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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI) at ASLA-NY presents a Quarterly Webinar Series with the focus on the work, career, service and leadership of prominent and lesser known BIPOC professionals. Set in a dialogue format between an established and an emerging BIPOC professionals, the webinar aims to highlight and celebrate the diversity of our landscape architecture community and advocate the talents and contributions of the BIPOC members.
In March 2026, our Spring BIPOC Webinar Series features Steven Tupu, FASLA, of Terrain-NYC and Ethan Ramos, landscape designer at Harrison Green.
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Steven Tupu, FASLA | Founder & Principal, Terrain-NYC
Steven grew up in Aotearoa in the Pacific, a son of a Samoan immigrant father and Kiwi mum. Steven’s family was dedicated to service—to their large extended Pacific Island family and the growing Pacific Island community at large and an understanding of responsibility beyond family was instilled at an early age.
Steven trained and worked as a Tailor, cooked in kitchens, built drystone walls and studied horticulture before discovering Landscape Architecture. Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture with Honors from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne.
Steven’s eclectic creative education and interests have created a unique design process driven by research and experimentation that guides his practice of landscape architecture. Steven was elevated to the Council of Fellows at American Society of Landscape Architects in 2025.
Ethan Ramos | Landscape Designer, Harrison Green
Ethan received a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture with Honors from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia.
Ethan has worked in both Australia with Place Design Group and now in New York with Harrison Green – providing him with experience in a large range of projects at various scales, both public and private.
Ethan’s passion lies in creating thoughtful, well-designed landscapes that are accessible to low-income and underprivileged communities. He believes landscapes play a crucial role in shaping community identity and in telling the stories of the people who inhabit them.
Please register below and then join here at the start time: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82942444008?pwd=XQTplebdjpUMw1FoIMpEr5e0cgyDQF.1