Art Research with Reed College’s Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and Portland State University. 

Description:
Discover the transformative power of AI in landscape architecture with our upcoming webinar! Join us for an enlightening session where we'll move beyond the buzzwords and demonstrate how generative AI can revolutionize your design workflow. In this exclusive event, you'll witness firsthand how generative AI can effortlessly generate distinctive visual assets, patterns, and design inspiration, offering you a creative edge like never before. We'll delve into a comprehensive review of various generative AI platforms, helping you make informed decisions tailored to your firm's needs. Furthermore, our presenters will guide you through the advantages and challenges of seamlessly integrating generative AI into your design process, ensuring you stay ahead in the ever-evolving field of landscape architecture. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and elevate your design capabilities. Register now and embark on a journey towards innovation!
 
Speakers: 
Benjamin George, ASLA, PhD, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, Utah State University 
Phillip Fernberg, ASLA, Instructor, Ph.D. Candidate, Visualization, Instrumentation, and Virtual Interaction (VIVID) Lab, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Utah State University 
  
Moderator: 
Eric Gilbey, ASLA, Product Marketing Manager-Landscape, Vectorworks, Inc.

Registration is Free, Register Here

Join Human Access Project and SOLVE for a large-scale cleanup at the Cathedral Park Beach. Let's leave this iconic Portland location spotless. Human Access Project endeavors to make all Portland beaches and swimming spots safe, clean, and accessible to everyone. We hope you can join us and help us make a difference. We will be picking up the rocks and concrete chunks on the beach of all sizes to improve access into the water. Many hands make light work, this is an opportunity to make a major improvement to St. John's iconic riverfront park and getting it ready for swimming next summer.

Thank you to Hanna Andersson for their generous sponsorship of this site!

Advanced Registration: Is required. Please sign up (green button below) ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

Meeting Location: Meet at Cathedral Park Beach, at the river's edge of Cathedral Park near the fishing dock at the end of N Pittsburg Avenue. Look for a check-in station.

Address: 6543 N Burlington Ave, Portland, OR 97203 | Map Link

What to Bring: Volunteers are encouraged to bring any personal supplies that will help our resources go further such as garbage bags, work gloves, buckets, trash grabbers, etc. If you bring personal belongings wear a backpack so that you can pick up trash hands free. Wear closed-toed shoes and dress for the weather. Bring a rain jacket if the forecast calls for rain and wear sunscreen and a hat if it is sunny. This event will go on rain or shine. And it is also recommended that volunteers bring a re-usable water bottle to stay hydrated during the event.

What's Provided: SOLVE will provide trash grabbers, trash bags, work gloves, and high-vis vests.

Restrooms: No public restrooms are available

Parking: There is some free street parking and some paid street parking is available around the park.

Transit: Please take public transit if possible.

Accessibility: This area is accessible for folks with mobility concerns.

Translation Services: There will be a Spanish speaker present at this event.

Youth Volunteers: Volunteers 17 and under must be accompanied by an authorized adult.

Groups: If you are volunteering with multiple people for this event please register as a Team. See this short guide for how to register as a Team SOLVE | How-To-Guide (solveoregon.org).

Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association, Depave, Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group, Portland Harbor Community Coalition, Braided River Campaign, Surfrider Portland and community members. Thank you Metro for grant funding to support this work!

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Habitat Assessment Workshop - Clackamas Community College

This hands-on course will provide an overview of aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling in the Willamette Valley, including guidelines for using the resulting data for assessment of habitat condition and responses to restoration.

Thur. Sept. 28 – Fri. Sept. 29
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Details and Registration:Macroinvertebrates

AIA Eugene, CSI Willamette Valley Chapter, and ASLA Willamette Valley Section welcome you and a guest to our Annual Summer Social (previously called the Summer Picnic). This year’s event will be held at the Ninkasi Better Living Room 3rd floor bar and patio - come enjoy an evening gathering where you can relax, reconnect and re-engage with fellow members.

Drinks and Catering will be by Ninkasi.

AIA, CSI, and ASLA Members and their +1 are free, Non-members / additional guests are $20. Each ticket includes two complimentary drink tickets, good for beer, cider, or wine. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.

PLEASE REGISTER https://www.aiaoregon.org/events/2023/8/16/eugene-aiacsiasla-summer-social