Christine E. Ten Eyck, principal and founder of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, will travel to Brisbane, Australia in August to serve as one of the keynote speakers at the 2011 AILA National Conference. The topic for the event is 'Transform: Climate change challenges, opportunities, & urban design solutions'. Ten Eyck will share the knowledge she has gained during her career thus far creating landscapes that connect the urban dweller with nature. In response to the climate, Ten Eyck's numerous projects in the southern and southwestern United States evolve around the path of sacred water - whether it is rain, air conditioning condensate or gray water. It is Ten Eyck's belief that buildings are our new aquifer and that we should use the water produced by them to create urban habitat for people and wildlife. This philosophy guides Ten Eyck in creating outdoor spaces that are multi-sensory gardens that have purpose along with beauty: air and water purification, urban wildlife habitat creation, climate mitigation, places for social interaction and human healing.