American Society of Landscape Architects Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting the enduring contributions of Hispanic and Latino American landscape architects to communities in the United States.

National Hispanic Heritage Month provides a great opportunity to show Hispanic and Latino American students what landscape architects do, according to Mark A. Focht, FASLA, president of ASLA and first deputy commissioner of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. ASLA is undertaking outreach that includes a redesigned career discovery page for students, including videos of minority landscape architects, and an education hub for teachers launched earlier this year.

«ASLA is committed to increasing awareness of the landscape architecture profession, especially among Hispanic students,» added Focht. «Our 49 state chapters are reaching out to a more diverse student population through classroom and field visits, and we fully support their efforts.»

«We hope more students of Hispanic origin will study landscape architecture and become part of the global dialogue on how the profession can address environmental, social and economic challenges,» said Nancy Somerville, Hon. ASLA, executive vice president and CEO of ASLA. «It’s critical that their voices be heard.»