Wednesday, September 24, 2008

INASLA is on Facebook

INASLA now has a group on Facebook.com. If you are already a member of Facebook, please add the Indiana Chapter of ASLA group to your listing. We hope that this application will become another means of communication amongst our chapter. Feel free to start a discussion thread and share your thoughts with the chapter!
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Indiana LA's in the news...


Congratulations to Craig Flandermeyer, ASLA and Schmidt Associates on the article "A Tale of Two Parks" in the current issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine. The article written by Adam Arvidson analyzes West Park and Central Park, both located in Carmel, Indiana. The article poses the question: "Who can design a better park: your local landscape architect or an out-of-town consultant with twice the budget?"

The article does a great job of providing an apples to apples comparison between two well designed parks. For those that haven't had the change to read the complete article, you can find it online at: http://www.asla.org/lamag/feature2.html.



Friday, September 5, 2008

KIBI: Monumental Affair Awards Call for Entries


The Call for Entries notice for the 2008 Monumental Awards has been sent to all Central Indiana INASLA members. A program of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc., the awards honor and encourage those who have contributed to the quality of life through the enhancement and beautification of Marion County’s visual and physical environment. They recognize significant achievements in landscape architecture as well as other design and construction fields. The Monumental Affair Awards are a wonderful way not only to recognize outstanding works of landscape architecture, but for landscape architects to promote themselves and their work amongst their colleagues in the other design professions.

Entry instructions and forms are only available online at www.kibi.org/monumental/
Deadline for entry submittal is September 26 at 5:00pm

Landscape architecture entries must have been completed within the past five years (after July 2008). All other entry categories require completion within the past three years. The awards ceremony will be held on November 13, 2008 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis.

Any questions about the Monumental Affair Awards may be directed to
David Gorden at 317-849-3120 or dgorden@holemanlandscape.com

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Updated Continuing Education Event: Rehbein Environmental Solutions

A fantastic continuing education opportunity has just recently come to our attention. Rehbein Environmental Solutions, a leading design and engineering firm specializing in innovative, sustainable approaches to green site stormwater, will be conducting a workshop at Rundell Ernstberger Associates’ Indianapolis office, 429 E. Vermont Street, on Wednesday, September 10, at 3:00.

The session will explore the integration of ‘Rehbein’ techniques in landscape architectural site designs - applying holistic storm water management, water harvesting, water reuse system, passive capillary irrigation, ‘green’ soil erosion and slope controls, native/low-water landscapes, LEED ‘site’ credits and accreditation, and urban heat island mitigation.

A California firm, Rehbein will be in Indiana September 8-10 conducting workshops at Ball State University as the featured component of the Landscape Architecture Department’s “Design Week” activities.

Please contact the REA Indianapolis office at 317.263.0127 to RSVP.