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Breaking New Ground - The Future of Landscape Architecture - 2025 BCSLA Conference and Trade Show

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Oct 17
2025
Breaking New Ground - The Future of Landscape Architecture - 2025 BCSLA Conference and Trade Show BC Society of Landscape Architects Oct 17, 2025 : 3:00 pm to Oct 19, 2025 : 3:00 pm

Breaking New Ground - The Future of Landscape Architecture - 2025 BCSLA Conference and Trade Show

IMPORTANT:

  • For vendors and distributors: Booths are completely sold out! If you'd like to be involved, email memberservices@bcsla.org for 2025 Christmas Party and 2026 Conference.
  • If you are a vendor/sponsor for this conference and would like us to print your name tags, please go ahead and register for free. Select "exhibitor only (vendors & distributors)"
  • Only approved and contacted volunteers can register for the conference at no cost. If you are not an approved volunteer, your registration will be automatically cancelled.

Click the green button above to register! If you are a BCSLA Member and have an account, please log in before registering.

Accommodations: All discounted hotel rooms are sold out! Hotels are are still available on UBC campus but BCSLA rate is no longer available.


Click here to see the Conference Program & Schedule

Please note the program is subject to change

Breaking New Ground - 2025 BCSLA Conference and Trade Show

October 17, 18 and 19, 2025

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, Vancouver, BC

Breaking New Ground -  is a dynamic conference that will bring together landscape architects, researchers, and industry leaders to explore the bold ideas shaping the future of the profession. From cutting-edge technologies to ecological wisdom refined over generations, Breaking New Ground highlights transformative solutions that drive sustainability, resilience, and inclusivity.

Our stunning new host venue, the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC in Vancouver, will be our hub for three days of engaging programming, speakers and networking. Three floors of interactive spaces, packed with opportunities, programs and booths!

Through dynamic discussions on emerging tools, community-driven design, and ecological stewardship, you will gain fresh insights and innovative strategies for designing, building, and managing landscapes in a rapidly changing world.

Breaking New Ground provides a platform for leadership, greater collaboration, and the exchange of ideas and insights that will shape the future of landscape architecture. 


*NEW FOR 2025* - Free admission for the first 35 Student Members! - SOLD

Thanks to our generous supporters, Vectorworks, the BCSLA is pleased to provide FREE registration for the first 35 student registrants!  This offer is reserved exclusively for SALA students or those studying BLA/MLA in Canada.

This generous support ensures emerging professionals are represented and part of BC's premier Landscape Architecture conference. As part of their attendance, student registrants have exclusive access to a Vectorworks demonstration session!

Earlybird Registration (July - August)

Member$300.00
Intern$225.00
Student$120.00
Retired$200.00
Non-Member$310.00

Registration (September - October)

Member$350.00
Intern$300.00
Student$150.00
Retired$250.00
Non-Member$360.00

 

 

Address 
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC
6163 University Blvd, BC V6T 1Z1
Canada
Click to view background photo & credits
Project: Telus Atrium Garden
Landscape Architect / Firm: Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture Inc in collaboration with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Photo Credit: Brett Hitchins