Rising Urbanists Conference: Tipping Points

Since 2017, ASLA-CCNY has been organizing and hosting Rising Urbanists, a full day conference in which we examine a topic within the field of landscape architecture and urban planning through the lens of climate resilience and social and environmental justice. Our goal is to create an interdisciplinary space where people with diverse backgrounds in practice and academia can engage in lively, productive discussions on the annual topic.⁠
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Our theme this year, “Tipping Points,” asks the question: how do we recognize when we are hurtling toward collapse—and how do we collectively intervene, adapt, and reimagine the landscapes that shape our lives? Bringing together practitioners working across various landscape disciplines, we will cover topics ranging from climate resiliency and soil and decay to urban planning and restoration in late-stage capitalism. By reframing Tipping Points not only as warnings but as invitations to act, this conference focuses on how collective imagination can be our strongest tool in redirecting the Anthropocene.⁠ 5 LA CES HSW PDH credits approved⁠.