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October 25, 2005

Hello

This EBulletin issue contains a number of design competitions — always a good way to let the public see your good work!

Welcome New Members

• James Boudreau, Clough, Harbour & Associates, LLP, Concord, MA
• Melissa Braun, The Cecil Group, Inc., Cambridge, MA
• Michelle Grover, Terrence J. DeWan & Associates, Yarmouth, ME
• Michael Hale, Gloucester, MA
• Simon Raine, Sasaki Associates, Inc., Somerville, MA
• Donald Scott, Clough, Harbour & Associates, LLP, Keene, NH
• Christopher Petzke, Historic New England SPNEA, Waltham, MA

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." While this year's review is complete, plans are being set to deliver an updated program next February. Registration information will be available in January.

Some call them 'hot'. Some call them 'cool.' Cities are on a roll. They're being rehabilitated, revitalized and re-inhabited--and landscape architects are major players in the process.

Journalist Jon Gertner, in Money magazine, calls winners in the urban revival "hot" cities. Michigan governor, Jennifer Granholm, calls them "cool" and wants a bunch of them in her state. After decades of suburban flight, cities large and small are regaining their allure. The renewed interest in living and working in urban places, coupled with the growing concern for environmentally responsible development, offers special opportunities and challenges for landscape architects.

In June Landscape Forms, manufacturer of award-winning furniture and accessories for outdoor environments, hosted a two-day meeting in Kalamazoo, Michigan to discuss urban revitalization. Dubbed a "Conclave on Cities, the event was moderated by Metropolis magazine editor-in-chief Susan Szenasy and attended by thirty-two landscape architects, architects, urban planners and government representatives from across the country. Richard Heriford, Landscape Forms' Vice President of Marketing and mastermind of the conclave, says "The subject was a natural for us. Our products are in the center of cities, from New York, Chicago and Atlanta to small towns all over the country and we make it our business to be informed about the issues affecting the landscape architecture profession."

Read more...- www.bslaweb.org/pdf/ConclaveonCities.pdf

Events

ArchFest Boston 2005 – September 19-24, 2005
Celebrating and shaping Boston's built environment

Maybe you saw it as a passing item in a newsletter. Perhaps you heard it in a quiet conversation among your colleagues at the office. You might not have heard about it at all. But it’s time to let the secret out – ArchFest Boston 2005 is coming to your town this fall!

What is ArchFest?
ArchFest Boston 2005 is a groundbreaking gathering that unites users and creators of Boston's buildings and public spaces. This 6-day event brings together residents, workers, public officials, designers, and anyone else interested in shaping Boston's built future for the 21st century. Through tours, seminars, site visits, and special events we will provide a variety of forums for Boston neighbors to come together and discuss the rich history and promising future of our exceptional city. We hope that ArchFest will sow the seeds for greater awareness, appreciation, interaction and involvement in Boston's built environment among all of its users. Learn more by clicking here - www.bslaweb.org/pdf/ArchFestSummary091905.pdf

Integrated Design/Integrated Development Conference

IDID is coming in October this year! The third Integrated Design/Integrated Development Conference will be at the Appalachian Mountain Club: Highland Center at Crawford Notch, Bretton Woods, NH. The Highland Center is a newly constructed environmentally innovative facility in one of the White Mountains' most spectacular settings. It has received many honors and accolades. It is the perfect site for a conference on sustainable design and development, and at the perfect time of year, October 6-7. The foliage will be brilliant. Be sure to mark your calendar and join us for our third Integrated Design Integrated Development Conference.

The theme of this year's conference is "The Human Face of Green Design." For conference information: www.aianh.org/action/idid.shtml

It's a good idea to make overnight reservations now, as this will be in the height of foliage season, up north!! Reservation information for the Highland Center lodging is at: www.aianh.org/action/ididfee.shtml.

October 7-10, 2005
ASLA Annual Meeting
Fort Lauderdale, FL

All the information is online at www.ASLA.org.

April 27-30, 2006
Historic Roads Conference
Boston, MA
Click here for more details - www.bslaweb.org/pdf/HistoricRoad.pdf

Design Competitions

Call for Entries for the 2005 CTASLA Design Awards
Our annual Awards program is open to any Connecticut-licensed Landscape Architect; either the submitter or the
subject property must be based in Connecticut.

Deadline for submissions is October 14, 2005. For more details click here - www.bslaweb.org/pdf/CTDesignAwards2005.pdf

Local Design Competition
Church in center of Lexington, MA, is sponsoring a juried competition with a $1500 cash prize for design of labyrinth and memorial garden on side lawn. Visibility in the center of historic Lexington.

Competition closes at 3:00 pm on November 7, 2005. All materials available at www.our-redeemer.net/labyrinth; Contact LMG-info@our-redeemer.net or 781 862-6408.

Veterans' Memorial and Memorial Park $10,000
Design Competition
Sunderland, MA announces a $10,000 design competition for a Veterans' Memorial and Memorial Park. A two stage juried competition will award a $7000 first prize and three $1000 second prizes. November 23, 2005 deadline for submissions.

Competition details and registration form can be found at www.townofsunderland.us/VeteransCommittee.htm or call 413-665-1442

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
4th exhibition of site specific sculpture & installation
at historic Forest Hills Cemetery
The Forest Hills Educational Trust invites artists, architects, and landscape architects to participate in Dwelling: Memory, Architecture and Place at Forest Hills Cemetery. This juried outdoor exhibition will consist of temporary site specific installation work and sculpture set into the landscape of Forest Hills Cemetery, a magnificent 19th century garden-style cemetery and arboretum in Boston, MA. Proposals are due on November 30, 2005 (postmark). Visit http://www.foresthillstrust.org/dwelling_call.html for more details.

Announcing the 2006 LUXURY LIVING AWARDS
A design competition celebrating Boston's most beautiful living spaces

The first annual Luxury Living Awards met with tremendous success! Now join us for a bigger and better 2006 Luxury Living Awards.
HomeWorks Sourcebook is proud to bring you the 2006 Luxury Living Awards, an exclusive design competition that recognizes New England's most beautiful living spaces and the professionals that create them. The goal of the Luxury Living Awards is to promote outstanding home & garden design. The Awards focus on interior and exterior living spaces such as kitchen, bathroom, living room, outdoor living and more.

HomeWorks Sourcebook organizes the Luxury Living Awards with the support of leading trade groups, media partners, and financial sponsors.

Launch Party - Save the Date
Join us for our Launch Party, sponsored by K. Powers & Company, Waterspot & Trikeenan Tileworks, where you can learn more about the Awards and our partners. Details: November 30, 2005 at K. Powers showroom at 16 Charles Street, Needham, MA. RSVP to Divya Thomas, 617-292-7317, dthomas@hwmg.com.

Award Categories
The Awards are organized around common interior and exterior residential living spaces. A total of 12 award categories have been established: kitchen, bathroom, master suite, living room, dining room, casual living, home theater, specialty space (e.g., wine cellar), custom home, outdoor living, whole house remodel, and landscape. A 'Design of the Year' award will also be chosen.

Entries
Professionals and/or homeowners may submit entries for any residential living space that has been remodeled within the past 2 years. Though an individual company may take the lead in submitting an entry, the entry must be made on behalf of the entire 'team' of professionals - design, build, retail - responsible for creating the space. Team members need not have formally been a team to enter.

For further information, please contact Divya Thomas at dthomas@hwmg.com or 617-292-7317.

Job Opportunities

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
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, oral and written communications skills and a willingness to manage your own work with direct principal contact. 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.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Submit resumes via mail to Jane Kim jkim@copley-wolff.com

Copley Wolff Design Group
160 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Tel 617.654.9000
Fax 617.654.9002

Looking for Landscape Architects/Planners for
Alexandria, VA Office
Multidisciplinary firm with offices throughout the United States is looking to fill various positions in our Alexandria VA office. We are looking for talented landscape architects and planners with exceptional written, verbal, and graphic communication skills.

Junior professional applicants should have comprehensive experience with AutoCAD, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office software.

Senior professional applicants should have a track record of customer satisfaction, leadership capabilities, and project management skills.

We are looking for team players who are career oriented with a desire to excel in their profession.

Some of our projects include:

Starburst Plaza - www.starburstplaza.org/about

H Street NE Transportation and Streetscape Study -
www.bakerprojects.com/hstreetne/ and
http://dcbiz.dc.gov/dmped/cwp/view,a,1366,q,598888.asp

Brookland Transportation and Streetscape Study -
www.bakerprojects.com/brookland/index.asp

5 Year Mater Plan for the District Department of Parks and Recreation - www.bakerprojects.com/dprmasterplan

Anacostia Transportation Architecture Design Standards
www.ddot.dc.gov/ddot/cwp/view,a,1249,q,627063.asp

DoDEA - DDESS Projects - www.am.dodea.edu

Michael Baker provides an enjoyable, friendly atmosphere and encourages an interdisciplinary approach to all projects. We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits. Some travel may be required.

Please send electronic resumes and samples of work to:

Jenna Cosenzo, Human Resources
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
3601 Eisenhower Avenue; Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22304
jcosenzo@mbakercorp.com

and

Oliver Boehm, ASLA, RLA, LEED
Landscape Architecture and Asset Planning Manager
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
3601 Eisenhower Avenue; Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22304
oboehm@mbakercorp.com

Landscape Architect / Designer
Full Time Position -- 40+ Hours per week

Experience Required: Three to Five Years
Compensation: Negotiable

Education Requirements: Bachelors or Masters in Landscape Architecture from an accredited College or University

Full Time Landscape Architecture position available within a creative and technical work environment. Gala Simon Associates, Inc. is a small Boston Area, Multi-Discipline office providing professional Civil Engineering and Landscape Architectural design services throughout Massachusetts. Our projects have included services from site analysis, zoning, permitting, through working drawings and construction administration.

Our approach includes providing Civil Engineering AND Landscape Architectural Services (in house). We have found this multidisciplinary approach within the firm a great benefit in the performance of the work, and a great satisfaction to our clients on coordination efforts.

We offer a very broad range of "Construction Design" skills from site surveys, grading, drainage, hydrocad, sewer and utility design, to site layout, road alignment, paving, deck/patio/courtyard design, planting design, irrigation design, pool design, fountains, seating & retaining wall design, sculptures, memorials, site furnishings, and lighting design.We also provide consultation services for feasibility studies, land use planning, development planning, permitting and construction administration.

The Landscape Architectural position includes working through design concepts and ideas under the Project Landscape Architect and Civil Engineer. Design ideas are expected to be pursued and developed within the standards of the office and meet regulatory requirements. Substantial technical knowledge is required to develop and prepare thorough construction documents. The candidate should have strong oral and written communication skills, a commitment to professional excellence, excellent working knowledge of AutoCAD and familiarity with other computer graphics programs such as photoshop, and good organizational skills.

Interviews will be conducted in September and October 2005 until the position is filled.

Contact:
Please send resumes along with portfolio samples to:

Paul Simon, RLA, Vice President
Gala Simon Associates, Inc.
30 Church Street, Suite 215
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 489-8884 tel

For more information on the company, visit our website at http://www.gsadesign.com/

Circle of Support
Other 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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