The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) recently released a statement on how planning, design, and use of built and natural environment have a mirid of effects on people.

 

The press release explained that practitioners of the industry "must understand the histories of their profession and of the communities with which they will work. They must also be able to understand the impact of their work on people and communities as a result of practice today and in the future."

The boards of directors of Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), CELA, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), and Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) met to jointly communicate their opposition to any "legislation that prevents educators from teaching about the built environment for the purpose of shielding students from divisive content related to the impact of race and racism in American and global society, as well as other pedagogy related to gender and LGBTQ+ identities..." amid legislation passed in states like Florida, Arkansas, Iowa, South Dakota, and Virginia.

The four organizations focused on education call on state, federal, and local government to refocus and propel education forward.