ASLA Regional Design Challenge

Teams or individuals that compete are asked to design an innovative climate-based project for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed region that effectively addresses the goals and initiatives listed below as part of ASLA’s Climate Action Plan (https://www.asla.org/climateactionplan.aspx). The project must employ climate adaptation strategies as outlined in the ASLA Climate Action Plan Field Guide (https://www.asla.org/fieldguide.aspx) and apply them in a thoughtful and beautiful way to the local community and environment.  

Timeline:

Challenge Opens: January 19, 2024

Letter of Intent to Apply Due: March 1 at 11:59 PM EST

Final Entries Due: May 31, 2024

Winners Announced: August 2024

ASLA Conference Poster Exhibition: October 2024

Successful submissions / projects will be based on the ASLA Climate Action Plan’s aspirations, which are rooted in the following three key goals and six key initiatives of IFLA Climate Action Commitment.

Goals:

• Practice: Scale Up Climate Positive Approaches

• Equity: Empower Communities to Achieve Climate Justice

• Advocacy: Build Coalitions for Climate Action

Initiatives:

• Carbon Drawdown:  Attain zero emissions by 2040 and double carbon sequestration;

• Climate Resilience:  Enhance capacity, biodiversity, and resilience of liveable cities and communities;

• Climate Agency:  Advocate for climate justice and social well-being;

• Cultural Empowerment:  Learn from cultural knowledge systems and practices of care;

• Climate Leadership:  Galvanize climate champions;

• Global Alliance:  Advance the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and expand international collaboration.

Teams or individuals must submit a Letter of Intent to Apply to MDASLA.CAPChallenge@gmail.com in order to be eligible to submit a final proposal.

A small number of projects will be selected based on the evaluation criteria and receive cash prizes and opportunities to exhibit their work at the 2024 ASLA Conference and/ or with MD ASLA.