Recorded Presentations

Mar 4, 2013 ‐ Dec 18, 2017

Inside the LA Studio SWA Group - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

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Inside the LA Studio SWA Group - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Oct 21, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 21, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

Forget everything you think you know about SWA Group. See how *design* DNA coupled with cultural diversity and organizational ingenuity enable the company to evolve and thrive through time. Through research, experimentation, and risk-taking, designers at SWA are proving this is an indelible profession for the curious and the passionate.

Learning Objectives:

• Maintaining the Collective: Hear how the firm is organized to leverage the unique insights and strengths of individual.
• Growing Design Leadership:  Learn how SWA mentors and supports designers at all stages of their careers.
• Agents of Change: Hear about the drivers that are shaping the firm’s future directions, from macroscale trends to local developments, investments in technology, and the Patrick Curran Fellowship.

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• Gerdo Aquino, FASLA, CEO & Principal, SWA
• Thomas Balsley, FASLA, Managing Principal, SWA / Balsley
• Mr. Rene Bihan, FASLA, Managing Principal, SWA Group
• Ying-Yu Hung, FASLA, Managing Principal, SWA Group
• Thomas Oslund, FASLA

The Public Landscape: A Vital Constituent in the Human Quality of Life - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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The Public Landscape: A Vital Constituent in the Human Quality of Life - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 21, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 21, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

Is the scenic quality of the public landscapes we experience daily gradually eroding and are we simply powerless to do anything about it? Learn about the issues and what landscape architects working in land management are doing to preserve scenic landscapes on public lands.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the competing interests, cultural associations, stakes and battles over managing scenery 
• Discover the various opportunities for landscape architects to engage with the public lands professionally and personally, including the experience of a private practitioner.
• Learn about how energy projects effect public lands.
• Be informed about scenery management methods for projects on public lands.

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• Curtis LaPierre, ASLA, AICP, LEED AP, Otak, Inc.
• John H. McCarty, ASLA, Bureau of Land Management
• Mark Meyer, ASLA, National Park Service
• Ramiro Villalvazo, FASLA, Portland Parks & Recreation

Waterproofing: A Discussion of Evolving Climate Adaptive Design Policy and Practice - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Waterproofing: A Discussion of Evolving Climate Adaptive Design Policy and Practice - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 21, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 21, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

Volatile weather patterns coupled with the specter of sea-level rise present new challenges for public policy-makers, landscape architects and planners. This session reviews planning and design proposals made immediately after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 (published in Waterproofing New York) and discusses new ideas, technologies, and opportunities that have emerged since.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine current green infrastructure policy and tactics for flood mitigation such as urban plantings and coastal flood management structures.
• Learn how emerging urban data collection tools and public policy, such as zoning and new planning guidelines pertaining to flood mitigation, are influencing design and planning approaches.
• Understand diverse vantage points on management of climate impacts and concerns that go beyond flooding, such as degradation of circulation infrastructure, waste management, and loss of cultural and recreational landscapes.
• Gain insight into the forces—communities, government agencies, and private entities—that designers must negotiate to take the lead on urban planning and design projects for future cities and suburbs.

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• Denise Hoffman Brandt, ASLA, Principal of Hoffman Brandt Projects, LLC
• Signe Nielsen, FASLA, MNLA
• Kate Orff, ASLA, SCAPE / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLLC
• Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, ASLA, AIA, Associate Professor, City College of New York

Climate Change and the Quad: Resiliency as Catalysts to Building Campus Landscape - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Climate Change and the Quad: Resiliency as Catalysts to Building Campus Landscape - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

Three campus landscape architects from major public institutions will share current guiding policy and sustainable design progress in response to climate change. In a moderated format, their stories will highlight successes, challenges, and the surprising opportunities that resiliency planning offers to the design and management of campus landscapes.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the nexus between global climate change and resiliency in campus landscapes. 
• Learn about tools that address the challenges of building resilient campus landscapes including creating identity, sustainable planning, and sources of funding.
• Learn about integrating resilient principles into current campus landscape planning practices.
• Discuss how campus landscape architects use metrics and data to advocate for more holistic campus planning. 

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• John R. Gibbs, ASLA, Principal, WRT, LLC
• Stephen 'Skip' Mezger, ASLA, University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
• Todd Pitman, ASLA, Assistant Director Campus Planning and Campus Landscape Architect, University of California, San Diego
• Norman Yatabe, ASLA, LEED AP, Arizona State University

Designing Innovative Habitats: Urban Infrastructure and Aquatic Habitat - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Designing Innovative Habitats: Urban Infrastructure and Aquatic Habitat - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

With the proliferation of urban development in coastal cities, landscape architects have an opportunity to design urban infrastructure in a way that can simultaneously bolster aquatic habitat and create great public space. This session compares three case studies: Chicago Riverwalk, Elliott Bay Seawall, and Rebuild by Design: Living Breakwaters.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the relationship between open space design and essential aquatic habitat.
• Examine the responsibility landscape architects have in supporting marine environments in coastal and shoreline development/redevelopment.
• Compare alternative or innovative design methods to enhance or restore aquatic habitat and fish vitality in urban waterways.
• Understand the importance of collaboration between the designer, ecologist, and engineer to create urban aquatic habitat.

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• Jennifer Dowdell, ASLA, Biohabitats
• Pippa Brashear, ASLA, SCAPE Landscape Architecture
• Sara Cohen, ASLA, ASK
• Andrew ten Brink, ASLA, James Corner Field Operations

Better Cities: Reclaiming Land for Cars into Space for People! - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Better Cities: Reclaiming Land for Cars into Space for People! - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

In the 20th century, our society gradually dedicated ever-increasing amounts of land to the exclusive use of automobiles. However, the pushback against this trend has begun. This session examines international, national, and regional methodologies to recapture land for recreation and ecological replenishment and to promote sustainable urban growth.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain awareness of land use balance in an urban fabric, and discuss ideal proportions of land for transportation, housing, office, retail, open space, and institutions.
• Use case studies to understand different mechanisms used by converted sites for community use and leveraged as open space, multimodal connectors, and tactical interventions to reclaim street space.
• Become familiar with policy and regulatory legislative initiatives influencing the reshaping of our cities’ urban form, shifting from our auto-dominated traditions to more walkable and sustainable communities.
• Learn about the legislative difficulties that are the result of pushing cars in the background and people in the foreground, and methods or tools to overcome those impediments.

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• Marieke Lacasse, ASLA, LEED AP, GGLO
• Gerhard W. Mayer, AIA, LEED AP, GGLO
• Woodie Tescher, PlaceWorks

Aren’t We All Children? Considering Play in the Public Landscape - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Aren’t We All Children? Considering Play in the Public Landscape - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

Internationally renowned landscape design firm West 8 and German playground manufacturer Richter Spielgeräte have partnered to design some of the world’s most inventive and rewarding playscapes. This panel will engage in a conversation about the social necessity of play, childhood today, and designing public playscapes for all ages.

Learning Objectives:

• To understand the importance of play to childhood physical, emotional, and social development.
• To explore the potential for creative playground design.
• To learn about international precedents for playground design
• To understand how to creative inclusive, code-compliant, challenging playgrounds.

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• Adriaan Geuze, International ASLA, West 8
• Peter Heuken, ASLA, Richter Spielgeräte GmbH

Lessons from the Front Lines of Drought and Climate Change: Radical Water Conservation - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Lessons from the Front Lines of Drought and Climate Change: Radical Water Conservation - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

California landscape architects are becoming experts in designing for drought conditions. As climate change increases the odds of drought in many regions of the United States and the world, lessons from California can be applied nationwide. This session presents state-of-the-art approaches from regulatory, scientific, and design perspectives.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand what regulatory tools are available to advance water conservation in landscape design. Understand the limits of regulation, the process of developing regulation, stakeholder input, and compromises.
• Understand potential horticultural responses to limiting water use, including anticipating salinity from reclaimed water, anticipating a new climate regime, designing soils for water conservation, and establishing a nonirrigated landscape.
• Understand the potential to integrate systems for water conservation, including graywater and blackwater from MEP systems and advanced irrigation technologies.
• Learn lessons related to design and client expectations: the potential pitfalls of low-water and nonirrigated landscapes, the aesthetic implications, and maintenance considerations.

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• Jacob S. Tobias, ASLA, LEED AP, WRT
• Nelda Matheny, HortScience, Inc.
• Julie Saare-Edmonds, California Department of Water Resources

Design Empathy: Reflecting Other Voices in Your Practice - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Design Empathy: Reflecting Other Voices in Your Practice - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

This session will share methods to approach design with the core value of empathy. Empathy is the first step in design thinking and the basis for usercentric design. Learn how practitioners from multiple design disciplines bring multiple voices into the design process using empathy as their starting point.

Learning Objectives:

• Define the principles of a usercentric design process.
• Design a process to bring in multiple voices and perspectives.
• Identify strategies to avoid and defuse conflict.
• Understand the power of empathy in reaching agreement as well as being the key to meaningful design.

Please complete a brief evaluation of this Online Learning presentation.

• Lauren Schmitt, ASLA, Associate, GGN
• Steve Rasmussen Cancian, ASLA, Principal/Instructor, Shared Spaces/California Polytechnic University
• Scott Paterson, West
• Janet Tam, AIA, Noll & Tam Architects

Leading the Charge for Change: The Landscape Architect’s Role in Climate Change - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Leading the Charge for Change: The Landscape Architect’s Role in Climate Change - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm ‐ Oct 20, 2017 12:00pm

Credits: None available.

As humanity becomes increasingly aware of the reality of climate change, now is the time for landscape architects to unite, harness our unique expertise, and lead the charge for change. To make this contribution, we must state our position, ally with stakeholders, and begin implementing strategies that combat this challenge.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the importance of the landscape architect’s role in addressing climate change.
• Gain insight on implementable climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies through case studies and research.
• Learn how the profession is responding to climate change.
• Explore how to set metrics for tracking climate-positive impacts on projects and practices.

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• Pamela Conrad, ASLA, LEED AP, Principal, CMG Landscape Architecture
• Martha Schwartz, FASLA, Martha Schwartz Partners