LAF's 2025 CSI Program, Part 2

Part 2: Measuring Landscape Performance with LAF’s 2025 CSI Program

The Landscape Architecture Foundation's Case Study Investigation (CSI) program supports faculty-student research teams who work with designers to assess and document the performance of exemplary landscape projects as Case Study Briefs. In this second of two webinars, three teams from the 2025 CSI program present the projects they evaluated.

For each built landscape, a representative from the design firm will share background information about the project and design, followed by the CSI academic team presenting their research process and most compelling findings from their efforts to quantify the environmental, social, and economic benefits.

Want to see more of the 2025 CSI research?
Watch the other webinar in the series LAF's 2025 CSI Program, Part 1 held on Nov 17.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand how the Landscape Architecture Foundation's Case Study Investigation program is furthering landscape performance research.
2. Explore specific metrics and methods used to evaluate the environmental and social performance of landscape projects.
3. Learn about the goals and sustainable features of exemplary landscapes.

Continuing Education Credits

This course is approved for 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH) through the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES) and meets the health, safety and welfare requirements (HSW). To earn 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW):

1. View the full webinar above.
2. Complete the short quiz by following the link below. (You must score 75% or higher.)
3. Wait ~2 weeks to receive your confirmation email once the quizzes are graded and results submitted to LA CES.

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Presenters and Projects

Española Healing Foods Oasis, Española, NM
CSI Research Fellow: Anthony Fettes, PLA, PDC, University of New Mexico
Student Research Assistant: Kailani Gorman
Firm representative: Christie Green, radicle

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Park, Los Angeles, CA
CSI Research Fellow: Esther Margulies, PLA, University of Southern California
Student Research Assistants: Ashley Stephens and Jordan Fucci 
Firm representatives: Evan Mather and Jose Gutierrez, MIG

Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, Seattle, WA
CSI Research Fellow: Vincent Javet, University of Washington
Student Research Assistant: Piper Sallquist
Firm representative: Jason Henry, Berger Partnership

LAF hosts live webinars in which guest presenters share innovative work and discuss timely issues. The recorded webinars are archived on LAF's website, and many can be viewed on demand to earn continuing education credits through LA CES. To learn about upcoming webinars, subscribe to LAF communications.