Washington Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects (WASLA)

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The Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional society that represents the landscape architecture profession in Washington State.

Have you submitted your entry for the 2026 WASLA Annual Awards? Don't wait, the deadline is August 28th.Pictured is one...
08/19/2026

Have you submitted your entry for the 2026 WASLA Annual Awards? Don't wait, the deadline is August 28th.

Pictured is one of last year's Honors Award winners, the Loom House, submitted by Anne James Landscape Architecture. Photo credit to Ben Schauland

See the entry form here: https://wasla.memberclicks.net/wasla_awards_entries_2026

Today is the last day to register for next Friday's Field Day at the current registration rates!Rates go up tomorrow!You...
08/07/2026

Today is the last day to register for next Friday's Field Day at the current registration rates!

Rates go up tomorrow!

You don't want to miss this event!

Did we mention door prizes? You have to be there to win!

Read more and register here: https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day

This week is the final week to register at the current rates! Beginning Saturday, August 8th, registration rates will in...
08/06/2026

This week is the final week to register at the current rates! Beginning Saturday, August 8th, registration rates will increase. So be sure to register this week! You don't want to miss out on this fun event!

Take a look at these amazing walking tours and a fabulous keynote!

We are so grateful to have local firms, landscape architects, engineers, scientists and professionals showing off this amazing work on campus and around the U District.

Each tour and the keynote speaker qualify for HSW LA CES hours. Don't miss out if you need those credits!

Register today: https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day

Balancing Ambition and Stewardship: Two Decades of Shaping a Campus EnvironmentOur amazing Field Day keynote speaker is ...
08/05/2026

Balancing Ambition and Stewardship: Two Decades of Shaping a Campus Environment

Our amazing Field Day keynote speaker is Kristine Kenney, ASLA, LEED AP

Kristine is the University Landscape Architect & Director of Campus Planning + Architecture for the University of Washington.

The presentation will explore how campus landscapes are shaped over time through the balance of ambition and stewardship. Drawing on two decades of work across multiple campuses, it examines how long-term planning, incremental capital projects, and ecological systems collectively form coherent and resilient environments. Rather than treating landscape as a backdrop to development, the discussion positions it as the organizing framework that connects buildings, infrastructure, and human experience. It highlights how landscape architects guide change in ways that strengthen identity, ecological performance, and everyday usability across evolving campus contexts.

You aren't going to miss this keynote!

The lunchtime session and all of the walking tours qualify for HSW LACES, so be sure to register if you still need your credits.

Be sure to register this week before rates increase!
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: MAKING SPACE—EXPANDING THE PUBLIC REALM IN THE U DISTRICTWhat if the next great public space i...
08/04/2026

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: MAKING SPACE—EXPANDING THE PUBLIC REALM IN THE U DISTRICT

What if the next great public space isn’t a park?

Walk through Seattle’s U District and see how streets, plazas, murals, art installations, private development, and community programming are being connected into a larger public-realm network. This behind-the-scenes tour will examine tactical urbanism, placemaking, public art, funding, partnerships, stewardship, and the ongoing work required to keep urban spaces active, welcoming, and resilient.

Participants will visit projects along NE 42nd Street, NE 43rd Street, Brooklyn Avenue, and surrounding gathering spaces—with the possibility of encountering installations or artwork in progress.

Presenters: Janet Lee, AICP, Urban Vitality Manager, U District Partnership; Aaron Hoard, UW Director of Regional & Community Relations, Don Blakeney, Executive Director of the U District Partnership; Marcus Johnson, Director of Clean & Safe for the U District Partnership

LA CES: 1–2 HSW credits

Explore the evolving U District at the 2026 WASLA Field Day on August 14.

Photos courtesy of The U District Partnership

Explore the tours:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day-walking-tour-descriptions--2-

Register:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026fieldday

This week is the final week to register at the current rates! Beginning Saturday, August 8th, registration rates will in...
08/03/2026

This week is the final week to register at the current rates! Beginning Saturday, August 8th, registration rates will increase. So be sure to register this week! You don't want to miss out on this fun event!

Join us for the 2026 WASLA Annual Field Day! We will have a lunchtime keynote speaker and several walking tours around the venue.

Each tour and the keynote speaker qualify for HSW LA CES hours.

This year's event will be celebrating the University of Washington and the U District.

Seattle’s University District (U District) is a vibrant, walkable neighborhood blending academic energy, independent businesses, and cultural heritage. Landscape architecture at the UW and in the U District plays a key role in preserving its historic landscapes, enhancing public spaces, and supporting sustainable growth.

To register and for more info, click here: https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day

Photo credit: Raymond Smith, University of Washington

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: AROUND THE UW FARMWhat does it take to grow food in the middle of a dense urban campus?Tour th...
07/30/2026

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: AROUND THE UW FARM

What does it take to grow food in the middle of a dense urban campus?

Tour the UW Farm’s Mercer Court growing space with current and former University of Washington landscape architecture students. Learn how the farm began, how its three campus growing spaces operate today, and how designers and farm staff navigate the practical challenges of access, maintenance, irrigation, crop production, and limited urban space.

This tour offers a grounded look at the connections between landscape architecture, food systems, education, and daily operations.

Presenters: Sasha Crawford, UW Farm Operations Manager

LA CES: 1 credit, HSW

Join us for the 2026 WASLA Field Day on August 14 and experience the UW campus beyond the classroom.

Explore the tours:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day-walking-tour-descriptions--2-

Register:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026fieldday

Photo Credit: Raymond Smith, University of Washington

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: RAINIER VISTA—PAST AND PRESENTExperience one of the University of Washington’s most recognizab...
07/28/2026

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: RAINIER VISTA—PAST AND PRESENT

Experience one of the University of Washington’s most recognizable landscapes through the designers and engineers who helped shape its latest evolution.

Beginning with the Olmsted Brothers’ early vision for the campus, this tour will explore how the Lower Rainier Vista was transformed through a major land bridge connecting the UW light rail station, Montlake Triangle, and the historic campus core. Presenters will discuss the Vista’s design history, the ex*****on of the land bridge, and the accessibility considerations shaping the latest pathway improvements toward Drumheller Fountain.

Presenters: Hannah Vondrak, GGN; Troy Britt, GGN

LA CES: 1 credit, pending approval
See Rainier Vista from a new perspective at the 2026 WASLA Field Day on August 14.

Explore the tours:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day-walking-tour-descriptions--2-
Register:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026fieldday

Photo credit: Alex Alspaugh, University of Washington

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: BRAIDING KNOWLEDGE IN LANDSCAPE STEWARDSHIP—LEARNING FROM BURKE MEADOWHow can ecological scien...
07/23/2026

FIELD DAY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: BRAIDING KNOWLEDGE IN LANDSCAPE STEWARDSHIP—LEARNING FROM BURKE MEADOW

How can ecological science, Indigenous knowledge, design, and hands-on learning come together to shape a living landscape?
Explore the Burke Meadow, a GGN-designed landscape and actively maintained “living exhibit” representing one of the Puget Lowlands’ most threatened and culturally significant habitats. This tour offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from the interdisciplinary team caring for the meadow and learn how stewardship, scholarship, and teaching inform one another over time.

Presenters: Ken Yocom, Dean, UW College of Built Environments; Polly Olsen, Tribal Relations Director, The Nature Conservancy; Jazzmyn Wittrell, Landscape Designer, UW Department of Landscape Architecture; Kaydance Levesque, Student, UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs; Jessica Bissett Perea, Associate Professor, UW Department of American Indian Studies; and Julie Larson, Assistant Professor, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

LA CES: 1 credit, pending approval
Join us August 14 at the University of Washington for the 2026 WASLA Field Day.

Explore the tours:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026-wasla-field-day-walking-tour-descriptions--2-
Register:
https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2026fieldday

Photo credit: Pamela Dove, University of Washington; Mark Stone, University of Washington

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