Recorded Presentations

Mar 4, 2013 ‐ Dec 18, 2017

Cultivating Emerging Design Firm Leaders: The Push-and-Pull of Diversity and Inclusion - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

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Cultivating Emerging Design Firm Leaders: The Push-and-Pull of Diversity and Inclusion - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Nov 18, 2020 2:15pm ‐ Nov 18, 2020 3:15pm

Credits: None available.

How is your firm addressing diversity and inclusion? For those seeking leadership opportunities, what does it take to be visible? How does EQ and the concept of "authentic self" contribute to the discussion? This session poses the question: is it Push or Pull that generates equity in emerging leaders?

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• Understand who can become a Leader—the results-based model.
• Learn how company culture and management commitment impact diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Understand the Skills Curve in moving up the Career Ladder : technical vs. people skills and how this impacts the identification of emerging diverse leaders in the firm.
• Understand the importance of being our "authentic self" as a precursor to positions of leadership for a diverse workforce.

• Steven Terusaki, ASLA, Founder & CEO, SEIDO Consulting, LLC
• Astrid C. Hoffmann, ASLA, Associate Principal, EDSA
• Glenn L. Smith, ASLA, Co-Founder & Principal, PUSH studio, LLC

Leading Climigration Solutions by Leveraging Atypical Partnerships - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Leading Climigration Solutions by Leveraging Atypical Partnerships - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 18, 2020 2:15pm ‐ Nov 18, 2020 3:15pm

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How can landscape architects broaden their knowledge and prepare to lead climate change migration projects? Learn how diverse practitioners work collaboratively to challenge and deepen the integrity of climate-induced relocation as they reflect on their work with residents in resettling the Isle de Jean Charles community in southern Louisiana.

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• Learn how landscape architects are uniquely suited to lead, coordinate, and support comprehensive climate migration projects as a part of a holistic team.
• Outline disciplines that design professionals can tap to fill gaps in our areas of expertise to render more meaningful and transformative design solutions that reduce environmental, social, and economic vulnerabilities.
• Explore interdisciplinary partnerships that challenge and deepen the integrity of community engagement in the design processes.
• Understand both the physical and social complexities of planning with a community for migration.

• Dr. Jessica Simms, Resilience Policy Analyst, Louisiana Office of Community Development - Disaster Resilience Unit
• Mrs. Haley Blakeman, FASLA, Assistant Professor, LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
• Dr. Pamela J. Jenkins, Professor Emeritis, University of New Orleans

Spiriting Impactful Practice: Research, Teaching and Service Relevant to Black Culture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Spiriting Impactful Practice: Research, Teaching and Service Relevant to Black Culture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 18, 2020 2:15pm ‐ Nov 18, 2020 3:15pm

Credits: None available.

Bringing to bear the resilience of a culturally phenomenal people , these socially conscious landscape practitioners expand the utility of our profession to impact some of the most vulnerable communities in the USA and abroad. They share experiences of success to forge collective transformations in communities they serve.

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• Discover how important a cultural consciousness is, why it matters, and how it contributes to educating people about the profession.
• Explore the various cultural resources that are available and to employ them to create a sound strategy to build great cultural consciousness.
• Understand aspects of black life and history relevant to landscape architecture and how these insights foster equity, diversity, and inclusivity in the profession and communities we serve.
• Learn tips for mentorship, networking, and employing black cultural consciousness to transform the trajectory of our profession to be as relevant, impactful, and empowering for communities to have greater resilience.

• Azzurra Cox, Designer, GGN
• Dr. Douglas Williams, ASLA, LEED Green Associate, organizational capacity builder, AmeriCorps V.I.S.T.A.
• Christina Harris, Director of Land use and Planning, Metropolitan Planning Council

Metro-Atlanta’s Hidden River: 100-miles of Access, Equity, and Ecology along the Chattahoochee - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Metro-Atlanta’s Hidden River: 100-miles of Access, Equity, and Ecology along the Chattahoochee - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 18, 2020 2:15pm ‐ Nov 18, 2020 3:15pm

Credits: None available.

The Chattahoochee RiverLands is a legacy project to reunite Metro Atlanta with its hidden river: the Chattahoochee. Hear from a landscape architect, an ecologist, and an environmental health scientist on the challenges of building an equitable and ecologically sound vision for a 100-mile-long trail along this urban waterway with a divisive past.

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• Learn about the challenges and complexities of organizing a multi-disciplinary design team in an urban watershed crossing multiple municipal jurisdictions and including private, federal, state, and city-owned land.
• Learn new digital and physical strategies for engaging large numbers of people across different municipal boundaries to provide specific and meaningful feedback on a design proposal.
• Learn strategies for addressing issues of equity, gentrification, how to co-design with historically underserved communities, and how targeted events, including youth, can enrich design and cultivate new project stewards.
• Learn how ecological analyses can inform planning and design of recreational trail systems through the creation of spatial analysis toolkits.

• Gena Wirth, ASLA, Design Principal, SCAPE
• Mr. Keith Bowers, FASLA, President, Biohabitats, Inc.
• Dr. Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, Assistant Professor, Environmental & Health Sciences Program, Spelman College

Contractors in Conversation - Strategies for Better Projects from Design Through Construction - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Contractors in Conversation - Strategies for Better Projects from Design Through Construction - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 17, 2020 1:15pm ‐ Nov 17, 2020 2:15pm

Credits: None available.

The goal of this session is twofold: to better understand how drawings are prepared so they clearly communicate the design by the time they reach the contractor, and to get the most out of visits to job sites. Strategies to provide clarity from design to construction will be explored.

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• Gain applicable skills to enhance drawing sets at all phases for clarity, precision, and coordination.
• Understand ways to better conduct site visits to keep disruptions to a minimum, avoid delays, and resolve issues.
• Develop an understanding of methods to handle issues and errors as they arise quickly and effectively.
• Understand the importance of building a working relationship with the contractor(s) and having a presence during the construction phase.

• Timothy P. Devlin, ASLA, Landscape Architect, Gruen Associates
• Alexander L. Devlin, Project Manager, Baker DC, LLC
• Mr. TJ Wood, Director of Tree Inventory and Field Assessment Services, PlanIT Geo

The Exquisite Detail: How Big Ideas Get Expressed in Tangible Craft - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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The Exquisite Detail: How Big Ideas Get Expressed in Tangible Craft - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 17, 2020 1:15pm ‐ Nov 17, 2020 2:15pm

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Three contemporary designers and practice leaders will share the inspiration, grit, persistence, and craft behind their favorite recently realized details. These stories will explore how the big idea of a project finds itself in the smallest details of the project execution.

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• Understand the folding of concept, narrative, and history into the design process.
• Understand the considerations—economic, material, and conceptual—that inform detailed decision-making.
• Participate in an in-depth discussion of different material selection and fabrication processes, including stone cutting, casting and metalwork.
• Learn from the successes and challenges of the professional relationships behind the case studies, including the client, the designer, the contractor, and the fabricators.

• Gina Ford, FASLA, Principal and Co-Founder, Agency Landscape + Planning
• Mr. David Fletcher, ASLA, Owner, Fletcher Studio
• Maura Rockcastle, ASLA, Principal and Co-founder, TEN x TEN

Do You Really Know Your Soil? Avoiding Critical Soil Design Mistakes - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Do You Really Know Your Soil? Avoiding Critical Soil Design Mistakes - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 17, 2020 1:15pm ‐ Nov 17, 2020 2:15pm

Credits: None available.

Mistakes in soil design can result in catastrophic landscape failures. What many landscape architects don’t understand is that often the “small” details in soils can trip up their brilliant design. We will present common misunderstandings about soil to avoid critical mistakes and assure successful landscape design and construction.

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• Understand the role of soil design for successful site performance, sustainable vegetation establishment and growth, and economic viability and savings for your project.
• Learn and understand concepts of soils that have profound impacts on landscape design and function.
• Identify key design coordination and communication roles of landscape architect for planting soils.
• Think differently about currently accepted concepts about soil types and uses in landscapes.

• Mr. Ted Hartsig, Senior Soil Scientist, Olsson, Inc.
• Jason Radcliff, ASLA, LEED AP, Principal, dwg.
• Mr. Paul B. Josey, ASLA, Principal, Wolf Josey Landscape Architects

Your Vision to Implementation – What a Contractor Needs to Know - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Your Vision to Implementation – What a Contractor Needs to Know - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 17, 2020 1:15pm ‐ Nov 17, 2020 2:15pm

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The way we organize contract documents has not changed substantially in a century, while the means to create these documents has changed radically. Landscapes are becoming increasingly complex, and the process of documenting and building landscapes is undergoing a radical shift to fully embrace the digital media we all employ.

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• How the conventions we use in documentation came to be.
• Trends in how to document our designs for construction.
• How to build a set of contract documents to facilitate quality construction.
• How to communicate our design intent to contractors and fabricators.

• Thomas R. Ryan, FASLA, President, Ryan Associates
• John Payne, ASLA, Principal, SiteWorks
• Tim Peterson, FASLA, Principal, SWA Group

DeafSpace, DeafScape, and Beyond: Universal Design in Landscape Architecture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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DeafSpace, DeafScape, and Beyond: Universal Design in Landscape Architecture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 16, 2020 4:00pm ‐ Nov 16, 2020 5:00pm

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Although disabled people make up the largest global minority, they spend their lives adapting to the built environment, which limits human experience, inclusion, and participation in the public realm. Through the lens of DeafScape, we will discover ways to design with the Deaf community, and beyond, through Universal Design.

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• Understand the Deaf community and disabled community and their shared histories, the significance of the ADA, and social model vs medical model of disability in relation to the built environment.
• Learn the history and specific needs of the Deaf community, the development and application of DeafSpace guidelines, and their application to landscape architecture through DeafScape.
• Learn to intentionally transform everyday thinking about who we design for, the urgency of including disabled people as stakeholders and experts, and how public policy can deeply influence Universal Design.
• Learn how to identify and communicate, as an abled person, with Deaf and disabled people in the design process.

• Alexa Vaughn-Brainard, Assoc. ASLA, Landscape Designer, OLIN
• Danielle Toronyi, Research Development and Knowledge Manager, OLIN
• Derrick Behm-Josa, Business Owner, C&W Consulting

Fill for Habitat? Design Processes for an Adapting Regulatory Environment - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

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Fill for Habitat? Design Processes for an Adapting Regulatory Environment - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Nov 16, 2020 4:00pm ‐ Nov 16, 2020 5:00pm

Credits: None available.

Climate change and habitat loss are triggering shifts in the regulation of coastal water bodies. Join us for a look “behind the renderings” to see how regulation impacts designs across the East and West coasts and hear from a bayfront regulator on policy changes that enable fill for habitat projects.

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• Provide a detailed “behind the rendering” analysis of how signature waterfront projects have been permitted and interpreted by regulatory agencies.
• Understand the different entities responsible for regulating waterfront environments on the East and West coasts, and the constraints and opportunities of current regulatory practices.
• Learn about methods used by design firms to advocate for the advancement of innovative habitat and public access strategies, and how regulators consider the approval of experimental and untested ideas.
• Learn about new updates to the regulations in San Francisco Bay that remove barriers to permitting of fill for habitat projects, enabling new design opportunities and inspiring regulatory adaptation nationwide.

• Sanjukta Sen, Senior Associate, James Corner Field Operations
• Andrea Gaffney, ASLA, Senior Bay Development Design Analyst, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
• Brad Howe, ASLA, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, SCAPE Landscape Architecture