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POSTER SESSION REVIEW **NEW**

This year ASLA will offer a poster session featuring topics of interest to many landscape architects. This format will create an opportunity for attendees to interact with the authors and conduct in-depth discussion with them. The poster display will be available throughout the meeting; the authors will be available on Saturday from 1:30pm-2:30pm to speak with interested attendees.

Saturday, November 1
1:30pm-2:30pm

P01
Synergies Between Transportation, Land Use, Sustainability, and Community

An initiative is under way to link together some very unlikely programs within a watershed— economic growth, ecological stability, sound transportation planning, sustainable development practices, and community enhancement. This is the goal of the TCSP Route 47/Kishwaukee River Corridor Project. Funded by a federal TCSP grant, the first phase of planning and consensus building is complete and the groundwork has been laid for a new way to think about regional land use, transportation, and watershed planning.

David J. Yocca, ASLA, AICP, director of landscape architecture and planning at the Conservation Design Forum.

P02
Schuylkill Gateway: Bridges to Downtown

This presentation addresses the challenges of connecting the downtown business district in Philadelphia to the nearby academic, medical, and research campuses of the University City neighborhood. Although separated by only four blocks, the separation is exacerbated by the poor condition of the pedestrian and vehicular environment and the large amount of vacant land on both sides of the Schuylkill River. This presentation describes how UCD and its project partners are working to reconnect these two districts by refocusing efforts to reinvent the riverfront and transform the bridges.

Eric T. Goldstein, ASLA, RLA, executive director at the University City District.

P03
The Power of Outdoor Play

Outdoor play fuels the mind of children with stimuli to enhance the development they undergo from the toddler stage to becoming adolescents. Learn what development and lifestyle issues children are facing these days. Areas of emphasis will include a discussion on how childhood is a changing phenomenon:

· What lifestyle issues do children face today?
· How do children develop through outdoor play?
· How does the outdoor play space provide a unique social setting for families to play, meet, and have fun?
· What is the link between children’s play needs and the modern playground?

Helle B. Burlingame, child development specialist for KOMPAN Unique Playgrounds.

P04
Roads: Reworking Convention with Thoughtful Design

Landscape architects often cross paths professionally with civil engineers; however, the relationship is often contentious and confrontational. Landscape architects perceive civil engineers as “rigid.” Conversely, civil engineers perceive landscape architects as “too artistic.” This presentation will highlight success stories resulting from the close collaboration of the landscape architect and the civil engineer. Case studies will show how road design, erosion control, and drainage can have a high level of aesthetics, be technically sound, and less costly for the client. The primary case study, the Santa Lucia Preserve, has won two ASLA awards.

Dwight DeMay, ASLA, landscape architect, planner, and senior associate with Hart Howerton Planners.

P05
Streetscape Design for Academic Institutions

Streetscape design for academic institutions requires an understanding of both the institution’s needs and goals and the concerns and requirements of the surrounding municipality. The reconstruction of Vassar Street on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, provides an excellent case study in this growing arena of streetscape design. The innovative solutions to the problems of capacity, transit mode, and round-the-clock use demonstrate how to creatively mesh functional criteria and aesthetic goals.

Talitha Fabricius, ASLA, campus landscape architect and senior project manager at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

P06
Play Behaviors & Play Environments: Fusing Children of All Abilities into a Rigorous and Challenging Space

Play is an essential life experience for children of all abilities. Gain insight into children’s play behaviors and how to effectively apply this understanding to designing play environments. Learn how to create a play space that is fully integrated going beyond a baseline of accessibility. This presentation examines the unique ways to attract children of all abilities to a play setting and proven design systems to sustain them in play.

Antonio Malkusak, ASLA, director of design for Boundless Playgrounds.

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Campus Landscape Infrastructure Improvements

Coherent campus landscapes furnish an easily understood place for visitors and the institutional community. The components that comprise the physical expression of the campus such as landscape, buildings, site furnishings, way finding/signage, exterior lighting, and plant materials work together to reinforce a consistent identity. Typically these basic components are thought of independently and are routinely compromised by incremental building strategies that are either planned in the absence of a campus master plan or fail to be linked back to an existing master plan. Funding improvements to infrastructure components is challenging because they are not linked with specific academic departments. This presentation focuses on the recent strategies employed by Washington State University to improve the campus identity and make a safer campus by developing a vocabulary of infrastructure improvements. Learn how the first phase was planned, funded, and implemented.

Camilla S. Rice, project manager at the Washington State University, Capital Planning.

P08
Narrating Nuclear Landscapes

Reclamations will soon take place in very specific Cold War landscapes: those degraded by nuclear arms testing, production, and waste storage. Often the public holds a strong desire to restore “natural” appearances. But in nuclear degraded landscapes, what is most appropriate? This presentation will not articulate specific design solutions because it may be too early to describe what nuclear landscape reclamations should look like. It is not too early to discuss what the designs should do.

Melanie Klein, PhD, Associate ASLA, assistant professor at the Kansas State University.

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P09 Position Your Firm for Lucrative Federal Government Contracts

During the next five years, the United States Government’s portfolio of federal buildings will undergo the largest capital construction program in its history. In addition to new facilities, Congress has provided billions of dollars for renovations of existing facilities. Design Excellence, First Impressions, and Good Neighbor programs assure cutting-edge design as the hallmark for these projects. Learn how to find these projects and position a firm for an increased share of this lucrative market.

Jamie Northrup, president of Jamie Northrop Associates, Inc.

P10
The Emerging Role of Landscape Architects in National Cemetery Design

The National Cemetery Administration manages 120 National Cemeteries. The legacy of Civil War-era cemeteries serves as a rich historic resource for current efforts to meet a growing demographic demand. Landscape architects have replaced military engineers in the planning and design of new and expanding cemeteries. The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona opened in 2001 and builds on this rich heritage by fusing design excellence with ecological stewardship.

Tish Tyson, landscape architect at the National Cemetery Administration.

P11
Low Impact Design Solutions for Any Firm

Every project LA’s are involved in must address the environmental effect of stormwater runoff. Many communities have revised stormwater management regulations to include water quantity control and water quality criteria. The degradation of our nations waterways is of growing concern and many groups and professional organizations are lining up to meet this concern. Landscape Architects need to play a significant leadership role in this movement, but are we prepared and are we willing?

Scott Sonnenberg, president, Eco-Design and Engineering, Ltd