McCullough Heads to New Orleans for ASLA 2025 Beyond Boundaries
This October, McCullough is joining landscape architects from across the country at the ASLA 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture: Beyond Boundaries, taking place October 10–13 in New Orleans. The annual ASLA conference is the largest gathering of landscape architects in the world, a space where designers, planners, educators, and advocates come together to share ideas that shape the future of our communities.
In attendance from McCullough will be David McCullough, PLA, ASLA, Principal Landscape Architect and Jiayao Tang, ASLA, Junior Associate.
We’re especially proud that our very own Catherine McCullough, FSMPS, CPSM, President/CEO/CMO of McCullough, will be a featured speaker. Catherine will join two other accomplished leaders in the session:
SAT-A10: The Found-Hers: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 220–222
Alongside Claire Agre, ASLA, PLA (Partner, Unknown Studio, Baltimore) and Kimberly A. Tryba, ASLA (Principal, LILA Studio LLC, New York), Catherine will share candid perspectives on starting, growing, and transitioning a design practice. Through case studies and interviews, this session dives into the realities of building a firm: the exhilaration of the beginning, the complexities of the middle, and the considerations for the future.
What you’ll take away:
How a clear mission and vision guide firm growth and direction
Lessons from weathering the dynamics of business and market realities
Why being open to failure is key to learning at every stage
The mentors, tools, and resources available to support firm owners
For McCullough, this conference is more than professional development, it’s about connection. It’s about learning from peers, sharing our own stories, and sparking conversations that push the boundaries of what landscape architecture can be.
We invite our clients, colleagues, and friends to join us in New Orleans, whether you’re attending the full conference or stopping by Catherine’s session. Together, let’s celebrate the role of landscape architecture in shaping resilient, joyful, and people-centered places.
Learn more about the conference here: ASLA 2025 Beyond Boundaries