ASLA NY

Submissions for the 2021 ASLA-NY Design Awards are OPEN! The deadline is April 5th, 2021 at 8 PM EST. For more information and to begin your submission: https://www.aslany.org/2021-awards-call-for-submissions/ The award winners will be announced in May, and presented thereafter at a virtual and/or in-person ceremony, depending on the state of the pandemic.... Good luck to all!

ASLA-NY is pleased to present our next Member Spotlight in celebration of Women’s History Month: Catherine Seavitt Nordenson Catherine Seavitt Nordenson is a professor and director of the graduate landscape architecture program at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York. Read about her story at https://www.aslany.org/member-spotlight-catherine-seavitt-/... #WHM

4 CEUs & a Beer Soils as an Essential Resource- Research and Practice Join us for two nights of virtual presentations and discussion on this foundational aspect of the profession with internationally acclaimed experts. A happy hour will follow the second evening: March 24th (5 to 7pm) - 2 LACES CEUs- Approved... March 30th (4 to 6pm) - 2 LACES CEUs- Approved Happy Hour March 30th (6 to 7pm) - Please join us for a Zoom happy hour featuring beer from the acclaimed Other Half Brewery in Brooklyn! If you would like to have beer shipped to you, you must register by March 17th. Learn about our speakers and register online: https://www.aslany.org//4-ceus-a-beer-soils-as/2021-03-24/

Join us for a virtual portfolio review! Emerging professionals will have the opportunity to meet with industry professionals to gain insight and ask questions about what employers are looking for, followed by participation in small group reviews of their portfolio. This is a great opportunity for job seekers who would like to refine application materials. Next week, March 15, at 6:30pm Register at https://www.aslany.org/event/asla-ny-portfolio-review/... Free for members, $10 non-members.

ATTENTION STUDENTS! The deadline to apply for ASLA-NY Equitable Public Urban Space Scholarship is February 1, so APPLY NOW! The award is open to currently-enrolled undergraduate or master’s students studying landscape architecture at Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) accredited programs within the ASLA-NY chapter boundary. Applications are made through the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Important submission information can be found on our website: https://www.aslany.org/scholarships/ Good luck!

We have always been inspired by the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because he reminds us, especially in challenging times, that we need to continue to move forward in the face of adversity. Only then can we grow, flourish and align with our true self. #MartinLutherKing #MartinLutherKingJr #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #mlk

Get ready to ace the LARE! Review Sessions on Zoom, two-day weekend: January 30-31, 2021 The four sessions will be taught by four professionals who have recently taken and passed the exams. All ASLA-NY LARE Review instructors offer recent, first-hand experience with taking and passing the relevant LARE sections. Learn more and sign up at https://www.aslany.org/event/2021-lare-review-session/

Looking forward to this great event with the leaders of WxLA!

NEXT WEEK! Join the founders of WxLA for a discussion and interactive dialogue about tangible ways to advance gender equity and equality in your landscape architecture practice. Women in Landscape: Designing the Bigger Time: Tools for Creating a Gender Just Practice January 14, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm... Speaker and event registration info here: https://www.aslany.org//asla-ny-women-in-landscape-design/ WxLA emerged from a panel at the ASLA national convention in the fall of 2018 as a gender justice advocacy initiative in landscape architecture. WxLA is raising awareness of the challenges that prevent women from reaching their potential and providing inspired ideas and new models. Learn more about WxLA at www.wxlandscape.org

Happy New Year from ASLA-NY!