SAT-A01 - Inside the LA Studio with Andropogon

Saturday, November 16

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Location: 32AB

1.25 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AICP, FL

Invited Speaker(s)

José Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP

Principal
Andropogon
Thomas Amoroso, ASLA

Principal, PLA
Andropogon
Darren Damone, ASLA

Principal
Andropogon
Lauren Mandel, ASLA

Landscape Architect & Researcher
Andropogon

Speaker(s)

Keith Bowers, FASLA

President
Biohabitats

Founded more than 40 years ago, Andropogon has maintained its commitment to the principle of “designing with nature,” creating beautiful and evocative landscapes inspired by careful observation of natural processes and informed by scientific evidence. Andropogon will discuss challenges and opportunities through the decades and its vision for the next generation.

Learning Objectives:

Explore the challenges of evolving a more-than-four-decades-young practice and sustaining relevance.
Examine integrating research inquiry in the design process.
Discuss finding the balance between a design-based business and a business-based practice.
Understand aligning aspirations with market capacity.