Friday, October 19
7:15 am – 5:00 pm
5.75 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Visit distinguished duPont estates Winterthur and Nemours to see how each used creative design and horticulture techniques to maintain relevance and attract garden visitors. Learn the history of each site, walk the signature gardens, and explore conservation efforts in fountain renovations and adaptive reuse at the French formal garden at Nemours.
Leaders/Speakers:
Anna Wik, ASLA, University of Delaware; Lolly Tai, FASLA, Temple University; Linda Eirhart, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library; Ken Darsney, Nemours Estate
$165 per person; includes transportation, bottled water, and catered lunch. Moderate walking.
Friday, October 19
7:15 am - 4:30 pm
3 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Winner of the 2017 Rudy Bruner Award and a 2017 ASLA Professional Honor Award, one of the largest brownfield sites in the country is now showcased as part of a unique cultural and entertainment campus known as the SteelStacks, contributing to the extensive economic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley.
Leaders/Speakers:
Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, ASLA, WRT; Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, FASLA, AECOM; Tony Hanna, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bethlehem; Jeffrey A. Parks, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; Patrick Cullina, Patrick Cullina Horticultural Design + Consulting
$115 per person; includes transportation, bottled water, and catered lunch. Moderate walking.
Friday, October 19
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
4.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Pierre S. du Pont’s country estate is a masterpiece of organic landscape design with a rich legacy of stewardship and extraordinary beauty in its 1,083 acres of horticultural displays. Attendees will enjoy an expert-led walk of the grounds with behind-the-scenes access to production facilities. Explore the 86-acre meadow garden, 10-acre solar field, and the newly revitalized main fountain garden, all while learning about Longwoods’ commitment to design excellence, social integrity, sustainability, land stewardship, and preservation. This field session will include time on your own to enjoy all that Longwood has to offer.
Leaders/Speakers:
Jesse Forrester, ASLA, Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects, Inc.; Tom Brightman and Dr. Matt Taylor, Longwood Gardens
$175 per person; includes transportation, bottled water, and catered lunch. Extensive walking.
Photo Credit: Harold Hank
Friday, October 19
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Room 112-B
6 PDH, LA CES, FL, NY/HSW
Industrial uses and infrastructure have long separated Philadelphia’s residents from the Delaware riverfront. On a walk of this emerging landscape, we’ll visit pop-ups and permanent landscapes with their designers, talk strategy with the agencies overseeing riverfront development, and see sites poised to unlock the river’s future.
Leaders/Speakers:
Michael Miller, ASLA, OLIN; Jim Fries, ASLA, Delaware River City Corporation; Lizzie Woods, and Joe Forkin, Delaware River Waterfront Corporation; Julie M. Bush, ASLA, Ground Reconsidered; Jayne Spector, ASLA, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services; Bryan Hanes, ASLA, Studio|Bryan Hanes; Kim Cooper, James Corner Field Operations; Justin Park, ASLA, Biohabitats; Tom Fien, NV5; Tracy Cohen, AKRF; Michael Cheney, Groundswell Design Group; Ken Haines, Hargraves Asssociates; Lucinda Sanders, FASLA, OLIN.
$125 per person, includes transportation, bottled water, and boxed lunch. Extensive walking.
Photo Credit: Matt Stanley
Friday, October 19
7:30 am -12:50 pm
3.5 PDH, LA CES, FL, NY/HSW
Experience Bartram’s Garden and the Bartram’s Mile section of the Schuylkill River Trail. Take a walk along the Schuylkill riverfront that has been reclaimed from its industrial past and admire living collections at Bartram’s Garden that continue to grow, bloom, and reproduce as they have since 1728.
Leaders/Speakers:
José Almiñana, FASLA and Jason Curtis, ASLA, SITES AP, Andropogon Associates; Joel T. Fry, John Bartram Association; Brad Thornton, ASLA and Tammy Henry, Ground Reconsidered
$105 per person, includes transportation and bottled water. Extensive walking.
Friday, October 19
7:45 am – 4:30 pm
Room 112-A
4.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Discover the magic of a hidden gem on a kayak tour through the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. Learn about the geology and plant communities of one of the most pristine ecosystems in the United States. Discover adaptable plant species that can be applied to design.
Leaders/Speakers:
Rosa Mannion, ASLA, NV5, Stephen Panasci, ASLA, Sikora Wells Appel; Mark Demitroff, Stockton University
$150 per person, includes transportation, bottled water, boxed lunch, and kayak rental. Extensive kayaking.
Friday, October 19
7:45 am – 4:35 pm
3.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
As Swarthmore's Scott Arboretum prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary as an arboretum and home to one of the most prestigious liberal arts colleges, this field session explores the intersection of campus planning, sustainable stewardship, design, pedagogy, and community outreach in the art and science of a public garden.
Leaders/Speakers:
Richard Newton, ASLA, OLIN; Amelle Schultz, ASLA, Ayers Saint Gross; Steve Benz, Hon. ASLA, SITEGreen Solutions, LLC; Claire Sawyers and Jeff Jabco, Scott Arboretum; Dennis McGlade, FASLA and Kristen Loughry, OLIN; Rodney Robinson, FASLA, Robinson Anderson Summers
$125 per person, includes transportation, bottled water, and catered lunch. Extensive walking.
Friday, October 19
7:45 am – 3:15 pm
4.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Explore the 166-acre Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, located in Chestnut Hill along Wissahickon Creek. You will experience the beauty of a grand historic estate, outstanding plant collections, Victorian fernery, unique structures/features (Out on a Limb tree canopy walk), and sustainable initiatives, including porous paving, green roofs, and geothermal wells.
Leaders/Speakers:
Barry W. Jeffries, ASLA, Montgomery County Planning Commission; Ed Landau, ASLA, Ed Landau, Landscape Architect; Paul Meyer, Morris Arboretum, University of Pennsylvania; Carol L. Franklin, FASLA, and Yaki Miodovnik, ASLA, Andropogon Associates
$125 per person, includes transportation, bottled water, and catered lunch. Extensive walking.
Friday, October 19
8:00 am – 4:15 pm
Room 110-B
5.75 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Part of the City Beautiful movement, this mile-long civic vision of architecture and landscape, in its centennial year, has evolved into an incomparable cultural campus of exceptional museums, gardens, and parks amid a vibrant growing city. Learn how it continues to be influenced by contemporary landscape architects and civic leadership.
Leaders/Speakers:
Susan Kay Weiler, FASLA, OLIN; Halford M. Welch, ASLA, Center City District of Philadelphia; Gail Harrity, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Harris M. Steinberg, FAIA, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, Drexel University
$125 per person, includes transportation, bottled water, and catered lunch. Extensive walking.
Photo credit: OLIN / Sahar Coston-Hardy
Friday, October 19
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Room 110-A
4.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Saddle up for an exciting day of cycling throughout the Schuylkill River Heritage Area! Experience unique and diverse cultural landscapes firsthand as we ride the Schuylkill River Trail from Center City to Valley Forge. Participate and learn as we interpret complex landscapes and places that have shaped our national identity.
Leaders/Speakers:
Timothy J. Cassidy, ASLA, Bernardon; Mark W. Heeb, BL Companies
$165 per person, includes transportation, bottled water, catered lunch, and bike/helmet rentals. Extensive bike riding and walking.
Friday, October 19
8:15 am – 12:30 pm
3 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
This field session showcases Penn's 300-acre campus, with more than 180 buildings and 100 acres of landscaped lawns, gardens, and athletic fields designed by notable landscape architects and designers over time. It highlights the iconic spaces, recent projects, and new directions in landscape design and ecological management currently under way at Penn.
Leaders/Speakers:
Robert Lundgren, ASLA, and Chloe Cerwinka, Affil. ASLA, University of Pennsylvania; Karen M. Skafte, ASLA, Ground Reconsidered; Laurie D. Olin, FASLA, OLIN; José Almiñana, FASLA, Andropogon Associates; Grace Herman, Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects, Inc.
$95 per person, includes transportation and bottled water. Extensive walking.
Friday, October 19
8:15 am – 1:30 pm
4 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
William Penn would likely be pleased with today's five public squares of his 1683 plan for Philadelphia, which continue as critical social and economic hubs. On this walking tour, attendees will hear from designers and stewards while experiencing the city's most iconic and enduring public spaces.
Leaders/Speakers:
Linda Walczak, ASLA, and Julie A. Snell, ASLA, TEND Landscape Inc., Amy Needle, Historic Philadelphia, Inc., Matt Hess, Susan Edens, and Winston W. Clement, National Park Service; Rob Armstrong, and Nancy O'Donnell, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation; Renee Dubyk, Friends of Rittenhouse Square; John Studdy, Bartlett Tree Expert Co.; Joan Kapczynski, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Steve Gansz, All Seasons Landscape Co.; James Burke, Center City District; Greg Burrell, OLIN; Lisa Fernandez Gottlieb, Urban Jungle
$95 per person, includes bottled water. Extensive walking.
Photo credit: Sahar Coston-Hardy
Friday, October 19
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Room 112-B
4 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, FL
Sketchers and doodlers of all skill levels are welcome to join veteran urban sketchers and enjoy a day of urban sketching workshops and sketch walks to discover historic and contemporary Philadelphia. Bring your own materials; sketchbooks will be provided. Sketchbooks will be displayed in ASLA Central.
Leaders/Speakers:
Richard Alomar, ASLA, Rutgers University; James Richards, FASLA, Townscape Inc./Urban Sketchers; Robert Chipman, ASLA, Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc.
$115 per person, includes transportation, bottled water, and sketchbook. Lunch on your own. Extensive walking.
Friday, October 19
11:45 am – 5:00 pm
3.75 PDH, LA CES/HSW, FL, NY/HSW
Experience urban residential gardens and streetscapes of different time periods, ranging from 18th century to current time. Small alley streets, greenways and wider residential historic streets will be explored en route to a variety of gardens, including the historic Physick House Garden, a contemporary garden on Pine Street, Philadelphia's Magic Garden, and Talula's Restaurant Garden
Leaders/Speakers:
Susan M. Mattison, ASLA, Susan Mattison, Landscape Architecture & Planning; Amy Caitlyn Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, Landscape Forms; Michael Coyle, Groundswell Design Group; Nicole Juday Rhoads, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Olivia Edlund, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, CHristine Carrington, City Garden Guru
$95 per person, includes bottled water. Extensive walking.
Friday, October 19
11:45 am - 5:00 pm
2.75 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, FL, NY/non-HSW
Once the Rosengarten home (1912–1990), Chanticleer opened to the public in 1993. Since then, it has evolved remarkably into a contemporary garden within a historic setting. Attendees will explore a newly designed accessible walkway, a stormwater management project involving daylighting a creek, and the built ruin garden.
Leaders/Speakers:
Jonathan Alderson, ASLA, Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects, Inc.; Teddy Pickering, Student ASLA, Philadelphia University; R. William Thomas, Chanticleer; Mara Baird, ASLA, ML BAIRD & CO; Przemek Walczak, Chanticleer
$105 per person, includes transportation and bottled water. Moderate walking.
Friday, October 19
11:45 am - 5:00 pm
Room 110-A
3.25 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, FL
Designers and photography enthusiasts work with professionals in the field to enhance the way they capture images of landscapes. This walking field session follows projects along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and includes hands-on instruction for photographing the urban realm. Images from session participants will be displayed in ASLA Central.
Leaders/Speakers:
Marion Brenner, Affil. ASLA, Marion Brenner Photography; Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affil. ASLA, Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography; Laurie D. Olin, FASLA, OLIN; Chris McGee, American Society of Landscape Architects
$95 per person, includes bottled water. Extensive walking. Attendees must have DSLR – digital or film, charged batteries, battery charger, and memory cards. Filters, tripod and trigger release are welcome but not necessary.
Photo Credit: © OLIN / Sahar Coston-Hardy