Interviewing the Interviewer: How Students and Employers Evaluate Each Other - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Recorded On: 10/12/2025

As the demographics and trends for landscape architects and the practice evolve, so do the values and the expectations that emerging professionals and employers have of each other. This session facilitates discussion between seasoned and emerging professionals to identify and offer practical solutions while adapting to the changing field.

Learning objectives:

Analyze the most recent hiring trends and evolving demographics from a broader scale and their impact on the expectations and values of emerging professionals and employers in landscape architecture.
Evaluate and prioritize the key challenges faced by students, emerging professionals, and employers through a multigenerational lens.
Identify practical strategies and tools that landscape architecture employers and emerging professionals can use during the hiring process and in crafting office culture to better align with each other’s expectations.
Engage in a collaborative discussion that provides actionable feedback on how both parties can adapt to the changing trends and improve their mutual understanding.

Joshua Crawford, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP

Landscape Architect, Project Manager

Design Workshop Inc.

Based in Design Workshop’s Aspen Studio, Josh is a landscape architect and project manager who primarily focuses on residential and resort developments with a strong technical emphasis. He is a recent graduate of Louisiana State University’s Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, and enjoys assisting with recruiting, internships, new-hire development programs, and office health and wellness initiatives.

Christine E. Ten Eyck, FASLA

President, Landscape Architect

TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.

Christine Ten Eyck, FASLA, is the founder of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects in Austin, Texas. Since the inception of her company 28 years ago, Christine and her thirteen-person firm have drawn upon intuition, experience, and knowledge to build a body of work which celebrates the inherent beauty and culture of Texas and the southwest, pioneering contemporary regionalism in the southwest. Her projects range from urban design, parks, botanical gardens, university campuses to private residential gardens and ranches. She received her BLA from Texas Tech University and was made a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2003.

Chloe K. Meyer, Student ASLA

Student, Past-President

Oklahoma State University Student Chapter of ASLA

Entering her final year of pursuing her bachelor's in landscape architecture at Oklahoma State University, Chloe is an aspiring designer with a strong passion for all aspects of the field, particularly in integrating ecological systems with community-centric design. She is dedicated to creating sustainable, inclusive spaces that foster a deeper connection between the environment and the community. As past president of the OSU Student Chapter of ASLA, she enjoyed bringing awareness to the field and encouraging other students to get involved.