Landscape Architecture In the News
A sampling of recent press coverage of landscape architecture. Keyword terms are noted by “>>>” and “<<<” marks.

Offices Eyed for Novato “Gateway”
Marin Independent Journal
Date: 08/14/07

The Bel Marin Keys-based company has hired >>>landscape architect<<< Brian Powell to create an office complex that blends in with its environment, Marovich said. "There's an oak-studded hillside north of the property, and open space and agriculture fields to the east," Marovich said. "We're really trying to capture these things in our design to their full advantage." Marovich said his company plans to incorporate environmentally sensitive measures. "We are currently going through a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification analysis, and at least a portion of the West Bay building will incorporate solar," Marovich said.

Silverwood Visitor Center Will Re-create Look of the North Woods
Minneapolis Star Tribune (MN)
Date: 08/14/07

wood beams, according to Michael Horn, senior >>>landscape architect<<< for Three Rivers. It will have lots of windows and include a large central fireplace, gallery space to display art, and areas for arts programs. The center will also have a kitchen for catering support and will be able to accommodate weddings and other events. COST The Visitor Center will cost in the $7 million to $8 million range, according to Horn. It will be funded by the Three Rivers Park District. PARK FEATURES Now, Silverwood features a short hiking trail, a picnic shelter, canoe/kayak access, shore fishing, and picnic areas.

Sixteen Sites Could Become Prime Real Estate in Downtown Cedar Rapids
KCRG TV News
Date: 08/14/07

The windows and just the location are great," >>>landscape architect<<< Stacey Hanley said. The government plans to move out and donate the building to the city in the coming years. Bringing businesses back and adding more entertainment options will also play key roles in the process. The ultimate goal is to convince young professionals and empty nesters that downtown is a great place to live. Next month, local, regional, and national developers will visit Cedar Rapids to learn about all the downtown housing options. There's also talk of a new downtown magazine to promote the area. E-mail Mark Geary at Mark.Geary@kcrg.com

Covering Delaware's Cape Region
Cape Gazette
Date: 08/14/07

Grant Marine Advisory Service. Kevin Perry, a >>>landscape architect<<< with Nevue Ngan Associates, is on the cutting edge of the green streets stormwater management process. He was among the first in the nation to design and implement green streets in Portland, Ore. Perry brought his ideas to Sussex County during a three-day seminar hosted by the university Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 6-8. Perry said the green streets concept is best defined by going back to the basics of managing stormwater—by allowing it to filter into the ground as it has for millions of years. He starts with low-impact design of streets and parking lots using landscaped areas,

Residents to Protest Tree Removal
Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL)
Date: 08/13/07

are planned for removal, said Carol Yetken, the >>>landscape architect<<< for the Austin Gardens Master Plan. "There are some buckthorn and one tree of heaven (that will be removed) for the purpose of making space for high-quality plant material," Yetken said. The process of removing large nonnative Norway maple trees is nearly complete. It has been happening over the past three to four years, with a total of 15 to 20 trees removed, Yetken said. "Now (we're) reverting to the management (of) the seedlings," Yetken said. The Norway maple trees were overly prolific, Yetken said, meaning they

Plan B: Architects: Pelli Clarke Pelli
San Francisco Chronicle
Date: 08/12/07

the team includes Peter Walker and Partners >>>Landscape Architects<<<; WRNS Studio, a San Francisco architectural firm; environmental artist Ned Kahn; and Rana Creek, the firm responsible for the green roof being installed on the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.

Modernism Moves Outdoors
Globe and Mail
Date: 08/11/07

then Janet Rosenberg, one of Canada's leading >>>landscape architects<<<, can show the way (http://www.jrala.ca). The modernist garden that leaps to mind has elegant, simple, articulate lines, with a vibrant use of materials. That would certainly describe Rosenberg's and her colleague Glenn Herman's gardens, both public (Toronto's HtO waterfront park or Calgary's Devonian Garden) and private (they have projects in almost every city in the country). Now that contemporary interior design has been embraced by the mainstream, Rosenberg says, designers are pushing for the same restraint and elegance out of doors. And in cities where small gardens are

ParkTips
National Park Service
Date: 08/11/07

American Landscapes Survey Chapter of the >>>American Society of Landscape Architects<<< is documenting the Salt Lake City Cemetery by working with high school students. In cooperation with the Carroll Park Foundation Inc., the Historic American Landscapes Survey and the Cultural Resources Geographic Information System will begin documenting the landscape associated with Mount Clare, the 18th-century estate of Charles Carroll, in Baltimore. For more information, please contact Richard O'Connor at 202-354-2186. Starring the National Parks (Nationwide) -- The NPS Night Sky Team is cosponsoring a Sabbatical-in-Parks by Dr. Tyler

Green Roofs: Keeping Cool with Eye Appeal
Mail Tribune
Date: 08/09/07

than a conventional roof, according to the >>>American Society of Landscape Architects<<<. They also can reduce the heating and cooling costs for buildings by at least 10 to 15 percent, says the Society, which installed a demonstration garden on its Washington headquarters roof a year ago. Green roofs also can retain up to 75 percent of a 1-inch rainfall, greatly reducing the pressure stormwater puts on municipal sewer systems, the Society says. Plant selection for a roof garden varies according to geography, soil depth and type, light conditions, accessibility, and personal tastes. "There's a difference in conditions between Nova Scotia and

Professional Builder
Housing Zone
Date: 08/07/07

to the importance of home builders to the >>>American Society of Landscape Architects<<<, and a new opportunity involving the professional society's annual awards program. According to ASLA's latest Business Indicators Survey, residential projects comprise 40 percent of annual billable hours by landscape architects... Subsidizing Sprawl? The Michigan Land Use Institute's Follow The Money report blasts decades of "profoundly misguided" state policies in Michigan that amount to "subsidizing sprawl" while fostering obesity and white flight from neglected cities. If research bears these claims out, then suburban builders could suffer when infrastructure

Today's Garden Center
Today's Garden Center
Date: 08/07/07

ANLA’s Contribution ANLA is working with the >>>American Society of Landscape Architects<<< (ASLA) and other organizations to help create more specific criteria to designate certain office buildings as "green." It also is working with the USDA’s research arm in preliminary research to break chicken feathers down to a polymer that can be used for plant pots. ANLA’s research arm Horticultural Research Institute is in the beginning stages of the program. The topic is something that will continue to come up. Stay tuned to Today’s Garden Center to find out more about sustainability issues and how our industry can be involved.