Senior Associate Matt Perotto to present in Closing Panel at the 2024 OALA Conference

Posted September 9, 2024

JRS Senior Associate Matt Perotto will present in the Closing Keynote Panel at the 2024 OALA Conference.

Keynote and Closing Remarks
Driving a Culture Shift in the Design of the Public Realm
October 18, 2024 | 2:30 – 3:30 pm
The design of the public realm is undergoing a significant cultural shift – moving away from traditional grey, engineered systems towards nature-based infrastructures. These new green infrastructures hybridize urban nature and engineering to improve ecological performance, reduce carbon footprint, and support biodiversity. Landscape architects in many different roles – from design firms to policy leads in municipalities, to landscape contractors – are the drivers of this cultural shift, through small actions that make a big cumulative impact.

The closing keynote panel will showcase a series of small but impactful studies, pilot projects, and initiatives led by landscape architects in different public and private sector roles, that are driving change toward more resilient and biodiverse urban landscapes.

Presenters: Sonja Vangjeli, Senior Urban Designer, City of Toronto; Matt Perotto, Landscape Architect, Janet Rosenberg & Studio; Jonas Spring, Owner and Operator, Ecoman

2024 OALA Conference – Ripple Effect
October 17-18, 2024
Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview
5685 Falls Avenue, Niagara Falls, ON
Landscape architects shape the world around us by creating cities, streets, parks, and public open spaces that inspire healthy, sustainable living while protecting the public and natural environments. Quite often these spaces generate social, environmental, and economic ripples that extend to shores near and far.

This year’s theme, Ripple Effect, will explore how all actions, no matter how small, can have great and lasting impacts on the well-being of our communities.

Learn more about the conference, presenters, tours and register.