Potomac ASLA is the Potomac Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the national professional association representing landscape architects. Potomac Chapter ASLA was founded to advocate for and serve members studying and practicing landscape architecture in the Greater Washington, DC region, including northern Virginia and suburban Maryland.
President – Jules Krinsky, PLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect,Rhodeside & Harwell
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We greatly appreciate the hard work done by the volunteer judges from Minnesota ASLA. Thank you!
We greatly appreciate the hard work done by the volunteer judges from Minnesota ASLA. Thank you!
President’s Award
Design Collective
Honor Awards
Michael Vergason Landscape Architects and Rhodeside Harwell, Inc
Merit Awards
AECOM; Clinton+Ries Landscape Architects; Field Operations; Moody Graham Landscape Architecture; Oehme, van Sweden; Volkert; Virginia Tech and Temple University – Landscape Architecture and Urban Forestry Team
Lifetime Achievement Award
Roger Courtenay, FASLA
POASLA Foundation Student Scholarship
Ruth Shatka, University of Virginia
The WAAC/Potomac ASLA Mentor Chain is a mentoring program that provides student-to-student and professional-to-student learning and support from the beginning of a student’s academic career on into professional life. The program is open to all WAAC MLA students
In its first year (2017-2018), the program pilot covered 2 full mentor chains. 2 first-year students were paired with 2 second-year students. These same second-year students were paired with 2 third-year students. These same third year students were paired with 2 professional members of the Potomac Chapter of ASLA.
Sparks@Play is making communities a better place through play. With expertise and a passion for Playgrounds, Parks and Sports Infrastructure, our team provides consulting, design, installation, construction and maintenance services to a wide variety of commercial and governmental clients. No matter the size or complexity of your play project, trust the play experts at Sparks@Play to deliver a space that meets the goals of your community or school. The team at Sparks@Play is dedicated to better play. We Are Play!
Our design team is creative, deeply passionate and unafraid to take on the difficult challenges — an ethos we share with our community of design collaborators. These partners include architects, landscape architects, industrial designers, interior designers and leading multidisciplinary design firms who span the globe. The products of our collaboration reflect this diversity of expertise and are celebrated for their beauty, quality and performance.
The Landscape Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor the American Society of Landscape Architects may bestow upon a landscape architecture firm. The award was presented to LandDesign in recognition of almost five decades of creating places that matter by leveraging the creative tension of landscape architects, civil engineers, planners, and urban designers—each approaching projects with unique expertise and diverse perspectives.
Congratulations LandDesign!
More about LandDesign.
Fallen Lumber Tour – June 12, 2025, 4-6pm, 2 LA CES PDH
Sparks@Play/Landscape Structures Inc Playground Tour – June 20, 2025, 9:30am-3pm, 3 LA CES PDH
LARE Prep: Construction Documentation – June 25, 2025, 5:30-7:30pm, Zoom
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POASLA is the lead chapter in the project, Reimagining Community Connections in Anacostia. More Information and Donate
POASLA held the 2025 Annual Awards and Gala at the DC Water Headquarters in Navy Yard, The event was a great success! See pictures from the Gala and access the Award Winners
Visit the Current Sponsors page for more information on these and other 2025 sponsors
POASLA membership includes benefits provided by ASLA as well as access to local professional events and opportunities. Contact Christine Cotter, Executive Director, for more information.
Visit our Job Announcements page for details on these opportunities
CARLA ELLERN, RLA, ASLA, LEED® AP BD+C
“The biggest benefit of joining the ASLA is being part of the movement and learning how as a group we can work to improve lives through landscape.”
