Living Landscapes: Managing Design Legacies Through Time and Change - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Recorded On: 10/12/2025

All spaces, whether designed for landscape performance or for human experience, require continued care after installation, and that care is informed by the comprehensive process of landscape architecture. In this session, three practitioners share their insights into adaptive management and strategic intervention, which they have refined to achieve long-term design goals.

Learning objectives:

Understand how post-occupancy evaluations and ongoing collaboration help bridge the gap between design intent and long-term site conditions.
Compare static maintenance manuals to seasonal walkthrough reports to learn best practices to balance design vision and landscape evolution.
Recognize how owners, clients, and institutional staff collaborate with consultants and practitioners on the long-term care and management of designed landscapes.
Gain an understanding of governance and funding options for operational sustainability.

Michael F. Ciccarelli, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP

Principal

Hoerr Schaudt

Mike Ciccarelli is an established landscape architect with over 19 years of expertise at Hoerr Schaudt in Chicago. He has been instrumental in the creation and expansion of the firm's Continued Landscape Management studio, focusing on maintenance services to ensure landscapes evolve in a way that continues to delight. Mike is frequently traveling to project sites, nationwide, where he ensures the vitality and sustainability of gardens through strategic intervention. Mr. Ciccarelli is a registered Landscape Architect in Illinois, an active member of ASLA and maintains LEED AP credentials.

Mark Hough, FASLA

University Landscape Architect

Duke University

Mark Hough has guided the evolution of the dynamic Olmsted Brothers-designed campus at Duke University for 25 years. Outside of Duke, Mark is a prolific writer with a focus on cultural, campus, and urban landscapes. In his recently published book, Design Through Time, he explores the evolutionary nature of designed landscapes and the critical process of stewardship. ASLA awarded Mark the Bradford Williams Medal in 2011 and elevated him to Fellow in 2014. He currently serves on the boards of the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) and the Association of University Landscape Architects (AULA), where he is a founding director.

Timothy Marshall, FASLA, PLA

Principal and Owner

ETM Associates

Timothy Marshall has extensive hands-on experience with park management and operations, with over 30 years in the field. He sees design, implementation, and management as a continuum of related professional activities. Mr. Marshall was formerly the Vice President for the Central Park Conservancy and Deputy Administrator of Central Park for more than 13 years with direct responsibility for daily management of the Park. With ETM, he provides creative problem solving for park management and operations, funding and public/private involvement. Mr. Marshall has been a registered Landscape Architect since 1989 and was elevated to the ASLA Council of Fellows in 2016.