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ASLA Oregon 2011 Design Awards Winners Announced!
ASLA Oregon LANDbytes OCTOBER 2011 Feature:
Oregon Landscape Architects Celebrate Achievements; Look to Future
By James Hencke, ASLA, LEED AP
It was a night of design, drinks, and distinction as ASLA Oregon, the state chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), held its annual “Celebration of Design” on October 1, 2011 at the elegant Tiffany Center Emerald Ballroom in downtown Portland. While entry submissions were projected onto a large screen, the 116 attendees, comprised of members and professional colleagues, witnessed the bestowing of ten professional and three academic awards recognizing excellence in the field.
At the discretion of the jury, two award levels were presented in six design categories:
1. Honor: recognizing superior professional accomplishment.
2. Merit: given in each category at the jury’s discretion.
This year’s winners included:
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Mosier Retreat
Bennett Burns, LEED AP
Merit Award
Residential Design
Swan Creek Park Master Plan
MIG, Inc.
Merit Award
Analysis & Planning
Cottonwood Canyon State Park
Walker Macy
Merit Award
Analysis & Planning
Clean Water Services Low Impact Development Approaches Handbook
GreenWorks, P.C.
Merit Award
Research & Communication
Port of Portland Headquarters
Mayer-Reed
Honor Award
General Design
Brookside Children’s Garden
Walker Macy
Merit Award
General Design
Cooper Mountain Nature Park
Vigil-Agrimis, Inc.
Merit Award
General Design
LOTT Clean Water Alliance Regional Service Center
Murase Associates
Merit Award
General Design
The Fields Park
Office of Cheryl Barton
Merit Award
Un-Built Work
Steel Bridge Skatepark
Lango Hansen Landscape Architects
Honor Award
Un-Built Work
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Vegetation-Bearing Garden Wall and Enclosure
Alexandria Donati & Holly Workman
Honorable Mention Award
From Landmark to Place
Alexandria Donati
Honorable Mention Award
Whiteaker Neighborhood Improvement Project
Logan Bingle
Honorable Mention Award
The evening kicked off with 90 minutes of music, food, and drink – including the signature “Stone-tini” cocktail sponsored by JP Stone Contractors. Socializing was followed by a welcoming statement from outgoing ASLA Oregon President James Hencke, and then moved to the awards program, moderated by Marianne Zarkin, VP of Chapter Services, who announced the winners, and Sam Williamson, jury member, who shared comments from the jury.
After the design awards outgoing President Hencke invited University of Oregon Professor Ron Lovinger to the stage to speak for a few minutes about several students that the University landscape architecture program had recently recognized with awards.
The evening was capped off by incoming ASLA Oregon President Jeff Schnabel who challenged the group in the year ahead by stating “We do great work, but can we do even better? Can we take the cutting edge work from our state and bring it to a broader national audience?”
Jurists included Maggi Johnson, Fernanda D'Agostino, John van Staveren, Sam Williamson, and Joseph Paul Readdy. For detailed information about the jurists, see http://www.aslaoregon.org/events/articles/design-awards#awards
EVENT SPONSORS:
Signature Sponsor
JP Stone Contractors - John Stone
General Sponsors:
Cascade Recreation, Inc. - Martha Gaty
Cedar Landscape, Inc. - Mike Grace
Northwest Recreation - James G. Ringelberg
Rain Bird Corporation - Christen Funk
Table Décor Sponsors:
Diadem USA, Inc. - Leisa Baker
Northwest Playground Equipment - Bob McGarvey
Willamette Graystone, Inc. - Gale Schroeder
In-Kind Sponsor:
GXI Inc. - Brian Scott
ASLA Oregon is a 285 member professional society dedicated to the advancement of landscape architecture within the state. The group holds an annual design awards event every fall and a professional symposium every spring. For more information see http://www.aslaoregon.org/.
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September 2011 Trustee’s Report
September 2011 Trustee’s Report:
This will be my last report as your Trustee since my term is over as of the 1st of October.
I will be attending the Annual Meeting and providing feedback to Brian Bainnson who is your new Trustee. It has been a great honor to have served our State Chapter the past 6 years and will miss meeting with other Landscape Architects to help shape the future of our profession. However, I know that Brian and others will continue to move us forward in a positive way. I hope all of you get involved with ASLA at some level to help lead our profession and make a positive impact with the public and to the environment we live in.
Some of the highlights from our National Office the past month are as follows:
Governance and Administration
· The Executive Committee met by to review several items that will be considered by the Board in San Diego: revised 2012 and draft 2013 budgets; the Licensure Committee-drafted policy on a universal designation for licensure; and the report of the Task Force on Accreditation and Licensure. The Executive Committee also approved a new student chapter at Washington University in St. Louis.
Government Affairs
· Case studies from our massive green infrastructure for stormwater management data collection campaign earlier this year are now up and available to ASLA members and the public. You can view the results of our survey and the 475+ case studies that over 300 ASLA members submitted!
· Thanks to the tremendous efforts of ASLA advocates, Senator Tom Coburn (OK) has temporarily halted his attempts to eliminate the Transportation Enhancements (TE) program. During recent attacks on the TE program, ASLA advocates have sent about 2,500 messages to Capitol Hill, which helped stave off elimination of the program. However, the fight does not end here. Coburn is working to “reform” the TE program when the Senate takes up a long term transportation reauthorization bill in the coming months. ASLA encourages all its members to continue to use the Advocacy Network to reach out to their legislators about supporting the Transportation Enhancements and other key transportation programs important to the profession.
Landscape Architecture Magazine
· LAM Editor Brad McKee recently completed a stint as a judge for Folio Magazine’s 2011 Eddie Awards in the categories of best custom publication and best online news coverage.
Public Relations and Communications
· Three of the original and most popular sustainable design resource guides have been edited and updated: Green Infrastructure; Sustainable Transportation; and Sustainable Urban Development.
· Recent ASLA news coverage appeared in the Daily Record, Flint Journal, Inhabitat, St. Louis Beacon, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Salem News, Globe and Mail, CNN, the Shreveport Times, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and others.
Professional Practice
· The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) has launched a survey to determine the feasibility of professional credentialing and project certification. SITES is currently working with the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), which manages the certification and credentialing programs for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating Systems™. The survey is open until Wednesday, November 2, and respondents are eligible to win a $100 Amazon gift card.
Dave
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ASLA ANNOUNCES 2011 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
via ASLA Nationals:
ASLA ANNOUNCES 2011 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Thirty-seven projects honored for innovation, design and sustainability.
9/28/2011
Washington, D.C., September 28, 2011 – The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the winners of the 2011 Professional Awards. The awards honor the top public places, residential designs, campuses, parks and urban planning projects from across the U.S. and around the world. High-resolution images and full project information can be viewed at www.asla.org/2011awards.
The jury of leading design experts considered 567 entries and selected 37 winners in the categories of General Design, Residential Design, Analysis and Planning, Communications, Research and the Landmark Award. In addition to the quality of the design, the jury also weighed the environmental sensitivity and sustainability of each project. The October issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine features the winning projects. Winners will be honored at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in San Diego on Wednesday, November 2. The upcoming ceremony and awards video are sponsored by Firestone Specialty Products.