Concurrent Education Session

TUE-B08: Finding Your Place: Landscape Architecture in Engineering(-first) Design Firms

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

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

Lead Speaker(s)

Scott W. Wiley, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his)

Director of Landscape Architecture
Timmons Group
Richmond, Virginia

Speaker(s)

Catherine A. Puckett, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

Landscape Architecture Studio Lead
HWC Engineering
Indianapolis, Indiana

Session Guide
Jennifer Seacrest, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

Lead Landscape Architect
Olsson Studio
Lincoln, Nebraska

Exacerbated by the retirement of the boomer generation, the pandemic, and the “great migration,” landscape architects across the country have been searching for their place within the industry. Hear from landscape architecture practice leaders within engineering-first firms and learn how collaboration, culture, and identity align for practitioners to thrive in these workplaces.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn the different types of practices common among landscape architects, and understand how several factors have led to an influx of professionals seeking careers in multidisciplinary design firms.
Learn how collaboration happens within multidisciplinary design firms, and understand how it differs from singular-discipline firms.
Learn how success is measured in engineering-first design firms and how this metric can affect culture and identity within the firm.
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of working within multidisciplinary design firms.