|
Landscape Architecture in the News
What Has ASLA Done For You Lately
Landscape Online – 02/12/2007
Landscape architects are included in a New California law that limits design-firm contract risk. Assembly Bill (AB) 573, signed September 25, 2006 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will have significant implications on bidding for public works projects.
- What Has ASLA Done For You Lately Landscape architects are included in a New California law that limits design-firm contract risk. Assembly...
Jenkins Brick wins EPA award
Tallahassee Democrat – 02/09/2007
Jenkins Brick wins EPA award BUSINESS MATTERS STAFF REPORT Jenkins Brick gets environment award Jenkins Brick Co. has received the Project of the Year Award from the U.
...University. He has experience in urban and regional planning and landscape architecture. Kalbli, associate ASLA, is serving as the Tallahassee...
31 Homeland Security Ideas for 2007
Building Magazine – 02/07/2007
News - Go to other articles like this. Security - Go to other articles in this category. By Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA The onset of a new year is a great time to revisit existing building security strategies and consider new approaches.
...catastrophes. An existing task force with representatives from the AIA New York Chapter (architects), SEAoNY (engineers), APA (planners), ASLA...
JDavis Architects, PLLC Wins Triangle Business Journal's Fast 50 Award
US PRWire – 2/12/2007
JDavis Architects, PLLC Wins Triangle Business Journal's Fast 50 Award Raleigh Architectural Firm Ranked Among The Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies In The Triangle [USPRwire, Mon Feb 12 2007] Jeff Davis, president of JDavis Architects, PLLC, has announced that the firm has won the Triangle Business Journal's 2006 Fast 50 Award, which recognizes the fastest growing privately held companies in the Triangle.
Planting strip beautification not so beautiful: Plans in works for replanting
Queen Anne and Magnolia News – 02/15/2007
Magnolian John Rayburn is worried that the ground may have been poisoned on a Seattle Department of Transportation planting strip near the corner of Thorndyke Avenue West and Thorndyke Place West.
Medical building opposed by neighbors
Bar Harbor Times – 02/15/2007
BAR HARBOR - Some people who live near the Cadillac Mountain Medical Building at the corner of Main and Center streets say the traffic and parking problems in their neighborhood are bad enough, and if the town allows a similar building to be built next door, the situation will be even worse.
Project stalls at an obstacle a natural one THE WATCHDOG
Kansas City Star – 02/14/2007
Project stalls at an obstacle a natural one THE WATCHDOG Carolyn Short lives in Kansas City, North, in the New Mark area. She is wondering about the progress or lack thereof on the interchange at Maplewoods Parkway and Missouri 152.
More women delve into home ownership
Register-Guard – 02/14/2007
The touches to landscape architect Kate McGee's 1930s downtown Eugene home reflect a sensibility all her own, from the bright blue walls in the dining room to the vibrant red paint in the kitchen.
Firm hired to design proposed Inverness pedestrian, bike trail
Birmingham News – 02/14/2007
Firm hired to design proposed Inverness pedestrian, bike trail Wednesday, February 14, 2007 LIZ ELLABY News staff writer The Gresham Smith and Partners architecture and engineering firm has been hired to design a proposed walking and bike trail through the Inverness community.
Kroger Tickets $21M-Plus Project for Inroad
City Feet – 02/14/2007
Kroger Tickets $21M-Plus Project for Inroad Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - DENTON, TX-With six more development sites under contract, Regency Centers Corp.
Maguire's Solana Getting More Hotel Rooms
City Feet – 02/14/2007
Maguire's Solana Getting More Hotel Rooms Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - WESTLAKE, TX-To keep up with hotel demand in the 900-acre Solana, Maguire Partners is under way with a $23-million expansion to its 198-key Marriott and evaluating if it's time to add a limited-service brand to the campus.
Riverside-Moreno Valley briefs for Wednesday
Inland Empire Online – 02/14/2007
Riverside A pipe-bomb scare closes Jurupa Avenue A suspicious pipe prompted police to close Jurupa Avenue in Riverside for three hours Tuesday. A resident in the 3700 block of Jurupa Avenue thought the object was a pipe bomb, according to a Riverside Police Department news release.
Roofs Paved with Green
Metropolis Magazine – 02/14/2007
Now that past Next Generation winner Joe Hagerman has teamed up with Rafael Violy Architects, students in the Bronx are reaping the benefits. For Joe Hagerman the transition from streets to rooftops has been a natural one, conceptually speaking.
Beautification designs previewed for leaders
Rockdale Citizen – 02/13/2007
By Adam Thompson Staff Reporter adam.thompson@rockdalecitizen.com CONYERS Attractive rock walls feature prominently in the final design for the planned spruce-up of Ga.
Top 25 Ways to Bring Home a Green Paycheck
Treehugger – 02/13/2007
'1. Hydrologist: $51,080. 2.Environmental Engineer: $50,000. 3.Pest Control Technician: $30,500. 4. Conservation Biologist: $52,480. 5. Science Teacher: $45,920.
Design Your Own Rooftop Dream House at Tribeca Summit
Business Wire UK – 02/13/2007
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An extraordinary penthouse has just come to market at Tribeca Summit in Manhattan. It is a 12,000-SF rooftop dream house with 7,700 SF of outdoor space nearly half an acre of space in total offering 360 views and ceiling heights of up to 20 feet.
Team Selected to Create Master Plan for City's Gateway Mall
St. Louis Front Page – 02/13/2007
Team Selected to Create Master Plan for City's Gateway Mall ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), February 11, 2007 - Mayor Francis Slay has announced that a team led by Thomas Balsley Associates of New York and Urban Strategies Inc.
North Kitsap Heritage Park Plan OK'd by Commissioners
Kitsap Sun – 02/13/2007
By Chris Henry, chenry@kitsapsun.com Port Orchard Imagine a park in Kitsap County roughly the size of New York City's Central Park. The North Kitsap Heritage Park, with a potential size of 830 acres, won't look anything like the Big Apple's famous open space.
Planning Board approves Northeast Creek
Bar Harbor Times – 02/13/2007
BAR HARBOR - Northeast Creek, the neighborhood of affordable, workforce housing that the Bar Harbor Housing Authority intends to build off of Sandy Lane, got the go-head from the Planning Board last Wednesday.
Condo development clears hurdle
Hendersonville Times News – 02/13/2007
The entrance to downtown Hendersonville -- the corner of U.S. 64 and Grove Avenue -- is soon to change. Despite objections from neighboring King Hardware, a large six-story, 20-unit residential building got approval from the Hendersonville Planning Board on Monday.
Royal Palms and Shade Trees to Share Corridor
Landscape Online – 02/12/2007
The Biscayne Boulevard corridor in Miami has exclusively been the realm of the royals, palms, that is. The Florida Dept. of Transportation’s (FDOT) Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard reconstruction project is a multiphase endeavor for new storm water drainage systems, new roads, sidewalks, medians, traffic separators, traffic and pedestrian signals, street lights and street signs.
What should it cost to name a park?
The Oregonian – 02/12/2007
What should it cost to name a park? Park Block 5 - Though it's only one-quarter of building costs, a potential donor's $1.5 million could be enough Monday, February 12, 2007RANDY GRAGG Only a handful of Portland's history makers have had what it takes to get their names on any of the city's public parks.
Flawed process doomed historic Costello buildings
Business North – 02/10/2007
"Mistakes were made. Real serious mistakes were made," said Robert Hewitt, president of the Duluth Heritage Preservation Commission. At the commission's Jan.
McGrath wants diverse UNM to ascend
Albuquerque Tribune – 02/10/2007
STORY TOOLS E-mail story Comments iPod friendly Printer friendly More Local Former Sandia National Laboratories scientist Robert McGrath wants to come back to New Mexico, and the university he expects will soar, with or without him.
Light after dark
CourierPostOnline.com – 02/09/2007
Photos courtesy of Cast Lighting, LLC The landscape lighting industry has seen up to a 15 percent growth yearly as homeowners invest in new technology.
New site proposed for New Castle Sept. 11 memorial
Lower Hudson Online – 02/08/2007
New site proposed for New Castle Sept. 11 memorial New site proposed for New Castle Sept. 11 memorial By ELIZABETH GANGATHE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: February 8, 2007) NEW CASTLE - More than a year after finalizing plans to build a memorial to Sept.
Fairmont: Shoppers skipping downtown
Robesonian – 02/08/2007
FAIRMONT - A study has found that residents think Fairmont is a nice place to live, but that affection doesn't extend to the downtown area, where they rarely spend money shopping.
Growing a garden
Ledger Enquirer – 02/08/2007
Columbus Botanical Garden has big plans for 2007, beginning with a Valentine's membership drive BY ANNIE ADDINGTON Staff Writer This year the Columbus Botanical Garden is preparing for a burst of new growth that will help it set down roots as a truly public garden.
Urban forest sustainability discussed
Benton County Daily Record – 02/08/2007
BENTONVILLE - The Peel House Foundation and Compton Gardens recently received a $ 3, 880 grant from the Arkansas Urban Forestry Program and the U. S. Forest Service.
Southfield nature center stems from state grant
Detroit News – 02/08/2007
February 8, 2007 Southfield nature center stems from state grant Delores Patterson / The Detroit News SOUTHFIELD -- Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve will open to the public later this year with a nature interpretive center to be built in the future, thanks to a state grant.
Former Lakeville Hospital site to be demolished this spring
South Coast Today – 02/08/2007
By LAUREN DALEY, Standard-Times staff writer LAKEVILLE Demolition will commence at the former Lakeville Hospital site on Main Street sometime this spring, said Sherry Clancy, project manager for National Development Inc.
City of Trees February 2007
Architectural Record – 02/07/2007
OAS_AD('Right2'); Enter the developer. Forest City Ratner Corporation, led by Bruce Ratner, proposed moving his NBA New Jersey Nets basketball franchise into a new arena in the borough, bringing big-time professional sports to a place still grieving the loss of the Dodgers in 1957.
BOE Declines YES' Lease Proposal for Old EHS Tennis Courts
The Inter Mountain – 02/07/2007
Declines YES' Lease Proposal for Old EHS Tennis CourtsBy ANTHONY GAYNOR, Staff WriterJust as the Randolph County Board of Education is entering into talks with the Mountain State Forest Festival about a proposal to lease the old Elkins High School and First Ward School property, another local organization is seeking similar consideration for adjacent land.
Clearing of kiawe next in dog park plan
Star Bulletin – 02/15/2007
Question: What ever happened to the dog park planned for Hawaii Kai? Answer: East Honolulu residents, trying to find a place for their dogs to play in since 2004, passed a major milestone Oct.
Printing Veteran Has Launched ProRepro in Southern California, Specializing in Custom On-Site Reprographic Services, Environmentally Friendly Printing Solutions
ArriveNet – 02/14/2007
Distribution Source : Market Wire Date : Wednesday, February 14, 2007 TUSTIN, CA -- (Market Wire - Feb 14, 2007) -- Keath Lauderdale, a veteran on the Orange County reprographics scene, has launched a unique new company, ProRepro.
Students break cultural barriers with architecture project
Daily O'Collegian – 02/13/2007
Building bridges Steven Hoch/O'Collegian Peruvian students work alongside OSU students on a landscape project brought from a town in Peru. From left: Janell Milburn, landscape design senior; Peruvian Gianmarco Giannattasio; Peruvian Alejandra Marroquin; and Andrew Moore, landscape architecture senior.
For beauty or privacy, bamboo has its place
Greater Milwaukee Today – 02/12/2007
For beauty or privacy, bamboo has its place February 8, 2007 Philip Schumacher looks upon his 'Fargesia nitida' bamboo that sits next to his driveway in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.
Animal Services asks for public's help in naming dog park
My West Texas – 02/11/2007
Located at Hogan Park, the city's off-leash dog park accommodates both large and small four-legged friends. It is one of the most utilized parks in the city, said Coy Willis, the city's director of animal services.
Last: For 9/11 memorial, bigger doesn't mean better
Austin American Statesman – 02/11/2007
Opinion Editorials Op-Ed Letters Ben Sargent Columnists Insight Most popular Advertisement COMMENTARY Last: For 9/11 memorial, bigger doesn't mean better Jonathan V.
Green streets
Chicago Sun-Times – 02/11/2007
Christy Webber Landscapes has become important to Chicago's gardening scene in a relatively short time. Through her woman-owned business, Christy creates exceptional plantings that complement the specific needs of our urban environment.
Residents Discuss Park Plans
Southwest Times Record – 02/10/2007
discuss expanding the boat ramp, adding spaces for trailer and picnic areas Thursday at a public meeting for input on Greenwoods proposed Strozier Park project at Greenwood Lake.
Brainstorming on the Delaware
Philadelphia Daily News – 02/08/2007
Penn Praxis, the group overseeing the master plan for Philadelphia's central Delaware riverfront, has selected five internationally recognized designers to lead a three-day brainstorming event in March.
Proposed Weed bike park discussions move ahead
Mount Shasta News – 02/07/2007
Proposed Weed bike park discussions move ahead By Sibyl WalskiPublished: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 7:33 PM CST Weed's young bikers, impatiently waiting for their piece of the Weed Skate & Bike Park, could have at least phase I of their own course to ride on before September.
People for Feb. 7, 2007
Reno Gazette-Journal – 02/07/2007
People for Feb. 7, 2007 Posted: 2/7/2007 (read or post comments) advertisement advertisement Hometown , the insurance division of Renown Health, announced the hiring of Dianne Wilfrid as health services manager.
Filipinos seek extension to repay Holly House loans
Hayward Daily Review – 02/15/2007
Union City councilman doubts such a reprieve would be granted UNION CITY The Filipino group facing possible foreclosure on the Holly House is asking the city to grant it a year's extension to repay nearly $400,000 in outstanding loans.
Design team visit drives plan for campus updates
Chips – 02/15/2007
The Kestrel Design Group visited Luther Feb. 7-9 to survey the landscape and meet with members of the campus Land Use Committee to refine a master plan for the future of the Luther College campus.
Win garden advice from our experts
The Oregonian – 02/15/2007
Win garden advice from our experts Thursday, February 15, 2007 Stop by The Oregonian's booth at the Yard, Garden & Patio show, Feb. 23-25, and register to win expert advice from garden columnists Kym Pokorny, Vern Nelson and Lisa Russo.
Leading Miami Architecture Firm Drives City's Renaissance
DiGiTAL50 – 02/15/2007
Leading Miami Architecture Firm Drives City's Renaissance MIAMI, Feb. 14 PRNewswire A "new wave of high-profile architecture" is transforming Miami, says the ULI, and the leading local firm, Arquitectonica, has helped make the city one of the "top 10 to Watch.
Salt Lake County makes plans for new off-leash dog parks
ABC 4 – 02/14/2007
Salt Lake County is beginning efforts to create a plan to develop off-leash dog parks throughout the county. The county Division of Parks and Recreation is just in the beginning stages of developing the plan.
Classes give garden dreamers chance to "think spring"
South County Journal – 02/14/2007
Classes give garden dreamers chance to "think spring" Two weekends of seminars and workshops will let gardeners thaw a little early in anticipation of spring.
ISU student and Ames Planning and Zoning Commission member Joe Aronson works on homework at Stomping Grounds cafe Saturday in Ames.">
Ames Daily Tribune – 02/13/2007
_ 2007-02-14 01:45:00 ISU student and Ames Planning and Zoning Commission member Joe Aronson works on homework at Stomping Grounds cafe Saturday in Ames.
Town Council okays contract to conduct parks impact fee study
Chesterton Tribune – 02/13/2007
By KEVIN NEVERS The Town of Chesterton is one step closer to establishing a park impact fee for new development. At its meeting Monday night, the Town Council voted 4-0 to approve a contract with Lehman & Lehman (LL) Inc.
Harley Ellis Devereaux Hires Mocerino
ACP – 02/12/2007
Harley Ellis Devereaux Hires Mocerino Staff February 12, 2007 Michigan Contractor and Builder Harley Ellis Devereaux has announced that Ralph J. Mocerino, A.
Neighborhood ready to flex its muscle
Tucson Citizen – 02/12/2007, 02:48 am:
Spruced-up Iron Horse ready for more traffic, hopes Ninth St. can have Fourth Ave. flavor Keep an eye on Ninth Street on its seven-block run through the postage-stamp size Iron Horse Neighborhood.
Orchid sale set Monday
Pittsburgh Tribune Review – 02/10/2007
An orchid sale is planned from 4-9 p.m. Monday at the Chatham College Gate House. The sale, sponsored by the students in the college's Landscape Architecture program, will feature orchids ranging in price from $20 to $30, depending on the number of buds -- plants with five buds cost $20; six buds, $25; seven buds, $30.
Riverfront plan gets $8 million to grow
Ashland City Times – 02/10/2007
Friday, 02/09/07 Mayor Bill Purcell pledged $8 million in city funds to a plan to revitalize Nashville's waterfront through a series of projects that ultimately would create a manmade island across the Cumberland River from the city's downtown.
LVHRD ArchDuel III
Archinect – 02/10/2007
The smell is overpowering, cheese is sliced, clumped, and shredded, pieces of dress are used as model-making material, and Cansei de ser Sexy is playing on the background.
Recognition for a neighborhood in bloom
Minneapolis Star Tribune – 02/10/2007
Printer friendly This home recently sold in Marcy-Holmes2007 Star Tribune Homes Houses aren't the only things that can be green. The Marcy-Holmes neighborhood on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from downtown Minneapolis was recently named one of the top 10 best eco-neighborhoods in the United States by Natural Home Magazine.
HDR wins Grand Ave Viaduct project
Biz Journals – 02/09/2007
HDR Engineering Inc. was selected by the St. Louis Board of Public Service to lead the first phase of planning the $25 million replacement of the Grand Avenue Viaduct, located between Chouteau Avenue and Interstate 64.
Island, marinas, parks in riverfront proposals
Tennessean – 02/09/2007
Island, marinas, parks in riverfront proposals Architects show ideas for Cumberland redevelopment By MICHAEL CASS Staff Writer Originally published 8/25/2006 LP Field would sit on an island surrounded by the Cumberland River and a new recreational waterway - which would flow through hundreds of acres of park land - in an ambitious riverfront redesign unveiled by Metro consultants Thursday.
More Than Half of RNL'S Design Professionals Are LEED APs
PRWeb – 02/09/2007
RNL hosts 'Green Week' to help educate employees and clients and promote sustainable design practices. Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 9, 2007 -- RNL Design is proud to announce that 62 of its employees have received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accreditation from the U.
Memphis poised to line up behind greenways
Commercial Appeal – 02/09/2007
Memphis poised to line up behind greenways Story Tools By J. Ritchie SmithSpecial to The Commercial Appeal February 8, 2007 Bio info: J. Ritchie Smith Jr.
Arboretum fans like new 520 bridge plan
MSNBC Local – 02/09/2007
When he saw the beaver dam, the heron's nest, the trail walkers, then the expanse of Union Bay, Craig Dalby's mind began to hum. What if, he thought, as he rode a Metro bus from Kirkland to his job in Seattle, there was a better way to build a new Evergreen Point Bridge -- better than the current options being mulled? One that would not harm the Washington Park Arboretum, Marsh Island, botanical collections or wildlife? One that could narrow the bridge's footprint through Montlake -- and yet fit
WGIF hands out annual awards & scholarships
Landscape Management – 02/08/2007
CHICAGO, IL John and Ginger Ahl and Cal and Arlene Frelk, Northern Christmas Trees & Nursery, Merrillan, WI, were honored by the (WGIF) with the Distinguished Service Award.
|
