ASLA Oregon

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Think you know all that is possible in the built environment? Elevate your understanding of landscape by taking it to a higher level. ASLA Oregon invites you to expand your thinking over two days of inspired guest speakers, discussions and a design charrette. Join us for learning and networking opportunities, as well as the opportunity to earn valuable professional development hours (PDH’s).

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Continuing Education Credits
4/20 North Park Block Design Charrette
4/20 Emerging Professionals Social
Keynote Speaker: Dan Corson
4/21 Symposium Concurrent Sessions
Calendar of Events
2011 Landscape Fusion Symposium Recap

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EVENT DATES and LOCATIONS

NORTH PARK BLOCK DESIGN CHARETTE
Friday, April 20, 10:00am - 5:00pm @ Parsons Brinckerhoff
400 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 802, Portland, OR 97204
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EMERGING PROFESSIONALS SOCIAL
Friday, April 20, 5:30pm - 7:30pm @ The Original
300 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
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ENLIGHTENED LANDSCAPES SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, April 21, 2012
8:00am - 6:30pm @ Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
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North Park Block Design Charette

Registration will be capped at 36 participants so don’t delay - sign up today!
Price includes lunch and beverages.
Register Now for North Park Block Design Charrette

Emerging Professionals Social

ASLA Oregon is pleased to offer appetizers at 5:30pm

Enlightened Landscapes Symposium (Early Bird Before 3/30/12)

Enlightened Landscapes Symposium (Regular Registration)

Register Now for Enlightened Landscapes Symposium

A limited number of scholarships may be available, contact Dana Baisden at the ASLA Oregon Chapter office for more information: 503.227.6156

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
PDH credits will be available for Landscape Architects; ASLA is working with the AIA, OLCA and LEED to provide Continuing Education credits, check the website for updates.

4/20 NORTH PARK BLOCK DESIGN CHARRETTE
Join Portland Parks and Recreation staff and other ASLA Oregon members as we explore design possibilities associated with a potential new North Park Block. Located at the northern terminus of the historic Park Blocks and immediately south of downtown Portland’s Main Post Office, the site currently serves as surface parking for the adjacent historic US Customs House. A future North Park Block could extend this Portland icon and engage with the lively and rapidly changing Pearl District just west of the site and Chinatown/Old Town to the east. What recreational uses make sense for this space? Should NW 8th connect to NW Hoyt Street? What happens if the Post Office site redevelops sometime in the future? Does the parking need to be replaced? Design charrettes are a great opportunity to share your expertise while learning from other experienced practitioners. Local park experts will be on hand to share best practices and PDH credit will be available. Registration will be capped at 36 participants so don’t delay - sign up today! Price includes lunch and beverages.

4/20 EMERGING PROFESSIONALS SOCIAL
Join the Emerging Professionals for a happy hour social to end the Design Charrette with a BANG! We would love to hear from those of you we have met over the past year at our other events and others interested in networking with emerging professionals in landscape architecture and other professions. Following the Design Charrette, meet us at The Original to share your thoughts with fellow like-minded professionals! ASLA Oregon Chapter is pleased to offer appetizers at 5:30pm. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DAN CORSON
Dan Corson’s artwork straddles the disciplines of art, theatrical design, architecture, landscape architecture and sometimes even magic. His projects have ranged from complex rail stations and busy public intersections to quiet interpretive buildings, meditation chambers and galleries. Corson’s work is infused with drama, passion, layered meanings and often engages the public as co-creators within his environments. He is particularly interested in green design and new technologies and how these tools can help frame and amplify the natural word and our shifting relationship to it. Among his various awards, Corson has been honored with eight Public Art Network Year-in-Review National Awards, and received the NW Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (NIAUSI prize) fellowship in Italy. Corson lives and works in Seattle.

4/21 SYMPOSIUM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Session A1 - New Opportunities for Lighting the Built Environment
Topics for this session on new technologies for lighting public realm will include projection media, programmable fixtures and interactive light.

Moderated by: Jeff Schnabel, PSU Dept. of Architecture | Featuring: Joe Lesher,
Principal - Spitball Media; Zachary Suchara, Director of Design, Luma Lighting Design

Session B1 - Living Cities: How do we get there?
Sustainability on a community scale is quite different than an isolated green building project. What does it take to create entire neighborhoods that meet our highest aspirations in terms of livability and self sufficiency? Join us for an Interactive session engaging audience members in discussion about living building imperatives.

Moderated by: Jim Hencke, PB Placemaking | Featuring: Eden Brukman, International Living Future Institute

Session A2 - Developments in Digital Design Strategies
This panel discussion will give insights into parametric and computational design methods that are changing the way many design professionals are generating their work.

Moderated by: Aaron Whelton, Whelton Architecture/PSU Dept. of Architecture | Featuring: Joshua Stein, Radical Craft and CCA; Kyle Caldwell, Allied Works; Bill Taylor, PD(X) Lab

Session B2 - Current Trends in Designing for Nature Play
Providing an overview of nature play types, risk management, materials, and safety, this session will also review the Oregon Nature Play Initiative. Case studies will be used to illustrate a variety of nature play facilities.

Moderated by: Marianne Zarkin, MZLA | Featuring: Anita Van Asperdt, LandCurrent; Michelle Matthis, Greenworks

RE-Group Session
Brief presentations on:
Community Action Team (CAT) Projects: Mike Faha, Greenworks
April 20 Design Charrette Summary: Mary Stewart, Alta Planning & Design

Session A3 - Public Agencies and the RFP Process
A panel of local professionals and staff from jurisdictions give insights into the RFP process, interviewing, outreach and marketing trends.

Moderated by: Kurt Lango, Lango Hanson | Featuring: Janet Bebb, Metro Parks and Greenspaces; Sandra Burtzos, Portland Parks & Recreation; Emily Proudfoot, Eugene Parks and Recreation; Melissa Crosman, Interface Engineering

Session B3 - Down in the Dirt
This session will cover what’s in our soil and how that impacts our project outcomes. Participants will learn vital information about soil and its uses including how to improve it’s biological function, best practices for stormwater treatment, and effective ways to keep soil in it’s place.

Moderated by: Mary Stewart, Alta Planning + Design | Featuring: Robin Cook, Sunmark Environmental; Alex Zimmerman, CPESC, CESSWI, Creative Course and
CSI Geosynthetics

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Friday, April 20th

Saturday, April 21st

RECAP: 2011 Landscape Fusion Symposium & Design Charrette