Now is the moment to come together. Join us!
The Future Now: Taking Action for People + Planet by Design summit affirms the power of collective leadership and collaboration to drive meaningful change.
June 4-5 + optional morning field session on June 6
Detroit, Michigan
See 30 lightning talks, choose from 24 workshop offerings, and earn up to 14.75 PDH (LA CES/HSW). Plus panels, keynotes, and an optional morning field session to demonstrate ideas in action. This event is guarantee to energize and inspire!
LAF will also celebrate 60 years since its founding with a party on the first evening. Bundled pricing is available. Make plans to join us to celebrate, recenter, and forge new paths forward!
The Future Now summit is built on the belief that strategic actions are fundamental to change.
LAF’s Future Now: Taking Action for People + Planet by Design summit brought together the landscape architecture community to inspire innovative ideas and empower individual and collective action. Building on what was started 10 years ago with the release of the New Landscape Declaration, and happening at a time when our values for the planet and the people are needed most, this convening affirmed the power of collective leadership and collaboration to drive meaningful change.
Over the course of two days encompassing lightning talks, keynote speakers, workshops, and panels, summit participants gathered to identify, share, and scale actions that address climate, inequities and strengthen resilience for communities and the world’s living systems. More than a convening, this was a call to action—an invitation to join LAF as a collective voice committed to continuing the work of shaping a future that designs for climate, biodiversity, equity, and inclusion.
When & WHERE
June 4-6, 2026
Detroit, Michigan
The full summit experience comprised two separate ticketed events, plus an optional third day morning field session.
Future Now Summit
Thursday-Friday, June 4-5, 9am-6:20pm
Detroit Masonic Temple
500 Temple St, Detroit, MI 48201
The summit is approved for up to 14.75 PDH (LA CES/HSW).
LAF’s 60th Anniversary Party
Thursday, June 4, 7:30-10:30pm
The Eastern
3434 Russell St, Suite 501, Detroit, MI 48207
Optional Field Session
Saturday, June 6, morning
Join the official bike tour or informally visit riverfront, greenway, and complete streets sites in Detroit.
Thank you to our event sponsors!
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Interested in sponsorship?
Sponsors of LAF events receive high-quality brand association and opportunities to connect to key target audiences. For information on becoming an event sponsor, contact Cara Chard at cchard [at] lafoundation.org (cchard[at]lafoundation[dot]org).
