April is World Landscape Architecture Month - #WLAM2018 Thank you to all of those that have participated already, and for those who haven't... there's still time!

 

All ASLA Members with ten or more continuous years of Full Membership are eligible for Fellowship in the Society. The Florida Chapter Fellows Committee wants to know if you believe you are electable to the ASLA Council of Fellows.

 

Create a lesson plan to teach K-12 students about the field of landscape architecture. Work as an individual or a team and tell us how you would share your love for landscape architecture. Winning lesson plans will be included in the first official FLAA Curriculum launch. All winners will be publicly recognized and student winners will be eligible to win one of five $500 scholarships.

 

The American Society of Landscape Architects, Florida Chapter is excited to announce a fundraising campaign to provide scholarships to students attending an accredited Landscape Architecture program at a Florida university. The challenge - a ten-year goal of $250,0000 to fund an endowment that will provide two $5,000 scholarships per year in perpetuity. The fundraising effort also has a stretch goal to fund two $5,000 scholarships during the ten years the endowment is built, awarding the first scholarships in 2020. Established in 2017, the American Society of Landscape Architects Florida Chapter Landscape Architecture Career Discovery Scholarship will be awarded annually to two incoming students enrolled in an accredited Landscape Architecture program at a Florida university. Scholarship recipients will exemplify the ideals of landscape architecture in scholarship, service, and ethics and show promise in the fields of landscape architectural design or research. Click the link below to download a copy of the pladge form. For additional info, contact ASLA Florida's Executive Director, Corey Mathews: corey@flasla.org

 

2018 STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AWARDS The Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects encourages the advancement, expansion, and recognition of the profession through this prestigious annual awards program. CATEGORIES INCLUDE: + Resort & Entertainment + Commercial + Institutional + Preservation & Conservation + Open Space + Residential + Philanthropic + Research & Communication + Planning & Analysis + Conceptual + Edward D. Stone Jr. Landmark Award (Professional entry only)

 

CELEBRATE! Join in on the Social Media campaign for this year's World Landscape Architecture Month - "This is Landscape Architecture". Download a card and take a picture with it in the frame. Post it to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and tag it for #WLAM2018. Who else is participating? Look here!

 

You're invited to a #WLAM2018 celebration at Rooftop on Las Olas, sponsored by Landscape Forms When: April 20th Where: Rooftop on Las Olas - 1 W. Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 For more info and to RSVP, contact Luis with Landscape Forms: luiss@landscapeforms.com

 

Join the Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Section for their 4th Annual Olmsted Party, to celebrate World Landscape Architecture Month and Frederick Law Olmsted's birthday. When: April 26th Where: Downtown West Palm Beach For more info, contact your PB/TC Section Chair, Tricia Richter: pbtcoastchair@flasla.org

 

Join LAF for what promises to be a powerful event as six inaugural LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership recipients present their projects on homelessness and public space, environmental equity in Los Angeles public schools, resilient water management in India, growing future landscape architects, creating multi-purpose highway corridors, and reinventing public spaces in the American south.

 

Please join the Florida ASLA Orlando Section on May 3rd for the next installment of our favorite social series, First Thursdays: a monthly gathering to celebrate our profession, meet new friends, and share our work and unique office cultures! Each month will be hosted by a different firm in the Orlando area. This month we’ll be featuring Waldrop Engineering, with drinks and snacks provided by Boral Stone Group. This FREE event is open to allied professionals as well, so please invite your colleagues. We hope to see you there!

 

Vendor registration is now open for the annual conference + expo. Space is filling up quick, so grab your spot before they're all gone!

 

Contact your local Section Chair to see how YOU can join the fun!

 

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