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LASN July 2013 Table of Contents07-08-13 | News

LASN July 2013 Table of Contents

On the cover:
Columbus, Ohio's Scioto Mile
Project Lead: MKSK, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners
Photography: Randall Schieber, Nick Fancher, Brad Feinknopf

Features

Pooling Resources in Lebanon
Frederic Francis is a landscape architect with deep passion and respect for nature, feelings that extend back to early childhood. He says his creative landscapes "expresses harmony and serenity that can provide a real enchantment for the soul."
"?uLandscape Architecture by Francis Landscapes

Columbus, Ohio's Scioto Mile
Columbus, the capital and largest city in Ohio, is situated at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers. The Scioto Mile, a long-anticipated improvement of the downtown riverfront, has transformed the urban core of the city and led to resurgence in downtown activity and investment.
"?uProject Lead MKSK, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners

Aquatic Wildlife Habitat for NuStar Energy
The NuStar corporate landscape in San Antonio is a balanced aquatic ecosystem with a "scenic canyon" and a cascading water feature. A rain catchment system provides a 42,000-gallon annual storage capacity.
"?uLandscape Architects: RVK, Inc. / JEK, Inc.

Water Lounge, Spa, Infinity-Edge Pool, Low-Water Use Plantings Complement New San Diego Area Home
Bold curves and contrasting textures we incorporated into a large entertaining area, including covered porches, a built in curving bar, oversized fire pit, seat walls, raised patio spaces and a 60-ft. pool with fire bowls.
"?uLandscape Architecture by Monica Mroz, ASLA

Natural Pools
The water feature incorporates a 12-foot deep pond and grotto, with a bridge over a river that spills into the grotto. The source of the pond's water is an aquifer with a constant temperature of 78 degrees.
"?u by Mark Drew Martin, MLA, Enviroscapes, Inc., Miami

Duluth Town Green Fountain
An architectural team from Sizemore Floyd and Jacobs Engineering Group developed a master plan to revitalize a historic downtown Duluth area bypassed by commercial developments. The old space was transformed into a town green with an interactive fountain, amphitheater, bandstand, restaurant, park and a new city hall.
"?uLandscape Architecture by Jacobs Engineering

The Fountain at Bon Secours Heart Institute, a Richmond, Virginia Landmark
The fountain design addressed a steep grade change, parking lot screening, and creating an identity for the institute. A 10-foot tall cast-in-place concrete retaining wall with a 40-foot wide waterfall that cascades into three intermediate tiers and a lower pool, all of which are faced with fieldstone.
"?uLandscape Architect, Fountain Design by Higgins & Gerstenmaier, PLC

Georgia on His Mind"?uAlbany's Ray Charles Fountain & Plaza
In 2005, the city of Albany, Georgia, began a campaign to honor legendary musician and native son Ray Charles with a monument. The city hoped to make this tribute a part of their newly developed RiverFront Park, a gateway to downtown Albany covering the equivalent of two blocks on the banks of the Flint River.
"?uLandscape Architecture by Jacobs Engineering

Entertaining Spaces
The team created four separate patio levels centered on a two-sided fireplace and dramatic invisible-edge pool. From above, the pool creates a dramatic invisible edge that carries over into a kinetic wall of water to offer relaxing, ambient sound.
"?uby Tiffany Carboni and Landscape Architecture by Robert Mowat Associates, San Francisco

By George! That's an Entertaining Fountain "?(R)? and Versatile, Too
Just northwest of Washington D.C. in Georgetown, Crystal, an international water feature specialist, helped regenerate Washington Harbour with a spectacular modern fountain.

Deparments

Publisher's Commentary: Can I have a Drink of Your Water?

Stormwater Issues

Ordinances: Trees & Zoning, Buck Abbey, ASLA

Hardscapes: Softening Hardscapes with Water Features: Projects by Pavestone

Hardscape News

Playgrounds: The Hungry Caterpillar: Imagination Themed Play Design: Brenda Iraola, ASLA

Product Focus: Decorative Water Features

Movers & Shakers

Stewardship: Global War on Terrorism Memorial: Brett Gurholt, Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson

News

National Olmsted Scholars

Center for Sustainable Landscapes

Ft. Bliss Green

Yamada Speaks

NPS Green Plan

Rollin' Down the River to St. Paul

Santa Fe Botanical Garden Opens

No June Gloom

Long ''TREX''

Editorial Contributors
Buck Abbey, ASLA, Green Laws Organization, New Orleans; Tiffany Carboni for Robert Mowat Associates; Crystal; Frederic Francis, Francis Landscapes, Lebanon; Brett Gurholt, Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson; Higgins & Gerstenmaier, PLC; Brenda Iraola, ASLA ; Jacobs Engineering; JEK, Inc.; Mark Drew Martin, MLA, Enviroscapes, Inc.,; MKSK, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners; Monica Mroz, ASLA; Pavestone; RVK, Inc.