2002 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO
Sunday
LandTech Pavilion Demonstration Sessions:
2LT
Digital Tools for Discovering Places - Software Techniques
10:30am-11:15am
Intermediate
AutoCAD, GIS, and business software is commonplace in the modern office
of landscape architects. However, less prevalent is the use of digital
tools in the front end of the design process for place analysis, diagramming,
concept formulation, and discovering design attributes of a site. Here
we will get 'under the hood' of low cost software that practicing landscape
architects can creatively use for these purposes including FormZ, Adobe
Photoshop, Premiere & After Effects, ElectricImage, OuickTime, PowerPoint,
and Macromedia Director. For more information regarding this session,
please contact: rtt2@cornell.edu.
Learning Outcomes:
- What to look for in discovering and understanding places.
- Engaging clients through digital communication and visualization of
places.
- Digital tools for determining site capability in development & preservation
of places.
Roger Trancik, FASLA, is Professor of Landscape Architecture and City
and Regional Planning at Cornell University. He has been on the Cornell
faculty since 1982, and from 1970 to 1981 was professor in urban design
at Harvard University. Roger has published several award-winning books
including Finding Lost Space, and Hamlets of the Adirondacks. His most
recent work, Layers of Rome, a CD-ROM sponsored by the Graham Foundation
and National Endowment for the Arts, won a national ASLA award for communication
in 2001. Professor Trancik teaches courses on urban design and the use
of digital technology in the design of cities.
3LT
Discovering the Impact of the Emerging Virtual World on Landscape Architectural
Design
10:30am-4:00pm - ongoing throughout the day
Intermediate
When the goal is to design a physical environment the means of representation
used to depict the emerging solution can have a significant impact on
the evaluative process and therefore the results of the design effort.
This ongoing demonstraton explores the impact of conventional digital
and emerging virtual reality representations on the evaluative judgements
of landscape architects'. For more information regarding this session,
please contact: art_rice@ncsu.edu.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop an understanding of emerging virtual reality technologies.
- Develop an understanding of how 3d digital models and virtual reality
simulations impact design perceptions.
- Develop an awareness of the potential impact of digital media and
virtual reality on design solutions.
Professor Arthur Rice, ASLA, received a BLA degree from the University
of Oregon and a MLA with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School
of Design. He has taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Tufts
University, the University of Washington, and the School of Design at
North Carolina State. His scholarship has focused on expanding the application
of digital technologies in community and regional design, and conducting
research on the impact of digital technologies on design processes and
products. Michael Holmes is a Research Associate for the Design Reseearch
Laboratory in the College of Design at North Carolina State University.
7LT
Seeing The Big Picture: The Promise Of Digital Landscape Immersion
11:30am-12:30pm
Introductory
New forms of immersive 3D visualization of realistic landscapes promise
a richer planning/design process. While everybody seems to like the idea
of entering digital worlds, little research-based guidance on the benefits
of Landscape Immersion has yet been available to practitioners. Focusing
on panoramic "wrap-around " displays for collaborative work, this presentation
reports initial findings and potential implications on the use of immersive
displays, arising from work at the Collaborative for Advanced Landscape
Planning (CALP) at UBC, Vancouver. For more information regarding this
session, please contact: shep@interchg.ubc.ca.
Learning Objectives:
- Provide practitioners with an introduction to technologies and issues
associated with immersive landscape displays.
- Disseminate early research results on the effects of immersion and
interactivity on design and decision-making.
- Engage participants in an exploration of the implications for planning
processes such as the "charette" and "edutainment" communication methods.
Dr Stephen R.J. Sheppard, ASLA, teaches in Visual Resource Management,
visualization, and landscape planning at UBC in the Faculties of Forestry
and Agricultural Sciences. He has over 25 years' experience in private
practice in landscape planning, visual analysis, and environmental consulting
around the world. He authored a textbook on principles for landscape visualization,
entitled "Visual Simulation", published by Van Nostrand in 1989. His research
interests lie in computer visualization, landscape aesthetics, and collaborative
landscape planning. Duncan Cavens, is a Graduate Student of Interdisciplinary
Studies at UBC, Vancouver. Jon Salter is a Graduate student, Faculty of
Forestry at UBC, Vancouver; and Dr. Michael Meitner is an Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Forestry at UBC, Vancouver.
10LT
The End of Drab Reports - Interactive Multimedia Reports and Policies
for Web or CD-ROM Delivery
1:00pm-2:00pm
Introductory
This session advocates an award winning (ASLA 1999) multimedia approach
to publications that better describe our multi-dimensional world -- which
encompasses most reports landscape architects write. Thick reports can
be confusing and due to printing costs, descriptive imagery is often omitted.
Not so in an innovative alternative to traditional publications which
has unique user-orientation, navigation and searching capabilities. Also
demonstrated will be an overview of multimedia components such as QuickTime
"slide shows" and video-clips. For more information regarding this session,
please contact: kfoster@vicgroup.com.
Learning Outcomes:
- Realize the many advantages that landscape architects can gain by
using all forms of media to communicate information about our dynamic
three-dimensional realm.
- Gain valuable knowledge about what needs to be considered for the
effective use of multimedia communication for master plans, design guidelines,
and other text-based reports.
- Understand how appropriate use of multimedia components can lead to
engaging delivery of information over the Internet or via a CD-ROM.
Kelleann Foster, Associate, ASLA, RLA, is Managing Partner of the VICgroup
and also an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Penn State
University. She has over 15 years experience in community design and planning,
with particular emphasis the relationship between how policies are understood
and what gets built. Her recent work focuses on appropriate use of computer
technologies and image manipulation to communicate alternative design
scenarios and policies to local decision-makers. This work has received
national and international recognition. More about the VICgroup can be
found at www.vicgroup.com. Timothy
P. Johnson is the Technology Director with Visual Interactive Communications
Group, in State College, PA.
11LT
Dynamic 3D Site Modeling & Presentation Techniques
2:15pm-3:15pm
Introductory
With the new software and presentation tools available to the landscape
architect and planner, site development projects can now be modeled cost-effectively,
with greater ease and photorealism. Several master planned projects will
be presented. How dynamic 3D site modeling and presentation techniques
were used during project design, entitlements, and marketing will be demonstrated
and discussed. For more information regarding this session, please contact:
rgscott@stantec.com.
Learning Outcomes:
- How dynamic, 3D site visualization can be a design, presentation,
entitlement, and marketing tool.
- How land development projects can be modeled easily, quickly, and
cost-effectively for clients.
- How to better visualize and present projects for public acceptance
and understanding.
Robert G. Scott, ASLA, is a Senior Associate and Director of the Planning
and Landscape Architecture Department in Stantec Consulting's Salt Lake
City office. Mr. Scott has a degree in Landscape Architecture and Environmental
Planning from Utah State University and has practiced in the Landscape
Architecture and Planning profession for over 30 years. He has been involved
in teaching graphics, design, and planning for over eight years, has been
a city planner for six years, and is accomplished in innovative computer
and hand graphics presentation techniques and large-scale master planning.
Greg Graham and Scott Mendenhall are Landscape Architects for Stantec
Consulting in Salt Lake City.
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