American Society of Landscape Architects

The ASLA's mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education, and fellowship.[1] 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.[4] 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.
An ASLA plaque at their headquarters in Washington, D.C. , in 2016
New York CityNew YorkProfessional associationWashington, D.C.Englishlandscape architectsUnited StatesJohn Charles OlmstedNathan Franklin BarrettBeatrix FarrandCharles N. LowrieWarren H. ManningFrederick Law Olmsted Jr.Samuel ParsonsOssian Cole SimondsDowning VauxCharles Edgar DickinsonAmerican Society of Landscape Architects MedalJames Sturgis PrayJames Leal GreenleafArthur Asahel ShurcliffHenry Vincent HubbardAlbert Davis TaylorS. Herbert HareGilmore David ClarkeNorman NewtonJohn O. SimondsJot D. CarpenterAustralian Institute of Landscape ArchitectsCanadian Society of Landscape Architects