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75-Minute Education Session

Emerging Professionals

SUN-C01 - Inside the LA Studio with Design Workshop

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

Invited Speaker(s)

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  Mike Albert, ASLA

  Partner
  Design Workshop
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  Robb Berg, ASLA

  President
  Design Workshop
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  Stephanie Grigsby, ASLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate

  Principal
  Design Workshop
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  Allyson Mendenhall, ASLA, LEED Green Associate

  Principal, Director of Legacy Design
  Design Workshop
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  Frederick Steiner, FASLA, SITES AP

  Dean
  Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, Design Workshop is looking forward and positioning itself for the next 50 years. Learn the factors that have contributed to the firm’s longevity, what drives its passion for research, and explore the firm’s design thinking about the next generation.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how a landscape architecture firm survives for 50 years and addresses issues of ownership and leadership transition.
• Understand how a firm with multiple offices builds a studio culture and drives design quality.
• Explore how a firm incorporates thought leadership and meaningful research into for-profit projects.
• Find out what the future holds for the profession from Design Workshop’s perspective and how the firm intends to position itself for that future.