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February 2025

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LAEP Speaker Series: Simon Bussiere, How to Frame Your Dragon: A Concept in Five Parts

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About the Lecture Ok designers: How do you CONCEPT? Like us, every project is unique. Every site, situation, and problem-field can bewilder and delight. Yet you need to begin, somehow. The blank page can be scary, while too much data can paralyze. [AHHHH!, it's a Dragon!] ------------- In light of the danger ahead, what then are the first critical steps you should take to bring your new ideas out of obscurity? While you take initial action and gain momentum, how do you communicate a systematic process persuasively enough to get others on board? How do you give a voice to the quiet wisdom of your personal values and professional principles? How do you connect people and add social, cultural, and ecological value? Therein lies the path to potential "success" in my experience. The ability to see and describe key information despite [and through] the inherent complexity of contemporary landscape architectural practice is a learned skill. This talk will explore those early moments of conceptual struggle and move us together toward a set of useful tools and possible approaches required to frame design opportunities. You'll be riding your dragons in no time.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Fine Arts Visual | More Info

Feb

LAEP Speaker Series: Joy Kuebler and Cheryl Salazar, Case Studies in Playful Placemaking

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About the Lecture Join us for an insightful session exploring how the innovative approach of playful placemaking can revolutionize community engagement and design processes. Using the successful Westminster Legacy Foundation project as a case study, this webinar will highlight the tangible and intangible benefits of play in fostering deeper connections, creativity, and trust within communities. Attendees will hear inspiring stories and discover how implementing playful placemaking techniques can enhance their own projects, creating vibrant and inclusive community spaces. Speaker Bio Joy Kuebler, FASLA, is an award-winning professional with more than 20 years’ experience with her work being recognized locally and nationally. Across her career, she has focused her work on the human experience in the landscape, integrating the outdoors and architecture to create unique and inspiring environments. Cheryl Salazar, MPA, CPRP, has over 17 years in municipal leadership including with the cities of Fontana and San Marcos, and Riverside County, California. She has managed operations, programs, marketing, training, budgeting, commissions, nonprofits and events over the years.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Fine Arts Visual | More Info

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