Get Ready for the New Year with New Opportunities

ASLA 2023 Professional Residential Design Honor Award. Black Fox Ranch: Extending the Legacy of the West to a New Generation. Teton County, Wyoming. Design Workshop, Inc. / image: Brandon Huttenlocher/Design Workshop, Inc.

As we gear up for the holidays and for ASLA’s 125th birthday on January 4, 2024—this Capricorn season is going to be epic—you can prepare yourself for the new year by marking your calendar with a few ASLA deadlines that will come up quick once January hits:

ASLA Council of Fellows Call for Nominations
Deadline: January 15, 2024

ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship
Deadline: February 1, 2024

ASLA Honors Call for Nominations
Deadline: February 12, 2024

ASLA Conference Call for Presentations
The Call for Presentations website will be available in early January.
Deadline: February 22, 2024

ASLA Professional Awards Call for Entries
Registration and payment deadline: February 23, 2024
Submission deadline: March 15, 2024

ASLA Student Awards Call for Entries
Registration and payment deadline: May 4, 2024
Submission deadline: May 24, 2024

In case you need a few other opportunities to really fill your calendar, check out ASLA’s RFQs, Opportunities, and Events page for information on everything from RFPs to calls for papers and design competitions. Below are just a few of the recently submitted RFPs and RFQs. Anyone who would like to share an opportunity may submit information online.

RFQ: Landscape Beautification and Installation Supervision
Deadline: January 10, 2024
The Chicago Department of Transportation is seeking a qualified landscape architecture firm to provide design services for medians and public spaces located in the right of way, including the seasonal displays for Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive.

RFP: Streetscape Transformation Project for 400 Block of College Avenue in Ithaca’s Collegetown Neighborhood – Design Concepts, Outreach, CDs
Deadline: January 12, 2024
The City of Ithaca requests proposals for professional services to lead a public engagement and design process and produce final construction documents for improvements to the 400 Block of College Avenue in Ithaca’s Collegetown neighborhood.

ASLA 2021 Professional General Design Honor Award. Ferrous Foundry Park. Lawrence, Massachusetts. STIMSON. / image: Ngoc Doan

RFQ: University of Florida – Lake Wauburg Master Plan
Deadline: January 12, 2024
This master planning project is for the University of Florida’s Lake Wauburg recreation area, encompassing both the north and south shore properties. The purpose of the project is to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the current and planned operational and physical characteristics of Lake Wauburg and making strategic recommendations for future development.

RFQ: Landscape Master Plan for Raleigh-Durham Airport
Deadline: January 23, 2024
The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority is seeking qualification statements from a qualified landscape architecture or other firms capable of producing a campus-wide Landscape Master Plan for the Raleigh Durham International Airport. The Authority’s objective is to establish an impactful, attractive, and consistent look for the Airport. This would be achieved through the implementation of innovative and sustainable landscaping design strategies and techniques during the ongoing maintenance and upgrade of the campus’ aging landscape.

ASLA 2021 Professional General Design Award of Excellence. Natural History Museum of Utah: A Museum Without Walls. Salt Lake City, Utah. Design Workshop, Inc. / image: Brandon Huttenlocher/Design Workshop, Inc.

RFP: A New Pennsylvania Avenue Plan – Public Space Master Plan and Concept Design
Deadline: March 1, 2024
The National Capital Planning Commission is seeking consultant services to prepare “A New Pennsylvania Avenue Plan” for the 1.2-mile corridor between the White House and U.S. Capitol, the adjoining 40 acres of public space, and the adjacent blocks and intersecting streets. This RFP focuses on the Public Space Master Plan and Concept Design, including tasks related to the design of the right-of-way, parks, building yards, and infrastructure. It will be developed in coordination with findings from Phase 1. It will be developed in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act and Agency approvals.

See ASLA’s RFQs, Opportunities, and Events page for other calls for submissions, competitions, and events.

For a comprehensive list of national events of interest to landscape architects, see ASLA’s Conferences for Landscape Architects page.

For more about fellowship opportunities for landscape architects, see ASLA’s Scholarships and Fellowships page.

ASLA 2023 Professional Residential Design Honor Award. Andesite Ridge. Big Sky, Montana. Design Workshop, Inc. / image: Brandon Huttenlocher/Design Workshop, Inc.

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