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LANDTECH PAVILION DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS

Sunday, November 2

LT6
A Prototype for Interactive e-Education & Visualization
10:00am-11:00am
Introductory

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, FormZ, and Photoshop. In addition to emphasizing the attributes of Authorware, the session will highlight other potential uses for this type of educational application along with benefits and opportunities it might afford landscape architecture professionals and students. This is a follow-up to education session E8: Saturday, November 1, at 4:30pm-5:15pm. For more information regarding this session, please contact cmarlo2@lsu.edu.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn how Authorware (with AutoCAD, LANDCADD, FormZ, Photoshop) was used to create an e-learning     visualization tool.
2. Realize the value of an interactive e-learning application for continuing education in landscape architecture.
3. Discover how computer-based applications can be applied to other areas of landscape architecture     practice.

Christopher M. Marlow, ASLA, 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 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, site engineering, and design studios and to design interactive, computer-based applications for instruction in landform visualization and related topics that will offer unique on-site and distance-learning opportunities.

LT7
Bringing Spatial Concepts to Life with Macromedia Flash
11:15am-12:15pm
Intermediate

There are many publications about smart growth. However, few weave together all the multifaceted issues and bring them to life. PennSCAPEs (Pennsylvania Strategies, Codes And People Environments) is a richly illustrative multimedia program for neighborhood planning and design, created to educate and empower citizens, developers, and municipal officials about strategies that promote smart growth. The framework for unique Flash animations will be highlighted in this session. This is a follow-up to education session A1: Friday, October 31, at 10:15am-11:45am. For more information regarding this session, please contact kxf15@psu.edu.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Discover five key aspects of public policies that support increased quality of life within communities.
2. Understand the importance of incorporating flexible standards for creating diversity and quality in     community design.
3. Learn how multimedia graphics can be employed to demonstrate interconnections between diverse     issues.

Timothy P. Johnson is an associate professor of landscape architecture at Pennsylvania State University where he has been involved in developing and teaching computer-based multimedia technology since 1984. He specializes in graphic design, computer/human interface design, digital image processing, and multimedia information systems design. His work is consistently considered to be on the leading edge of emerging multimedia technologies and has twice been presented professional awards for innovations in the use of technology in planning and designs by the ASLA Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter.

LT8
Web-Based Implementation Management Systems
12:30pm-1:30pm
Advanced

The session on the Implementation Tracking System will give the user a look into what it takes to build and implement a sophisticated mapping and database driven web site and its components. The session will reveal best practices related to infrastructure requirements, software components, ArcIMS, database design, training, and implementation. For more information regarding this session, please contact schwienr@edaw.com.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Gain a better understanding of the web development process.
2. Acquire technical skills in Adobe Acrobat, ArcIMS, and Microsoft Access.
3. Learn the appropriate use of technology.

Richard Schwien has embraced GIS technology as a tool to solve real-world planning issues. His educational background is in urban and regional planning. His technical experience includes the development of end-user tools, complex GIS analysis, and graphic communication. His experience has been gained by working on a variety of planning projects with a GIS component ranging from large-scale planned communities to small-scale regional environmental studies. Schwien is an ESRI-authorized instructor in ArcView GIS. His extensive experience in presenting technical information using computer graphic techniques allows him to present complex information clearly and effectively. Copresented by Carolyn B. Coiner, PN Region RMP Coordinator at the Bureau of Reclamation.

LT9
Creating the Digital Design Practice
1:45pm-2:45pm
Intermediate

This session is intended to explain the historic, current, and future use of digital technology in the design professions. Basic digital principles will be presented through existing projects. Participants will explore elements of a digital project, translating design concepts into digital forms using maps and data for persuasion. Technical concepts such as projections, scale, abstraction of real world features, proper data management and documentation, 3-D data representation, and multimedia topics will also be presented. Technologies include GIS, GPS, rational databases, visualization, and the Internet. This is a follow-up to education session F8: Sunday, November 2, at 8:30am-10:00am. For more information regarding this session, please contact qredmond@theTSRgroup.com

Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn how to use the technology (GPS, GIS, relational databases, visualization, and Internet) to create     digital design.
2. Discover how and why decisions about data and other technical resources contribute to the making of     quality programs.
3. Discuss the usage and management of digital technology in the design professions.

Matthew C. “Quint” Redmond, ASLA, MLA, MURP, is founder and CEO of The TSR Group, which was established in 1997 in Denver, CO. He has extensive knowledge of landscape architecture, planning, and GIS/GPS technologies. He has 12 years’ experience using GPS, GIS, and CAD to facilitate the design, planning, and analysis of land development for both the public and the private sectors. He is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Colorado, Denver. He has taught “Introduction to GIS and Planning,” “Introduction to GIS,” “Introduction to Digital Cartography,” and “Computer Application Workshops.”