Texas ASLA Conference 2021 Program by TxASLA

04.28.21 - 04.30.21 T EXAS AS LA C O N F E R E N C E + EXPO 20 21 | G ALV E ST O N

conference program

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perspectives and stories transformed by a global pandemic Undoubtedly, the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our perceived definition of “normal” for better and for worse. In what felt like an instant, our friends, locales, and occupations were suddenly out of reach. Access to technology, and other necessities were vested with an elevated sense of importance as was access to our immediate natural environment, new and renewed creative outlets, and feelings of social connection. Weighed down by the pressures of mandatory confinement, our perspectives and relationships were reduced to a hyperlocal scale. What were once thought of as “single-use” spaces were reimagined and repurposed to accommodate new activities. Our homes became offices, our streets became plazas, our parks became gyms, and our neighborhoods became an oasis for adventure and social interaction. By late July, as economies shifted to reopen, communities began to return to their sense of normal with many asking the question:

“does our sense of normal need to be re:(defined/mapped/designed/purposed)?”

MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT On behalf of the Texas ASLA Executive Committee and this year’s Conference Planning Committee, it is my extreme pleasure to welcome you all back to a live conference, both in-person and virtual. It’s been a long time coming and we are so happy to see those of you that could make it in person, as well as everyone joining us virtually. 2020 was quite a year! We weathered an ever-changing landscape and continued working on our goals. At this time, I would like to thank Jonathon Wagner for his leadership over the last year. His leadership helped to build a Texas Chapter that, in my opinion, not only survived the changes wrought by 2020, it thrived and improved in many ways.

I personally want to thank all of you for attending and especially to our Conference Committee lead by Peter Caldwell and Sarah Delcambre. They, along with Jennifer Fontana, our Executive Director, and a host of others, worked diligently to bring this year’s conference to life!

For those that were able to make it to Galveston, please get out there and enjoy the Old-World charm of the former “Wall Street of the Southwest” and experience the sand in your toes. We inlanders don’t get to do that very often, and well, that is most of Texas.

Thank you for being here and we look forward to all the great things to come.

The theme of the 2021 conference is “RE:”, as in regarding. Specifically—what are YOU regarding? Your family? Your community? Or your chapter/ national branch of ASLA? For certain, with our hybrid conference this year, we are regarding our members. Through multiple polls, we learned that some people wanted to meet in-person while others wanted to meet virtually. We also learned the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and how we can be doing more. Not just as a nation or organization, but as a chapter, as a section, and as individuals. As a result, a new Chapter Committee focusing on DEI is being formed. If you have a passion for DEI, please reach out to me, the Executive Committee and/or Section leaders so we can get in touch with you. There are also other ways to serve at a section level. Each section has three main sub-committee categories: Advocacy, Membership and Education, and Practice. If you would like to participate in any of these, please reach out to anyone listed above so we can get you started.

In closing please take a moment to thank committee members, professional and student volunteers, and Jennifer for the countless hours they have spent planning this hybrid conference to serve you, our members. Also, please thank our vendors. Their support and eagerness to show us what’s new makes this conference possible.

SHAWN MASSOCK TEXAS CHAPTER PRESIDENT

LOGISTICS welcome reception

WI-FI NETWORK: SAN LUIS CONFERENCE PASSWORD: Gicc5600

SILENT AUCTION Visit the Conference App and select Auctions. Bidding will be available beginning Thursday, April 29th at 8:00 am - All items will close Friday, April 30th at 10:00 am. USER ID: [your email address] PASSWORD: %PWD% All proceeds go towards the TX ASLA endowments held at the four University Landscape Architecture programs within the state of Texas.

APP Download the oﬃcial Texas ASLA Conference Mobile App. Use the mobile app to view the conference schedule, locate exhibitors, and more. NAME: eVentsLite EVENT CODE: aslatx2021

The San Luis Resort - Poolside 5222 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, Texas 77551

conference hotels The San Luis Resort 5222 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, Texas 77551

Hilton Galveston Island Hotel 5400 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, TX 77551

convention center Galveston Island Convention Center 5600 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, TX 77551

continuing education (ceu) Your badge will be scanned before each session to track your attendance. Instead of receiving a CEU slip after each session, you will use the link provided to download your copy of you CEU’s received during the conference: https://www.expobadge.com/certification/ASLA2021 Log in with your registration ID or with the email address used when you registered for the conference. You can save the file to a PDF document, or print the certificate for your records. You will have until March 1, 2022 to download your CEU.

2021 conference program This year’s conference program can be found online and includes important conference information such as detailed session summaries, speaker information, vendor information, and sponsorships. It can be found at the link below or accessed by the following QR code: https://issuu.com/txasla/docs/conference_program

CLASSROOM A | EXHIBIT HALL CLASSROOM B | GALLEON I, II, AND III C L A S S R O O M C | H I LTO N H OT E L C R Y S TA L B A L L R O O M G E N E R A L S E S S I O N S / AWA R D S LU N C H | C O N V E N T I O N C E N T E R G R A N D B A L L R O O M

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VIRTUAL attending virtual?

01 02 03 04 05

Visit the Apps4Org conference website during the live conference and explore online features / resources Attend the live lectures in real-time via the Zoom link on the website provided for each session Answer in-session questions asked during the lecture to obtain CEU credit; questions will appear at random during the lecture Participate in the online auction, download the conference app, explore sponsor pages, and interact with peers virtually Share your virtual Texas ASLA Conference + Expo 2021 photos on social media and tag the conference with the information below

connect CONFERENCE WEBSITE Apps4Org, http://bit.ly/3euhO4o

CHAPTER WEBSITE texasasla.org

FACEBOOK PAGE: Texas ASLA HASHTAG: #TexasASLA2021

INSTAGRAM HANDLE: @TEXASASLA HASHTAG: #TexasASLA2021

TWITTER HANDLE: @TEXASASLA HASHTAG: #TexasASLA2021

ISSUU PUBLISHER: TxASLA

APP NAME: eVentsLite EVENT CODE: aslatx2021

EXHIBITORS 100\199

600\699

100 101 107 109 110 113

601 603 605 606 608 609 611 617 619 621 622 623 624 625 626 630 631

Landscape Structures, Inc. G C P A p p l i e d Te c h n o l o g i e s Arborjet / Ecogel Epic Plastics i n C o n - t r o l Wa t e r S y s t e m s Rain Bird Corporation The Playwell Group Earthtones Design, Inc. Witacre Greer E v e r G r o O r g a n i c Re c y c l i n g Profile Products L i t t l e T i ke s C o m m e r c i a l A u s t i n Wo o d Re c y c l i n g Everde Growers Wa t e r p l a y S o l u t i o n s Forms + Surfaces mmcite street furniture

702 703 704 705

The Group Up Tex a s L a n d s c a p e S a l e s / K i c h l e r Progressive Commercial Aquatics, Inc. Sika Decorative Concrete Butterfield Color / Scofeld W i c kc r a f t B o a r d w a l k s T h e D a v e y Tr e e E x p e r t C o m p a n y To p N o t c h Tr e e F a r m , L LC Rainbow Playground Systems Tr i p l e - S C o m p o s t IMG Headwater Engineering Systems To u r n e s o l S i t e w o r k s Tr e e S t a ke S o l u t i o n s Tr e e D i a p e r Modern Shade Permaloc Corporation

Pa u l E . A l l e n webuildfun Construction EcoServices fun abounds, Inc. M i r a c l e i n Tex a s Hunter Industries / FX Luminaire

200\299 201 203 206 207 211

Jackson Cast Stone USA Shade Anova Furnishings T. F. H a r p e r & A s s o c i a t e s , L P B r i g h tV i e w L a n d s c a p e D e v e l o p m e n t , I n c .

300\399 301 302 306 307 309 313

700\799

F o r m a n d F i b e r, I n c . Artistic Paver Mfg. New Earth Inc. P u b l i c Re s t r o o m C o m p a n y To r o I r r i g a t i o n - U n i i q u e L i g h t i n g S o l u t i o n s Landscape Forms, Inc.

400\499 403 408 411 417 423 425 427 431

SYNLawn Artificial Grass BV Associates K r a f t s m a n C o m m e r c i a l P l a y g r o u n d s & Wa t e r P a r k s F o r e v e r L a w n Tex a s Environmental Design, Inc. Alldrip Sports Field P r e s e r v a t i o n Tr e e , T h e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p Sod Solutions

500\599 500 507 509 513 517 520 522 523 524 525 527 531

708 709 711 713 715 717 718 720 723 724 725 727

800\899 801 803 805 807 808 815 817 820 822 823 824

Ke y s t o n e H a r d s c a p e s C o r Wo r t h / Re s t r o o m F a c i l i t i e s Lt d . M i n i c k M a t e r i a l s o f Tex a s Synthetic Grass Pros Alamo Stone Company Sundek National Accounts Epic Plastics Moon Visions Lighting Invisible Structures, Inc. A g g r e t ex Iron Age Designs Living Earth

G l o w P a t h P a v e r s L LC Wheeler Tex a s B o a r d o f A r c h i t e c t u r a l E x a m i n e r s Double Oak Erosion, Inc. C.E. Shepherd / Fencing - Gabions P e r m aTr a k B o a r d w a l k S y s t e m s Wa t e r S t o r a g e Ta n k s , I n c . C o n t r a c t o r ’s S o u r c e , I n c . T h e O r g a n i c Re c y c l e r S i t e O n e G r e e n Te c h C OV E R T i m b e r w o r k s

EXHIBIT

SERVICE DESK

HALL

CONCESSIONS

sponsors

MOBILE APP

TITLE SPONSOR

FACE MASK

SYNLawn Artificial Grass

Invisible Structures, Inc.

New Earth, Inc.

AWARDS LUNCH SPONSOR LANYARD Form and Fiber, Inc.

SYNLawn Artificial Grass

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS SPONSOR

PEN

Keystone Hardscapes

New Earth, Inc. Permaloc Corporation

CLASSROOM SPONSORS

FLOOR STICKERS

BrightView Landscape Development, Inc. Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks Miracle in Texas

CHARGING STATIONS fun abounds, inc.

TOTE BAG SYNLawn Artificial Grass

mmcite street furniture Forms + Surfaces

PLATINUM WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR BrightView Landscape Development, Inc.

WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR Preservation Tree, The Consulting Group

EXHIBITOR INDEX 606 525 517 425 206 605 302 624 211 408 808 520 107 820 507 824 807 617 423 522 625 621 417 301 630 109 603 801 718 113 717 608 524 527 201 500 411 313 601 623 531 509 110 631 725 523 306 100 727 815 427 622 704 307 609 713 705 823 431 520 403 513 207 805 703 709 702 822 611 711 309 720 723 724 715 203 817 626 101 803 619 708

A r b o r S t a ke s ™ A g g r e t ex A L A M O S TO N E C O M PA N Y AllDrip Sports Fields A N OVA F u r n i s h i n g s Arborjet/Ecologel Artistic Paver Mfg A u s t i n Wo o d Re c y c l i n g B r i g h tV i e w L a n d s c a p e D e v e l o p m e n t , I n c . BV Associates C. E. Shepherd / Fencing - Gabions Coldspring Construction EcoServices C o n t r a c t o r s 's S o u r c e I n c C o r Wo r t h / Re s t r o o m F a c i l i t i e s Lt d . C OV E R T i m b e r w o r k s Double Oak Erosion, Inc. Earthtones Design, Inc. Environmental Design Inc. Epic Plastics - BendaBoard Everde Growers E v e r G r o O r g a n i c Re c y c l i n g F o r e v e r L a w n Tex a s F o r m a n d F i b e r, I n c . Forms+Surfaces fun abounds, inc. G C P A p p l i e d Te c h n o l o g i e s G l o w P a t h P a v e r s L LC . Headwater Engineered Systems Hunter Industries/FX Luminaire IMG i n C o n - t r o l Wa t e r S y s t e m s Invisible Structures, Inc Iron Age Designs Jackson Cast Stone Ke y s t o n e H a r d s c a p e s Kraftsman Commercial P l a y g r o u n d s & Wa t e r P a r k s Landscape Forms, Inc. Landscape Structures Inc. L i t t l e T i ke s C o m m e r c i a l Living Earth M i n i c k M a t e r i a l s o f Tex a s M i r a c l e i n Tex a s mmcité street furniture Modern Shade Moon Visions Lighting New Earth Inc Pa u l E . A l l e n C o . , I n c . Permaloc Corporation P e r m aTr a k B o a r d w a l k S y s t e m P r e s e r v a t i o n Tr e e , T h e C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p Profile Products Progressive Commercial Aquatics, Inc P u b l i c Re s t r o o m C o m p a n y Ra i n B i r d C o r p o r a t i o n Ra i n b o w P l a y S y s t e m s Sika Decorative Concrete Butterfield Color / Scofield S i t e O n e G r e e n Te c h Sod Solutions Sundek National Accounts SYNLawn Artificial Grass Synthetic Grass Pros T. F. H a r p e r & A s s o c i a t e s , L P Tex a s B o a r d o f A r c h i t e c t u r a l E x a m i n e r s Tex a s L a n d s c a p e L i g h t i n g S a l e s / K i c h l e r T h e D a v e y Tr e e E x p e r t C o m p a n y The Ground Up T h e O r g a n i c Re c y c l e r T h e P l a y We l l G r o u p To p N o t c h Tr e e F a r m L LC To r o I r r i g a t i o n - U n i q u e L i g h t i n g To u r n e s o l S i t e w o r k s Tr e e S t a ke S o l u t i o n s Tr e e D i a p e r Tr i p l e - S C o m p o s t USA Shade Wa t e r S t o r a g e Ta n k s , I n c . Wa t e r p l a y ® S o l u t i o n s webuildfun Wheeler Whitacre Greer W i c kc r a f t B o a r d w a l k s

Kristopher Brown Bill Shaver To m M o l l o y J e f f Wa l l s Chris Kalkbrenner Emmett Muennink Mark Margolis Chris Hobbs Jared Pyka B r i a n Va v r i n a Ryan Barfield B r y c e Ko c k David Batts Larry Salzer Hector Garcia To n y P r e s e n z a Jason Jacob J u s t i n C r o c ke r Ellen Lewis Charles Shy Lance Rademacher Mark Manny Nick Pavey Geri Rademacher J o h n Wa f f o r d L e i g h Wa l d e n Bill McHugh Scott Palmer Calvin Hale David Cummings Darrell Plemons J e s s e We l l s S h e a Ke n t Ro y P h i l p Dustin Sample David Daughtry Kris Soderberg Lauren Quinn Cathy Comeaux Tim Barrett Tr a v i s L e a P a u l To m a s o Tim Shanahan Vince Allen Brianne Sayers Clay Bridwell John Mina Mark Manny Debra Finch Daniel Martin Fritz Fromherz M i c a h Pa c e Matt Skinner Ke l l e y H u m b l e Chad Kaufman Garrett Dean Eddie Christopher Brenden Kurtz Jim White Ro b e r t o G u r g e l Don SNIDER Te r r y S Tr i c k l i n Marco Gortana Ariel Smith Glenn Garry M o n i q u e M a c ke n z i e Dana Karcher Luis Chamorro Tim Sansone J a m e s Ro b e r t s o n Chris Lane Larry Spain Abby Butler J e f f Tu l e y H a i l i n g Ya n g Grant Hileman Ke n d a l l P u r g a t o r i o Kai Langendoen Susie Cirillo Vince Allen Andrew Messer William Sundquist Naomi Bloomer

K r i s @ A r b o r S t a ke s . c o m bill.shaver@adleta.com tom@alamostone.com jwalls@alldripsportsfields.com chris@anovafurnishings.com emuennink@arborjet.com mark@artisticpavers.com mulchsales@austinwoodrecycling.com j a r e d . p y k a @ b r i g h t v i e w. c o m brian@bv-associates.com rbarfield@ceshepherd.com b ko c k @ c o l d s p r i n g u s a . c o m dbatts@ecosvs.com CSI@contractorssourceinc.com hector@corworth.com tony@covertimberworks.com jjacob@doubleoakinc.com j c r o c ke r @ e a r t h t o n e s d e s i g n . c o m e l l e n l e w i s @ t r e e m o v e r. c o m charles.shy@epicplastics.com lrademacher@everde.com m a r k . m a n n y @ m a g n a - f l o w. c o m i n f o @ t x .f o r e v e r l a w n . c o m i n f o @ f o r m a n d f i b e r. c o m j o h n .w a f f o r d @ f o r m s - s u r f a c e s . c o m info@fabplaygrounds.com bill.mchugh@gcpat.com info@glowpathpavers.com calvin.hale@giconpumps.com david.cummings@hunterindustries.com bigd@outdoorimg.com jwells@incontrolwatersystems.com Shea@MKMsales.com Ro y @ m k m s a l e s . c o m d u s t i n @ j a c k s o n p o t t e r y. c o m d a v i d . d a u g h t r y @ ke y s t o n e h a r d s c a p e s . c o m i n f o @ k r a f t s m a n p l a y. c o m cathyc@landscapeforms.com TimBarrett@playlsi.com i n f o @ l e a p a r k a n d p l a y. c o m ptomaso@letcogroup.com tims@minickmaterials.com va@webuildfun.com b.sayers@mmcite.com cbridwell@modernshadellc.com info@moonvisionslighting.com mmanny@newearthcompost.com info@pauleallenco.com info@permaloc.com ffromherz@permatrak.com micahp@preservationtree.com mskinner@profileproducts.com ke l l e y @ p r o a q u a t i c . c o m C h a d @ p u b l i c r e s t r o o m c o m p a n y. c o m gdean@rainbird.com eddie@rps-international.com kurtz.brendan@us.sika.com jwhite2@siteone.com rgurgel@sodsolutions.com don.snider@sundek.com txsales@synlawn.com marco@syntheticgrasspros.com p l a y g r o u n d @ t f h a r p e r. c o m g l e n n . g a r r y @ t b a e .t ex a s . g o v Monique@TXLLSales.com d a n a . k a r c h e r @ d a v e y. c o m luis.chamorro@thegroundup.com T i m @ T h e O r g a n i c Re c y c l e r. c o m james@playwellgroup.com c h r i s . l a n e @ t o p n o t c h t r e e f a r m t ex a s . c o m l a r r y. s p a i n @ t o r o . c o m abutler@tournesol.com j e f f @ t r e e s t a ke s o l u t i o n s . c o m i n f o @ t r e e d i a p e r. c o m ghileman@triplescompost.com Ke n d a l l . P u r g a t o r i o @ U S A - S h a d e . c o m kai@waterstoragetanksinc.com s u s i e . c i r i l l o @ w a t e r p l a y. c o m va@webuildfun.com amesser@wheeler1892.com w s u n d q u i s t @ w g p a v e r. c o m n a o m i @ w i c kc r a f t . c o m

SCHEDULE 04.28.21 Wednesday PM 02:30-05:30

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION | Convention Center Lobby

02:00-05:00

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION | Convention Center Lobby

06:30-09:30

WELCOME RECEPTION | The San Luis Resort - Poolside

04.29.21 thursday AM SESSION 01 | (1 CEPH, HSW)

06:00-07:00

COASTAL SITE ANALYSIS JOGGING/WALKING TOUR | Convention Center Front Nicholas Nelson

07:30-05:30

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION | Convention Center Lobby

08:00

INITIATION OF SILENT AUCTION BIDDING | Online Bidding K E Y N OT E : S E S S I O N 0 2 | ( 1 C E P H , H S W )

08:00-09:00

KEYNOTE / REMEMBER YOUR PURPOSE: A CALL TO ACTION Convention Center Grand Ballroom | Torey Carter-Conneen SESSION 03A | (1 CEPH, HSW)

10:00-11:00

A JOURNEY THROUGH 165 YEARS OF TX | Classroom A, Exhibit Hall Keiji Asakura, Thomas Woodfin, Deidra Davis, Ernesto Alfaro SESSION 03B | (1 CEPH, HSW)

RE-ENVISIONING CROWDUS STREET | Classroom B, Galleon Will Jones, Micah Bires, Jessica Burnham

S E S S I O N 0 3 C | ( 1 C E P H , S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y I S A )

THE POWER OF 1-2-TREE | Hilton Hotel Crystal Ballroom Micah Pace

11:00-11:30

EXHIBIT HALL BREAK | Exhibit Hall S E S S I O N 0 4 A | ( 1 C E P H , S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y )

11:30-12:30

10LBS OF GSI IN A 5LB BAG | Classroom A, Exhibit Hall David Batts S E S S I O N 0 4 B | ( 1 C E P H , S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y )

GREEN FOR ALL GALVESTON | Classroom B, Galleon Michelle Bright, Kari Spiegelhalter, Keath Jacoby SESSION 04C | (1 CEPH, HSW)

PARKING LOTS TO PARKS: A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMATION AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Hilton Hotel Crystal Ballroom

| Dr. Molly Beth Balcolms, Daniel Woodroffe

04.29.21 thursday PM 12:30-02:00

AWARDS LUNCHEON | Convention Center Grand Ballroom

02:00-02:15

EXHIBIT HALL BREAK | Exhibit Hall SESSION 05A (1 CEPH, HSW)

02:15-03:15

ATLAS OBSCURA - LOOKING OUT FOR THE WORLD Convention Center Grand Ballroom | Dylan Thuras

03:15-04:00

EXHIBIT HALL BREAK | Exhibit Hall SESSION 06A | (1 CEPH, HSW)

04:00-05:00

INWOOD FOREST: SUBURBIA REIMAGINED | Classroom A, Exhibit Hall Peter Caldwell, Lisa Graiff, Paresh Lad SESSION 06B (1 CEPH, HSW)

FESTIVAL BEACH FOOD FOREST | Classroom B, Galleon Mitch Wright, Jodi Lane

SESSION 06C | (1 CEPH, HSW)

THE MOST DIFFICULT BAYOU TRAIL | Hilton Hotel Crystal Ballroom

Michael Robinson SESSION 07 | (1 CEPH, BARRIER FREE DESIGN)

05:00-06:00

ACCESSIBILITY ERRORS FROM THE FIELD | Convention Center Grand Ballroom Andrea LaCour, Elaine Andersen

06:00-07:30*

TEXAS A&M FORMER STUDENTS RECEPTION | Schooner *ALL OTHER ALUMNI RECEPTIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED

04.30.21 friday AM SESSION 08 | (1 CEPH, HSW)

06:00-07:00

COASTAL SITE ANALYSIS JOGGING/WALKING TOUR | Convention Center Front Nicholas Nelson

08:00-12:00

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION & SILENT AUCTION PICK-UP Convention Center Lobby

K E Y N OT E : S E S S I O N 0 9 | ( 1 C E P H , H S W )

08:00-09:00

KEYNOTE / RE-INVENT LA WITH EXPLORATION | Convention Center Grand Ballroom Kona Gray

09:00-10:00

EXHIBIT HALL BREAK | Exhibit Hall

10:00

SILENT AUCTION BIDDING CLOSES | Online Bidding SESSION 10A | (1 CEPH, HSW)

10:00-11:00

DESIGNING RESILIENT COMMUNITY PARKS | Classroom A, Exhibit Hall Will Jones, Reed Richard, Mark Goodson, Chris Barnes SESSION 10B | (1 CEPH, HSW)

FUNDING DESIGN FOR HEALTH EQUITY | Classroom B, Galleon Kari Spiegeglhalter, Jo Carcedo, Allan Matthews, Abena Asante

SESSION 10C | (1 CEPH, BARRIER FREE DESIGN)

REIMAGINING ACCESSIBLE DESIGN | Hilton Hotel Crystal Ballroom

Kristi Avalos S E S S I O N 1 1 A | ( 1 C E P H , S U S TA I N A B L E )

11:00-12:00

REVIEW OF BOARD RULES AND CASES | Classroom A, Exhibit Hall Jack W. Stamps, Mike Alvarado

S E S S I O N 1 1 B | ( 1 C E P H , S U S TA I N A B L E )

CULTIVATING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | Classroom B, Galleon Mikel Wilkins, Haley Powell, Scott Snodgrass SESSION 11C | (1 CEPH, HSW)

VISIONING THE GREAT SPRINGS TRAIL | Hilton Hotel Crystal Ballroom Elaine Kearney, Jim Bailey, Bill Barker

04.30.21 friday PM 12:00-01:00

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN SESSION 12A | (1 CEPH, HSW)

01:00-02:00

PUBLIC SPACES: AN EXPLORATION | Classroom A, Exhibit Hall Mindy Cooper SESSION 12B | (1 CEPH, HSW)

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY | Classroom B, Galleon Ryan Bricker

02:00-02:30 EXHIBIT HALL BREAK Exhibit Hall SESSION 13A | (1 CEPH, HSW)

02:30-03:30

EYES TO EQUITY: PARKS IN HARRIS CO. | Convention Center Grand Ballroom Tucker Rose, Ucha Abbah, Kari Spiegelhalter SESSION 13B | (1 CEPH, HSW)

RE: BEYOND SEDUM | Classroom B, Galleon

Bruce Dvorak

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COASTAL SITE ANALYSIS JOGGING/WALKING TOUR NICHOLAS NELSON

............................................................................. REMEMBER YOUR PURPOSE: A CALL TO ACTION TOREY CARTER-CONNEEN

............................................................................. A JOURNEY THROUGH 165 YEARS OF TX

KEIJI ASAKURA, THOMAS WOODFIN, DEIDRA DAVIS, ERNESTO ALFARO

............................................................................. RE-ENVISIONING CROWDUS STREET

WILL JONES, MICAH BIRES, JESSICA BURNHAM

............................................................................. THE POWER OF 1-2-TREE MICAH PACE

............................................................................. 10LBS OF GSI IN A 5LB BAG DAVID BATTS

............................................................................. GREEN FOR ALL GALVESTON

MICHELLE BRIGHT, KARI SPIEGELHALTER, KEATH JACOBY

............................................................................. PARKING LOTS TO PARKS: A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMATION AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DR. MOLLY BETH BALCOLMS, DANIEL WOODROFFE

............................................................................. ATLAS OBSCURA—LOOKING OUT FOR THE WORLD DYLAN THURAS

............................................................................. INWOOD FOREST: SUBURBIA REIMAGINED PETER CALDWELL, LISA GRAIFF, PARESH LAD

............................................................................. FESTIVAL BEACH FOOD FOREST MITCH WRIGHT, JODI LANE

............................................................................. THE MOST DIFFICULT BAYOU TRAIL MICHAEL ROBINSON

............................................................................. ACCESSIBILITY ERRORS FROM THE FIELD Andrea LaCour, Elaine Andersen

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01 06:00-07:00 SESSION

C O A S TA L S I T E A N A LY S I S j o g g i ng / wa l ki ng to ur

Enjoy a front row seat to the sun rising over the Gulf Coast. Seas permitting, the out and back run will take place along the shore (shoes optional). The run will take place rain or shine. Headlamps or flashlights are encouraged but not required.

N I C H O L A S N E L S O N , ASLA,

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PACH E C O KOC H A love for design and collaboration has resulted in more than 20 years of experience practicing and teaching landscape architecture. During that time running has allowed Mr. Nelson to experience and explore natural and built environments around the world.

TOREY CARTER-CONNEEN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF L A N DSCAPE A R C H IT E C TS Torey’s executive leadership roles have included Acting President & CEO, Senior Vice President, COO and CFO for companies ranging in size from $7mm to $750mm in annual revenues and staff of nearly four hundred. Torey most recently served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Prior to his leadership at AILA, Torey was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Center For American Progress (CAP), COO and later Acting President and CEO at the LGBTQ Victory Fund and Institute, Divisional Controller of MV Transportation – a privately held North American transportation management corporation – and an Auditor at a CPA firm. Torey is a graduate of the University of Maryland Global Campus where he obtained an M.B.A. with a concentration on global business management and emerging markets. He also holds degrees in economics and accounting from George Mason University. Torey is also a volunteer member of ASAE’s Executive Management Professional Advisory Council and sits on the board of Shepherd’s Table - a community organization in Silver Spring, Maryland, providing food and support to people most in need. Torey and his husband Mike are fathers to two amazing children, Drew and Aiden.

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Over the past few years, the world has gone through monumental change. A global pandemic, issues of social justice, and a rapidly-changing climate have forced everyone to reimagine and redefine the world around them. Through it all, we are each called to remember our unique purpose: as designers, as professionals, and as a community.

02 08:00-09:00

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REMEMBER YO U R P U R P O S E

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CLAS S ROOM A, EXHIBIT HALL

03 10:00-11:00 SESSION

A JOURNEY THROUGH 165 YEARS OF TX Frederick Law Olmstead as a journalist and an abolition advocate journeyed through the PreCivil War South and into Texas. Reading his chronicle through his eyes and his encounters, we can visualize the landscape and people of Texas in the early 1850’s. We can still relate our own experience to the persistent racist comments and attitudes today. How do we begin to discuss our differences in meaningful ways? It seems that our attempts are overshadowed by more divisive conversations in social and news medias. FLO pursued his abolitionist narrative against slaveholding elitist ideology in shaping the true American promise of a free and democratic society and to create public parks for everyone, for the poor and the rich. Yet, his sons, Olmstead brothers, participated in and advocated for segregated housing policies that defined deeply-etched racial lines in our communities. The idyllic landscape suburbs created out of the Olmsteadian legacy perpetuated and encouraged both hidden and overt segregationist narratives. FLO, Calvert Vaux and Andrew Jackson Downing favored the English landscape tradition 80 years after the American Revolutionary War. Democratizing the elitist English Manor house landscape represented a triumph for the American cause and for the common man and set in place the Olmsteadian landscape legacy that we see and live with today. So what happened to the Prairie he travelled though in Texas? What were his thoughts on the remarkable variety of native landscapes that he encountered in the South and in Texas from rocky Western Texas to the swampy Gulf coast prairies? How would this experience help define the broader American landscape tradition that would immerge? Our panelists will discuss FLO’s legacy through his Texas journey and writings in social equity, slavery legacy and American landscape tradition shaped over the last 165 years.

K E I J I A S A K U R A , FASLA ASAK URA ROBINSON As Founding Principal of Asakura Robinson, Keiji Asakura holds 45 years of leadership and experience in urban design, landscape architecture, and community planning that is missiondriven, holistic, and context-sensitive. Prior to Asakura Robinson, he is a founding partner of SLA Studio Land in Houston, California and in Tokyo. He is a graduate of Cal Poly, Pomona and a Texas resident since 1982. His work carefully balances beauty with function, resulting in plans and designs that draw off rich historic and cultural context and offer enhanced mobility, resilience, community health, and social interaction. In his highly regarded practice, he has extensive experience with sustainable design, low-impact development, and resilience planning and has championed the use of green infrastructure and high-performance landscape design in virtually all aspects of the public realm.

T H O M A S W O O D F I N , ASLA TEX AS A &M U NIVERSIT Y Tom Woodfin is Executive Professor in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. He is a graduate of Texas A&M and Harvard University. His 35-year teaching career at Texas A&M and the University of Oklahoma includes studio, theory and history courses as well as 25 years leading study abroad programs introducing students to both historical and contemporary design approaches in the physical environment. He served as president to the Texas and Oklahoma ASLA chapters, was the Texas Chapter ASLA design awards archivist for twenty years and an LAAB accreditation team leader for over a decade. Tom’s advocacy for walkable and bikeable cities has led municipal efforts in transformative pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure investment. Most recently he has focused on the mechanisms for restoring pollinator habitats to existing subdivisions.

D E I D R A DAV I S TEX AS A &M U NIVERSIT Y Dr. Deidra D. Davis is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning within the College of Architecture at Texas A & M University. Her areas of research interest include environmental justice, public participation, community engagement and land use. Her specialty is marginalized communities and their involvement in the environmental decision-making process. In her current role as an Academic and Professional Track (APT) faculty member she combines her passions of teaching and service with advocacy for community’s exposure and awareness to past and present environmental issues. Dr. Davis has years of teaching experience and have given numerous guest lectures that address two major environmental topics: environmental inequities and sustainability. She participates on various university and city government committees and in community engagement opportunities. While teaching, Dr. Davis also serves as part of the team of Texas Target Communities (TxTC), a service-learning initiative bringing students alongside city leaders and stakeholders to develop sustainable communities built to last.

ERNESTO ALFARO RICE UN IVERS ITY Ernesto Alfaro has over 20 years of experience in the design industry. Trained as an architect, he has practiced design in a wide array of sub-disciplines including urban planning, urban design, and landscape architecture. He is a Lecturer at Rice University, where he teaches two courses: “Introduction to Landscape Architecture,” which provides graduate and undergraduate students first exposure to the history of landscape architecture, and “Readings in Landscape Architecture,” which introduces students to the theoretical aspects of the discipline. Mr. Alfaro is also a planner at LJA Engineering Inc., in Houston, TX. He received a BA from Columbia University (1996) and an M.Arch degree from Rice University (2000).

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CLAS S ROOM B, GALLEON

03 10:00-11:00 SESSION

RE-ENVISIONING CROWDUS STREET Advocating for great placemaking and human-centered design has never been so important. What began as an experimental pop-up as part of the Congress for New Urbanism in Dallas in 2015, is now poised to become a permanent fixture in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas. During the Congress, TBG alongside the Deep Ellum Foundation, and other designers and community activists, quickly erected the 275’ long pop-up plaza (Crowdus Street in between Main Street and Elm Street) for a seven day event with the intent that it would generate conversation and activation, a future design competition, an extended 3 block long - 30 day tactical urbanism effort, and eventually city funding for a new plaza in the heart of Deep Ellum that will serve resident and visitors of the neighborhood and the City of Dallas Together with the Deep Ellum Foundation, and now five years later, TBG is providing design services for an urban park space in a highly dense, historically rich, pedestrian-space deficient neighborhood. Established in 1873, as one of Dallas’ first residential and commercial neighborhoods, Deep Ellum has seen an incremental transformation that has always had a vibrant foundation of music and arts. Because of these consistent cultural cornerstones that the neighborhood provides, there has always been interest in how to create a more walkable and pedestrian friendly plaza in the center of Deep Ellum, that can be a outdoor venue for the visual and performing arts. The process to realize this project has not been easy and has taken steadfast and focused commitment from the Deep Ellum Foundation, local business owners, council members and residents to make it a reality. Our panel, with representatives from Deep Ellum Foundation and TBG Partners, will share the journey that has taken place from the impetus of the project – to now, sharing lessons learned along the way from pop-up to permanent.

W I L L J O N E S , PLA TB G Will serves as Managing Principal of TBG Dallas, engaging in complex, public project engagements while leading large multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that his projects are the highest in performance from an environmental, social, and economic standpoint. A Louisiana State University graduate practicing over 16 years, Will has worked on prominent projects of all varieties across the world, from small pocket parks in the urban core of cities to regional parks and waterfronts serving the needs of larger communities. His lifelong affinity for art and the environment, coupled with an understanding of economic value of place, made landscape architecture an ideal fit, and has led him into focusing on creating regional civic spaces that strengthen communities and bring people together.

MICAH BIRES DEEP ELLU M F OU NDATI ON Micah Bires has been with the Deep Ellum Foundation since the summer of 2018. As the Marketing Manager for DEF, he has overseen the overall marketing and promotion of the Deep Ellum district through social media, web presence, events, and tourism opportunities among other marketing strategies. Micah has overseen the launching of several new initiatives such as the first district-wide Deep Ellum Open Studios and the first Deep Ellum History Month project. Micah also coled Deep Ellum’s Cultural District Designation application process, which led to the district being named only the second Cultural District in Dallas in 2020. Before joining the Deep Ellum Foundation, Micah graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Business Management.

JESSICA BURNHAM DEEP ELLU M F OU NDATI ON Jessica Burnham has a BFA in Communication Design from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and an MFA in Design Research and Innovation from the University of North Texas. Her design interests lie in bringing design to unexpected places, like civic engagement, local governance, and other hyper-local efforts. Her research focused on transitioning from Communication Design to Designed Communication and her efforts led to creating a business association on Lowest Greenville Avenue called the Lowest Greenville Collective. This led to her role as the Executive Director of the Deep Ellum Foundation where she helped manage the neighborhood, designed public safety systems, and represented the area as large projects in the city came about. Currently, she is the Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Master of Arts in Design and Innovation (MADI) program at SMU.

HILTON HOT EL CRYSTAL BALLROOM

03 10:00-11:00

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THE POWER OF 1-2-TREE As the rate of growth in Texas has continued to increase, so too has the rate of tree canopy loss across our state. Trees provide a variety of environmental, health, social, and economic benefits to our community residents. Identifying, protecting, preserving, and managing existing trees during development, especially large mature trees, is essential to ensure these important benefits are maximized. While we plant many small replacement trees to mitigate tree loss on most projects, these smaller young trees will require decades before they offer the same level of benefits larger trees already provide us. The process of maximizing urban tree benefits during development is as easy as 1-2-Tree! First, a professional tree inventory should be conducted to identify and locate all protected trees on site according tot he local municipal tree preservation ordinance. Second, all protected trees should be assessed for their size and condition, including their viability for preservation and ability to survive the stress of construction activity. Lastly, tree-specific preservation strategies and an overall tree preservation plan for the site/project should be developed and included as part of the contractual requirements for the general contractor/development team. This presentation will highlight important steps for preserving trees before, during, and after development and the specialized tools and information that professional urban foresters and consulting arborists use to add value to the tree management efforts of the property owner, development team, landscape architects, as well as the site experiences of the residents, visitors, and users of the project site.

M I C A H PA C E

PRES ERVAT I ON TR EE, TH E C ON SU LT I N G G R O U P (P TC G ) Micah is the Director of Consulting with Preservation Tree, the Consulting Group (PTCG). He is a Registered Consulting Arborist (RCA), Professional Urban Forester, and ISA Certified Arborist. After nearly two decades in the arboricultur industry, he possesses a wealth of urban forestry and arboricultural knowledge. Pace served as the Dallas Regional Urban Forester with the Texas Forest Service from 2009 through 2013. He also served with the State of Florida Forest Service as the South Florida Cooperative Forestry Assistance Coordinator prior to moving to Dallas in 2008. Micah holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Natural Resource Management from The Ohio State University and a Master’s of Science in Forestry from the University of Maine. Micah also worked for the Peace Corps in Ecuador, South America providing a wide diversity of experiences and training. Micah is the Past-President of Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISAT) and currently serves as the Vice President for the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA), a national industry organization of tree consulting experts Micah provides expert witness testimony and legal case consultations, works with clients to ensure they maximize the value of their trees and reduce risk. Micah focuses his efforts on tree preservation during both commercial and residential construction, Risk/Health Assessments, Tree Inventories, as well as other many other site-specific or client-defined evaluations. Micah also provides expert witness testimony and tree forensic consultation for tree damage, personal injury/death tree-related legal cases and insurance claims.

DAV I D B AT T S CO N STRUCTION ECOS E RV I C ES David Batts is a veteran of the stormwater industry, focusing his career on sustainable stormwater practices and driving their implementation into the marketplace. While most of his career has been focused in Texas with Construction EcoServices, he is also the co-founder of Convergent Water Technologies, a technology company designed to connect inventors in the stormwater realm with a distribution network to get those technologies into the market throughout the US and Canada.

CLAS S ROOM A, EXHIBIT HALL

04 11:30-12:30

Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) is wonderful when there is ample real estate to work with, but what happens when your right of way is constrained or you have a zero lot line development? This program is designed to look at various projects where real-estate was maxed out and you still wanted to achieve a sustainable water management strategy using green stormwater infrastructure. Here you will get a better understanding of the thought process needed to make it work and the economics associated with each decision as you work through the design process. We will also explore numerous GSI projects throughout Texas, some old and some new and better understand how they were designed and how they have performed, looking at realities of maintenance, installation challenges and overall vitality.

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10LBS OF GSI I N A 5 L B B AG

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CLAS S ROOM B, GALLEON

04 11:30-12:30 SESSION

GREEN FOR A L L G A LV E S T O N Seventeen percent of Galveston Island is parkland. The majority of this open space showcases nature with bayside brackish marshes and gulfside beaches, but can be difficult to access and mainly caters to visiting tourists. With 89% of Galvestonians living in the urban core, there is a need to embed nature into the city so that all may reap the benefits of access to nature and open space. Ultimately this means improved health for communities, improved resilience against issues like flooding and heat, and improved opportunities to attract new residents with a set of high-quality urban green spaces that provide a chance to connect with nature that already exists on the island and serve as “community backyards.” This ambitious work is being taken on by Vision Galveston, a non-profit that connects Galvestonians shared vision to the resources that make them happen. After a one year holistic visioning process that resulted in a Vision Galveston Report, the divide between “natural” and urban spaces on the island was further highlighted. The Green Galveston project was born from this process. The mission of this work is to develop a framework for integrating “green” into Galveston’s landscapes - including parks, open space, public right-of-way, and new development and redevelopment; and, to develop actionable strategies for doing this work across the island. By the beginning of 2021 we will create a framework with guiding principles for green parks and open space projects across Galveston Island and use those guiding principles to develop implementable, proof of concept design strategies for two highly urban parks in underserved neighborhoods, Jones and Shield Parks. Driven by community input and a multidisciplinary action team of experts, these designs will provide a proof of concept on how to bring more green into Galveston’s urban core.

MICHELLE BRIGHT ASAK URA ROBINS ON Michelle is a Senior Designer and Project Manager, who focuses on park projects in the Urban Ecology studio in the Austin office. Recognizing the role nature and public open space have in our lives has inspired Michelle’s work for the past 15 years. Early in her career she spent time understanding the biology, ecology, and regulatory aspects of wetlands and riparian systems in the Mid-Atlantic states as an environmental consultant. Prior to joining Asakura Robinson, Michelle was an Environmental Designer with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. There she managed projects that include urban prairie creation, native turfgrass installation, stream bank restoration, green roof design and native plant design collaborating with a diverse client base of developers, architects, landscape architects, planners and municipal officials. More recently Michelle was a Capital Projects Manager at Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, a nonprofit spearheading the design and construction of a legendary park system in Downtown Austin along a restored Waller Creek. In both roles she saw firsthand how urban conservation projects can shape communities and become lasting legacies of health and wellbeing in our cities.

K A R I S P I E G E L H A LT E R ASAK URA ROBINS ON As an Urban Ecological Designer for Asakura Robinson, Kari works on a broad range of sustainability and equity-related planning and design projects that enhance urban ecosystems, public health, and environmental justice. She is especially interested in how participatory design processes build ecological and social resilience in communities. Kari’s portfolio at Asakura Robinson includes notable planning and design work such as the Healthy Parks Plan for Bastrop, Travis and Caldwell Counties, the Austin State Hospital’s therapeutic landscapes, San Antonio Trail Design Strategy, and Austin’s FC Soccer Stadium. Kari received her Masters of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University and was named Cornell’s 2018 Graduate Olmsted Scholar. At Cornell, she became interested in community engagement and environmental justice, and co-wrote the “Landscape Architecture Student’s Guide to Environmental Justice,” which received an ASLA Student Award in the communications category in 2018. Kari has also been recognized through the American Planning Association as the sole landscape architect on the winning team for the APA’s 2018 Student Design Competition. Prior to beginning her MLA, she co-founded a volunteer natural resources commission to restore prairies and wetlands in her hometown of Prospect Heights, Illinois. Kari also holds a BA in Biology from Lawrence University.

K E AT H JAC O BY VISIO N GALVESTON Keath Jacoby is the Executive Director of Vision Galveston, a community-building nonprofit organization that transforms big ideas for the future of Galveston into organized and funded projects that make a difference to all families, businesses and institutions in our community. Vision Galveston actively engaged participation from over 15% of the community to gain their input on how best to advance the quality of life for all Galvestonians. Vision Galveston’s initial projects are focused on livability including accessible housing and commercial space, developing a master green space plan, designing a robust business incubator system in conjunction with key universities located in Galveston, and continuing community outreach with the diverse groups across the island. Prior to Vision Galveston Keath worked at Las Vegas-based Simmons Group consulting firm where she focused on strategic alignment, organizational development, and executive coaching. She was also instrumental in the launch of education startup Qualifyor (a Downtown Project Las Vegas initiative) which aimed to bridge the gap between education and employment by fostering leadership and career development for students in STEM. Jacoby is a graduate of Tulane University’s AB Freeman School of Business, where she earned a BA in Business and Marketing. In addition, she is an active member of the Galveston Education Foundation, Family Service Center (an organization providing mental health services through counseling, education, and prevention), George Ball Charitable Association, and East End Preschool.

HILTON HOT EL CRYSTAL BALLROOM

04 11:30-12:30

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PA R KI N G LOTS TO PARKS a catalyst for transformation at austin community college

Located on the site of what was once Austin’s first enclosed regional shopping mall, Highland is a national public-private partnership (P3) model for education - an anchored, sustainable, adaptive, community-minded reuse. Home to Austin Community College’s (ACC) largest campus, this transformative redevelopment is rapidly emerging as a diverse, social and equitable place to work, educate, recreate and explore. RedLeaf Properties led the effort to form a P3 with ACC to acquire and redevelop this important community asset. Highland is re-using and re-invigorating the entire 1970’s-era regional shopping mall into an innovative learning center and transforming the surrounding surface parking lots into a vibrant social and equitable urban mixed-use district. The project spans over 80 acres with three signature parks, miles of trails and is quickly becoming create a premier destination to work, educate, recreate and explore. The award-winning project’s development team worked closely with stakeholders and community leaders to create a project that benefits residents throughout the region, supports surrounding neighborhoods, protects the environment, and honors the site’s history. This session focuses on the two signature gateway parks that are strategically located at the east and west end of the “green spine” that bisects the centrally located ACC Campus. Fontaine Plaza and St. John’s Commons Encampment tell a vital story of looking to the past and projecting a vision for the future to present landscape as a catalyst for social equity. Quintessentially, these “parking lots to parks” reinforce the role and importance of environmental performance in urban developments.

D R M O L LY B E T H M A L C O L M AUST I N C OMMUN IT Y C OL L EG E ( ACC)

As Executive Vice President of Campus Operations and Public Affairs at Austin Community College (ACC), Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm is a member of the President’s Cabinet and serves as a senior advisor on a broad scope of complex issues impacting the college and the community it serves. She oversees the Department of Community and Public Affairs, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, International Programs, and all campus safety and operations across the entire ACC service area, which includes more than a dozen campuses and centers. Dr. Malcolm represents the college and the President/CEO in the community, acting as a key point of contact to business leaders, government officials, international organizations, educational leaders, the public, and media. She also facilitates, in concert with the President, communication with the Board of Trustees.

DANIEL WOODROFFE .DWG

As president and design director of dwg., Daniel has practiced landscape architecture in central Texas for over 20 years. Through his award-winning firm, he has amassed a wealth of experience that focuses on the urban architectural landscape where his work expresses the role and importance of creating exceptional designs that are socially, environmentally and economically equitable and resilient. Daniel is an Austin 40 Under 40 Award for Design & Architecture winner and he is a current board member with AIA Austin and with the Downtown Austin Alliance and has previously served as the chair of the Austin Parks Foundation and the Waterfront Planning and Advisory Board. Daniel has been recognized for his commitment to community service in 2018 from the SMPS and from ASLA in 2014. He holds and Bachelors and Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998 and is presently licensed in Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Alabama.

In this talk Dylan Thuras will use the lens of Atlas Obscura, a guide to the worlds hidden wonders and the best selling travel book of the last decade, to discuss the vast array of possibilities contained with the discipline of Landscape Architecture. What is there if not the landscape? Our built world is a thin veneer over the natural one, though where nature “stops” and human intervention begins is of course no clear matter. This talk relishes in those wonderful spaces where nature, the human hand, and civic environments intertwine. From the re-use of forgotten infrastructure, such as the High Line to countless rails to trails projects, to the creation of much needed wild spaces in urban environments, to the play of follies and sculpture embedded in natural (or unnatural!) settings, this is an investigation into the joy, humor, and delight that landscape architecture can bring to the world. Every act of place making is an act of story telling. Landscape architects have the possibility to tell stories of evolution, of indigenous life, of science fiction, of history, and of tragedy and triumph. With an eye to exploration, curiosity, and discovery we will dive deep into the landscape together and hopefully all leave with wide ranging inspiration about the possibility found within it.

DYLAN THURAS ATLAS O BSCURA DYLAN THURAS is the cofounder and creative director of Atlas Obscura, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders and co-author of the New York Times bestselling kids book “An Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid.” Dylan has been a correspondent for NPR’s All Things Considered, host of the NYTimes podcast “So You Want to Work Abroad”, a guest on CBS Sunday Morning, Science Friday, and a speaker at the New Yorker festival, and SXSW among others, Dylan work has been featured in the New York Times, New Yorker, and Men’s Health among others. His pursuit of the unusual began as a teenager exploring abandoned buildings in the Midwest and eventually took him to Budapest for a year, where he and his wife Michelle Enemark explored Eastern Europe’s obscure and wondrous locales. He lives with his wife Michelle and their two children, Phineas and Jean, in New York’s Hudson Valley. Visit him online at @dylanthuras or atlasobscura.com.

CON VEN T ION CEN T ER G RAN D BALLROOM

Landscaping Joy with Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura.

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AT L A S O B S C U R A

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HILTON HOT EL CRYSTAL BALLROOM

06 04:00-05:00 SESSION

INWOOD FOREST S u burb i a Re i m a g i ne d

At a glance, the Inwood Forest neighborhood is idyllic. Designed in the 1960s as a suburban paradise with golf course winding throughout, this neighborhood is just minutes from downtown Houston, nestled along the White Oak Bayou with large stands of pre-existing Post Oaks. About ten years ago, the closure of the golf course only seemed to highlight the natural beauty of this community by leaving behind large trees and swathes of grass intertwined with the houses. As the daily routine of the former course fell to quarterly mowing and maintenance of water features and low spots disappeared, the pristine links were replaced with wetland edges and scruffy shrub lines. Now, as part of massive flood mitigation strategies, this currently distressed suburb is facing the replacement of their natural backyard (originally a golf course) with maximum volume detention basins. With multiple agencies, both public and private, involved in the conversation about addressing flooding in the neighborhood, larger tenets have emerged, such as connectivity and equity for residents and visitors as well as wildlife habitat. This program will explore the factors that led this neighborhood to its current position and the strategies being used to create opportunities for a new vision of neighborhood based, flood detention design. This new vision of repurposing the former golf course for regional flood detention design incorporates community amenities, such as recreational components, that heard voices of support from community members at public engagement events. Creating new habitat is another important component of this project. Layering professional flood mitigation expertise with community engagement supported the missions of the organizations involved and has been integral to realizing a more holistic and equitable approach to this neighborhood flood detention project.

PETER CALDWELL ASAK URA ROBINS ON Peter Caldwell is a Landscape Architect who has had a love of plants since he was a teenager. He moved to Houston in 2014 upon completion of his degree Landscape Architecture and his Masters in Ecological Sciences at Purdue University. Peter has a strong belief in the connections between people and the natural environment. He understands the interconnectedness of ecosystems and the health of society. His Master’s work focused on understanding the complex nature of large urban systems and how to build resiliency into them. Peter is an active member of the Texas Chapter, Houston-Gulf Coast Section of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). He is currently serving as the Chair-elect for the Section where he is an advocate for education to both increase professional knowledge and increase public awareness of the profession. He has recently spoken at the ASLA National Conference on using Universal Design to create more accessible & inclusive public spaces. He brings these perspectives into every project and works to design flexible systems that have a positive impact and are usable by all.

LISA GRAIFF H O USTON PARKS BOAR D Lisa Graiff is a creative problem-solver. As the Beyond the Bayous Program Manager at the Houston Parks Board, Lisa enjoys collaborating with the team to clarify, organize, and implement projects that bring park benefits to all Houstonians. Her twenty years of experience in international building and campus projects drives her extraordinary vision in coordinating large-scale projects. A native Houstonian, she served on the Board of the Bayou Land Conservancy and loves exploring Houston’s wild places. Lisa was a leading voice in engaging with Inwood community members on this project.

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CITY OF HOUSTON PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Paresh Lad is an Urban Planner with the City of Houston with 21 years of professional experience. He graduated from the University of Waterloo, with an Urban and Regional Planning degree. He has served the City of Houston’s Planning Department in various roles in the Long Range Planning Division and the Development Services Division. Currently Paresh is working with Houston Public Works Department in the Infrastructure Planning and Prioritization Group where he studies infrastructure needs as well as analyzing and prioritizing the City’s Drainage and Street infrastructure. Paresh served to represent the City of Houston on this project.

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CLAS S ROOM B, GALLEON

06 04:00-05:00 SESSION

F E S T I VA L B E A C H FOOD FOREST Now More Relevant Than Ever: The Festival Beach Food Forest is both a community engagement project as well as a food deserts project. The nuances and services and complex and many. Mr. Wright has been part of developing this project since 2013 and has grown into a phenomenon and a model that continues to inspire people from all walks of life. Homeless community members have participated and have enjoyed some of the bounty. The affordable housing senior center residents love the food forest. The space feeds people, educates people on healthy foods and medicinals, and people bond in the common ideas of hands in the soil and communing over fresh produce. This presentation will focus on a brief history, and move through topics of what kinds of food, the community that comes to support the project, the beneficiaries, Environmental benefits, education services, homelessness, health, and community bonding.

MITCH WRIGHT

VISTA PL AN N IN G & DE SIG N Mr. Wright has practiced landscape architecture and planning since 1986 and is both a registered landscape architect and a certified planner. His work spans a very broad spectrum of project types from regional planning, park master planning, city comprehensive planning, landscape architecture, development consulting, and real estate master planning/site planning/ entitlements. His practice maintains a balance of both public and private practice. Mr. Wright started Vista Planning & Design in 2011 with a strong focus on integrating design and environmental quality with high quality community elements to create spaces of high value for the environment and the community. Mr. Wright is also certified as a drone pilot using this tool for presentations and analysis of projects. Additionally, Mr. Wright is an award winning photographer specializing in medium and large format black and white film photography with exhibits and lectures on photography when requested.

JODI LANE

F RU IT FUL C OMMON S | C IT Y OF AU ST I N Jodi Lane is an architectural design and urban planning practitioner with 29 years of experience with residential, commercial, institutional and grass roots projects. She has participated on consultant teams for a number of master plan initiatives in Austin, Texas, as well as in Ukraine and Kenya. Currently she is advancing the City of Austin’s South Central Waterfront Vision Plan and leading a masterplan effort to generate a bio-diverse Food Forest in the heart of downtown. Jodi is a certified LENSES Facilitator of systems-thinking design, holds a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Texas and is a Co-Founder of the Festival Beach Food Forest and Fruitful Commons.

MICHAEL ROBINSON S WA Michael Robinson is an Associate Principal and landscape architect with the Houston studio of SWA Group. He specializes in areas of urban design, flooding, synthesizing natural and cultural systems, and infrastructure as public space. Prior to joining SWA, Michael was a full time faculty member at the Rice School of Architecture where his research and teaching focused on the relationships of architecture, infrastructure, ecology, and public space. Michael earned a Master of Architecture degree from Rice University and after earning undergraduate dual degrees in architecture and landscape architecture from North Carolina State University.

HILTON HOT EL CRYSTAL BALLROOM

06 04:00-05:00

As Houston has expanded its greenway network along its bayous and realizes its potential as the “Bayou City”, one particular trail segment stands out for its exceptional level of difficulty. This one-half mile long project through downtown, the “Buffalo Bayou Downtown Trail - East” offers a unique case study of synthesizing a visionary city-wide greenspace plan with highly demanding technical requirements, a changing regulatory environment, multiple property ownerships and rights-of-way, and the unique challenge of routing a trail through a building. The project’s lead designer will present how the design process was used to build consensus among its two clients, the Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Houston Parks Board, and coordinate and inform multiple concurrent projects directly on, or adjacent to, the project site.

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T H E M O S T D I F F I C U LT B AY O U T R A I L

CON VEN T ION CEN T ER G RAN D BALLROOM

07 05:00-06:00

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AC C E S S I B I L I T Y E R R O R S FROM THE FIELD The Texas Accessibility Standards haven’t changed since 2012, but new laws and amendments have created new requirements and code interpretations constantly change. This course will discuss what types of projects are required to comply with the TAS, and will present the most common errors we see in the field. The presentation will conclude with a discussion regarding new clarifications, rule changes, and technical memorandums issued by TDLR. As the team of RAS’s presents, who have performed reviews and inspections on over 1,000 projects through Texas over the past decade, we will highlight some of the ‘gray’ areas of the code and discuss varying interpretations.

ANDREA LACOUR CON TOUR C OL L E C TIVE

Ms. LaCour brings 15 years of experience in the design industry and is a Registered Accessibility Specialist in Texas. Andrea has provided ADA consulting on over 500 projects across Texas. Andrea has worked on accessibility projects in over 8 states, and understands the differences in various accessibility requirements from the TAS, to the ADA, to Fair Housing Act. She is a sought-after presenter for professional conferences, design firms and municipalities including Austin, Baton Rouge, Charlotte, and the National ADA Symposium. Andrea is passionate about volunteerism, serving her 8th year for Big Brothers Big Sisters and serving her fifth year with the ACE Mentor Program of Austin. She is the Curriculum Chair, teaching 100 highschoolers an after school design project to introduce career directions in our industry.

ELAINE ANDERSEN CON TOUR C OL L E C TIVE

A designer with 20 years of experience in managing projects from the design phase through final construction. Mrs. Andersen’s design experience includes extensive knowledge of building codes, accessibility standards, and ordinances for both commercial and multifamilyresidential facilities. Elaine is a Registered Accessibility Specialist in Texas, having consulted on over 500 projects in Texas. She has also performed over 100 ADA assessments across the country including California, Louisiana, North and South Carolinas. Elaine is a Navy veteran who continues to serve by providing pro-bono accessibility design services to Operation Finally Home, an organization supporting wounded veterans.

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T EXAS AS LA C O N F E R E N C E + EXP O 20 21 | G ALV E ST O N

HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN GALVESTON SITE ANALYSIS JOGGING/WALKING TOUR NICHOLAS NELSON

............................................................................. RE-INVENT LA WITH EXPLORATION KONA GRAY

............................................................................. DESIGNING RESILIENT COMMUNITY PARKS

WILL JONES, REED RICHARD, MARK GOODSON, CHRIS BARNES

............................................................................. FUNDING DESIGN FOR HEALTH EQUITY

KARI SPIEGEGLHALTER, JO CARCEDO, ALLAN MATTHEWS, ABENA ASANTE

............................................................................. REIMAGINING ACCESSIBLE DESIGN KRISTI AVALOS

............................................................................. CULTIVATING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES

MIKEL WILKINS, HALEY POWELL, SCOTT SNODGRASS

............................................................................. VISIONING THE GREAT SPRINGS TRAIL ELAINE KEARNEY, JIM BAILEY, BILL BARKER

............................................................................. PUBLIC SPACES: AN EXPLORATION MINDY COOPER

............................................................................. ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY RYAN BRICKER

............................................................................. EYES TO EQUITY: PARKS IN HARRIS CO.

TUCKER ROSE, UCHA ABBAH, KARI SPIEGELHALTER

............................................................................. RE: BEYOND SEDUM Bruce Dvorak

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Galveston has a rich cultural and architectural history. This early morning run will loop through the historic downtown for a look at what the city has to offer. The route will include a sample of the public spaces, streetscapes, and featured commercial and residential buildings along the way. Headlamps or flashlights are encouraged but not required.

N I C H O L A S N E L S O N , ASLA,

LEED AP

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CON VEN T ION CEN T ER F RON T

08 06:00-07:00 SESSION

HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN GALVESTON SITE ANALYSIS

K O N A G R AY, FASLA,

PLA

EDSA As a firm leader with 27-years of experience in 30+ countries, his global design and management sense has positively shaped the outcomes of many environments. His portfolio includes large-scale planning and detailed site design with emphasis on communities, parks, hospitality, urban and campus environments that solve meaningful issues. Currently, he serves as ASLA Representatives to the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board and recently served as ASLA Vice President Professional Practice. He is a Past President of the Landscape Architecture Foundation and active member of the Urban Land Institute. Kona earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Georgia.

CON VEN T ION CEN T ER G RAN D BALLROOM

09 08:00-09:00

The profession of Landscape Architecture has been misunderstood by many. We all know that awareness is the key to resolving this predicament. Although the effort to change this reality is exhausting, we cannot stop. The status quo must be broken. As stewards of the land by training and spirit, we have not protected mother earth as intended. Unfortunately, we have succumbed to the pressures of greed and ambition to make “things” instead of improving the quality of life. Our greater good is be rooted in protecting earth through natural systemsbased design thinking and promoting the empowerment of people. Fortunately, there are several Landscape Architects that have contributed to the value proposition of the profession. Just consider the Highline and other worthy works. These projects influence so many, but we are still not understood by the average person. There is so much more work needed to reach Nirvana. Our word has evolved towards the Anthropocene and people have not fully realized the tragic consequences of silence as well as lack of positive action. “The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems, including, but not limited to, anthropogenic climate change” as defined by Wikipedia. In my opinion the ideology expressed validates the need for survival. It also reconfirms the need for Landscape Architects. This is a call to action reminiscent of the 1966 LAF Declaration of Concern for the Planet. “ We are concerned over misuse of the environment and development which has lost all contact with the basic processes of nature” and reconfirmed after 50 years in 2016 at the LAF Summit stating that Everything comes from and returns to the Landscape. Ultimately, landscape architects have the expertise to contribute to the “preservation, improvement, and enhancement of the environment” so, let’s go forward and create places for everyone to enjoy the good life.

KEYNOTE SESSION

RE-INVENT LA W I T H E X P L O R AT I O N

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CLAS S ROOM A, EXHIBIT HALL

10 10:00-11:00 SESSION

DESIGNING RESILIENT C O M M U N I T Y PA R K S Flood events can be catastrophic. With the increase in impervious surfaces and more frequent and intense rain events, landscape architects and planners have the skills and knowledge needed to address complex flood related issues. Deploying an understanding of topography, hydrology, and ecology to create systems that divert, absorb, or capture water, our multilayered solutions have the opportunity to reduce flood risk and improve ecological and human health conditions. BREC, a nationally accredited, Gold Medal Award winning agency, oversees East Baton Rouge’s robust park system boasting over 180 parks. Through a collaboration between TBG Partners, SCAPE Studio and CSRS to create a master plan for Airline Highway Park, our panel will share lessons learned on transforming the park that was 90% flooded during the 2016 rains into a system that can inundate and thrive in those conditions. This park will also serve as prototype in the BREC system to be one of the first resilient parks in the Parish. Hydrological, ecological, social, historical, and current site programming layers were inventoried and synthesized to create a foundation that would allow the design team to develop a master plan framework. We’ll explore the site constraints including a capped 17.5 acre landfill, flood prone areas, a known location for a proposed Safe Room Building, preservation of existing mature trees and rare vegetation, protection of an archeological site and creating a buffer for road noise from the adjacent highway. We will also discuss notable findings such as hydrology patterns that incur flooding from a rain event as well as backflooding of systems downstream flowing upstream into the site. These hydrological events occur days after the original rain event and can take the site days to dry out.

W I L L J O N E S , PLA TBG Will serves as Managing Principal of TBG Dallas, engaging in complex, public project engagements while leading large multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that his projects are the highest in performance from an environmental, social, and economic standpoint. A Louisiana State University graduate practicing over 16 years, Will has worked on prominent projects of all varieties across the world, from small pocket parks in the urban core of cities to regional parks and waterfronts serving the needs of larger communities. His lifelong affinity for art and the environment, coupled with an understanding of economic value of place, made landscape architecture an ideal fit, and has led him into focusing on creating regional civic spaces that strengthen communities and bring people together

REED RICHARD BRE C SYSTEM PL A N N I N G Reed is a licensed Landscape Architect (PLA), a certified planner (AICP) and a Certified Recreation Professional (CPRP) with more than 30 years of experience. He graduated with honors from the School of Landscape Architecture in 1987. He spent the first several years of his professional career working in design firms in Connecticut, Philadelphia and Florida. In 2005 Reed returned to his hometown of Baton Rouge and spent ten years as Senior Landscape Architect at HNTB. He has coordinated efforts with architects, planners, engineers, environmental professionals, municipal officials, and community leaders on a variety of project scales - From urban parks, arboretums, transportation corridors, streetscapes, and greenways, to land use planning studies, environmental assessments and impact statements. Reed served as Senior Landscape Architect at HNTB’s Baton Rouge office for ten years and has served his last 15 years at the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC). He currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent of System Planning and Construction at BREC. His responsibilities include park and recreation system planning, master planning and the design of high performing parks and recreation environments and natural resources management. He provides leadership, and administration of BREC’s Planning & Engineering Department and Capital Improvements Program.

MARK GOODSON CSRS Mark Goodson’s career spans over 16 years, and has been focused on resilience, urban planning and redevelopment, public finance, and program management. As the Resilience Practice Lead at CSRS, a Louisiana-based design, planning, and program management firm, Mark leads a multi-disciplinary team that provides advisory services and delivers solutions to governmental and commercial clients who wish to adapt to thrive amidst everchanging economic, natural, and socio-demographic environments. As such, Mark and the CSRS resilience team help clients identify risks and vulnerabilities, develop strategic interventions, and design and implement resilience programs, as well as integrate resilience and sustainability into existing capital programs. Mark draws from his work experience in the private, governmental and nonprofit sectors, as well as community service and education in landscape architecture and public administration from Louisiana State University to provide optimal service to clients, as well as create fun and productive work environments for his teams.

C H R I S B A R N E S , PLA SCAP E Chris is a Registered Landscape Architect and Studio Director in SCAPE’s New Orleans office. He brings an interest in the social dynamics of a landscape and believes in its power to bring people of all backgrounds together, while simultaneously addressing the environment and ecology at multiple scales. Through a diverse range of project experience, Chris brings to each project an ability to integrate regional ecologies, local community interests and resilient design strategies to develop concise solutions for complex sites. Chris was the Project Manager for the New York Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center Campus Master Planning projects and Red Hook Waterfront Development project. He is currently managing SCAPE’s New Orleans office and leading many of our Southeast projects, including the Chattahoochee River Greenway Study and McCoys Creek Restoration Project.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the major vulnerabilities and disparities in public health outcomes across Texas and the Nation. Those with pre-existing conditions or who live near polluting industries have higher hospitalization and fatality rates than those who do not, and these are often communities of color. Even after COVID-19 has passed, the world’s “new normal” is that we can no longer ignore or be ignorant about the reality of these health disparities. Landscape architects can play a role in closing this health disparity gap through the design of parks and open spaces that promote active lifestyles and reduce air pollution. However, the communities that need these open spaces the most often do not have the financial resources to design and build these spaces. Designers often find themselves wanting to help these deserving communities, but may not be able to work pro-bono to do so. Grant-giving Foundations, especially those focused on health, have stepped in to fill this gap. In this panel, representatives from three Texas-based Foundations will speak about their work funding parks, open space, and built environment projects to improve health outcomes. Austin-based St. David’s Foundation will speak about their work funding the “Healthy Parks Plan for Travis, Bastrop, and Caldwell Counties,” a three-county wide parks plan which led to grants given to non-profits and cities across central Texas for park design and construction. Galveston-based Moody Foundation will speak about their role in funding Green Galveston, Klyde Warren Park, and the Wellness Garden at Parkland Hospital. Houston-based Episcopal Health Foundation will share their work on the “Healthy Places Toolkit.” This panel will be moderated by a designer who has worked with these organizations on health-focused design projects at multiple scales. Audience members will learn how these funding processes work and the opportunities to help close the health disparity gap through funded design work.

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CLAS S ROOM B, GALLEON

10 10:00-11:00 SESSION

FUNDING DESIGN F O R H E A LT H E Q U I T Y

K A R I S P I E G E L H A LT E R ASAK URA ROBINSON As an Urban Ecological Designer for Asakura Robinson, Kari works on a broad range of sustainability and equity-related planning and design projects that enhance urban ecosystems, public health, and environmental justice. She is especially interested in how participatory design processes build ecological and social resilience in communities. Kari’s portfolio at Asakura Robinson includes notable planning and design work such as the Healthy Parks Plan for Bastrop, Travis and Caldwell Counties, the Austin State Hospital’s therapeutic landscapes, San Antonio Trail Design Strategy, and Austin’s FC Soccer Stadium. Kari received her Masters of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University and was named Cornell’s 2018 Graduate Olmsted Scholar. At Cornell, she became interested in community engagement and environmental justice, and co-wrote the “Landscape Architecture Student’s Guide to Environmental Justice,” which received an ASLA Student Award in the communications category in 2018. Kari has also been recognized through the American Planning Association as the sole landscape architect on the winning team for the APA’s 2018 Student Design Competition. Prior to beginning her MLA, she co-founded a volunteer natural resources commission to restore prairies and wetlands in her hometown of Prospect Heights, Illinois. Kari also holds a BA in Biology from Lawrence University.

JO CARCEDO EP ISCO PAL HEALTH F OUN DAT I ON Jo Z. Carcedo is the Vice President for Grants for the Episcopal Health Foundation. In this role she developed the foundation’s grantmaking system, oversees all operational aspects of the organization’s grantmaking portfolios, supervises the grants management and program staff, directs the foundation’s $45 million grants budget and all organization-wide grantmaking policies, processes, and systems to ensure EHF’s grantmaking is aligned with its core values and strategic goals. She has raised more than $300 million in public grants and contracts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services including: Administration for Children and Families, Health Resources & Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; the Texas Education Agency and several private philanthropies. She is published in The Foundation Review, blogged for Health Affairs, and has been featured in the Annual Report of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (2018). Jo has a Master of Business Administration from Texas Woman’s University, a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University.

A L L A N M AT T H E W S MO O DY F OU NDATION Allan is the Director of Grants at the Moody Foundation. He has held this role since 2013, and is proud of his tenure with the organization since 1991. In recent years, The Moody Foundation has supported projects in Austin: Pease Park, Barton Springs and Waller Creek Conservancy , and in Dallas: Klyde Warren Park, and the wellness garden at Parkland Hospital. In Galveston, major support for Moody Gardens since the 1980’s has addressed nature preservation for many years. He is a 1988 graduate of Rice University (B.A. Political Science), and he also played varsity baseball for four years. He and Lori have three adult daughters and two grandchildren.

ABENA ASANTE KATE B . REYNOLDS CHA R I TA B L E T R UST Abena develops strategies for programs and grant making in the area of Parks and Rural Health. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2016, Abena was a Senior Program Officer with the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where her grants portfolio focused on access to primary care, behavioral health services, diabetes and prevention activities. At the Cone Health Foundation, Abena served as a Program Officer and established the first county-wide initiative addressing obesity prevention. She also served with the Public Health Departments in North Carolina and Florida. Abena has a Master of Health Care Administration from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina, and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

HILTON HOT EL CRYSTAL BALLROOM

10 10:00-11:00

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R E I M AG I N I N G AC C E S S I B L E D E S I G N I. Introduction: COVID-19 restrictions have brought a heightened interest in reimagining beautiful outdoor “escape” areas. It need not be a burden to create landscape designs that offer freedom of access and enjoyment to everyone, including people with disabilities. This presentation is about embracing accessibility as an opportunity to serve the community better, rather than merely comply with the law. The principles of accessible design as applied in landscape architecture can be beneficial in all design contexts and can generate an often overlooked marketing opportunity for firms that embrace it. II. Landscape Planning: Landscape architects set the tone to a building. A person with a disability can look at the exterior and determine if access was embraced, or an afterthought. Good access requires thought. Planning is the key. Understanding how existing pedestrian elements will be affected, how new pedestrian elements can be embraced, and how historical areas can be improved is important to every project. This session will cover all aspects of the planning process for effective and beautiful outcomes. III. Design: Great ideas take great execution. Great execution comes from great design. How do you choose the most effective materials? What needs to be thought through? How can you improve upon each environment you touch? IV. Landscape Construction: Construction is the key. How the planned elements are installed make all of the difference between compliance and non compliance. Brick, for instance, might be compliant if properly installed and can also be the very reason for litigation when it’s not. V. Landscape Maintenance: The owner is required to “maintain an accessible route in an accessible condition.” How can you help? How can good installation effect the overall maintenance?

K R I ST I AVA LO S ACC E SSOLOGY Kristi Avalos is a nationally renowned leader in providing accessibility consulting services and is a sought-after speaker with a knack for using an upbeat approach to help others understand the complexities of ADA compliance. With over 40 years of experience, she provides expert witnessing on ADA, 504, Federal Housing Administration, and Air Carrier Access Act legal cases. Kristi has been involved with the United States Access Board, Department of Justice, and other agencies and organizations that have shaped accessibility legislation and trends since the early 1980’s. In 1990 Kristi founded Accessology Too, LLC which is a national leader in providing accessibility consulting services and is one of the largest U.S. firms dedicated solely to accessibility and access issues. With Accessology, Kristi has worked on numerous multi-million-dollar projects with accessibility compliance during all stages from schematics to construction. Accessology continues to raise awareness about the law and disability inclusion in our communities and is committed to full implementation of the ADA.

TEX AS B OARD OF ARCH I T E C UR AL E XA MIN E R S Jack W. Stamps manages the investigations unit of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. Staffing of this unit includes two investigators. Jack has been with the board for eighteen years. Jack has 52 years of both regulatory enforcement and law enforcement experience. He began his law enforcement career in 1968 as a State Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety. His job assignments have included: narcotics agent, homicide investigator, agency administrator, training academy director, and financial crimes investigator. Jack is a 1986 graduate of the FBI National Academy.

M I K E A LV A R A D O TEX AS B OARD OF ARCH I T E C UR AL E XA MIN E R S TBAE Registration Manager Registration, Renewals, Continuing Education 36 year government employee: Texas Board of Architectural Examiners Texas Department of Insurance, Program Specialist Travis Central Appraisal District, Customer Service Specialist City of Austin Texas, Water Utility, Engineering Associate, retired

CLAS S ROOM A, EXHIBIT HALL

JAC K W. S TA M P S

11 11:00-12:00

Presenter will review TBAE rules and statutes regarding HSW practice matters. Scenarios will be presented and participants will be encouraged to select the correct answers. Recent enforcement cases will be reviewed with the intent to help the participants understanding of how to remain compliant with board rules and not get caught in similar situations.

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R E V I E W O F B OA R D RULES AND CASES

With the effects of climate change growing more severe by the day, social unrest more common, and the economy more volatile, the only thing it seems we can be certain of is change. These collective changes in climate, demographics, and economics will result in inevitable and substantial negative impacts on environmental systems, food security, equity, and quality of life if left unmitigated. Our panel will discuss how we, as landscape architects, planners and designers, can and should partner with allied professions, developers, and municipalities to create more resilient communities and landscapes to, not only survive these changes, but to thrive in these conditions through the utilization of green infrastructure master planning techniques at the neighborhood scale. Evidenced by research and work in Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and North Texas, which emphasize ecosystem restoration and urban agriculture strategies like food forests and permaculture – we will explore how a more resilient society is critical for climate action success. We will also discuss the importance of understanding and planning for the lifecycle operations and maintenance of these prioritized strategies. As metropolitan areas across Texas, it is imperative that we address these challenges as efficiently and creatively as possible by finding opportunities, together, to address environmental, social, and economic stressors with thoughtfully planned projects that optimize benefits across the spectrum of sustainability.

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CLAS S ROOM B, GALLEON

11 10:00-11:00 SESSION

C U LT I VAT I N G R E S I L I E N T COMMUNITIES

MIKEL WILKINS TB G An Environmental Engineer with over 25 years of experience and TBG’s first Director of Sustainability, Mikel collaborates with teams across the firm to evaluate the sustainable performance of projects under design to identify opportunities to enhance the triple bottom line. Mikel specializes in planning, design, and policy related to the integration of green infrastructure systems into the built environment. He enjoys multi-disciplinary design approach projects that rely on creativity, innovation, education, and compassion to guide the planning and design process and ultimately provide the most community benefits. Mikel also has a passion for education and currently teaches a class on sustainable infrastructure as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University.

HALEY POWELL TB G A landscape designer based in TBG’s Dallas office, Haley was fortunate to study abroad in Asia for five years and brings a unique perspective through her background in anthropology to the projects she works on. She has a keen interest in green infrastructure and is inspired by the impact landscape architects have as an industry to normalize GI interventions. Haley also enjoys the opportunity to design landscapes that benefit people and the local ecology through practices such as wastewater treatment and providing food and pollinator habitat. Her affinity for permaculture made landscape architecture an ideal career fit, and she is currently working on finetuning her knowledge of food forests to become more applicable in projects.

SCOTT SNODGRASS AG MEN ITY Scott Snodgrass is at least a 4th generation Texan and has lived in Houston for most of his life. He is passionate about seeing viable systems for local food production thrive. With experience in every facet of the food system, as well as education and real estate development, he envisions a society that is thoughtful about its food production, how it nourishes its people and the regeneration of ecological capital.

HILTON HOT EL CRYSTAL BALLROOM

11 10:00-11:00

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how connected and disconnected our cities truly are – as people sought the outdoors and new recreational activities in attempt to find respite, stay healthy, and be active. In the city of San Antonio – and the Central and South Texas regions, two organizations are working together on an innovative initiative that aims to connect the Alamo to the Capitol through an expanded active transportation network. The Great Springs Project envisions a national park-scale corridor of protected lands between the densely urban areas of Austin and San Antonio over the Edwards Aquifer recharge and contributing zones. This green corridor will be connected by a network of trails, linking four of Texas’ Great Springs: Barton Springs, San Marcos Springs, Comal Springs, and San Antonio Springs. ActivateSA, which is a guerilla planning initiative and thinktank composed of architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, conservationists, transportation planners, and cyclists – are advocating for a more connected region in Central and South Texas through regional active infrastructure and the creation of The Flyway. The Flyway is currently a missing link in San Antonio’s active transportation infrastructure, but if realized, would provide a 4.5-mile cycling and active transportation corridor that will connect the city’s two largest employment centers – Downtown and San Antonio International Airport. With representatives from ActivateSA and The Great Springs Project, our panel will share information about the organizations and their goals for the future, with an emphasis on the collaborative effort that has taken place so far between The Great Springs Project non-profit, ActivateSA, various city and other agencies, and a multidisciplinary team.

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SESSION

VISIONING THE G R E AT S P R I N G S T R A I L

E L A I N E K E A R N E Y, PLA TB G Elaine is a licensed landscape architect and the managing principal of TBG Partners San Antonio where she guides her team in designing compelling landscapes that are rooted in the ecology and unique environment of the Edwards Plateau region. She received her B.A. in Economics from Trinity University and master’s in landscape architecture from Harvard University. Elaine brings a sophisticated design perspective to every engagement which reflects her wide-ranging professional and academic teaching experiences which have spanned from the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest. Since moving to San Antonio in 2015, she has become deeply engaged with civic life and is inspired by opportunities to explore, discuss, and advocate for the best possible version of San Antonio’s built environment. In addition to being an active member of ActivateSA, she serves on the national board of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) and was recently appointed as the Mayor’s representative to the Linear Creekway Parks Advisory Board.

J I M B A I L E Y, AIA ALAMO ARCHITECTS From designing and producing board games to his current passion for endurance racing, Jim’s interests are wide and varied. He grew up the son of a family of pioneering preservationists in San Antonio’s King William historic district at the advent of its return to glory, and his love and respect for that unique heritage has informed his interest in neighborhood revitalization city-wide. Jim’s hands-on experience restoring numerous historic homes around San Antonio has given him a wealth of knowledge both at the scale of the individual house and of the complexity of the neighborhood in which it sits. With this background Jim has brought a real passion for quality to his leadership of our multifamily group. With over fifteen thousand units built under his watch he has worked equally nimbly with affordable, market-rate or urban infill/ mixed use developments. His contributions to our planning efforts are invaluable as well, and he has participated in most of our significant inner-city master planning efforts, adding his own insights from growing up in the big middle of it all.

B I L L B A R K E R , F A I C P,

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TH E G REAT SPRING A former Planning Director for VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Interim Planning Director at the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, and Director of Transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (Dallas-Fort Worth’s Metropolitan Planning Organization), Bill brings a unique background in regional planning and transportation funding to the Great Springs Project. Uniquely recognized as a Fellow by both the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the American Institute of Certified Planners, Bill offers dynamic expertise in coordinating and aligning municipal, county and federal planning initiatives. Additionally, Bill was Chairman of the Board of the Bexar Land Trust (now known as the Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas) where he signed critical land conservation easements. A former Adjunct Associate Professor in the graduate urban and regional planning program at the University of Texas at San Antonio and a former Advisory Board Member to the Hill Country Alliance. As a consultant, Bill has helped public and private clients in seven states, Canada and Mexico as well as the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Agency for International Development. In addition to numerous transportation and conservation board positions, Bill has been engaged in “think tank” projects with the Houston Advanced Research Center, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Center for Urban Transportation Research, the Transportation Research Board, and the Gas Research Institute. He has a B.S. in physics from the University of Florida and a M.A. in urban affairs from the University of Texas at Arlington.

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CLAS S ROOM A, EXHIBIT HALL

12 01:00-02:00 SESSION

PUBLIC SPACES an e xpl o ra ti o n

Since 2012, dwg’s office has been located on the 900 block of Congress Avenue, two blocks south of the Texas State Capitol in the heart of downtown. Our experience designing urban architectural landscapes in Austin and beyond is shaped by our daily experiences in this environment. In March 2020, Austin began to implement COVID-19-related public space restrictions. We have observed how the restrictions of the pandemic have restricted the way public space is used in our immediate vicinity and grew curious about how we could promote a more flexible use of public spaces during a health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic or on any given day of the week. We selected five distinct spaces within a one-block radius from our office to study. Of these spaces - a streetscape, an alley, a surface lot, a plaza, and a parking garage - some are publicly-owned and some privately-owned. All of these spaces experienced a decrease in use with the onset of pandemic-related restrictions. In a series of online, collaborative charrettes, we analyzed each space using the following framework: 1. Why does this spatial type exist? 2. Who was using this space pre-pandemic; for what? 3. What spatial needs has the pandemic caused that relate to this space? 4. How can this space be used during and after the pandemic, temporarily and permanently? This presentation will outline the result of that analysis, including our findings, proposed possibilities, and “whatif?”s. Our goals with this presentation are two-fold: first, we wish to offer concrete suggestions to others for how public or semi-public space can be used within current pandemic-related constraints. Additionally, this presentation represents the necessary practice of broadening our minds as designers; a practice in stretching our perceived possibilities as we ask: what might people want and need from public space right now? How can our urban landscape accommodate those desires?

MINDY COOPER .DWG As principal-in-charge of a studio team with members in both Austin and San Antonio, Mindy is adept at working and communicating with diverse teams. Mindy has over 15 years of practice in Central Texas and beyond, overseeing projects as small as the Yeti Retail Flagship streetscape on Congress Avenue to as large and complex as a 2-acre on-structure amenity deck at the Fairmont Hotel. Her greatest strength is her commitment to establishing common purpose and goals in her project teams. Utilizing her honed project management and facilitation techniques helps her to effectively game plan, communicate and make corrections as needed in order to achieve a project’s goals.

H N TB Mr. Bricker works primarily as a national design resource for HNTB Corporation based in both the Dallas and Arlington, Virginia Offices. Having worked directly with over 30 different HNTB offices from coast to coast, Bricker brings very specialized urban design expertise that fully integrates into value added design delivery for HNTB projects. For over two decades Bricker has strategically integrated the unique skillsets of urban design and landscape architecture within firm-wide market sectors, most notably within the Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) market. Bricker has been instrumental in initiatives to elevate DOT’s to develop fully integrated design processes, delivering award winning transportation enhancement projects. These projects include, Marquette Interchange, Green Ribbon Project, I-405, I-465, NTTA SWDG, Chisolm Trail Parkway and the Dallas Horseshoe. Further expanding the capabilities of UDP practice, Bricker in recent years has supported federal services in the development of a Military Cemetery design expertise, leading design on the nation’s highest profile installations including Arlington National Cemetery, Quantico and West Point USMA.

CLAS S ROOM B, GALLEON

R YA N B R I C K E R , ASLA

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The Arlington National Cemetery Southern Expansion Project is an integrated design project with far-reaching effects and interrelated projects. Through ANC’s Leadership, and collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration, Arlington County, VDOT, 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Fund, Air Force District Washington and others, the Southern Expansion will be a transformative project that will seamlessly extend the cemetery, expand the Federal City and create a monumental corridor linking the community and significant monuments and memorials commemorating sacrifice.

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ARLINGTON N AT I O N A L C E M E T E R Y

CON VEN T ION CEN T ER G RAN D BALLROOM

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Public green space is an important feature of what has come to be known as smart growth and the concept of a complete community. Parks serve as social hotspots in communities and provide wildlife habitat that may be scarce in other environments. They are used to draw residents to particular areas and are the environments to which people feel the greatest connection. Parks are spaces where life happens outside the structure of a daily work routine, and they are the places where memories are made. These impactful spaces, however, are not created equally. In many existing park systems, such as Precinct 2 in Harris County, equitable distribution and access could be improved. In this area, key factors that must be considered to bolster equity include engaging Latinx culture and underserved communities, and identifying pollution, connectivity, and accessibility issues. These community-scale factors should serve as a lens through which to analyze site-scale amenities. The manifestation of equitable distribution, and the methods used to compare individual parks, is multi-faceted and requires a layered approach to achieve clarity. This presentation highlights the Pasadena Healthy Parks Plan and the Harris County Precinct 2 Open Space Resource Management Plan to focus on the process of evaluating, prioritizing, and recommending park improvements. With these two projects, the interdisciplinary approach of on-site, intensive park assessments paired with regionally-scaled analysis of social and environmental factors led to a robust set of design recommendations in a prioritized matrix. Communication between landscape architects, planners, and community members produced thorough, pragmatic recommendations for increased equity in park accessibility and experience for both the park system and the individual parks. These two projects demonstrate, at differing scales, how thorough and quantifiable metrics can be leveraged to increase equity in a parks system for a region.

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EYES TO EQUITY

TUCKER ROSE ASAK URA ROBINSON Tucker is a landscape designer based in Asakura Robinson’s Houston office who is interested in the intersections of social and natural systems, and how these intersections can be facilitated by the designed and built environment. He believes that impactful design emerges from listening to constituents of the space and therefore has the capability to enhance the lives of people and wildlife. Tucker holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Horticulture from Purdue University and was named Purdue’s 2019 Olmsted Scholar. He has capitalized on his education and interests while working on projects that reflect values of community accessibility and ecology. At Asakura Robinson, Tucker has contributed to projects such as the Inwood Detention Recreation Study, Pasadena Healthy Parks Plan, and Harris County Precinct 2 Open Space and Resource Management Plan.

UCHA ABBAH ASAK URA ROBINSON Ucha Abbah is an Urban Ecological Planner based at Asakura Robinson’s Austin location who is very passionate about how planning and design can serve communities in responding to sociopolitical and ecological stressors. At Asakura Robinson, Ucha focuses on the ways in which built and natural environments can form symbiotic relationships. She works across the planning and design studios on diverse projects related to green infrastructure, ecological restoration, environmental justice, community and small area planning, community and ecological resilience, and landscape ecology. Ucha is from Dallas, Texas and completed her Master’s Degree in Urban and Environmental Planning with a concentration in Sustainable Community Design at the University of Virginia. At Asakura Robinson she has contributed to Pasadena Healthy Parks Plan, North Houston Livable Centers Study, and Harris County Precinct 2 Open Space and Resource Management Plan. She is also on the Natural Systems Advisory Group for the City of Austin’s Climate Equity Plan and is a UN SDSN Youth Local Pathways Fellow.

K A R I S P I E G E L H A LT E R ASAK URA ROBINSON As an Urban Ecological Designer for Asakura Robinson, Kari works on a broad range of sustainability and equity-related planning and design projects that enhance urban ecosystems, public health, and environmental justice. She is especially interested in how participatory design processes build ecological and social resilience in communities. Kari’s portfolio at Asakura Robinson includes notable planning and design work such as the Healthy Parks Plan for Bastrop, Travis and Caldwell Counties, the Austin State Hospital’s therapeutic landscapes, San Antonio Trail Design Strategy, and Austin’s FC Soccer Stadium. Kari received her Masters of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University and was named Cornell’s 2018 Graduate Olmsted Scholar. At Cornell, she became interested in community engagement and environmental justice, and co-wrote the “Landscape Architecture Student’s Guide to Environmental Justice,” which received an ASLA Student Award in the communications category in 2018. Kari has also been recognized through the American Planning Association as the sole landscape architect on the winning team for the APA’s 2018 Student Design Competition. Prior to beginning her MLA, she co-founded a volunteer natural resources commission to restore prairies and wetlands in her hometown of Prospect Heights, Illinois. Kari also holds a BA in Biology from Lawrence University.

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CLAS S ROOM B, GALLEON

13 02:30-03:30 SESSION

RE: BEYOND SEDUMS Green roofs provide essential ecosystem services that can mitigate ecological imbalances caused by urbanization. Green roofs retain and delay stormwater runoff, conserve energy in buildings, reduce urban heat islands, provide views to green, reduce building life-cycle costs, and if appropriately designed, they can recover habitat for biodiversity and attract wildlife to urban spaces. Although green roofs hold much promise to improve urban ecology, most shallow-depth green roofs in North America are planted with a low-diversity mixture of exotic Sedum. Although Sedum can provide some ecosystem services, they are limited in their capacity to replace lost habitat. Alternatively, there are over 800 plant species beyond Sedum, that are native to North America, that have been trialed on extensive and semiintensive green roofs west of the 100th Meridian. This session explores green roofs with native vegetation and features integrated design features to provide sustainable sources of water to irrigate green roofs. During five months of 2018, Dvorak visited over 140 green roofs in the western U.S. and Canada to observe green roofs which were the basis for his new edited book Ecoregional Green Roofs. Case studies highlight the use of native vegetation, harvested rainwater, blackwater, greywater, rooftop constructed wetlands, geothermal heating and cooling, and rooftop photovoltaic systems. Case studies cover insights into the project goals and objectives, components, and parts of integrated designs, maintenance practices, plant communities, and lessons learned. Case studies include green roofs that met the Living Building Challenge, Net Zero Design, and LEED certification in Texas, California, Vancouver, B.C., Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, and Colorado.

BRUCE DVORAK TEXAS A&M UN I VER SI T Y Bruce Dvorak is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. Since 2007, he has taught courses in landscape architecture including design, construction, and the application of LID technologies. In professional practice, Bruce was involved with the design of a number of recognized green roofs including the Chicago City Hall Green Roof Pilot Project. He served on the ASLA Green Roof Task Force for the ASLA National Headquarters green roof in Washington, D.C., is a member of the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Research Committee, and is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Living Architecture. In 2009, Professor Dvorak established the Interdisciplinary Green Roof Research Work Group at Texas A&M. In 2017, Professor Dvorak received the Award of Research Excellence from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Dvorak is the lead author of a new edited book, Ecoregional Green Roofs: Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada, as part of Springer’s Cities and Nature Series (December 8, 2020).

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