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| 2003 ASLA Annual
Meeting & EXPO
October 30 - November 3, 2003 New Orleans, Louisiana EDUCATION SESSIONS Saturday, November 1 E1 March 10, 2003, brought a new dimension to the field of landscape architecture. On that date, thousands of medium-sized cities across the country were required to submit stormwater management plans to states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Stormwater Phase II. For the first time, cities will be required to consider the stormwater performance of all new development, not only during construction, but also for the life of the project. Low-impact development, urban parks, and landscaped areas are now part of the regulatory regimen that cities must follow. This regimen provides new opportunities—and responsibilities—for the landscape and design professionals. During this session, you will learn how to find out what the stormwater requirements are in your area, the legal requirements of the Clean Water Act, the role of landscape architecture and design in meeting the required stormwater goals, suggestions for shaping a Phase II portfolio, and partnerships in communities to improve the environmental performance of site design. For more information regarding this session, please contact nisenson.lisa@epa.gov. Learning Outcomes: Lisa E. Nisenson, policy analyst in the Development, Community and Environmental Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has served in the government for the past 15 years in both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, as well as two years in the Peace Corps in Kenya. She has worked at EPA since 1989, with a two-year break to work on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant for Representative Nick Smith from Michigan. Her current work at EPA involves defining the environmental attributes and performance of smart growth. Nisenson graduated from Meredith College with a BS in biology and earned a master’s degree in education administration at Harvard University. E2 This session introduces a new decentralized on-site stormwater design strategy designed to preserve natural hydrologic conditions by reproducing predevelopment runoff rates, volumes, frequency, duration, and quality. The strategy combines innovative site planning and new split-flow stormwater design techniques to restore natural evaporation, groundwater recharge, and stream flows. This session demonstrates that modifying land development design practices to copy natural ecosystems patterns has become a truly economically viable and ecologically responsible stormwater design option. For more information regarding this session, please contact spechols@earthlink.net. Learning Outcomes: Stuart P. Echols, ASLA, is an assistant professor at Penn State University. He has worked as a landscape architect and project manager implementing designs in Texas, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. He teaches courses on stormwater management, land planning, urban design, land development, and site construction. He has graduate degrees in landscape architecture and land development and a PhD in environmental design and planning. His current research focuses on advancing new stormwater design strategies for managing urban runoff as a natural resource. E3 This session will present the winners of the jointly sponsored Rails to Trails/ASLA Rail-Trail Design Recognition Awards program. Discussion will focus on why the projects were considered to be “winners” and how the winners’ design solutions can be applied to your project. Information on other aids in designing good bike/pedestrian trails will also be discussed. For more information regarding this session, please contact jdonovan@wilbursmith.com. Learning Outcomes: Jim Donovan, ASLA, AICP, is a landscape architect with Wilbur Smith Associates, specializing in bicycle and pedestrian facility planning, and design. In his work, Donovan also includes general transportation planning, air quality and visual resource inventory and analysis, and environmental impact studies. He is a licensed landscape architect in several states and is currently serving as the ASLA Vermont Chapter Trustee. Hugh Morris, AICP, is the director of research for the Rails to Trails Conservancy. E4 As a companion to session D4—Gulf Coast Conservation & Restoration Issues—to be presented from 3:30pm-5:15pm, this session will highlight restoration project efforts taking place in the United States. Panelists will review a cross-section of restoration projects being implemented in the state and describe the difficulties in constructing large-scale restoration projects and marsh vegetation projects in coastal Louisiana and the factors necessary to make them successful. Also discussed will be urban-stream restoration techniques for the nine-mile run in Pittsburgh, including natural channel design, artificial-riffle structures, aquatic/riparian habitats, recreation field relocation, water-quality BMPs, and invasive species management. Case study reviews will be followed by a brief discussion of the lessons learned from on-the-ground restoration approaches and techniques. For more information regarding this session, please contact lskab@vt.edu. Learning Outcomes: Lee R. Skabelund, ASLA, research assistant professor in landscape architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, has taught landscape ecology, land analysis/site planning, landscape planning & management, and environmental impact assessment. He is principal investigator for the New River Parkway Environmental Assessment. Skabelund received a BLA from the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at Utah State University and an MLA from the School of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan. Panelists include Kenneth D. Bahlinger, ASLA, BLA, landscape architect chief for the Coastal Restoration Division of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; Greg Grandy, BLA, senior project manager for the Coastal Restoration Division of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; Keith Bowers, ASLA, RLA, president of Biohabitats, Inc.; . E5 Join members of the ASLA 2003 Professional Awards jury for a thorough discussion of what sets winning entries apart from the rest. Using actual examples from the 2003 winning entries, jurors will describe what they look for in a project and what they expect to see in a winning entry submission for each Professional Awards category, the Community Service Award, and the Landmark Award. Tips on selecting projects to submit, writing summary descriptions, selecting proper photography, and enhancing the overall submission will be presented. Time will be set aside for an in-depth question-and-answer period. For more information regarding this session, please contact Jeffrey Lofton, APR, ASLA’s public relations manager at jlofton@asla.org. Learning Outcomes: Invited jurors include J. Brooks Breeden, FASLA, professor and head, landscape architecture at the Knowlton School of Architecture, Ohio State University; John Jackson III, ASLA, president of Jackson Person & Associates, Inc.; Joseph J. Lalli, FASLA, managing principal at EDSA; Carol Mayer-Reed, FASLA, landscape architect and partner at Mayer/Reed; Frederick R. Steiner, ASLA, dean at the school of architecture, University of Texas at Austin; Ramiro Villalvazo, ASLA, chief landscape architect at the USDA Forest Service; and Joan H. Woodward, ASLA, professor and graduate coordinator at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. E6 China’s entry into the World Trade Organization further and formally opens China’s design market to the world. Along with its continuing economic growth, China has a huge and growing demand for services in landscape design and related fields. Ample opportunities exist for American landscape architects. The Overseas Chinese Landscape Architects Association (OCLAA) and ASLA jointly organized this symposium, targeting individual practitioners and firms interested in developing business in China. A group of six panelists will share their practice experience in China. For more information regarding this session, please contact m-li@ttimail.tamu.edu. Learning Outcomes: Huan Rong, ASLA, chief China representative at the SWA Group, Houston and vice president of Overseas Chinese Landscape Architects Association (OCLAA), has been in charge of promoting SWA's planning and landscape design services in over 30 projects in China. Sean Chiao, AIA, the director and managing principal at EDAW Earthasia, Ltd., opened the Hong Kong office by merging, in 1977, with the local firm Earth Asia, which currently has branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Suzhou. Mitch Glass is a senior project manager with Sasaki Associates, Inc. Changshan Huang, PhD, ASLA, is an associate professor and associate department head at Texas A&M University and the first elected president of OCLAA. Ming-Han Li, PhD, is an assistant professor Texas A&M University and the president-elect of OCLAA. Sara Liss-Katz, design director for planning, urban design and landscape architecture, provides design direction for HOK's San Francisco office. Ming Zhang, PhD, assistant professor at Texas A&M University and president of OCLAA, will moderate the panel. E7 This session presents a case study of the development of a cultural landscape report and preservation plan for an early 20th century country estate in Chicago’s North Shore. Designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1897, Ragdale was the heart of the Shaw family creative life nurturing poets, writers, sculptors, and artists. Today the Ragdale Foundation offers this cultural setting for selected artists-in-residence and hosts a number of community educational and outreach activities that promote the arts. For more information regarding this session, please contact cyla@cyladesign.com. Learning Outcomes: Carol J.H. Yetken is principal at CYLA Design Associates. She is an accomplished landscape architect working with landscapes in the Midwest and is in private practice with a concentration in landscape preservation. Her work often includes the historical research and evaluation of any given site and carries through master planning and execution of recommended plans. Enhancing the historical and cultural character of a site while maintaining and accommodating 21st century needs is a particular skill of the firm. Yetken has a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Ball State University and an MLA from the University of Virginia. Suzanne Turner, ASLA is interim director of the School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University and Professor Emerita. She has worked as a consultant for historic and cultural landscapes for the past twenty-five years, primarily along the Gulf South. Among recent landscape preservation projects are Drayton Hall near Charleston (with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates) and Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, SC (with Rolf Sauer Associates). She is co-author of The Gardens of Louisiana: Places of Work and Wonder. E8 This session will demonstrate how continuing education in landscape architecture can be obtained through an interactive, computer-based application. The prototype application focuses on the subject of landform visualization and was created using Macromedia Authorware, AutoCAD, LANDCADD, form-Z, and Photoshop. In addition to emphasizing the attributes of Authorware, the discussion will highlight other potential uses for this type of educational application along with benefits and opportunities it might afford landscape architecture professionals and students. A follow-up session is offered in the LandTech Pavilion on the EXPO floor: Sunday, November 2, at 10:00am-11:00am. For more information regarding this session, please contact cmarlo2@lsu.edu. Learning Outcomes: Christopher M. Marlow is assistant professor at the School of Landscape
Architecture, Louisiana State University. He earned his BLA at Iowa State
University and his MLA at the University of Illinois, and he worked for
three and a half years as a site planner for Flad & Associates in
Madison, WI. Marlow’s primary interests include site engineering
and computer applications. Specifically, he is working to effectively
integrate computer applications into mechanical drawing and site engineering
and design studios and to design interactive, computer-based applications
for instruction in landform visualization and related topics that will
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