2025 Annual Report
"Through the incredible hard work of our staff and our board, I am pleased to report to the membership that the business of LACF has continued to advance and grow this mission in 2025."
- Christine Abe, LACF President
Reminder: 2026 LACF Annual Members' Meeting
The Annual Members' Meeting will be held virtually on May 6, 2026 from 2 to 3 pm ET.
Attendance by Proxy: If you are unable to attend the meeting, please download the LACF Proxy Form and return it to the Executive Director (lacf-fapc@csla-aapc.ca).
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Summary of the Decisions of the March 2026 LACF Board Meeting
- A Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Beverly A. Sanadalack Scholarship was approved.
- The Audited Financial Statements for 2025 were approved.
- A 2026-2030 Fundraising Strategy was approved.
Upcoming Deadlines:
Frederick Gage Todd Scholarship: May 7, 2026 at 4pm ET
Robert N. Allsopp Urban Design Fellowship: June 11, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Inaugural Beverly A. Sandalack Scholarship in Landscape Architecture to be Awarded in 2026
In collaboration with the LACF, University of Calgary Professor Beverly A. Sandalack has established the Beverly A. Sandalack Scholarship in Landscape Architecture. This scholarship, valued at $5,000 yearly, commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program at the University of Calgary and will be awarded to a student studying in this program.
"This award is intended to support students in the MLA program while acknowledging and encouraging excellence in scholarship and design. The program, now ten years old, and the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape are where I have spent much of my professional life, and establishing this scholarship allows me to give back and to support the next generation of leaders in landscape architecture."
- Dr. Beverly Sandalack
Report funded by the Research Grants Program: Automating green space design concepts and habitat quality indexing with an AI generative model
"In this project, we developed the PHI-AI Landscape Design Tool that is proposed as an innovative generative AI system that helps landscape architects collaboratively explore greenspace design options while prioritizing ecological value. The tool rapidly produces alternative landscape layouts and ranks the habitat quality of each variation using an integrated Pollinator Habitat Indicator (PHI). By combining AI-generated design scenarios with ecological indicators and human-guided evaluation, the project presents an interactive design decision-making workflow that can enhance biodiversity, pollinator conservation, and community engagement. The tool leverages the efficiency of generative AI while keeping a human-in-the-loop approach to concept design. This work illustrates how landscape architects can integrate emerging digital tools with ecological science to support collaborative planning and problem-solving."