The 2023 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture is just a week away! In addition to organizing the PPN events, ASLA’s Professional Practice Network (PPN) leadership teams also review 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 Minneapolis 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:
- Campus Planning & Design
- Children’s Outdoor Environments
- Community Design
- Design-Build
- Digital Technology
- Ecology & Restoration
- Education & Practice
- Environmental Justice
- Healthcare & Therapeutic Design
- Historic Preservation
- International Practice
- Landscape—Land Use Planning
- Parks & Recreation
- Planting Design
- Residential Landscape Architecture
- Sustainable Design & Development
- Transportation
- Urban Design
- Water Conservation
- Women in Landscape Architecture
See below for the education sessions related to each PPN practice area, or click the PPN name above to jump to that section.
Campus Planning & Design
FRI-FS-01: The Modernist Campus of St. John’s University and Monastery
SUN-A03: Scorched Earth: A Model for Campus Resiliency In Rapidly Changing Climates
Children’s Outdoor Environments
FRI-D05: Designing with Sensory Needs in Mind
SAT-A06: Exploring Trauma-Informed Design at Parrott Creek
SAT-C09: Family Friendly Cities: Crafting Great Urban Spaces for Kids, Teens, and Caregivers
SUN-A06: Creating and Becoming a Certified Universally Designed Outdoor Space
SUN-C10: Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: How Green Schools Promote Wellness and Equity
MON-DD-01: Try it Out: Empowering Communities through Social Science and Play
In addition to these education sessions, a number of Learning Labs, which will take place on the EXPO floor, also feature relevant topics, from accessible play environments to spray park design.
Community Design
SAT-A09: Climate Change and the Racialized Landscape: Fighting the Impacts of Racist Policy
SAT-C03: Cultivating Climate Justice: New Frameworks for Rural Resilience
SAT-C07: Hyperlocalism: Finding the Story of Place
SAT-C10: Equitable Transportation Design with Small Communities
SUN-A04: Origin-Connection-Practice: Community Landscape Research in Rural and Urban Angola
SUN-B10: Open Space Masterplan for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
MON-FS-01: Rooting in Place: Jackson Meadow’s Ecological, Cultural and Design Legacy
MON-FS-02: Transforming a Brownfield Site: From Model T’s to Model Community
MON-A02: When Communities are Patrons of Design
Design-Build
FRI-DD-02: Lighting the Way: the Past, Present, and Future of Outdoor Illumination
FRI-D03: Decarbonizing Details: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Site Construction
FRI-D01: Building Biodiversity and Stewardship with Our Native Meadows
SAT-A05: Changing Perceptions: Garden Design in Light of Shifting Climates and Community Priorities
SAT-C07: Hyperlocalism: Finding the Story of Place
SUN-B05: A Green Obsession: Exploring the Transformative Power of Horticulture
MON-B03: Floating Landscapes: Demystifying On-Structure Construction
Digital Technology
FRI-C02: Seeing Is Believing: Visualizing Risk to Envision New Solutions
FRI-D08: Capturing the Landscape: Producing Authentic Photographic Narratives
MON-B02: Test, Tweak, Repeat: Lessons on Prototyping, Mockups, and Fabrication
In addition to these education sessions, Sunday, October 29, is Tech Day on the EXPO floor.
Ecology & Restoration
FRI-A02: If This Stream Could Talk
FRI-DD-01: Living Surfaces—How to Design Successful Green Roofs that Optimize Biodiversity
FRI-B01: 30×30 and Green Infrastructure: Tools for Multi-Scale Conservation and Design
FRI-B03: Cultivating Legacy: Transformative Engagement Strategies to Build a Park for All
FRI-B07: Creating Urban Oasis for All: Biodiversity Restoration In Qianhai Water City
SAT-A03: Living Shorelines in Coastal Cities: Where and How to Build Them
SUN-C01: Bridging Urban Ecologies—Integrating Wildlife Crossings into Urban Parks
SUN-C07: The Improbable Reinvention of a Marginalized Landscape: Shirley Chisholm State Park
MON-A01: Time for Action: Advancing Biodiversity through Policy and Practice
Education & Practice
FRI-C06: From Practice to Professor: Navigating a Career Switch
FRI-C07: Learning with the Land: A Case for Public Landscape Curricula
FRI-C09: Reimagining Mentorship for a New Generation
SAT-A07: In Consideration of Ground: From Research to Practice
SAT-B04: Trickle-Up Research: Inquiry and Curiosity in Design Practice
SUN-A03: Scorched Earth: A Model for Campus Resiliency In Rapidly Changing Climates
SUN-C02: Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academia: Through the Students’ Lens
Environmental Justice
FRI-FS-05: The Twin Cities’ Contested Landscapes, Design Justice, and Community-owned Public Spaces – sold out!
FRI-C07: Learning with the Land: A Case for Public Landscape Curricula
FRI-D10: Designing an Equitable and Inclusive Experience in the Balboa Cultural District
SAT-A06: Exploring Trauma-Informed Design at Parrott Creek
SAT-A09: Climate Change and the Racialized Landscape: Fighting the Impacts of Racist Policy
SAT-B03: Healing on the Inside: The Benefits of Nature Interactions within Carceral Environments
SAT-B09: Human Tolls: Building a Public History of a Community Divided by I-35W
SAT-DD-02: Remembering the Children: Rapid City Indian Boarding School Lands Project and Memorial
SAT-C01: Inside the LA Studio—Kounkuey Design Initiative
SAT-C03: Cultivating Climate Justice: New Frameworks for Rural Resilience
SAT-C06: Making History: Participatory Design to Commemorate Park Histories in LA’s Salazar Park
SAT-C07: Hyperlocalism: Finding the Story of Place
SUN-B04: Reconciliation in Practice: Decolonizing Landscape Architecture
SUN-C10: Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: How Green Schools Promote Wellness and Equity
MON-FS-03: The Falls Initiative: Connecting Process and Place
Healthcare & Therapeutic Design
FRI-FS-02: Art, Community, Healing: Innovative Public Spaces for a Destination Medical Center – sold out!
FRI-D05: Designing with Sensory Needs in Mind
SAT-B03: Healing on the Inside: The Benefits of Nature Interactions within Carceral Environments
SUN-C06: Healing Landscapes: Toolkit for Truth-Driven Planning Decisions
SUN-C10: Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: How Green Schools Promote Wellness and Equity
MON-A06: Longwood Outside—Urban Activation and Placemaking at a Medical District
Historic Preservation
FRI-A02: If This Stream Could Talk
FRI-A08: What’s Next for The Necklace?: Evolving Historic Parks for the 21st Century
FRI-FS-07: Still Here: Honoring Sacred Indigenous Landscapes on the Mississippi River – sold out!
FRI-FS-08: The Past, Present, and Future of the Minneapolis Grand Rounds – sold out!
FRI-B09: Preservation vs. Resilience at the Tidal Basin: Do We Have to Choose?
FRI-FS-11: Revitalizing Modernist Public Space through Public-Private Partnerships in Downtown Minneapolis – sold out!
SAT-A04: A Path Forward: Identifying Accessibility Challenges and Solutions for Historic Landscapes
SAT-A07: In Consideration of Ground: From Research to Practice
SAT-B09: Human Tolls: Building a Public History of a Community Divided by I-35W
SAT-DD-02: Remembering the Children: Rapid City Indian Boarding School Lands Project and Memorial
SAT-C06: Making History: Participatory Design to Commemorate Park Histories in LA’s Salazar Park
SAT-C07: Hyperlocalism: Finding the Story of Place
SUN-B04: Reconciliation in Practice: Decolonizing Landscape Architecture
SUN-C03: Gather Here: Reinvigorating Iconic Spaces for Celebration, Protest and Community in Boston
MON-FS-03: The Falls Initiative: Connecting Process and Place
International Practice
FRI-B07: Creating Urban Oasis for All: Biodiversity Restoration In Qianhai Water City
SUN-A04: Origin-Connection-Practice: Community Landscape Research in Rural and Urban Angola
SUN-B07: Find Your Voice: Asian Immigrants Explore the Journey to Design Leadership
SUN-B09: Borderlands as Common Grounds: Multi-Scalar Design in the United States and Mexico
SUN-C05: BIG PARKS, BIG IMPACTS: Raising the Stakes for Performative Landscapes
Landscape—Land Use Planning
FRI-B03: Cultivating Legacy: Transformative Engagement Strategies to Build a Park for All
FRI-C07: Learning with the Land: A Case for Public Landscape Curricula
FRI-C08: Making the Most of Leftover Land
SAT-C08: How Green Infrastructure Captured the Heart of Lexington: Town Branch Commons
SUN-A09: Democracy is Messy, and Getting Messier….
SUN-B09: Borderlands as Common Grounds: Multi-Scalar Design in the United States and Mexico
SUN-C06: Healing Landscapes: Toolkit for Truth-Driven Planning Decisions
MON-A02: When Communities are Patrons of Design
MON-A03: Soft Retreat: Balancing Risk, Recreation, and Resilience on the Island of Nantucket
MON-DD-01: Try it Out: Empowering Communities through Social Science and Play
MON-B05: The Future of Downtown Indianapolis: Designing for Inclusive Economic Growth After COVID-19
Parks & Recreation
FRI-A08: What’s Next for The Necklace?: Evolving Historic Parks for the 21st Century
FRI-FS-08: The Past, Present, and Future of the Minneapolis Grand Rounds – sold out!
FRI-B03: Cultivating Legacy: Transformative Engagement Strategies to Build a Park for All
FRI-B05: Riverside Park Detroit: Transforming Park, Transforming Lives
FRI-B10: From Gray to Gold: Achieving SITES Certification at Gilead Park
FRI-D07: Below the Surface: Strategies for Designing Big Parks on Complex Structures
SAT-B07: Sublime and Simple Detailing: Sustainable Materials for Low-Maintenance Environments
SAT-C04: Tactical Recreation—Activating Urban Spaces through Recreation
SAT-C06: Making History: Participatory Design to Commemorate Park Histories in LA’s Salazar Park
SUN-A07: Magic Johnson Park: Healing Land, Water, and Community
SUN-A09: Democracy is Messy, and Getting Messier….
SUN-A10: Connecting the Dots: Leveraging Infrastructure Funding for Public Improvements
SUN-B06: Design, Construction, Occupancy, Repeat: the High Line’s Fifteen Years of Development
SUN-DD-01: The Possibility Government Collaborative: Uniting Public Realm Practitioners! – sold out!
SUN-C01: Bridging Urban Ecologies—Integrating Wildlife Crossings into Urban Parks
SUN-C05: BIG PARKS, BIG IMPACTS: Raising the Stakes for Performative Landscapes
SUN-C07: The Improbable Reinvention of a Marginalized Landscape: Shirley Chisholm State Park
Planting Design
FRI-A01: Bringing Nature Home: Designing Ornamental Gardens to Enhance and Restore Biodiversity
FRI-DD-01: Living Surfaces—How to Design Successful Green Roofs that Optimize Biodiversity
FRI-B06: Taking a Critical Lens to Urban Planting: Explore Design Challenges and Strategies
FRI-D01: Building Biodiversity and Stewardship with Our Native Meadows
SAT-A07: In Consideration of Ground: From Research to Practice
SUN-B05: A Green Obsession: Exploring the Transformative Power of Horticulture
SUN-DD-02: Water or Waste? Adaptive Approaches to Water Resources Management
MON-A04: Media for Growing Trees Under Pavement: Research and Practice
Residential Landscape Architecture
FRI-A01: Bringing Nature Home: Designing Ornamental Gardens to Enhance and Restore Biodiversity
FRI-C03: Behind the Curtain: Storytelling and Design Process of Residential Landscapes
FRI-D09: Focusing on Your Why: Optimizing Your Firm’s Success and Legacy
SAT-A05: Changing Perceptions: Garden Design in Light of Shifting Climates and Community Priorities
SAT-B02: The Overlooked Role of Residential Landscapes in Addressing the Biodiversity Loss Crisis
SUN-C08: Small(er) Firm Diversity, Evolution, Growth, and Longevity in a Megafirm Market
MON-FS-01: Rooting in Place: Jackson Meadow’s Ecological, Cultural and Design Legacy
Sustainable Design & Development
FRI-DD-01: Living Surfaces—How to Design Successful Green Roofs that Optimize Biodiversity – SITES-specific CE
FRI-B01: 30×30 and Green Infrastructure: Tools for Multi-Scale Conservation and Design
FRI-B04: Landscape Strategies for Water Independence
FRI-B10: From Gray to Gold: Achieving SITES Certification at Gilead Park – SITES-specific CE
FRI-D03: Decarbonizing Details: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Site Construction
SAT-A03: Living Shorelines in Coastal Cities: Where and How to Build Them
SAT-B07: Sublime and Simple Detailing: Sustainable Materials for Low-Maintenance Environments – SITES-specific CE
SAT-C02: How Do We Know What’s Working? Getting Real with Landscape Metrics
SUN-B03: Realizing Climate Action Ambitions: Pathways to Decarbonization
SUN-C05: BIG PARKS, BIG IMPACTS: Raising the Stakes for Performative Landscapes
MON-A01: Time for Action: Advancing Biodiversity through Policy and Practice – SITES-specific CE
See the conference website or mobile app for all sessions offering SITES-specific credit.
Transportation
FRI-FS-04: Tour de Minneapolis Bike Infrastructure – sold out!
FRI-FS-08: The Past, Present, and Future of the Minneapolis Grand Rounds – sold out!
FRI-C08: Making the Most of Leftover Land
SAT-A01: Inside the LA Studio—MnDOT
SAT-B09: Human Tolls: Building a Public History of a Community Divided by I-35W
SAT-B10: Designing a Lower Salt Future
SAT-C08: How Green Infrastructure Captured the Heart of Lexington: Town Branch Commons
SAT-C10: Equitable Transportation Design with Small Communities
SUN-A10: Connecting the Dots: Leveraging Infrastructure Funding for Public Improvements
SUN-DD-01: The Possibility Government Collaborative: Uniting Public Realm Practitioners! – sold out!
Urban Design
FRI-B05: Riverside Park Detroit: Transforming Park, Transforming Lives
FRI-B06: Taking a Critical Lens to Urban Planting: Explore Design Challenges and Strategies
FRI-C08: Making the Most of Leftover Land
FRI-D06: Civic Design for the Next Generation: DC Water Headquarters on the Capital Riverfront
FRI-D10: Designing an Equitable and Inclusive Experience in the Balboa Cultural District
SAT-A03: Living Shorelines in Coastal Cities: Where and How to Build Them
SAT-A09: Climate Change and the Racialized Landscape: Fighting the Impacts of Racist Policy
SAT-C04: Tactical Recreation—Activating Urban Spaces through Recreation
SAT-C08: How Green Infrastructure Captured the Heart of Lexington: Town Branch Commons
SAT-C09: Family Friendly Cities: Crafting Great Urban Spaces for Kids, Teens, and Caregivers
SUN-B10: Open Space Masterplan for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
SUN-C03: Gather Here: Reinvigorating Iconic Spaces for Celebration, Protest and Community in Boston
MON-A06: Longwood Outside—Urban Activation and Placemaking at a Medical District
MON-B05: The Future of Downtown Indianapolis: Designing for Inclusive Economic Growth After COVID-19
Water Conservation
FRI-B04: Landscape Strategies for Water Independence
FRI-D06: Civic Design for the Next Generation: DC Water Headquarters on the Capital Riverfront
SUN-A03: Scorched Earth: A Model for Campus Resiliency In Rapidly Changing Climates
SUN-A07: Magic Johnson Park: Healing Land, Water, and Community
SUN-DD-02: Water or Waste? Adaptive Approaches to Water Resources Management
Women in Landscape Architecture
FRI-A07: Preparing for Successful Leadership Transition: How to Navigate the Two-Way Street
FRI-C09: Reimagining Mentorship for a New Generation
FRI-D02: Creating Culture: Studio Perspectives
FRI-D09: Focusing on Your Why: Optimizing Your Firm’s Success and Legacy
SAT-B01: Inside the LA Studio—Coen+Partners
SAT-B04: Trickle-Up Research: Inquiry and Curiosity in Design Practice
SAT-C01: Inside the LA Studio—Kounkuey Design Initiative
SAT-C05: Lead, Follow, Adapt? Exploring Different Approaches to Changing Firm Culture
SAT-C09: Family Friendly Cities: Crafting Great Urban Spaces for Kids, Teens, and Caregivers
SUN-A08: “What Revolution Do You Want To Lead?” And Other Essential Startup Questions
SUN-B07: Find Your Voice: Asian Immigrants Explore the Journey to Design Leadership
SUN-B08: Alternative Business Ownership Models
SUN-C03: Gather Here: Reinvigorating Iconic Spaces for Celebration, Protest and Community in Boston
SUN-C04: Pregnancy, Parenting, and Practice—Let’s Talk About It
SUN-C08: Small(er) Firm Diversity, Evolution, Growth, and Longevity in a Megafirm Market
MON-A05: Developing Leadership, Advocacy, and Resiliency Among Emerging Professionals
Don’t forget to secure your field session and deep dive tickets—several of these have sold out already! And, this post just covers the conference’s education sessions. See the full schedule for EXPO events, PPN meetings, and all the other special events coming up very soon in Minneapolis.
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