2025 ASLA Design Symposium Theme and Speakers

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There is no onsite registration at the World Forestry Center.

If you are interested in attending virtually,
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Lenses: Perspectives on design

What lenses do we use to design landscapes? This year’s symposium investigates how the design process engages cultural, natural, and technological perspectives. Do landscape architects and designers have an expansive vision, or are we being myopic? What viewpoints are we prioritizing, and how might we look at things from new perspectives to create more inclusive and impactful spaces? As a prism refracts light into a spectrum of colors, landscape architecture reveals multiple interpretations of a site and its context. Join Lenses: Perspectives on Design and explore how we shape our lenses, and our lenses shape us.

Speakers:

Lori Hennings, Senior Natural Resources Scientist, Metro

Kelsey Zlevor, Mental Landscapes

Ashley Ludwig, ABLE

Emmanuel Didier, Didier Design Studio

Brad McCauley, Site Design Group and ASLA President Elect

April 26th at the World Forestry Center

Schedule (subject to change)

8:00 AM Doors/Registration Open and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Symposium

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Happy Hour