Los Angeles River Master Plan Update

Los Angeles River Master Plan Update

AIA LA GO! Roundtable Discussion

A draft of the Los Angeles County River Master Plan is currently available for review and public comment. As a forum to collect feedback from the architecture and design community, we’ve organized a virtual roundtable discussion to further connect with the leading consultants. After they’ve shared their presentation, we’ll coordinate a Q&A to solicit your critical insight, ideas, and recommendations.

The Los Angeles River, which spans 51 miles from Canoga Park to Long Beach and encompasses 2,300 acres of primarily publicly owned land, serves as an integral piece of daily life across LA County.

The LA River Master Plan is an update of the LA County 1996 LA River Master Plan and incorporates new research and data to inform the plan from start to finish. The Master Plan will improve funding opportunities in a coordinated and collaborative manner with consideration for each community along the river’s path.

Over the next 60 days, the draft will be circulated for public comment.

If you’re not available on May 5th, we encourage you to visit larivermasterplan.org and provide your feedback directly to LA County Department of Public Works.

Presenters:

Genevieve Osmeña, PE – Senior Civil Engineer, Los Angeles County Public Works

Jessica M. Henson, ASLA – Partner, OLIN

Mark Hanna, PhD, PE, LEED AP – Senior Principal, Geosyntec

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Genevieve Osmeña, PE – Senior Civil Engineer, Los Angeles County Public Works

Genevieve is a Senior Civil Engineer for the Los Angeles County Public Works, Stormwater Planning Division. She has worked for the County of Los Angeles since 2000, and in her current role, she is the watershed manager for the Upper LA River Watershed area in which she oversees long term multi-benefit planning for the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.

Jessica M. Henson, ASLA – Partner, OLIN
Jessica is a Partner at OLIN where she leads planning and design projects that seek to create socially and environmentally resilient infrastructure including the Los Angeles County LA River Master Plan and the Rio Hondo Confluence Area Project. Her other significant projects include Chicago’s Vista Tower, a new residential precinct at the University of Washington in Seattle, the new U.S. Embassies in London and Brasilia, the O’Hare Global Terminal, the SELA Cultural Center, and the LA River Index. Jessica’s work explores the relationships between hydrological, cultural, and social contexts. Specifically, she explores how landscape architects can create anticipatory design solutions that create more equitable communities. Jessica teaches at the University of Southern California.

Mark Hanna, PhD, PE, LEED AP – Senior Principal, Geosyntec
Mark is a fifth-generation Californian who has spent the last 25 years helping to solve some of Southern California’s biggest water resource challenges. He received his doctorate in Civil Engineering from UCLA and is a California registered professional engineer. As a senior principal for Geosyntec, Mark is the co-PM and water resources lead on LA County’s LA River Master Plan.

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