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"Designing Our Future" Campaign Kicks Off National Landscape Architecture Month

April encompasses Earth Day on April 22 and the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted on April 26, founder of the American landscape architecture profession. Landscape architects design and plan spaces ranging from public parks, campuses, streetscapes, resorts, all the way to single family homes.

"More than ever, we must recognize that the space between, on top of and around buildings is as important - if not more - in creating a sustainable world," said ASLA President Gary Scott, FASLA. "This April I hope people will learn the role landscape architects play in 'Designing Our Future'."

In conjunction with April, additional National Landscape Architecture Month elements include:

• Local events with ASLA's 48 chapters around the country. Events will be posted online as they're available.
• The April issue of Landscape Architecture magazine online for free.
• Updated career discovery information, including a webcast with a current landscape architecture graduate student.

For more information about National Landscape Architecture Month, visit www.asla.org/lamonth.

About ASLA

Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 16,000 members in 48 professional chapters and 68 student chapters. The Society's mission is to lead, to educate and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Members of the Society use their "ASLA" suffix after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Learn more about landscape architecture online at www.asla.org.

Jim Lapides
American Society of Landscape Architects
202-216-2371
jlapides@asla.org