Pan-Asian Challenges of the Practice of Landscape Architecture, International Conference on Landscape Architecture Profession (And Establishment of Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications) 

L.E.A.P 3: Academic Alignment and Program Recognition

In 2020, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), through the Professional Regulatory Board of Landscape Architecture (PRBoLA), and in partnership with the Philippine Association of Landscape Architects (PALA), spearheaded the conduct of the international conference entitled, "Leadership in Education and Practice," also known as L.E.A.P.. The activity effectively produced significant milestones for the Landscape Architecture profession. This success has prompted the continuation of the series, with different themes each year. The conference opened a wider array of knowledge and opportunities for landscape architects during the time of the pandemic, and more importantly, for the future.

Once again, this year’s L.E.A.P. 3 conference aims to bring together the Landscape Architects from the Asia-Pacific Region to share and compare the challenges of the practice of the profession in these changing times. The conference aims to help substantiate the IFLA APR’s education accreditation and recognition, as it focuses on developing an international baccalaureate program. The conference will also discuss the existing and upcoming fields of specialization in landscape architecture in preparation for future discussions on their professional recognition. This effort is in consonance with the Philippine government’s initiatives to equip the Filipino landscape architect and their foreign counterparts with globally accepted skills and knowledge for seamless cross-border practice. This is with the end in view of establishing the parameters for recognition and accreditation of the professional competencies of landscape architects.

A total of one hundred fifty (150) participants are expected to participate in this endeavor, with the support of IFLA-APR and the PALA.

For more information contact PALA

The 10th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), titled IT’S ABOUT TIME, will be held from 22 September to 27 November 2022.

More information here.

Scales of change

12 – 14 September 2022, Ljubljana, Slovenia + online

Organized by the Department of Landscape Architecture, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana.

The ECLAS 2022 conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, will address the question of scales, which is not new to landscape architects. But is one that does not have a definite answer; it needs to be asked again and again. The issue addresses the very identity of the profession and the nature of the context in which landscape architects operate and teach.

The theme is inspired by the 50th anniversary of landscape architecture programs being offered at the University of Ljubljana, as well as the fact that 50 years have passed since the pioneering conference on landscape planning was organized in Ljubljana by Dušan Ogrin (you can read the English and German proceedings to the conference and get inspired here).

During the intervening half-century, landscape architecture has evolved into a mature discipline, and has developed tools and theories for different scales of operation which are able to address a wide spectrum of challenges.

Another driver for this debate is the possible regulation of the profession within the EU and the need for agreed minimum common standards for study programs. How inclusive should this streamlining process be? How much diversity is needed or wanted within the profession?  

The conference in Ljubljana will act as a platform to reflect upon the internal processes that shape the profession and position it in the wider context, as well as upon issues of cohesion and fragmentation. The answers to the following questions will be sought in five thematic tracks and its concluding roundtable (The next 50 years) and the doctoral colloquium focus on research through design. The five tracks are:

• Evolution and reflection.

• Relation between design and planning.

• Teaching across scales.

• Context matters.

• Beyond the field.

Read more about the tracks and submit an abstract here.

More information here.

Location
Kimdaejung Convention Centre, Gwangju, South Korea

Dates
31st August to 2nd September 2022.

More info
See the dedicated website here.