American Society of Landscape Architects

10/21/2026

In the City of Brotherly Love, landscape architects are reimagining outmoded transportation infrastructure.

According to The Architect's Newspaper, OJB Studios, a Populous Company, has partnered with Gensler to lead a $150-million redesign of the Avenue of the Arts. Andropogon Associates, Ltd. is transforming a half-mile of Washington Avenue into a green multimodal corridor.

And Hargreaves Jones Landscape Architecture is leading the design of a 11.5-acre park that will cap a highway and create new green connections into the city. As part of the project, the city is creating a bridge that will give pedestrians and bicyclists better access to the Delaware River.

Read more climate & biodiversity news in ASLA's THE DIRT. https://bit.ly/4BcnXdb

Image credit: Pennsylvania Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Hargreaves Jones

10/19/2026

ASLA is represented by two delegates at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Yerevan, Armenia: Jennifer Dowdell, FASLA, and MaFe Gonzalez, ASLA.

At the Biodiversity COP, they’re highlighting the role landscape architects can play in advancing the UN Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 2030 targets.

Landscape architects can help by:

1. Designing urban landscapes as ecological infrastructure
2. Protecting and restoring biodiversity
3. Integrating nature-based solutions into landscapes
4. Collaborating with traditional knowledge holders and scientists
5. Managing the impacts of non-native invasive plants

Read more in ASLA’s THE DIRT about what landscape architects are advocating for at the Biodiversity COP: https://bit.ly/4yVJ41W

Image credit: ASLA 2026 Professional General Design Honor Award. The Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates / Elizabeth Felicella; Teaneck Creek Park Wetland Restoration, Teaneck, New Jersey. Biohabitats / David Ike Photography; Felton Library Discovery Park, Felton, California. BASE Landscape Architecture.

10/17/2026

Set on a knoll above the Pamet River and salt marsh in Truro, Massachusetts, Pamet Bend restores the site’s natural character while strengthening its ecology.

LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects reduced impervious surfaces, restored native plant communities, improved stormwater management, and carefully integrated new landscape features to support habitat and reconnect the family with the land.

The project received a 2026 ASLA Professional Honor Award in Residential Design.

Explore the full project: https://bit.ly/4zFwLqD

Image credit: ASLA 2026 Professional Residential Design Honor Award. Pamet Bend. Truro, Massachusetts. LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects, Inc. / Neil Landino

10/16/2026

"When we tend our landscapes, they tend to us. Biodiversity deepens that relationship, bringing cleaner water, cooler streets, and healthier communities. Equity asks who gets to be part of it, and landscape architects have the tools to make sure the answer is everyone." — Maria Landoni, ASLA, PLA, Sur Landscape Architecture

Join us for the latest installment of the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Committee's 101 webinar series.

Register for the new webinar — Equity and Biodiversity: A Primer on Equitable Access to Biodiverse Landscapes — on October 27 at 2 PM ET.

Join Maria; Emily Bergeron, PhD, University of Kentucky; Myla Aronson, PhD, Rutgers University; Deanna Lynn, ASLA, Wild Land Workshop; and José Juan Terrasa-Soler, ASLA, PLA, Marvel.

This webinar is free for ASLA members and $55 for non-members. It offers 1.0 PDH (LACES/HSW).

The webinar series is underwritten by Landscape Forms.

Register today: https://bit.ly/4yrE7g5

Image credit: Blue River Greenway, Blue Valley Park, Kansas City, Missouri / SUR Landscape Architecture

10/16/2026

“Landscape architects are uniquely positioned to translate the Global Biodiversity Framework into action in cities and communities around the world,” said ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, Hon. ASLA.

ASLA is an official observer at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Yerevan, Armenia. Our delegates will highlight the role of landscape architects in advancing the UN Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 2030 targets.

Along with partners at the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), ASLA is helping organize two sessions at the Biodiversity COP focused on urban biodiversity and the role of landscape architecture.

Read more in THE DIRT about what landscape architects will advocate for at the Convention on Biological Diversity. https://www.asla.org/news-insights/dirt/landscape-architects-will-advocate-for-nature-in-cities-at-convention-on-biological-diversity

ASLA delegates will advocate for urban biodiversity and the role of landscape architects at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Yerevan, Armenia.

10/15/2026

“World leaders need to make much greater progress towards the global 2030 biodiversity targets. At the Biodiversity COP, we will push for increased investment in urban nature, which too often gets overlooked,” said Aida M. Curtis, FASLA, PLA, Chair, ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Committee.

ASLA will be represented at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Yerevan, Armenia, October 19–30, by:

• Jennifer Dowdell, FASLA, Biohabitats
• MaFe Gonzalez, ASLA, BASE Landscape Architecture

They will be joined by delegates from the International Federation of Landscape Architects, including Sohyun Park, PhD, SITES AP, University of Connecticut, and Indra Purs, President, IFLA Europe.

ASLA is an official observer of the UN C*D Conference of Parties process.

Read more in THE DIRT about what landscape architects will advocate for at the Biodiversity COP: https://bit.ly/4yVJ41W

Image credit: Jennifer Dowdell, Biohabitats, and MaFe Gonzalez, BASE Landscape Architecture

10/14/2026

On October 15, the National Historic Preservation Act turns 60.

For six decades, Section 106 has helped give communities a voice when federal projects may affect historic and culturally significant places.

Now, proposed changes in Congress could weaken that process.

ASLA is urging landscape architects to speak up for strong Section 106 protections.

Take action today. https://bit.ly/4B6qmpR

Tell your Senators to protect Section 106 and historic and culturally significant places.

10/13/2026

In ASLA's THE DIRT, Keith Bowers, FASLA, PLA, explores “Nature Intelligence” and how AI could support, rather than override, the intelligence already present in natural systems.

Read part two of the three-part series on AI and data centers. https://bit.ly/4yfOML0

Image credit: Nature First: A Framework for Data Centers / Biohabitats

10/12/2026

Tech Day registration is open.

Explore Geospatial AI, machine learning, satellite imagery, and new tools for site analysis, visualization, and design with Esri, Site Marker Inc, and LandFX.

Free for ASLA members:

Explore emerging tools for site analysis, visualization, design, and collaboration

10/09/2026

"Data center development continues to accelerate. Communities are demanding more oversight and benefits. Government agencies are reconsidering how these facilities are planned and approved. And some technology companies and developers are rethinking how data centers can reduce their environmental impacts."

"These trends deserve attention because they offer evidence that biodiversity, water, and habitat can become important considerations in data center planning, design, and operations."

In ASLA's THE DIRT, read part two of a three-part series on AI and data centers by Keith Bowers, FASLA, PLA, founder of Biohabitats: https://bit.ly/4yfOML0

Image credit: Data center with rooftop solar and a pond, U.S. / istockphoto.com, marcello74