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April 24, 2006

Hello

Two great events coming to you this month from the BSLA...

• March 23, the Invasive Plant Species program, an informative discussion on new invasive plant species regulations not to be missed.
• We also have Happy Hour II at Boston Beer Works. Join the Emerging Professionals Committee for billiards, beverages, and more.

And don't forget that next month is National Landscape Architecture Month - and to celebrate be sure to visit the BSLA State House Exhibit Luncheon and also sign up today for the annual BSLA Gala and Awards Dinner.

Thursday March 23, 2006
6:30 to 8:00 pm
BSLA - March Program - Invasive Plant Species

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
125 Arborway
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3500

Please join the Boston Society of Landscape Architects for an informative discussion on new invasive plant species regulations and the effects that they will have on the profession.

All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served following the discussion. Please RSVP by March 21st to the BSLA Chapter Office, info@BSLAweb.org or 508-620-5018.

BSLA Happy Hour II at Boston Beer Works
Friday, March 31

Brought to you by the Emerging Professionals Committee

6:00 pm
Boston Beer Works
112 Canal Street
Boston, MA 02114
(Near North Station)

Celebrate the arrival of spring with a brew at Boston Beer Works. Enjoy complementary gourmet beers from 6:00-7:00 pm and hors d'oeuvres and billiards throughout the evening. For those taking the April LARE, consider this a necessary study break!

All landscape design professionals and students are welcome. Please reply to info@BSLAweb.org with any questions or contact the BSLA office at 508-620-5018.

We hope to see you there!

Please see the attached flyer.

Welcome New Members

• Darrell Campana, ASLA, Okerstrom Lang, Ltd., Springfield, MA
• Katharine Davidge, ASLA, Newton, MA
• Shian-Po Liao, ASLA, Sasaki Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA
• Andrew C. Theokas, Associate ASLA, City of Boston, Dorchester, MA

Landscape Visions Lecture Series
at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Here from some of our fellow ASLA Members - Patrick Chassé, Marion Pressley, and Charles Birnbaum - at this inaugural daytime lecture series. For more details on the Lectures visit www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/detail.asp?filtid=613

Events

March 22
NHLA & GSLA Spring Conference
Massabesic Audobon Center
Auburn, NH
Learn more... http://www.nhlaonline.org/pdfs/Mar06regform.pdf

Thursday March 23, 2006
BSLA - March Program - Invasive Plant Species
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Learn more...

Friday, March 31
BSLA Happy Hour II
Boston Beer Works
Learn more...

April is National Landscape Architecture Month -

April 13, 2006
BSLA State House Exhibit Luncheon
Noon - 1:30 pm
The State House, Great Hall
Boston, MA
Boston Society of Landscape Architects would like to extend an invitation to you to visit our State House Exhibit on Landscape Architecture honoring National Landscape Month. Our exhibit is a compilation of this past year's BSLA award winners. Additionally, we will be hosting a luncheon in the Great Hall from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. The exhibits and luncheon are both in Great Hall

April 27, 2006
BSLA Gala and Awards Dinner
Hotel Marlowe
Cambridge, MA
To register, click here - www.bslaweb.org/pdf/
CelebrationGalaandPartnerSheets2006.pdf

April 27-30, 2006
Preserving the Historic Road 2006
Boston, MA
www.historicroads.org

May 11-12, 2006
Fourth Annual International Greening Rooftops
for Sustainable Communities, Conference, Awards
& Trade Show
Hynes Convention Center
Boston Sheraton Hotel
Learn more...

LARE Review Program in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island ASLA Chapter will again provide review sessions for the 16th year! In their most recent newsletter, they remind us that "The RIASLA sessions have gained the reputation of being challenging, focused, information, interactive and whenever possible, fun."

Click here for registration information and the schedule - sessions are from February through May.

Job Opportunities

Seeking Talented Designers
LANDWORKS Studio, Inc is seeking talented designers at various levels of professional experience for full-time design and project management positions. Designers must have a minimum of two years of practical experience and be fluent in AutoCAD, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel and 3d digital modeling (either Rhino or 3d Studio Max) and possess strong organizational and communicative skills. Candidates seeking a project management position must have a minimum of five years of practical office experience along with the above referenced skills. Special consideration will be given to portfolios that also reflect strong hand drawing, sketching, and model making skills.

LANDWORKS Studio, Inc is a landscape based design firm. Our work is focused on the exploration and development of emerging strategies and technologies of remediation and ecologically responsive design practices to the extent that they relate to the invention of meaningful landscapes within our post-industrial urban fabric. Our client base is comprised of governmental agencies, institutions, commercial and private developers. The project types range from federal facilities to high density urban residential to research facilities to campus projects, many of which are located throughout the northeast corridor including: Boston, Andover, Lowell, Lawrence, Cambridge as well as Madawaska, ME, France, and elsewhere.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package. Salary will be commensurate with experience level.

Please send a resume, samples of work and a brief letter of intent to:

LANDWORKS STUDIO, INC
10 Derby Square, 4th Floor
Salem, MA 01970

Or: info@landworks-studio.com

 

Two Full-time Openings
Shadley Associates is an award-winning and quickly growing landscape architecture practice located in a new office in Lexington Center, Massachusetts. We have an exceptionally diverse and exciting practice, with projects in New England, the Midwest and California. Current projects include large scale, Smart Growth mixed-use developments, contemporary public parks and civic spaces, historic/cultural sites, historic parks, housing, waterfronts, streetscapes and residential estates.

Shadley Associates has two full-time openings. The first is for a senior landscape architect with 8-15 years of landscape architectural practice to be a Project Manager. Strong design, hand graphics and presentation skills are required, as well as AutoCAD, construction documents and construction. Knowledge of Photoshop, MS Office and good writing skills desired.

The second opening is for a landscape architect/designer with 2-7 years experience in LA practice and a degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution. Job requirements are design development, graphic production, and creation of design and technical drawings, including details, specifications and cost estimates. Applicant should be proficient in design, hand graphics, detailing and specifications and fluent with AutoCAD, MS Office and Photoshop.

SA offers an exceptional growth and reward opportunity for highly motivated individuals with competitive salary and benefits package based upon experience.

Please contact Dana Spang at DSpang@shadleyassociates.com

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 3 to 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Copley Wolff Design Group (CWDG) is a dynamic, twelve-person landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm located in the heart of historic Boston. We are within walking distance of the Green, Orange and Red Lines of the MBTA, Boston Common, the Public Garden, Back Bay and Beacon Hill.

Successful candidates should have strong design and graphic skills, both hand and computer, oral and written communications skills. AutoCAD, Windows Office, and Adobe Suite software experience is a must. CWDG offers a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as the opportunity for professional growth.

Submit resumes via mail or email to Jane Kim jkim@copley-wolff.com Copley Wolff Design Group, 160 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Lexington Tree Committee 2006 Lecture Series
Six Views of the Urban Forest
Cary Library - Free to All
More details..

Design Competitions

Inside:Out - Weaving Arts into the Urban Fabric -
A National Open Design Competition

The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is pleased to announce "Inside:Out - Weaving Arts into the Urban Fabric," a national open design competition that will transform the Tremont Street plaza and other public spaces surrounding the BCA, which occupies an entire city block from Clarendon Street to Berkeley Street in Boston's historic South End. The ideas phase of the competition will be open to all interested persons within the United States regardless of background or training. "Inside:Out", which has been in planning for over a year, will have a public launch in January 2006 with a "Visioning Event". Registration will open in February, five finalists will be selected in May, and the winner announced in September.

For more details visit http://insideout.bcaonline.org

Circle of Support
Landscape Architecture firms who would like to join the Circle of Support should contact the Chapter Office (508-620-5018). Benefits include a yearlong web link - a great value.

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