American Society of Landscape Architects

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is a professional association for landscape architects in the United States. The ASLA's mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education, and fellowship.^[1]

American Society of Landscape Architects

Abbreviation	ASLA
Formation	1899; 126 years ago (1899)
Founded at	New York City, New York, United States
Type	Professional association
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Location	636 I Street, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Membership	15,000+ (as of 2019)
Official language	English
President	Torey Carter-Conneen
Website	asla.org

History

An ASLA plaque at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2016

ASLA was established on January 4, 1899, in New York City by a group of eleven founding members: President John Charles Olmsted, Nathan Franklin Barrett, Beatrix Farrand, Daniel W. Langton, Charles N. Lowrie, Warren H. Manning, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Samuel Parsons, George F. Pentecost Jr., Ossian Cole Simonds, and Downing Vaux.^[2][3] In 1960, the headquarters was moved to Washington, D.C.. The first Black member of the ASLA was Charles Edgar Dickinson.^[4]

The ASLA bestows various awards annually to professionals and students in the field of landscape architecture for designs and projects. Categories range in size, scale, and type from small residential areas to large parks and waterfronts. Their lifetime achievement award is called the American Society of Landscape Architects Medal.^[5]

Past presidents

Name Years John Charles Olmsted 1899–1901 Samuel Parsons 1901–1902 Nathan Franklin Barrett 1902–1903 John Charles Olmsted (2) 1903–1905 Samuel Parsons (2) 1905–1907 Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. 1907–1909 Charles N. Lowrie 1909–1911 Harold A. Caparn 1911–1912 Ossian Cole Simonds 1912–1913 Warren H. Manning 1913–1914 James Sturgis Pray 1914–1918 Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (2) 1918–1922 James Leal Greenleaf 1922–1927 Arthur Asahel Shurcliff 1927–1931 Henry Vincent Hubbard 1931–1935 Albert Davis Taylor 1935–1941 S. Herbert Hare 1941–1945 Markley Stevenson 1945–1949 Gilmore David Clarke 1949–1951 Lawrence G. Linnard 1951–1953 Leon Zach 1953–1957 Norman Newton 1957–1961 John I. Rogers 1961–1963 John O. Simonds 1963–1965 Hubert B. Owens 1965–1967

Name Years Theodore Osmundson 1967–1969 Campbell E. Miller 1969–1971 Raymond L. Freeman 1971–1973 William G. Swain 1973–1974 Owen H. Peters 1974–1975 Edward H. Stone II 1975–1976 Benjamin W. Gary Jr. 1976–1977 Lane L. Marshall 1977–1978 Jot D. Carpenter 1978–1979 Robert L. Woerner 1979–1980 William A. Behnke 1980–1981 Calvin T. Bishop 1981–1982 Theodore J. Wirth 1982–1983 Darwina L. Neal 1983–1984 Robert H. Mortensen 1984–1985 John Wacker 1985–1986 Roger B. Martin 1986–1987 Cheryl L. Barton 1987–1988 Brian S. Kubota 1988–1989 Gerald D. Patten 1989–1990 Claire R. Bennett 1990–1991 Cameron R. J. Man 1991–1992 Debra L. Mitchell 1992–1993 Thomas P. Papandrew 1993–1994 Dennis Y. Otsuji 1994–1995

Name Years Vincent Bellafiore 1995–1996 Donald W. Leslie 1996–1997 Thomas R. Dunbar 1997–1998 Barry W. Starke 1998–1999 Janice Cervelli 1999–2000 Leonard J. Hopper 2000–2001 Rodney L. Swink 2001–2002 Paul F. Morris 2002–2003 Susan L. B. Jacobson 2003–2004 Patrick A. Miller 2004–2005 Dennis B. Carmichael 2005–2006 Patrick W. Caughey 2006–2007 Perry Howard 2007–2008 Angela D. Dye 2008–2009 Gary D. Scott 2009–2010 Jonathan Mueller 2010–2011 Susan M. Hatchell 2011–2012 Thomas R. Tavella 2012–2013 Mark A. Focht 2013–2014 K. Richard Zweifel 2014–2015 Chad D. Danos 2015–2016 Vaughn B. Rinner 2016–2017 Gregory A. Miller 2017–2018 Shawn T. Kelly 2018–2019 Wendy Miller 2019–2020 Tom Mroz 2020–Present

See also

• United States portal

• Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
• Canadian Society of Landscape Architects