ASLA 2022 Conference Education Session Highlights

View from Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco / image: istockphoto.com/Chris LaBasco

The 2022 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture begins this Friday! In addition to the events planned for the EXPO’s Practice Basecamp, each Professional Practice Network (PPN) leadership team also reviews the conference education program to highlight sessions relevant to their practice areas. With more than 120 sessions offering professional development hours (PDH), it is an extensive program to explore, and you can do so through the conference website and mobile app by track, speaker, and PDH type offered (LA CES/HSW, LA CES/non-HSW, FL, NY, AICP, GBCI, ISA, and more).

If you can’t make it to San Francisco this year, a number of education sessions will be recorded and shared as Online Learning webinars so you can still learn about the latest in landscape architecture and earn PDH on-demand.

Below, we run through education highlights by PPN practice area:

See below for the education sessions related to each PPN practice area, or click the PPN name above to jump to that section.

The field session Resiliency and Innovation: Evolution of Stanford’s Olmsted Plan and Contemporary Design may be sold out, but there’s still plenty of sessions to explore! / image: Linda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service

Campus Planning & Design PPN Campfire Session: Creating Welcoming + Inclusive Landscapes on Higher Education Campuses
Saturday, November 12, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Theater

Campus Planning & Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-FS-14: Landscapes of the UC Berkeley Campus – sold out!

SAT-C08: Managing Change: A Case Study at the Intersection of Modernism and Memorial

SUN-A02: Universal Design and Ergonomics: Site Furnishings That Promote an Equitable Public Realm

SUN-B07: The Olmsteds and the American Campus: Legacy, Precedent, and Stewardship

MON-DD-001: Land and Labor: Toward Greater Recognition and Collaboration Between Designers and Crews

MON-FS-001: Designing Resilient Tech Campuses in Silicon Valley: Meeting Challenges of Climate Change

MON-FS-006: Resiliency and Innovation: Evolution of Stanford’s Olmsted Plan and Contemporary Design – sold out!

San Francisco’s Ferry Building / image: Meriç Dağlı on Unsplash

Community Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A06: How the Fluffernutter Gets Made: Form-based Zoning in Somerville, MA

FRI-B07: “Connected Communities”: A Guidebook to Authentic, Equitable, and Resilient Urban Green Development

SAT-C02: Affordable Housing as a Driver for Equitable Landscapes in San Francisco

SAT-B01: Design Outside Development: Community Land Stewardship and Design

SAT-B10: A Tale of Two Cities on the Santa Ana River

MON-FS-002: Building Equitable Community: An Exploration of San Francisco Affordable Housing Developments

FRI-FS-05: Chinatown & North Beach: The Revival of Two Communities Through Government Investment in Public Spaces looks at the results of 20 years of strategic investment in public parks. / image: © Bruce Damonte

Children’s Outdoor Environments PPN Campfire Session: Trauma Responsive Design Thinking
Saturday, November 12, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Children’s Outdoor Environments—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-FS-12: Creating Authentic Nature Exploration Experiences

FRI-B02: Inclusive Engagement: Planting the Seeds for a More Diverse Future of Design

FRI-B05: Master Planning Fremont’s Parks System: Record-breaking Community Participation, Inclusivity, Equity, and Technology

FRI-C07: Old Cities, New Parks—Social, Cultural, Ecological, and Infrastructural Shifts

FRI-D06: Addressing Park System Inequities—City of San Diego Parks Master Plan

SAT-A03: Want Equity and Prosperity? An Action Guide for Parks and Public Space

SAT-A04: Bridging Divides: Integrating Parks and Infrastructure to Connect Communities

SAT-A06: Innovation Is Invitation: Defining What’s Next in Inclusive Play

SAT-C09: Curating the Presidio: From Historic Military Post to World-class Park

MON-B02: Play Anywhere and Everywhere

MON-B04: Designing Our Way Out of Systemic Disinvestment

In addition to these education sessions, a number of Learning Labs, which will take place on the EXPO floor, also feature relevant topics, from The Power of Play, Designing for Every Play Personality to Designing with Sensory Needs in Mind.

Lovers’ Lane Trail in the Presidio / image: Albert Dera on Unsplash

Design-Build / Residential Landscape Architecture PPNs Campfire Session
Sunday, November 13, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Design-Build—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-B03: Experiments in Access, Inclusivity, and Choice: Temporary Installations in Public Space

SAT-B02: Drawing Beyond Concepts: The Role of Drawing from Sketch Through Construction

SAT-B04: Tips from the Trenches: Collaboration with Architects, Builders, and Landscape Contractors

SUN-DD-001: Art, Science, and Reality in Design through Construction

SUN-A05: Implementing Resilience: What You Need to Know About Permitting Nature-based Landscapes

SUN-B04: Stone in the Age of Green: Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Stone Use

SUN-B08: San Diego International Airport: Integrating Design into the Design- Build Process

MON-FS-007: Walking Mission Bay: Open Space Resilience Along the Reimagined Southeastern Waterfront – sold out!

The Barnacles at Pier 9, designed by Surfacedesign, Inc., will be featured in FRI-FS-08: Material Landscapes: Fabrication, Innovation, and Collaboration. / image: courtesy of Surfacedesign, Inc.

How have you BIM? An Open Discussion with the Digital Technology PPN
Sunday, November 13, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Theater

Digital Technology—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-B05: Master Planning Fremont’s Parks System: Record-breaking Community Participation, Inclusivity, Equity, and Technology

FRI-B08: Drone-aided Design

FRI-C10: Big Data Drives Bigger Impact: Data and Tools for Equity in Design

FRI-D09: Updating Workflows: Pragmatic Perspectives on New(ish) Technologies

SAT-B11: Digital Visualization of Cultural Landscapes for Interpretation, Management, and Collaboration

SUN-C03: Making and Meaning Today: How Offices Are Adapting and Reinventing Creative Process

SAT-C11: Assessment of Environmental Aspects of Landscape Projects Using Parametric Design

MON-DD-002: Data Driven Design: Insights from the ASLA BIM Working Group

MON-A06: Video Storytelling: Tools for Leveraging Videography in Landscape Architecture

The Albany Bulb, once a landfill on the San Francisco Bay, is the focus of the field session FRI-FS-03: Urban Wild in Transition: How a Landfill Became a Community Treasure.

Ecology & Restoration—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-FS-02: Buzzing Through Pollinator Gardens – sold out!

FRI-C04: Animal Agency in the Landscape

FRI-C05: Getting Into the Weeds: Design, Planting, and Maintenance of Glenstone’s Ecological Landscape

FRI-C09: West Pond’s Living Shoreline: A Constellation of Natural Strategies to Combat Climate Change

SUN-B02: Landscape Is Place: Cultural Planning, Storytelling, and Environmental Restoration in Rural California

SUN-B10: Confronting the Biodiversity Crisis Through Landscape Architecture: A Call to Action

An education session at the 2021 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Nashville / image: ASLA

Pathways to Becoming Academic Educators
Sunday, November 13, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Theater

Education & Practice—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-B02: Inclusive Engagement: Planting the Seeds for a More Diverse Future of Design

SAT-B03: From Theory to Practice: Exploring Liberatory Frameworks in Landscape Architecture

SAT-C07: On the Edge: Merging Wildfire Research and Design in Reimagining Frontline Communities

SUN-A04: Writing in Practice | the Practice of Writing

SUN-B09: You Can’t Be What You Can’t See: Visualizing Diversity in Leadership

MON-A02: Landscape Research Now: How Nine Firms Inform Their Practices

FRI-FS-11: LGBTQ+ Castro: Past, Present, and Future will walk the Castro to highlight LGBTQ+ history, Harvey Milk’s impact, queer arts, memorials, and future development that will define the district and ensure it remains an inclusive destination that welcomes everyone.

Environmental Justice PPN Campfire Session
Sunday, November 13, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Theater

Environmental Justice—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-B06: Paths to Collective Resilience and Environmental Justice: Charting Pier 42

FRI-C02: Climate Action Now: Level up Your Climate Advocacy

FRI-D10: Unhoused, Underserved: Alternative Approaches to Designing Public Space for Public Good

SAT-A03: Want Equity and Prosperity? An Action Guide for Parks and Public Space

SAT-A10: Cities, Floods, and Equity: Tools to Improve Outcomes for Disadvantaged Communities

SUN-C02: Land as a Relation: Supporting Indigenous Connection/reconnection Through (Un)learning and Direct Action

MON-B06: Addressing Climate Migration Strategically to Improve Social, Environmental, and Economic Resilience

ASLA 2022 Professional Residential Design Award of Excellence. Edwin M. Lee Apartments, San Francisco, CA. GLS Landscape | Architecture / image: Bruce Damonte

Healthcare & Therapeutic Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A03: Designing Sites of Meaning and Consequence: The Imperative for Collaboration Across Disciplines

FRI-B07: “Connected Communities”: A Guidebook to Authentic, Equitable, and Resilient Urban Green Development

FRI-D01: Designing for the Bereaved at the Nation’s First Black-led Grief Support Center

MON-A02: Landscape Research Now: How Nine Firms Inform Their Practices

MON-FS-005: Water, Land, and Culture at Filoli Historic House & Gardens will delve into Filoli’s vision for a future that extends beyond the house and gardens, and into a broader ecological and cultural context.

Historic Preservation and the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS)
Sunday, November 13, 11:00 – 11:45 am
EXPO’s Olmsted Pavilion

Historic Preservation—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-C08: Landscape Architecture Beyond the Olmstedian Narrative: Reclaiming, Reframing, and Reinventing the Profession

SAT-A05: LGBTQ+ Cultural Landscapes: Identification, Preservation, and Visible Futures

SAT-A08: A Seat at the Table: Landscape Architects in the Public Sector

SAT-B06: Revealing Seneca Village: Recognizing and Honoring Layers of History in Central Park

SAT-B11: Digital Visualization of Cultural Landscapes for Interpretation, Management, and Collaboration

SAT-C08: Managing Change: A Case Study at the Intersection of Modernism and Memorial

SAT-C04: Post-industrial Landscape: Preservation, Interpretation, Transformation

SAT-C09: Curating the Presidio: From Historic Military Post to World-class Park

SUN-A07: Western Lands Stewardship and Systems Across Scales — Revisiting Olmsted’s Legacy

SUN-B07: The Olmsteds and the American Campus: Legacy, Precedent, and Stewardship

MON-FS-005: Water, Land, and Culture at Filoli Historic House & Gardens

MON-FS-006: Resiliency and Innovation: Evolution of Stanford’s Olmsted Plan and Contemporary Design

MON-A01: Racial Equity Bingo: Pursuing an Asian American Landmark at California’s Sierra Summit

MON-A03: The Olmsted in All of Us: Reflections from the past Four Decades

FRI-FS-10: Sharpen Your Landscape Architecture Photography Skills in the Golden City will visit sites in South Mission Bay and conclude with a photo critique. / image: Marion Brenner, Affil. ASLA

International PPN Meet-Up
Sunday, November 13, 11:00 – 11:30 am
Practice Basecamp Campfire

International Practice—Education Sessions of Interest

SAT-B08: Affecting the State of Mind: Demystifying Climate Crisis Narrative Through 28 Dams

SAT-C04: Post-industrial Landscape: Preservation, Interpretation, Transformation

SAT-C11: Assessment of Environmental Aspects of Landscape Projects Using Parametric Design

MON-A05: From Policy to Strategic Planning: Protecting Coastal Wetlands from Urbanization in Latin America

image: EPNAC

Landscape—Land Use Planning Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-FS-03: Urban Wild in Transition: How a Landfill Became a Community Treasure – sold out!

FRI-A06: How the Fluffernutter Gets Made: Form-based Zoning in Somerville, MA

FRI-B05: Master Planning Fremont’s Parks System: Record-breaking Community Participation, Inclusivity, Equity, and Technology

FRI-C01: Rural Projects Now

FRI-D04: Offshore Wind: LANDscape Architecture Takes to the Seas – 

FRI-D06: Addressing Park System Inequities—City of San Diego Parks Master Plan

SAT-A04: Bridging Divides: Integrating Parks and Infrastructure to Connect Communities

SAT-A09: Overstory, Understory: Shaping Urban Forests to Sustain Communities in Philadelphia and Cambridge

SAT-B09: What / Who / How: Partnerships for Land Protection

SAT-C07: On the Edge: Merging Wildfire Research and Design in Reimagining Frontline Communities

ASLA 2022 Landmark Award. Crissy Field: An Enduring Transformation, San Francisco, CA. Hargreaves Jones / image: Marion Brenner, Affil. ASLA

Parks & Recreation PPN Campfire Session: Designing Parks for Perpetuity—Built to Last
Sunday, November 13, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Parks & Recreation—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-B02: Inclusive Engagement: Planting the Seeds for a More Diverse Future of Design

FRI-B05: Master Planning Fremont’s Parks System: Record-breaking Community Participation, Inclusivity, Equity, and Technology

FRI-B06: Paths to Collective Resilience and Environmental Justice: Charting Pier 42

FRI-C07: Old Cities, New Parks—Social, Cultural, Ecological, and Infrastructural Shifts

FRI-D06: Addressing Park System Inequities—City of San Diego Parks Master Plan

SAT-A03: Want Equity and Prosperity? An Action Guide for Parks and Public Space

SAT-A04: Bridging Divides: Integrating Parks and Infrastructure to Connect Communities

SAT-A08: A Seat at the Table: Landscape Architects in the Public Sector

SAT-B06: Revealing Seneca Village: Recognizing and Honoring Layers of History in Central Park

SAT-B10: A Tale of Two Cities on the Santa Ana River

SAT-C09: Curating the Presidio: From Historic Military Post to World-class Park

SUN-A12: Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium: Catalyzing Community Investment for People and the Environment

FRI-FS-02: Buzzing Through Pollinator Gardens will visit examples of pollinator gardens that provide practical knowledge and innovation on design, wildlife restoration, installation, and pollinator diversity needs at different scales. / image: Lacey Bediz

Planting Design PPN Campfire Session: Using Native Plants Effectively: Designing Authentic Gardens for People, Plants, and Wildlife
Sunday, November 13, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Planting Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-C05: Getting into the Weeds: Design, Planting, and Maintenance of Glenstone’s Ecological Landscape

SAT-C05: Digging Dirt: Soils Design and Diagnosis from the Mississippi to the Bay

SUN-A10: Brooklyn Botanic Garden: High-tech Water Management Creates Lush Landscape Experience

SUN-B11: Growing PHYTO: Integrating Phytotechnologies in the Public Realm to Mitigate Polluted Sites

SUN-C10: California Planting Design: A Focus on Here and Now

MON-FS-005: Water, Land, and Culture at Filoli Historic House & Gardens – sold out!

MON-B03: Making It Real: The Descanso Gardens Master Plan from Vision to Implementation

Thomas Church’s 1947 Donnell Garden in Sonoma County is the focus of MON-FS-011: The Donnell Garden: An Icon of California Modernism. / image: Marc Treib

Residential Landscape Architecture / Design-Build PPNs Campfire Session
Sunday, November 13, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Residential Landscape Architecture—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-DD-002: Professional Practice: Contract Negotiations

SAT-B04: Tips from the Trenches: Collaboration with Architects, Builders, and Landscape Contractors

SUN-B04: Stone in the Age of Green: Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Stone Use

SUN-C01: Inside the LA Studio—LaGuardia Design Group

MON-FS-005: Water, Land, and Culture at Filoli Historic House & Gardens

ASLA 2022 Landmark Award. Crissy Field: An Enduring Transformation, San Francisco, CA. Hargreaves Jones / image: Hargreaves Jones

Sustainable Design & Development PPN Campfire Session
Saturday, November 12, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Theater

Sustainable Design & Development—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-DD-001: Carbon in the Built Environment: Strategies for Low-Carbon Design at Each Phase – sold out!

FRI-C02: Climate Action Now: Level up Your Climate Advocacy

FRI-C05: Getting into the Weeds: Design, Planting, and Maintenance of Glenstone’s Ecological Landscape – SITES-specific CE

FRI-D07: Innovating Living Shorelines: How to Use Gray and Green Strategies to Create Resilient Shorelines

SAT-DD-001: Cultivating Conversations: An Open Dialogue to Effect Change in Organizational Culture

SAT-A09: Overstory, Understory: Shaping Urban Forests to Sustain Communities in Philadelphia and Cambridge

SAT-A11: Magic Mushrooms: Improving Landscape Performance and Engagement with Fungi – SITES-specific CE

SAT-C10: Carbon, Equity and Designer’s Responsibility – Field Lessons for Climate Positive Outcomes

SUN-A01: ASLA Climate Action Plan: A Vision for 2040

SUN-A10: Brooklyn Botanic Garden: High-tech Water Management Creates Lush Landscape Experience

SUN-A11: Out-Bagby, Bagby!: Developing the Next Generation of High-performance Green Streets

SUN-B04: Stone in the Age of Green: Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Stone Use – SITES-specific CE

SUN-C02: Land as a Relation: Supporting Indigenous Connection/reconnection Through (Un)learning and Direct Action

MON-A04: Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure: Lessons from Practice and What’s Next – SITES-specific CE

MON-B05: From 10 to 110 Degrees: Designing/planning for Today’s Climate Change

Click here for all sessions offering SITES-specific credit.

One of San Francisco’s iconic cable cars / image: Amogh Manjunath on Unsplash

Transportation—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-FS-06: New Mobility in the Urban Landscape: A Bicycle Tour of Alameda Island – sold out!

FRI-A07: The Post-pandemic Street: A New Era for Intertwining Mobility, Resiliency, and Placemaking

FRI-B07: “Connected Communities”: A Guidebook to Authentic, Equitable, and Resilient Urban Green Development

SAT-A04: Bridging Divides: Integrating Parks and Infrastructure to Connect Communities

SAT-A08: A Seat at the Table: Landscape Architects in the Public Sector

SUN-A11: Out-Bagby, Bagby!: Developing the Next Generation of High-performance Green Streets

SUN-B08: San Diego International Airport: Integrating Design into the Design- Build Process

The field session FRI-FS-06: New Mobility in the Urban Landscape: A Bicycle Tour of Alameda Island will explore the rapidly changing Alameda Point by ferry and bicycle. / image: GLS Landscape | Architecture

Urban Design Beyond Pandemic: What is Next for Urban Landscapes?
Saturday, November 12, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Urban Design—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-A07: The Post-pandemic Street: A New Era for Intertwining Mobility, Resiliency, and Placemaking

FRI-C07: Old Cities, New Parks—Social, Cultural, Ecological, and Infrastructural Shifts

FRI-D06: Addressing Park System Inequities—City of San Diego Parks Master Plan

FRI-D10: Unhoused, Underserved: Alternative Approaches to Designing Public Space for Public Good

SAT-A04: Bridging Divides: Integrating Parks and Infrastructure to Connect Communities

SAT-B07: City of Trees: Protecting the Urban Forest Through Changing Climates

SUN-A12: Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium: Catalyzing Community Investment for People and the Environment

SUN-C05: San Francisco Waterfront Transformation

ASLA 2022 Professional Residential Design Honor Award. Crest Apartments, A Restorative Parallel for Supportive Housing, Van Nuys, CA. SWA Group / image: Iwan Baan, Tina Chee

Water Conservation PPN Campfire Session
Sunday, November 13, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Water Conservation—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-D07: Innovating Living Shorelines: How to Use Gray and Green Strategies to Create Resilient Shorelines

SUN-A09: From Public Works to Public Space – Potable Water Infrastructure Reimagined

SUN-A10: Brooklyn Botanic Garden: High-tech Water Management Creates Lush Landscape Experience

SUN-C10: California Planting Design: A Focus on Here and Now

MON-FS-001: Designing Resilient Tech Campuses in Silicon Valley: Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change – sold out!

MON-FS-005: Water, Land, and Culture at Filoli Historic House & Gardens – sold out!

MON-A04: Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure: Lessons from Practice and What’s Next

Don’t miss the Women in Landscape Architecture Walk on Monday, November 14, before you dive into education sessions for the day. / image: Wendy Mok, ASLA

Women in Landscape Architecture: A Discussion of Experience, Equity, and Needed Resources
Sunday, November 13, 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Practice Basecamp Campfire

Women in Landscape Architecture—Education Sessions of Interest

FRI-B01: Achieving Workplace Equity: Strategies for Moving from Awareness to Power Shift

FRI-B02: Inclusive Engagement: Planting the Seeds for a More Diverse Future of Design

FRI-C06: Approaches to the Entry Level: Exploring Possibilities for Years 0-5

FRI-C08: Landscape Architecture Beyond the Olmstedian Narrative: Reclaiming, Reframing, and Reinventing the Profession

FRI-D03: Brain Hacks for Increasing Productivity and Creativity in the Studio/Office

FRI-D05: Is This Our Moment? Communicating the Value of Landscape Architecture

SAT-DD-001: Cultivating Conversations: An Open Dialogue to Effect Change in Organizational Culture

SAT-A05: LGBTQ+ Cultural Landscapes: Identification, Preservation, and Visible Futures

SAT-A07: Succession: Making Room for the Evolution of a Firm

SAT-B03: From Theory to Practice: Exploring Liberatory Frameworks in Landscape Architecture

SAT-B05: Cultivating a Design Culture That Nurtures and Inspires

SAT-C03: Building a Culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Stories from the South

SAT-C06: The Power of Partnership: Dynamic Duos and Collaborative Design Practices

SUN-B06: Works in Progress: Case Studies in Leadership and Professional Empowerment

SUN-B09: You Can’t Be What You Can’t See: Visualizing Diversity in Leadership

SUN-C04: What’s It All For? Finding Meaning and Defining Values Through the Work

SUN-C06: Scaling Practice: Creative Approaches to Growth Management, Profitability, and Office Culture

MON-B01: Building a Worker-Owned Practice: Cooperatives, Stewardship, and Collective Design

PPN membership is not required to attend PPN events at the conference—all are welcome. Already a member of one PPN, but curious about another? Or not sure which PPN to choose (all ASLA members receive one PPN membership for free)? You are welcome to attend as many PPN events as you like!

Excited for this impressive slate of events? Considering becoming a PPN leader to take part in organizing future PPN gatherings!

We’ll close with a few pointers on getting around from Transportation PPN leader Ryan Booth, ASLA:

Ditch the car and enjoy San Francisco by transit, bike, or on foot. San Francisco and the Bay Area have many sustainable transportation options for getting around, including a convenient connection from SFO or OAK to the conference location in downtown SF. Prior to arrival, download the Clipper Card mobile payment app and preload it with transit fare to make using BART easy. The Clipper Card app is your gateway to avoiding traffic and moving around sustainably by train, bus, light rail, and ferry. Google and Apple maps are fairly accurate for real-time transit departures and routes.

Practice Basecamp events sponsored by DuMor, Inc.

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