The 2024 WxLA Scholars!

Out of over 45 deserving applicants, and after 6 brilliant jurors’ deliberations, the 2024 WxLA Scholarship Winners were announced in September 2024!

Hasibe Akin

Ayana Belk

Samiksha Bhattarai

Mona Hamad

Clare Kiboko

Dominique Raymond

Emily Singer

Rotina Tian

Tessa Wiley

Peixuan Wu

Thank you to our esteemed jury: Kofi Boone, Allison Colwell, L. Irene Compadre, Ashley Ludwig, SuLin Kotowicz, and Thaisa Way!

Introducing the 2024 WxLA Scholarship Jury

We are thrilled to announce this year’s accomplished and esteemed Jury!

Kofi Boone

Allison Colwell

L. Irene Compadre

Ashley Ludwig

SuLin Kotowicz

Thaisa Way

Visit @w_x_la for profiles of these incredible jurors.

The WxLA 2024 Scholarship

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the WxLA 2024 Scholarship. The purpose of this award is to aid in the professional development and success of emerging and mid-career leaders in our profession by covering the costs associated with attendance at the Conference on Landscape Architecture in Minneapolis. Students are not eligible.

Over the past five years, we sent 44 WxLA Scholars to the annual Conference on Landscape Architecture! Read more about past WxLA Scholars below.

The 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture will offer more than 100 educational opportunities, allowing attendees to fulfill their professional development requirements in four days (October 6-9).

Applications for the WxLA 2024 Scholarship are now open and nominations are due by August 1. Scholars will be announced by September 1.

Click here for eligibility and application requirements!

With gratitude to the Landscape Architecture Foundation for hosting this year’s nomination portal!

Congratulations, 2023 WxLA Scholars!

After receiving many incredible nominations and working with our world-class jury, we are pleased to introduce the ten 2023 WxLA Scholars!

Aurora Alcaide Ortiz, Hollywood, Florida

Chelsea Gieryic, Denver, Colorado

Danica Liongson, Westfield, Indiana

Kelsey Broich, Athens, Georgia

Maria Fernanda (MaFe) Gonzalez, Salinas, California

Tristan Fields, Seattle, Washington

Mrinalini Verma, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Penny Huang, Vancouver, BC Canada

Rutusha Nagaraj Kapini, West Palm Beach, Florida

Tian Wang, Coral Gables, Florida

Check out @w_x_la for profiles of these esteemed scholars. We extend a big thank you to our incredible jury: Alma Du Solier, Kelly Fleming, Jonathan Geels, Adrienne McCray, Shannon Nichol and Maura Rockcastle

Introducing the 2023 WxLA Scholarship Jury

We are thrilled to announce this year’s accomplished and esteemed Jury!

Visit @w_x_la for profiles of these incredible jurors.

The WxLA 2023 Scholarship

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2023 WxLA Scholarship. The purpose of this award is to aid in the professional development and success of emerging and mid-career leaders in our profession by covering the costs associated with attendance at the Conference on Landscape Architecture in Minneapolis. Over the past four years, we sent 35 WxLA Scholars to the annual Conference on Landscape Architecture! Read more about past WxLA Scholars below.

The 2023 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture will offer more than 100 educational opportunities, allowing attendees to fulfill their professional development requirements in four days (October 27-30).

Applications for the 2023 WxLA Scholarship are now open and nominations are due by August 15. Winners will be announced by September 30.

Read eligibility and application requirements here.

Introducing the
WxLA 2022 Scholars

After receiving many incredible nominations and working with our world-class jury, we are pleased to introduce the eight 2022 WxLA Scholars!

Magdalena A. Aravena, Denver, Colorado

Isra Fakhruddin, Chicago, Illinois

Tristan Fields, Seattle, Washington

Joni Hammons, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sandy Meulners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lys Divine Ndemeye, Vancouver, British Columbia

Breanna Robles, New York, New York

Wanqin Su, Seattle, Washington

Check out @w_x_la for profiles of these esteemed scholars each day over the week of October 3rd, 2022. We extend a big thank you to our incredible jury: Patricia Algara, Steven Chavez, Maggie Hansen, Kendra Hyson, Marc Miller and Sandra Nam Cioffi.

Introducing the WxLA 2022 Scholarship Jury

We are thrilled to announce this year’s accomplished and esteemed Jury!

Visit @w_x_la for profiles of these incredible jurors.

The WxLA 2022 Scholarship

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2022 WxLA Scholarship. The purpose of this award is to aid in the professional development and success of emerging and mid-career leaders in our profession by covering the costs associated with attendance at the Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Francisco. Over the past four years, we sent 27 WxLA Scholars to the annual Conference on Landscape Architecture! Read more about past WxLA Scholars below.

The 2022 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture will offer more than 100 educational opportunities, allowing attendees to fulfill their professional development requirements in four days (November 11-14).

Applications for the 2022 WxLA Scholarship are now open and nominations are due by August 31. Winners will be announced by September 30.

Read eligibility and application requirements here.

2022 ASLA Wednesday Walks

WxLA and ASLA partnering for Women’s History Month with a new series, WxLA Wednesday Walks. Fierce women leaders in landscape architecture across the country gave Instagram Live tours of places they have designed. Check them out at the links below!

Signe Nielsen, FASLA
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, New York

Allison Colwell, ASLA, and Michelle Shelor, ASLA
Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture, Phoenix

Hana Ishikawa, AIA
Site Design Group, Chicago

Christine Ten Eyck, FASLA
Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Austin

Christine Hite, FASLA
Dix.Hite + Partners, Orlando

Patricia Algara
Base Landscape Architecture, San Francisco

The 2021 WxLA Scholars!

Chosen out of many deserving applicants, we are excited to introduce the nine 2021 WxLA Scholars!

Daniela Coray, Boston, Massachusetts

Abigail Leonard, Portland, Oregon

Karen Lomas-Martinez, Los Angeles, California

Jescelle Major, Seattle, Washington

Patricia Matamoros, Miami, Florida

Rachel Meier, Meriden, Connecticut

Kelley Oklesson, Washington D.C.

Joanna Salem, Oakland, California

Nahal Sohbati, Bay Area, California

Check out our instagram @w_x_la for profiles of these esteemed scholars over the week of September 20, 2021. Thank you to our incredible jury: Jennifer Birkeland, Kona Gray, Elizabeth Kennedy, Mia Lehrer, Danielle Pieranunzi, and Marjanne Pearson.

Announcing the 2021 WxLA Scholarship Jury

We are thrilled to announce this year’s accomplished and esteemed Jury!

Visit @w_x_la for profiles of these incredible jurors.

Donate to Support Our Work!

We are calling on all design practices and gender-equality-loving bosses for help! Your pledge will enable us to make the educational and networking benefits of our profession available to emerging leaders of underrepresented genders.

This is one small way we can all act on our commitment to equality in our profession - by putting our might behind a deserving future leader! Proceeds will support the administration of the WxLA scholarship, promotion and associated events. Donate here.

2020 WxLA Scholars

After receiving many incredible nominations and working with our world-class jury, we are pleased to introduce the eleven 2020 WxLA Scholars!

Valerie Ahyong, Mesa, Arizona

Jessie Booth, Oakland, California

Emma Froh, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jenna Harris, Denver, Colorado

Clementine Jang, Oakland, California

Alexandra Mei, St. Louis, Missouri

Stephanie Onwenu, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Quynh Pham, Atlanta, Georgia

Diosmiry Rodriguez, Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Andrea Sandoval, Miami, Florida

Alexandra Viala, Hollywood, Florida

Check out @w_x_la for profiles of these esteemed scholars each day over the week of September 20, 2020. We extend a big thank you to our incredible jury: Maurice Cox, Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, Barbara Deutsch, Kimberly Garza, Jennifer Guthrie and Beth Meyer. They were passionate and rigorous!

2019 WxLA Scholars

Out of over 60 deserving applicants, and after 6 brilliant jurors’ deliberations, the first ever WxLA Scholarship Winners were announced in September 2019!

Thank you to our esteemed, inaugural jury: Chris Reed, Julie Gawendo, Nancy Somerville, Andrea Cochran, Samantha Solano, and Christina Hite.

The re(Solution)

At the Conference on Landscape architecture in 2018, we announced the Women’s Landscape Equality (re)Solution on Change.org. Over 5,000 people have signed this petition!

We hope you join us, the authors, in affirming yourself and your firm to the commitments of the Women’s Landscape Equality (re)Solution by:

Signing the (re)Solution here;
Sharing your commitment to the (re)Solution by posting it on your firm’s website and on social media with the hashtag #landscapeequalitysolution and other relevant hashtags;
Reviewing your firm’s policies and salaries for opportunities to make positive change right away; and
Engaging in conversations with your colleagues on how to more actively enlist women and minorities into your firm’s work, culture and leadership.

Sign if you support equal treatment of designers: change.org