As cities confront the growing challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and rapid urbanisation, the future of the built environment depends on learning from nature rather than working against it. International Design Conversation 002 brings together internationally recognised leaders in landscape architecture, biomimicry, green infrastructure and urban ecology to explore how nature-inspired thinking can shape healthier, more resilient and regenerative cities.

As cities continue to expand and the impacts of climate change intensify, the integration of nature into the built environment has become one of the defining challenges—and opportunities—of contemporary design. From green roofs and living walls to biodiversity-positive buildings, urban forests and nature-based infrastructure, living architecture is reshaping how our cities perform environmentally, socially and economically.

Don’t miss your chance to earn three HSW credits in one focused August session. Our ProSeries: Summer Learning Lineup delivers three back-to-back continuing education courses on timely, emerging topics in landscape architecture.

The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) invites you to participate in an upcoming virtual Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol Training. The PIEVC Protocol provides a structured methodology for assessing the vulnerability of infrastructure to current and future climate conditions. Developed to support practitioners in assessing and addressing climate-related risks, the Protocol has been used on hundreds of infrastructure assets in Canada and globally to help improve resilience and support long-term decision-making.

The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) invites you to participate in our upcoming virtual Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) Training. Over 11,000 professionals worldwide, and approximately 1,000 in Canada, have obtained the ENV SP credential to help improve the sustainability performance of infrastructure investment projects. All professions and geographic locations are welcome. This training uses the official Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) curriculum and prepares participants for the internationally recognized ENV SP credential.

La Société canadienne de génie civil vous invite à participer à sa prochaine formation virtuelle. Toutes les professions et toutes les régions géographiques sont les bienvenues. Cette formation utilise le programme officiel de l’Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) et prépare les participants à l’obtention de la désignation ENV SP, reconnue à l’échelle internationale.

OPPI is pleased to invite you to join the experts from CanU in a hands-on one-day workshop. We will examine best practices, tools and technologies as well as urban design techniques that can be utilized in sustainable community building. Mitigation and adaptation strategies will be applied to actual urban and suburban sites currently under development. The goal is to provide a tool kit of ideas for your applied use.

Great cities happen when we Capitalize Design.

​Twenty years ago, the Council for Canadian Urbanism met in Ottawa to advance the national conversation on urban design by exploring the proximity, the mix, and the commons that can make Canadian cities work. This fall, facing new challenges and equipped with new energy, the Council returns to Ottawa to host Capitalizing Design: three days of collaboration, learning, and candid conversations.

The ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture is the largest annual gathering of landscape architecture and allied professionals—all coming together to learn, connect, share knowledge, gain inspiration, and bring value to their practice. The conference offers sessions, professional development, networking opportunities, and a world-class EXPO featuring over 300 vendors showcasing cutting-edge products and services.

Design, Education, and Practice in the Global South with Mario Schjetnan & María Bellalta

The second 2026 Virtual Oberlander Prize Forum will be a conversational webinar with Mexican landscape architect Mario Schjetnan—winner in 2025 of the Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize and founder of Grupo de Diseño Urbano—and María Bellalta, exploring Mario’s legacy, ethos, and the state of landscape architecture education—across Latin America and the Global South.