Were it not for its honor award in the 2012 ASLA General Design Awards, I might not have ever heard of the Quarry Garden, much less been willing to make the trip out to visit its rather remote location in Songjiang District--it took me over two hours on public transportation to get there from Pudong (foreign tourists…

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While reading through the March 2013 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine and came across an article about Xiaoxuan Lu, student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design trying to make a true difference with her profession.

The Challenge:

During the Vietnam War,…

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Winner of the 2006 ASLA General Design Award of Honor, the Henry C. Beck Park is a privately-owned public space created in tribute to Henry C. Beck, Jr., founder of Beck Construction and one of Dallas’ great and innovative contractors of the 1960’s.…

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Citygarden drew me to St. Louis.

In 2010, I attended a National Building Museum: Spotlight on Design lecture led by Warren T. Byrd, Jr., FASLA, of the Charlottesville, VA-based landscape architecture firm…

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The Gary Comer Youth Center (GCYC) is a boldly designed and heart-warming community center located in Chicago's South Side. Sited one block away from Revere Elementary, GCYC provides a safe, educational haven for inner-city youth and runs extracurricular programs to help young adults graduate high school and prepare for college and future…

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Decorated with numerous awards including a recent 2012 ASLA Landmark Award of Excellence, Yorkville Village Park is a popular and celebrated series of gardens tucked into Toronto's high-end shopping district. Originally a parking lot built over a subway, a design team composed of Martha Schwartz, Ken Smith,…

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As a part of this year's ASLA Annual Meeting in San Diego, I will be presenting as a part of a panel discussion (with Boyd Coleman and …

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Are you attending the annual conference in San Diego this year? Do you use, or would you like to learn to use social media? Would you like to make a difference while you're at the conference?



If you answered yes to any of the above questions, I would ask for you to check out our project #LandArchSD. For a brief overview of the project visit: http://colemandesigngroup.net/2011/landarchsd/



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Washington, D.C., January 26, 2011 – The fourth quarter of 2010 represented a mixed bag for landscape architecture firms, as firm leaders reported fewer billable hours but increased hiring opportunities, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey. The findings echo the results from the 4Q 2009 survey, though billable hours, inquiries… Continue

Update: Please accept my apologies. I posted the link for the 2010 ASLA EXPO free pass without proper authorization. Since we are not an official exhibitor, we are not authorized to distribute the pass. However, you can easily find a free pass to the expo via your favorite search engine or by asking one of the exhibitors we have highlighted below.



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Image: Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. is hosting the ASLA 2010 Annual Meeting

By Jill Bellenger, ASLA, CPH





With organizations like the US Green Building Council, American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) all gearing up for annual conventions later this year, it’s important to consider the effect that business travel has on our natural resources.…

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The Dirt (ASLA) covered this story a while ago, but I am still bothered by this solution to an old landfill in Brooklyn. They capped the landfill with a layer of plastic and applied 3' of good soil over top. Andropogon did an excellent job (and should rightly be praised) for their push to use trees and naturalized meadow flowers and grasses rather than the traditional lawn. However, I would never call this a remediation or a solution.



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Each year the American Society of Landscape Architects has an annual meeting, and this year it was in Chicago. I've gone to three of the last four, and must say that this was one of the most enjoyable weekends. Some of that may be caused by my circumstances surrounding each meeting. (Minneapolis I was still in Grad School and a week from presentations, so my mind wasn't fully there; San Fransisco I had just graduated and had an interview set up that I was to busy freaking out about to enjoy… Continue

As many Landscape Architects are well aware, the ASLA national meeting is in a few weeks in Chicago. I've gone to four of the last five meetings, and highly recommend attendance to all professionals and students at least once. The networking opportunities are amazing, as you can find yourself sitting at lunch next to your state's ASLA trustee, and sitting in an education session next to the principal at the firm you've always wanted to work at. You can also join one of the national committees,… Continue

Engaging local community; Make Your Mark MV encourages up-and-coming professionals to get involved and be heard.

Design Workshop Inc., a landscape architecture, land planning, urban design and strategic-services firm, was selected by the American Society of Landscape Architects to receive the 2008 ASLA Landscape Architecture Firm Award, the highest award the society presents each year. (Denver Post)



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