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Gill Williams, ASLA, recently joined the David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), Portland, Oregon, office as a client manager and senior landscape architect. Williams has 14 years of professional experience in landscape architecture, focusing on urban redevelopment, athletic facilities, and public sector projects. These projects include the Round at Beaverton Central, McCormick Pier Condominiums, The Avenue Condominiums, Liberty Plaza in Oregon City, and student housing projects at Eastern Oregon University and Pacific University.

Williams is a member and past trustee of the American Society of Landscape Architects and holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Arizona.

Raymond F. Cain, FASLA

Raymond F. Cain, FASLA, a principal at Belt Collins in Honolulu, passed away on November 11, 2005. Cain came to Hawaii in 1966 to head Belt Collins’ Landscape Architecture Department after receiving his undergraduate degree and masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois. He was a member of the College of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects. His ‘speciality’ (his word) was resort and recreation area design, residential land planning, landscape development, and golf course design and development throughout the Pacific Basin. In recent years he took a great interest in the art of healing gardens for health-care facilities and elderly care facilities.

Cain’s landscape designs for hotels in Hawaii and Asia were considered innovative and trendsetting. He was one of the first landscape architects to have a strong presence in Asia, and he traveled with the late Walter Collins in the 1960s to open up Asian markets for Belt Collins and prominent local architectural firms. During his career with Belt Collins, Cain worked in more than 50 countries. 

Many of his projects were local, national, and international award winners. Notable projects include the Ala Moana Park/Magic Island; Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Resort; the Mauna Lani Resort, including the design of the original Mauna Lani Golf Course; the Hyatt Regency in Waikiki; the first Shangri La Hotel in Singapore (he subsequently worked on more than 25 Shangri La Hotel landscapes); the Tanjong Jara Resort in Malaysia; Darling Park in Sydney; the Anchorage in Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia; and the Fijian and Regent Hotels in Fiji.

More important to Belt Collins was that Cain mentored numerous young landscape architects and land planners who worked for the firm during his almost 40-year tenure. He helped establish and promote the 12 overseas offices opened in Asia, Australia, and the mainland United States from 1980 through 2005. 

Those of us who were privileged to be colleagues of Ray Cain will miss his energy, creativity, and great sense of humor. He left us a legacy of built work that has made the places he worked healthier and more beautiful. Cain is survived by his wife, Lois. A memorial ‘celebration of his life’ was held Saturday morning, January 21.
--Tom Papandrew, FASLA

DesignWorks, LC of Charleston, South Carolina has announced the promotion of nine of its’ team members. “Our core strategy, to mentor and recruit the best talent in our profession is fully expressed today. These promotions both acknowledge personal growth and pave the way for all in the office to increase their level of responsibility, technical skills and professionalism,” noted the firm partners.

Gary Collins, ASLA, has been promoted to Associate. Collins holds a Landscape Architecture degree from Ryerson University in Toronto and an MLA from North Carolina State University. He has 10 years of experience working on all facets of landscape architecture and land development, most recently specializing in large scale residential and resort communities.

Collins will now have the responsibility of working with the design teams on procedures and techniques in the development, planning and design of land areas and will assist the Partners in the management and marketing of the firm. His professional associations include American Society of landscape Architects and the Urban Land Institute.

Holly Kramer, ASLA, has been promoted to Team Leader. Kramer holds a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia and has 6 years of experience with DesignWorks. She is a Registered Landscape Architect, who, over the past six years she has participated in the design of a wide range of projects including large scale master planning of award winning residential neighborhoods, commercial, and mixed use developments, preparation of design guidelines, and residential design.

Jason Kronsberg, ASLA, has been promoted to Team Leader. Kronsberg is a Registered Landscape Architect and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from Colorado State University and has nine years of experience in Landscape Architecture. He is also a member of CSI.

Anna Montgomery, ASLA, has been promoted to Team Leader. Montgomery holds a Bachelors Degree in Landscape Architecture from the Pennsylvania State University, with a minor in Architectural Art History. She has six and a half years experience with DesignWorks and is a Registered Landscape Architect with a License in South Carolina. Montgomery is also a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Wildlife Federation and the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards.

Edmund Most, ASLA, has been promoted to Team Leader. Most holds an AAS in Horticulture from the State University of New York, College of Technology, and a BLA from State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. He has nine years experience in Landscape Architecture, is a CLARB record holder, ASLA member, and serves on the Board of Publiccity, a nonprofit organization set to opening up and communicating architecture to a wider audience. Most also has years of experience in the contracting and building disciplines.

Andrew Bleckley, ASLA, has been promoted to Project Coordinator. Bleckley holds a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from Clemson University and has three years of experience in the field. He is a member of ASLA and the Urban Land Institute.

J.R. Kramer, ASLA, has been promoted to project coordinator. Kramer holds a bachelors degree of landscape architecture from the University of Georgia. He has six years of experience with includes working in a multi-discipline environment and in eco-sensitive design. Kramer serves on the Beresford Hall Design Review Board and is involved with the South Carolina Native Plant Society.

Allison Strickland, ASLA, has been promoted to Project Coordinator. Strickland holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Clemson University and has over six years of experience in the Landscape Architecture field. Strickland is a registered landscape architect and recently moved from Los Gatos, California in May to join the DesignWorks team.

Tyla Bowers, ASLA, has been promoted to Senior Designer. Bowers holds a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree from Clemson University and has three years experience in Landscape Architecture. She also serves on the Executive Committee for the South Carolina Chapter of the ASLA.