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October 2020
Urban Soils Institute: Soils: The Living Fabric of Health
A series of virtual events held every Friday and Saturday in October. Soils are the greatest connectors of our Ecosystem. A superorganism of the biosphere. An immune system for our Earth, of our health. The living fabric that is always developing, always life-giving. Steadfast and powerful, as a resource, as our foundation for life. The support system of our infrastructure. Our investment. Soils are the foundation of diversity. Yours to discover! The format of the symposium is interdisciplinary and very…
Find out more »Urban Soils Institute: Soils: The Living Fabric of Health
A series of virtual events held every Friday and Saturday in October. Soils are the greatest connectors of our Ecosystem. A superorganism of the biosphere. An immune system for our Earth, of our health. The living fabric that is always developing, always life-giving. Steadfast and powerful, as a resource, as our foundation for life. The support system of our infrastructure. Our investment. Soils are the foundation of diversity. Yours to discover! The format of the symposium is interdisciplinary and very…
Find out more »November 2020
LHCCD: The 2020 Southeast New York Stormwater Conference
Because of the constraints of Covid-19 however, this year's Stormwater Conference is shifting to an online format. The Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districtsn has pulled together a great group of speakers who will address diverse and timely topics related to stormwater management in the Hudson Valley. The conference will take place over four 2.5-hour sessions, one each on 11/5, 11/10, 11/12 and 11/17. Each session will run from 9 AM - 11:30 AM, and will focus on a different…
Find out more »LHCCD: The 2020 Southeast New York Stormwater Conference
Because of the constraints of Covid-19 however, this year's Stormwater Conference is shifting to an online format. The Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districtsn has pulled together a great group of speakers who will address diverse and timely topics related to stormwater management in the Hudson Valley. The conference will take place over four 2.5-hour sessions, one each on 11/5, 11/10, 11/12 and 11/17. Each session will run from 9 AM - 11:30 AM, and will focus on a different…
Find out more »LHCCD: The 2020 Southeast New York Stormwater Conference
Because of the constraints of Covid-19 however, this year's Stormwater Conference is shifting to an online format. The Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districtsn has pulled together a great group of speakers who will address diverse and timely topics related to stormwater management in the Hudson Valley. The conference will take place over four 2.5-hour sessions, one each on 11/5, 11/10, 11/12 and 11/17. Each session will run from 9 AM - 11:30 AM, and will focus on a different…
Find out more »LHCCD: The 2020 Southeast New York Stormwater Conference
Because of the constraints of Covid-19 however, this year's Stormwater Conference is shifting to an online format. The Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districtsn has pulled together a great group of speakers who will address diverse and timely topics related to stormwater management in the Hudson Valley. The conference will take place over four 2.5-hour sessions, one each on 11/5, 11/10, 11/12 and 11/17. Each session will run from 9 AM - 11:30 AM, and will focus on a different…
Find out more »ASLA-NY, AIA-NY: Redefining the Street: Listening Session
The current crises that grip New York City have brought the design community together to help address immediate and long-term implications to the public realm. Redefining the Street: A Community Design Collaboration, sponsored by the AIANY-NYS Unified Crisis Task Force and ASLA-NY, invites the AEC industries to reimagine public space to equitably improve the health, access, and safety of New York City. The collaboration examines functional and operational aspects of the built environment, both through temporary measures and permanent solutions. Outcomes are not prescribed but could…
Find out more »December 2020
Fine Arts Federation: Streetscapes for Wellness
This program is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Please register here. Streetscapes have long helped define the public life of New York City, a crossroads of culture and commerce where the city comes together. Yet amid today’s global pandemic, our streets, sidewalks, and adjacent public spaces have emerged as critical spaces that promote physical and mental health, social cohesion, and community resilience. A surge of new uses—from outdoor dining and shopping to yoga, dancing, and more—are…
Find out more »NDAL: Natural Landscape Design for New England
New Directions in the American Landscape presents: Landscape Design for New England. The desire for landscapes that are “ecologically functioning” as well as beautiful is rapidly becoming mainstream. The techniques required to successfully design, plant and maintain these landscapes, however, can differ dramatically from traditional practice. This intensive, six-hour virtual course will span two days and illustrate how to apply these altered practices in a variety of settings including meadows, shrublands, woodlands, and fine gardens. Attendees will receive an extensive, digital, login-protected…
Find out more »NDAL: Natural Landscape Design for New England
New Directions in the American Landscape presents: Landscape Design for New England. The desire for landscapes that are “ecologically functioning” as well as beautiful is rapidly becoming mainstream. The techniques required to successfully design, plant and maintain these landscapes, however, can differ dramatically from traditional practice. This intensive, six-hour virtual course will span two days and illustrate how to apply these altered practices in a variety of settings including meadows, shrublands, woodlands, and fine gardens. Attendees will receive an extensive, digital, login-protected…
Find out more »Arch League: Current Work: Walter Hood
Current Work is a lecture series featuring leading figures in the worlds of architecture, urbanism, design, and art. Walter Hood is the creative director and founder of Hood Design Studio. Based in Oakland, California, the studio defines itself as a cultural practice, working across art, fabrication, design, landscape, research, and urbanism. Hood combines “architectural and fine arts expertise with a commitment to designing ecologically sustainable public spaces that empower marginalized communities.” Throughout his career, he has transformed traffic islands, vacant…
Find out more »AIA-NY, NYC-DOTStreet Design Manual 360°: The Next Edition for Designing NYC Streets
Street Design Manual 360° spotlights the latest edition of the Street Design Manual (SDM), New York City’s comprehensive resource for street design standards, guidelines, and policies. Reflective of the continually evolving practice of designing NYC’s public right of way, the third edition of the manual—published for the first time as a web version—reinforces its role as a living document and critical resource for all those involved in designing streets and the public realm. The interdisciplinary panel will engage in a dialogue…
Find out more »January 2021
NDAL: ECOLOGY-BASED LANDSCAPES – Professional Series
In this series, taking place January - March, topics will range from native design and management, to roof gardens, to planning for the recruitment of spontaneous vegetation. Also, join the room - virtually - for our Prairie-side Chat series as Larry Weaner interviews and compares notes with iconic practitioners Piet Oudolf, Gerould Wilhelm, Charles Birnbaum, and Darrel Morrison. This series is oriented towards landscape architects, designers, restoration ecologists, and horticulturists practicing throughout the U.S. Registration is open, and program sessions…
Find out more »ASLA-NY – Women in Landscape: Designing the Bigger Time: Tools for Creating a Gender Just Practice
As landscape architects, we know diversity is essential for healthy ecological systems. Diversity is also vital for landscape architecture practices, and to achieve it requires active intervention. Whether you’re male, female or non-binary, are just starting your career or are firm leader, join the founders of WxLA and Jennifer Reut, Interim Editor of Landscape Architecture Magazine, for a discussion and interactive dialogue about tangible ways to advance gender equity and equality in your landscape architecture practice. WxLA emerged from a…
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