The American Society of Landscape Architects Asks People to Share Their Favorite Designed Spaces

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March 8, 2016

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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Landscape architecture encompasses all outdoor designed spaces. From Central Park in New York to your favorite local park or bike trail, landscape architects design the places that make the outdoors fun, healthy and sustainable.

Photo composite includes an image of the High Line, Section 2, which received a 2013 ASLA Honor Award in the General Design Category. Photo Credit: Iwan Baan.

This April is World Landscape Architecture Month, a global celebration of landscape architecture. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) wants you to join the celebration by sharing your favorite outdoor designed space from around the world on social media with #WLAM2016.

“World Landscape Architecture Month is an excellent opportunity to see the beautiful, innovative and sustainable work of landscape architects from around the globe,” said Nancy Somerville, Hon. ASLA, executive vice president and CEO of ASLA. “It’s also a lot of fun.”

The work of landscape architects will be on display on Tuesday, April 12, when WTTW’s “10 Parks That Changed America” debuts on PBS. “10 Parks That Changed America” will follow the evolution of parks and public spaces from across the country. From the squares of Savannah, Georgia to the High Line in New York City, this series illustrates how landscape architecture shapes how we interact with our environment.

How to participate in World Landscape Architecture Month:

Download a “This Is Landscape Architecture” card here (also in Spanish).
Take a photo of the card at your favorite park, plaza or landscape architect-designed space.
Upload the photo to Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms with #WLAM2016.
See how others are celebrating at asla.org/wlam.

About ASLA

Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 15,000 members in 49 professional chapters and 72 student chapters. Members of the Society use “ASLA” after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Landscape architects lead the stewardship, planning and design of our built and natural environments; the Society’s mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education and fellowship.