ASLA 2024 is here!
We're thrilled to be in Washington, DC for this year's Conference on Landscape Architecture. We're excited to be participating in an array of education sessions and to celebrate The Sojourner Truth State PArk Project, winner of an ASLA Honor Award for Analysis and Planning.
Check out our guide below—we look forward to seeing you there!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024
8:30AM– 2:00PM ET
SUN-FS-09: Navy Yard: Reclaiming the “Forgotten River” by Shifting Flows and Narratives
Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP
After decades of pollution and industrial activity, the Anacostia riverfront is experiencing a revival as an important urban waterfront. This tour explores four projects at different scales and with varied approaches to address sustainable water management and community riverfront access using a blend of engineered, innovative, and community-centered design.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024
11:00AM– 12:15M ET
MON-A10: The Research-practice Ecotone: Models for Authentic Inquiry and Discovery
Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP
New paradigms in the convergence of research and practice are explored through the metaphor of the “ecotone.” This panel will discuss new integrated models for navigating the research-practice boundary zone to address the complex issues faced by landscape architects through case studies such as Tidal Philly and Ford’s Michigan Central.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024
8:30AM– 9:45AM ET
SUN-A04: From Waste to Resource: Increasing Circularity in Engineered Soils Through Renewable Materials
Pia von Barby, ASLA, RLA
Manufactured soils rely on extracting virgin materials. This session delves into an EPA-funded multisector research study on the production and performance of glass-based soil. This research illustrates how the innovative use of renewable materials in public works and GSI projects can reduce their environmental footprints while creating local circular economies.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024
10:15AM– 11:30AM ET
SUN-B0: Rewilding a Post-industrial Landscape: A Story About Diversity
Marni Burns, ASLA, RLA
Explore how regenerative processes of unique ecosystems, in a 520-acre quarried landscape with a mile of Hudson River shoreline, can be amplified as a model for bolstering biodiversity in the transformation of a large-scale post-industrial site to deliver inclusive community gathering spaces within a framework of interpretation and recovery.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024
2:00PM– 3:15PM ET
SUN-C02: All Are Welcome: Integrating Equity in Civic Spacestations/TempDownloadStorage/2722446_-_SUN-C02.pdf?45568.5948611111
Greg Burrell, ASLA, RLA
As essential democratic public spaces and centers of civic engagement, civic landscapes must be welcoming spaces for all to use and enjoy. This session will assist designers in understanding how to integrate equity into the design of civic spaces by exploring strategies in Boston, Philadelphia, and Vancouver.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024
3:45PM– 5:00PM ET
TUE-C07: From Afterthought to Forethought—Approaches to Construction Administration
Demetrios Staurinos, ASLA, RLA
Design without execution is merely a beautiful idea. For a landscape to be successful, it must be informed by both an artisanal and pragmatic approach with a focus on craft. In this session we will explore three approaches to construction administration for private residential, commercial, and public projects.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024
7:45AM– 1:00PM ET
WED-FS-05: The 11th Street Bridge Park: Building Trust and Strengthening Community Resilience
Hallie T. Boyce, ASLA, RLA and Judy Venonsky, ASLA, RLA
From the moment that the competition for 11th Street Bridge Park was awarded, the real work began. In a historic but neglected area of Washington DC, residents were initially skeptical of a new park. In an historic but neglected area of Washington D.C., residents were skeptical and even hostile to the idea of a new park billed as a dream to bridge communities divided by a tangle of highway infrastructure from the Anacostia River and from the Capitol District on the other side. This is a case study in how “change happens at the speed of trust”. This field session shows how to remove barriers to community participation and embed community into building a park from the ground up.