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WASLA Board of Directors
President
Mike Faulkner, ASLA
Past President
Nicholas Zurlini, ASLA
Trustee
Tim Slazinik, ASLA
Treasurer
Su Wanqin, ASLA
Secretary
Zach Thomas, ASLA
Member at Large
Cresha Wee, ASLA
Member at Large, Eastern WA
Michael Sanchez, ASLA
Member at Large, Western WA
Rhiannon Neuville, ASLA
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Hello WASLA Members,
The official Call for Entries for the 2025 WASLA Awards is out - spread the word and get your project submittals ready! Save the date: May 14th at the Georgetown Ballroom in Seattle—we can't wait to celebrate the incredible work happening across our state.
Our board of dedicated volunteers has been hard at work, recently undertaking a monumental effort reviewing 120 award submissions from Texas! A huge thank you to all the volunteers, jurors, and our Trustee, Tim Slazinik, for making this possible. Now, it’s Texas’ turn to review our submissions—so let’s see if we can bump up our numbers this year!
In other news, the board recently met with NPS-RTCA (Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program) after renewing our six-year contract with them earlier this year. Over the years, WASLA has supported this program through charrettes and design assistance, leading to meaningful collaborations and projects that have strengthened our communities. Fun fact—while NPS-RTCA partners with ASLA chapters across the country, WASLA was the first to establish this partnership!
Keep that in mind as you test your knowledge at our 8th Annual Trivia Night on April 10th at Kells Irish Pub! Challenge your fellow landscape architecture professionals and see if your team can claim the title of Trivia Champion.
A huge thank you to all our board members and volunteers who make these great events possible throughout the year. Your dedication and generosity—on top of already busy schedules—do not go unnoticed. At the end of the day, it’s about building relationships, strengthening our community, and celebrating our collective hard work.
As always, if you're interested in getting more involved with WASLA, we’d love to hear from you!
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Mike Faulkner
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2024 WASLA Merit Award Winner
Walker Macy, Goldendale, WA
Photo Credit: Built Work Photography / Meghan Montgomery
SAVE THE DATE!
The WASLA Spring Awards are on May 14th, 2025 at the Georgetown Ballroom in Seattle!
Register Here
The call for nominations is now open!!! Submissions will be accepted until 5:00 pm on April 2nd, 2025. Don't wait! Read more about submissions HERE.
Make sure to note these requirements for submission.
- Membership Requirement:
- Projects must be completed by an ASLA Fellow, ASLA Full Member, or ASLA Associate Member.
- The entrant must be eligible to join ASLA in one of these categories.
- Project Eligibility:
- The project must not have previously won a WASLA award.
- While the location of the project can be nationwide, the design work must be substantially completed by individuals licensed in the state of Washington or firms with a work address in Washington.
Submit presentations here: https://wasla.memberclicks.net/2025-wasla-call-for-entries
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WASLA Climate Action Committee Meet-Up
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Climate Activists! Are you interested in building community with fellow LAs with a passion for tackling climate change? Look no further! The WASLA Climate Action Committee invites you to come sip on a beverage, have a snack, and build a climate-oriented LA community.
Location: Here Today Brewery and Kitchen
Date and Time: Thursday, April 3rd at 5:30 pm.
*This is not a sponsored event (food/drink not provided)
We look forward to seeing you!
RSVP Here!
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WASLA S+EP Committee is Hosting the 8th Annual Landscape Architecture Trivia Night
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SAVE THE DATE!!
The WASLA Student + Emerging Professional Committee is hosting the 8th annual Landscape Architecture Trivia Night on Thursday, April 10th, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Please sign up below if you are planning to attend!
Date: Thursday, April 10th, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Kells Irish Pub, 1916 Post Alley, Seattle, WA 98101
Event Details: All ages, open to Students and Professionals
Cost: Includes Trivia appetizers
- WASLA members (pre-registered): FREE
- WASLA members (at door): $5
- Non-WASLA members: $10
*Students, it is FREE to become a member!
You may come with a team of your own (~10 person max) or sign up as an individual and you will be teamed with others.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/S6Wgxgvmm5JAUT23A
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR PLS!!
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UW LA Spring Lecture co-sponsored by PAC and WASLA
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LA PAC Spring Lecture | David Godshall, TERREMOTO: Doing Right by Land and Each Other; Gardens for the Next World
David Godshall, co-founder of TERREMOTO, will give our PAC Spring Lecture.
If gardens are mirrors of culture, and our present culture is a hot mess, how might we go about making gardens that reject the materially consumptive and ecology destroying power of late-stage capitalism? TERREMOTO believes that through self-investigation into our relationships to Land, Labor, Materials and Ecology, we can forge a new path and paradigm and create landscapes that are in service of the whole.
When: Wednesday, April 16, 2025; 5:30-7:30 pm
Where: 3943 W Stevens Wy NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Campus Location: Architecture Hall (ARC)
Campus Room: ARC 147
Accessibility Contact: Vanessa Lee, vnL2Auw.edu
CBE Categories: Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate, Urban Design & Planning
Event Types: Lectures/Seminars
Event Sponsors: UW Landscape Architecture PAC (Professional Advisory Council), UW Department of Landscape Architecture, WASLA
Target Audience: Students, Faculty/Staff, Professionals, Community
Sign Up Here
Description: Reception to precede from 5:30-6:30pm in the Architecture Hall main lobby.
This event is free, but we kingly ask you to register by April 7th using the button below.
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ASLA's Advocacy on Key Political Challenges
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OUT/IN/FRONT: Small Scale Interventions
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Call for Entries! Out/In/Front 2025
Showcase your work in Out/In/Front: Small Scale Interventions, a bi-annual exhibition celebrating innovation in landscape architecture. Hosted by UW's Department of Landscape Architecture and its Professional Advisory Council (PAC), this event features a diverse range of projects shaping the field today.
This year's exhibition focuses on small-scale interventions-projects that may be modest in size but create a significant impact. Whether through built work, design process, or speculative research, we invite submissions that rethink traditional approaches and inspire new possibilities.
Exhibit Dates: April 30 - May 12, 2025
Location: Gould Hall Court, University of Washington
Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Call for Entries
Registration Deadline: March 27, 2025
Final Board Submission: April 11, 2025
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Join Northwest Playground for a Virtual CEU Accreditation Course
Play is for everyone! In today’s world, Northwest Playground strives to be as inclusive as possible by providing spaces and environments that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of their walks of life. The 7 Principals of Universal Design, developed in 1979 by a professional group of designers, researchers, and engineers, are still applicable today and have become world-renowned in the design of any public space.
Strengthen your knowledge of these design principles and how they can be applied to aquatic environments to create rewarding experiences featuring flexible, intuitive, and approachable play for people of all ages and abilities.
Date: April 17, 2025
Time: 1pm PST
REGISTER HERE
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A huge thank you to everyone who turned out for the UW film screening of Sitting Still hosted by UW Landscape Architecture, UW Landscape Architecture PAC and WASLA on March 5th. It was a great event!
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Members now have access to free monthly PDH live webinars and recordings via ASLA Online Learning. | Read More
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A very warm welcome to our new and renewing WASLA Members:
Christina Torres | Daniel Wotjala | Katherine Liss | Marisol Gonzalez | Rachel Gora
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Looking for the perfect job candidate?
Did you know that you can create a new job listing online on the WASLA website?
All job postings appear on the WASLA website AND are included in WASLA's monthly newsletter that goes out to over 2,000 subscribers!
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- April 3rd - WASLA Climate Action Social - RSVP Here
- April 5th - WASLA Spring Awards Submissions Closed - Submit
- April 16th - LA PAC Spring Lecture | David Godshall - Sign Up Here
- April 10th - Trivia Night! - Register Here
- April 17th - Virtual CEU; Universal Splash Pad Design - Register Here
- May 14th - WASLA Spring Awards - Register Here
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