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Emerging Professionals
Parklab Tour, Happy Hour & Mini Golf
for Emerging Professionals and Students
Sunday, July 31st
4-5pm PST, Parklab Tour PST
5-7pm PST, Happy Hour
*Optional Mini Golf 2-4pm PSTT

Summer is here! Join ASLA-NCC along with Patricia Algara, Principal of Base Landscape Architecture and Natalie Martell, from Fletcher Studio, for a tour of the Parklab Gardens, which is one of San Francisco’s most popular gathering places for fun, food and games in the heart of one of the city’s urban districts. Patricia and Natalie will share the stories about design, community, planting design behind popular Parklab. Following the tour there will be a happy hour at one Parklab’s reservable cabanas. There is will also be an optional round of mini golf before the tour if you want to experience all on the park’s amenities together. Come for all events or some based on your Sunday availability.

Space is limited, so please register today or by 7/26 to come share, celebrate, and laugh together!

Meeting Location & Instructions by Activity: 
2:00-4:00pm - Mini Golf - Meet at Stagecoach Greens
*$19 per person, not included with online registration but ASLA-NCC will reserve the tickets and organize golf teams.

4:00-5:00pm - Parklab Tour - Meet at Parklab Entrance on the East side 4th Street between Missions Bay Blvd North and Mission Bay Blvd South.

5:00-7:00pm - Happy Hour at Cabanas in Parklab
Food and drink tickets distributed at 5:15pm. ASLA NCC will give a formal welcome at 6:00pm.

Cost:
ASLA members and student $10, non-members $15 for Tour + Happy Hour 
*If registering for Mini Golf bring additional $19 on day of event

Parking and Public Transportation:
Metered parking surrounds Parklab Gardens, but they also recommend biking and public transportation to get to the site. Take muni line T to the Mission Bay stop or take muni line N or Caltrain to 4th and King, and it will be a short 10-minute walk from there. CLICK HERE for a Google Map of Parklab, 1379 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94158.
Tour Leader, Patricia Algara
Founding Principal of BASE Landscape Architecture

Patricia was born and raised in Mexico, she is the founder and president of award-winning BASE Landscape Architecture Inc. A recognized leader in sustainable design and community involvement, Patricia creates landscapes that immerse people of all backgrounds and abilities in learning, exploration and play.
Patricia’s community involvement and advocacy expand the boundaries of traditional landscape architecture. She founded an NGO - With Honey in the Heart, that creates healthy habitats for pollinators. She has lectured at many universities and has won two national faculty ASLA awards. She received her MLA from UC Berkeley in 2007.
Tour Leader, Natalie Martell
Landscape Architect, Fletcher Studio

Natalie is a registered landscape architect with 8 years of experience designing and collaborating on projects across multiple scales and typologies. From public parks and school campuses to residential landscapes and the interiors of mobile outreach vehicles, Natalie brings thoughtfully crafted design solutions. She is particularly interested in working with communities to create socially and environmentally beneficial landscapes uniquely connected to place.
We look forward to seeing you there!