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.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Citizen of the Wabash & National River Hero Awards

Bernie Dahl, FASLA, Associate Professor and Past Chair of the Landscape Architecture Program, Pudue University's College of Agriculture, and a current director and past president of the Banks of the Wabash, Inc., was the recipient of the 2008 Citizen of the Wabash award presented by the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission and one of five national winners honored at the 2008 National River Rally held in Huron, Ohio.


ASLA NLAM Video

If you missed the National Landscape Architecture Month video produced by ASLA that discusses the advantages of using a licensed Landscape Architect, check it out here! It features our very own "Green Dean" Hill speaking specifically to homeowners on how to find a Landscape Architect, what a Landscape Architect does and how we could help improve the value and aesthetic quality of their property.

Also visit http://www.GreenDeanTv.com for more videos with Dean!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Collaborative Leadership Workshop

On behalf of the Indiana Chapter of ASLA, I would like to extend an invitation for you to join in a collaborative leadership workshop which will be held in conjunction with the INASLA Annual Meeting and awards ceremony. The executive committee of INASLA, APA: Indiana Chapter and the Institute of Transportation Engineers is excited to bring Bill and Joann Truby to Indiana for a afternoon long training session centered around building leaders in the workplace. His session titled "Fearless Leadership: How to be a leader with confidence and always know exactly what to do!" will teach the skills needed to become a successful leader. Bill Truby has been teaching practical leadership skills to professionals for the past 30 years. But he doesn’t teach just theory. He teaches a leader/manager how to think and what to do. INASLA and the event partners view this as an incredible opportunity for allied design professionals to assemble at one event and help foster collaborative leadership among our varied professions. We hope you will be able to attend!
The workshop will be held at the INDOT Traffic Management Center at :
8620 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN
The workshop will be held Thursday October 23, 2008 from 12-5.
The cost is $35 before October 1, and $45 after October 1.
Contact caclark@hntb.com for more information.