Just back from P. H. Elwood Lecture at Iowa State College of Design. Thank you Iowa State University for a couple of days of seeing great work and sharing journeys in design. Great to reconnect with longtime friends, make new ones, and see the midwest poised for a welcome spring.

Join me next week for an AskMeAnything FB LIVE conversation American Society of Landscape Architects 's Student Awards w/ former judges, winners & ASLA staff (3 pm ET on Wed. 17APR on bit.ly/2G6Fcls). Post ur questions in the chat section get ready to submit by 17MAY via bit.ly/2GazEX1 !

We grieve in our collective loss. We lament the wounded grandeur of this sacred symbol. We come together with great optimism and determination that Notre Dame Cathedral will rise again.

Just received ‘Representing Landscapes: Analogue’ by Nadia Amoroso. Thank you NadiaAmoroso & Routledge Built Environment for documenting how we see, understand & teach the way we record landscape in this latest book. Happy to be included in the always-enlightening author lineup.

Progress on the Hummingbird House, complete with a gate that lets you watch a Hummingbird’s wings flutter. @ Redland, Florida instagram.com/p/Bwuqm_4HCpoS…

Some great coverage of the @Bocamuseum Exterior Renovation Project by Studio Roberto Rovira and Paul Glavovic by Landscape Architecture Magazine & ARCHITECT Magazine this month. bit.ly/BocaMuseumExte… bit.ly/LAM_SRRBocaMus… bit.ly/ARCHITECT_SRRB…

Looking forward to the conversation !

Life & death visual modeling in this lucidly clear simulation of social distancing’s effectiveness. washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…

Some hopeful signs that big ideas live on unabated Fast Company #FCWorldChangingIdeas 2020 competition... and we're happy to be among this year's honorees! bit.ly/WCI2020_ecoatl… bit.ly/WCI2020_SRRNews

Join me for 'People, Place and Ecologically-Informed Design' (tmrw 4pm 07JUL EastCoastUS / 8am 08JUL NewZealand). My talk is part of "Thinkers&Doers" by NZILA-Wellington & VictoriaUniversityLandscapeArch. Looking forward! Register: bit.ly/3f56mcH NZILA Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Join me for Metropolis Forum '"The Pandemic is a Portal: The Outdoors" today 4pm 14JUL2020 EDT on leveraging design and technology to ensure the vitality of outdoor & public spaces. See you soon! Register@ bit.ly/2AX1API Metropolis Magazine @SWAgroup @landscapeforms

I'll be there tomorrow to get us all "in the Miami 'Spirit'" from my Redland Studio Kitchen in Miami. Sign up and support the great organization that is LAF while having fun among landscape friends!

“I’ve discovered that the path into landscape architecture is rarely a straight line...” Some thoughts on my wayward journey. cartanews.fiu.edu/roberto-rovira… Landscape Architecture Foundation FIU | CARTA FIU LAEUD bit.ly/3nV6XSn

The LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA awards $20,000 to a master's student who shows commitment to artistic pursuits and giving back in service to one's community and profession. This year a $5,000 runner-up award has been added. tinyurl.com/yxfquy6a

26:50 minutes that trace the line between 1967 & today with chilling clarity, eloquence, and prescient wisdom. bit.ly/35Ujuz0 instagram.com/p/CKMJXj9Ldoy/…

Coming up in February! FF – Distance Edition: Studio Roberto Rovira - The Architectural League of New York ⁦@ArchLeague⁩ archleague.org/event/ff-dista…

And if you still long for a Florida winter getaway, check out Landscape Architecture Magazine’s December 2021 cover story on the dazzling St. Pete Pier bit.ly/StPetePierLAMs…, a writing assignment I’d gladly repeat and a project well worth the visit.

Join me (virtually) tomorrow at the Architectural League's First Friday-Distance Edition open studios! Coming to you live at noon from Studio Roberto Rovira in Miami. Register here bit.ly/3AUIcNZ The event is free and open to all.