Washington, DC (January 31, 2011) - The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), with the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and UCLA Extension's Landscape Architecture Program, will host Landscapes for Living: Post War Landscape Architecture in Los Angeles, Friday, April 15, 2011, at Ackerman Hall (2nd floor) on the UCLA campus. This is the final of nine regional symposia held in conjunction with the publication of Shaping the American Landscape: New Profiles from the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project (University of Virginia Press, 2009). The symposium will look both back and ahead, culminating in a panel discussion with leaders in the field who will explore what this Modern landscape legacy means to 21st century design and the historic preservation community. CEU credits through the ASLA's Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System will be offered for this event.

Landscapes for Living will feature sixteen speakers and panelists examining the origins of modern landscape architecture in Los Angeles and Southern California, with a focus on Post War pioneers of the profession who produced work in the area. The symposium features three panel discussions: the first will look at female practitioners, including Ruth Patricia Shellhorn, designer of Disneyland and the Bullocks department store landscapes; the second will look at male designers such as Cornell Bridges and Troller, who designedCentury City, the LA Civic Center, Music Center, and the Pageant of Roses Garden.The closing panel, moderated by Mayer Rus, Design & Culture Editor of the Los Angeles Times Magazine, will reflect on Southern California's Post War legacy with commentary by landscape architects Mia Lehrer, Mark Rios and others. The full day of lectures and panel discussions will be followed by a closing reception. Complete schedule, registration and location information available online - please note that space is limited: http://tclf.org/sites/default/files/microsites/pioneers/LA/index.html.    

The Los Anegeles symposium is organized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation in partnership with Southern California Chapter of the ASLA and UCLA Extension's Landscape Architecture Program. The American Society of Landscape Architects is the Educational Partner, with additional support from the LA Conservancy, the California Garden and Landscape History Society, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Western Office. For additional information, log on to www.tclf.org or call 202.483.0553. Space is limited.