El 3 de abril de 2013, trece arquitectos de paisajes, seleccionados por sus firmas entre los mejores y más brillantes, se reunieron en el campus de Berkeley de la University of California con quince estudiantes del programa de posgrado en arquitectura paisajista de la UC en Berkeley, en un taller de dos días preparado para involucrar, desafiar e inspirar a los futuros líderes de la profesión.

With this eloquent plea for the primacy of design in achieving ecologically beneficial and humane solutions to environment challenges, Kristina Hill set the tone for a charrette to address responses to the challenges posed by sea level rise in San Francisco Bay. The event, dubbed Xtreme LA, was the latest in a series developed by site furniture manufacturer Landscape Forms and co-sponsored by the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Co-Hosts for the event were Richard Heriford, President, Landscape Forms; Barbara Deutsch, Executive Director, Landscape Architecture Foundation; and Kristina Hill, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley.