Sasaki to Present at ASLA and NRPA Conferences

Multiple Sasaki designers were selected to present at the ASLA and NRPA conferences this October. The range in presentation topics—from project management to the future of public space—is a testament to Sasaki’s interdisciplinary approach, exploration, and thought leadership.

At the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture, 10 designers will represent the firm on 10 different panels:

• Anna Cawrse, ASLA, PLA
  POPPs Unlimited: Privately Owned Public PARKS on a Grander Scale
• Muhan Cui, PLA, LEED AP ND and Kevin Hebard, PE
  Make a Splash: Dynamic Water as a Design Opportunity
• Mark Dawson, FASLA, PLA
  Deeper Dive: Beyond Number Crunching 2.0: Managing Projects, Processes and People
• Diana Fernandez, ASLA, PLA
  Alternative Futures: Polychromatic Musings on The Future of Public Space
• Michael Grove, ASLA, PLA
  Landscape Cities
• Michael Grove, ASLA, PLA
  Spreading the Gospel: International Landscape Architects Returning Home to Practice and Disrupt
• Chris Hardy, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP ND
  Knock on Wood: Learning from the Great Recession
• Ming-Jen Hsueh, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
  Nature-based Solutions to Address Today’s Urban Climate Challenges
• Breeze Outlaw, ASLA
  Design Activism: Uplifting Black and Immigrant Leadership in American Public Space Design
• Ashley Pelletier, ASLA, PLA
  Valuing a Continuity of Cultural Tradition: Sustaining Olmsted Brothers Landscape

In addition to the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture, Laura Marett, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP and Anna Cawrse, ASLA, PLA will present at the National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference. Marett will present on the Sasaki-funded research project “The Parks + Equity Atlas” alongside Chris Cook of the City of Boston and Charlie McCabe of the Trust for Public Land. Cawrse will present on Greenwood Community Park alongside BREC, the parks and recreation agency for East Baton Rouge Parish, Bonnet Springs Park, and her team’s Sasaki-funded research project, “Climate. Park. Change.”

“More than ever, we are looking forward to this opportunity for fellowship with our clients and peers, focusing on the crucial role that landscape architects will play as the world recovers from this global crisis,” commented Michael Grove, ASLA, Chair of Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Ecology. “Even in the midst of this unprecedented pandemic, there are glimmers of hope as we experience drastic reductions in pollution, louder calls for habitat conservation, and renewed public interest in the importance of parks and public space for planetary health and personal well-being. The future of landscape architecture is strong, and Sasaki is proud to be at the forefront of the profession.”

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Sasakians Lead Conversations at 2019 ASLA Conference

Sasaki presenters spoke on a variety of topics at the conference