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

History

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

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

Past presidents  NameYearsJohn Charles Olmsted1899–1901Samuel Parsons1901–1902Nathan Franklin Barrett1902–1903John Charles Olmsted (2)1903–1905Samuel Parsons (2)1905–1907Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.1907–1909Charles N. Lowrie1909–1911Harold A. Caparn1911–1912Ossian Cole Simonds1912–1913Warren H. Manning1913–1914James Sturgis Pray1914–1918Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (2)1918–1922James Leal Greenleaf1922–1927Arthur Asahel Shurcliff1927–1931Henry Vincent Hubbard1931–1935Albert Davis Taylor1935–1941S. Herbert Hare1941–1945Markley Stevenson1945–1949Gilmore David Clarke1949–1951Lawrence G. Linnard1951–1953Leon Zach1953–1957Norman Newton1957–1961John I. Rogers1961–1963John O. Simonds1963–1965Hubert B. Owens1965–1967 NameYearsTheodore Osmundson1967–1969Campbell E. Miller1969–1971Raymond L. Freeman1971–1973William G. Swain1973–1974Owen H. Peters1974–1975Edward H. Stone II1975–1976Benjamin W. Gary Jr.1976–1977Lane L. Marshall1977–1978Jot D. Carpenter1978–1979Robert L. Woerner1979–1980William A. Behnke1980–1981Calvin T. Bishop1981–1982Theodore J. Wirth1982–1983Darwina L. Neal1983–1984Robert H. Mortensen1984–1985John Wacker1985–1986Roger B. Martin1986–1987Cheryl L. Barton1987–1988Brian S. Kubota1988–1989Gerald D. Patten1989–1990Claire R. Bennett1990–1991Cameron R. J. Man1991–1992Debra L. Mitchell1992–1993Thomas P. Papandrew1993–1994Dennis Y. Otsuji1994–1995 NameYearsVincent Bellafiore1995–1996Donald W. Leslie1996–1997Thomas R. Dunbar1997–1998Barry W. Starke1998–1999Janice Cervelli1999–2000Leonard J. Hopper2000–2001Rodney L. Swink2001–2002Paul F. Morris2002–2003Susan L. B. Jacobson2003–2004Patrick A. Miller2004–2005Dennis B. Carmichael2005–2006Patrick W. Caughey2006–2007Perry Howard2007–2008Angela D. Dye2008–2009Gary D. Scott2009–2010Jonathan Mueller2010–2011Susan M. Hatchell2011–2012Thomas R. Tavella2012–2013Mark A. Focht2013–2014K. Richard Zweifel2014–2015Chad D. Danos2015–2016Vaughn B. Rinner2016–2017Gregory A. Miller2017–2018Shawn T. Kelly2018–2019Wendy Miller2019–2020Tom Mroz2020–Present

See also

Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Canadian Society of Landscape Architects

References

External links Official site American Society of Landscape Architects Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.