Summer Native Plant Bus Tour

Thank you to Spence Restoration Nursery for providing us with this video containing highlights of this summer's Native Plant Bus Tour. The Bus Tour was held on July 30, 2008 and was presented by Spence Restoration Nursery, EcoLogic and Williams Creek. INASLA hopes to be a part of this event in the future as well.

Are you preparing to take the LARE?

If so, plan on attending the INASLA Annual Meeting on Friday, October 24th for an afternoon LARE Workshop! This workshop will be most beneficial to anyone planning to take the LARE/Section C and/or E for the first time, or those who have had prior difficulty with the Sections.

The session will begin promptly after the lunch & awards presentation, and will end by 4:45pm. This workshop is packed with information on Sections C and E of the Landscape Architect Registration Exam (LARE). Among the topics covered will be:

• General LARE format
• Specific Sections C and E content
• Fundamental skills required
• Exam scoring and pass rates
• Important exam expectations and strategies
• Review of example problems, solutions, and evaluations
• Advice/perspective from people who recently passed the exam

Attendees will complete a short vignette problem. So BRING all the tools necessary to take these exams (pencil/eraser, engineering scale, drafting equipment, trash paper, and calculator). Once complete, we will review & discuss the vignette's solution.

Register for the conference by contacting Corrie Meyer (cmeyer@schmidt-arch.com) to confirm you attendance at this workshop. An email confirmation of attendance for this workshop is required for this session- for planning purposes. Only registered participants of the INASLA annual meeting can attend this workshop, badges will be checked.

Mail a completed form along with payment to:

INASLA

PO Box 441195

Indianapolis, IN 46244

Fees:

ASLA Members- $125.00* Non-Members- $150.00* Students- $35.00*

*Registration fees includes parking, breakfast, all educational sessions and lunch.

Progress takes time

The chapter executive committee would like to apologize for the delay in posting our new website. We are currently contracted with a company to revamp the page to make it more user friendly. This process has taken longer then expected and we apologize. In the meantime you can visit the INASLA live blog link to find up to date information on upcoming events, landscape architects in the news, and other chapter information. If you ever have questions, or need additional information please feel free to contact the executive committee at our chapter e-mail address: indiana.asla@gmail.com

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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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.

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

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.