Mobile Workshops
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Held in concert with the Soak it Up conference, explore several of the city’s most influential projects with the client and project teams who participated in the planning and design process. When theory becomes practice, what are the results? (CEUs are available and no conference registration is required).
Reimagining Sepulveda Basin
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Experts from the City of Los Angeles and OLIN will be your guides to the single largest open space along the 51-mile Los Angeles River; hear about the exciting Vision Plan to transform the 2,000-acre basin.
Milton Street Park
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join SWA for a tour of a transformative project along Ballona Creek that demonstrates how landscape architecture improves environmental performance and community well-being.
The Resilient Campus
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Learn about the UCLA Landscape Plan that included an interdisciplinary team, including Design Workshop, to engage the campus population and guide the transition of the campus toward a resilient future.
The USC Inclusive Infrastructure Design Lab
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Discover what could happen during a 100-year flood event; see the 60-foot-long scale model of the Los Angeles River that is used to develop engineering and design concepts for the river’s management.
The Art of Disturbance
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Innovators at Metabolic Studios see natural disturbances—such as landslides, wildfires, and floods—as possible opportunities for dealing with soil contamination especially in areas affected by the 2025 fires.
The Hidden Infrastructure of SoFi Stadium
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Learn from Studio-MLA and PACE Engineers how water resilience has been embedded into one of the most visible sports and entertainment venues in the world, Sofi Stadium.