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LASN News September 198609-01-86 | News

“The Many Facets of Excellence”

?EUR??,,????'??The Many Facets of Excellence” has been chosen as the theme of the 1986 Southern California Design Awards Program, honoring outstanding achievements in landscape architecture.

The annual awards competition, which is in its third year, is cosponsored by the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (SCC/ASLA) and the Landscape Architecture Foundation/California Landscape Architectural Student Scholarship Fund (LAF/ CLASS fund).

The intent of the awards is to further professional excellence by recognizing those who are responsible for superior works of landscape architecture, landscape construction and environmental planning.

The new theme was selected to reflect the increasing prominence of the Southern California area as a focal point for top-caliber landscape architecture, noted Calvin S. Hamilton. Hamilton is representing the Chapter as co-chair of the 1986 awards, with Martin C. Rippens as co-chair from the LAF/CLASS Fund.

“Our members and associated firms are producing consistently exceptional work, and these efforts deserve our most enthusiastic endorsement,” Rippens said.

This year marks another first for the awards: a new trophy design, which will exemplify the new theme. This means that 1986 recipients will be doubly honored, Hamilton added.

Entries into the awards were submitted in three main categories: design; planning, research and communication; and student work.

The competition was open to licensed landscape architects, contractors and environmental planners, as well as to students who were currently enrolled in a college, university or extension landscape architecture curriculum.

Recipients of the awards will be honored at as gala banquet and presentation, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17, 1986, at the Alicante Princess Hotel in Garden Grove.

For more information about the 5) awards ceremony call the ASLA Chapter office at 714-557-0238.

IES Offers Lighting Sources

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) of North America is offering lighting source publications for a variety of levels of knowledge. Introductory to Lighting is a new series (nine in all) of lessons designed to meet a need for education and course material based on today’s lighting systems, equipment, philosophy, terminology and calculation methods. Lessons include, light and color, lighting needs, sources, luminaires and light controls, illuminance calculations and exterior lighting. Roadway Fundamental Course is a set of 12 lessons outlining the basic principles for the design of acceptable street, highway, alley and tunnel systems.

Designing with the IES Roadway Lighting Practice is a special instructional report describing graphical methods for designing, using IES American National Standard Practice for Roadway Lighting. For those interested in school lighting, there’s School Lighting, which takes a look at the challenge of lighting school buildings, as well as the criteria for visual performance, systems, design and specific applications.

Erosion Conference

The 18th annual conference of the International Erosion Control Association will be held February 26-27 at the John Ascuaga Nugget Hotel in Reno, Nevada. All those interested are invited to attend. You can find out more by calling 415-223-2134 or by writing to the IECA at P.O. Box 195, Pinole, CA 94564-0195.

Irrigation Convention

The American Society of Irrigation Consultants will hold its annual convention October 30 through November 2 at the beautiful Hyatt Islandia Hotel in San Diego, California. According to Robb Swearengin, chairman of the convention, the emphasis will be to provide truly useful information to the professional. Among the many topics covered at the four-day meeting will be Effluent Water?EUR??,,????'??+What is it? How do we use it?, Irrigation and Xeriscape, Testing Criteria, Uniformity, and Other Things, and Financial Planning for Small Businesses. Landscape architects will benefit from the convention by interaction with leading irrigation consultants, by attending informative seminars by recognized authorities, and by exposure to the latest innovations in this increasingly specialized area of the landscape industry. For more information about the ASIC convention you can contact Robb Swearengin at EcoResources, 215 So. Highway 101, Suite 214, Solano Beach, CA 92075, 619-259-1188.

Editors note: The Landscape Architect and Specifier News will be at the convention and hopes to see you there.

Northern Calif. Gears Up For Water Conservation

Landscape professionals in both the public and private sector are invited to attend “Xeriscape 86?EUR??,,????'??+Northern California,” a one-day conference November 21, 1986 about water conserving landscapes sponsored by the East Bay Municipal Utility district and the California Department of Water Resources. Morris Udal, United States Congressman from Arizona, will be featured as the guest speaker and will be complemented by an exemplary group of speakers knowledgeable on various aspects of water use in the landscape.

For more information, write or call Richard Bennett, Water Conservation Administrator, East Bay Municipal Utility District, PO Box 937, Alamo, Calif. 94707; 415-820-6600.

1986 Colorado Conference Expanded Two Days

The annual 1986 meeting of the Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (CCASLA) has “grown to conference proportion,” according to a conference press release, and has been expanded to a two-day program addressing the state of the art in Western landscape architecture. From September 26 to 27, professionals will meet and address topics ranging from art and philosophy of the Western landscape to technological advancements in the industry.

Key speaker will be John Ormsbee Simmonds, a distinctive landscape architect, teacher and writer. In addition to Simmonds, the conference features a unique cross-section of nationally and internationally recognized professionals who will direct a myriad of educational seminars.

Another highlight of the conference will be the annual banquet which will include the keynote address by Simmonds entitled “Looking Ahead: The Colorado Landscape in the 21st Century,” along with the presentation of the Jane Silverstein Ries Award.

The conference will take place at the Clarion Hotel in Denver, Colorado. To receive a registration package, write Bill Willis, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 1459 Pennsylvania, Carriage House, Denver, Colorado 80203; 303/830-0094.

ASLA National Convention

The American Society of Landscape Architects is having its 1986 Annual Meeting and Educational Exhibit this November 22-25 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. This is the biggest convention for landscape architects in the country and only comes out to the western states once every three years.

At the convention will be 28 educational sessions ranging in topics from ‘Art in Landscape’ to ‘Visual Stimulation with Computers.’ There will also be a roast for departing executive vice president Ed Able as well as workshops, council and trustee meetings, the annual banquet, dinners, receptions, garden tours, and more than 230 supplier booths lining the exhibit hall floor.

The ASLA is expecting over three thousand attendees, which will be another record breaker. If this convention is anything like the ones in previous years it will truly be an event worth attending.

The ASLA has put together a very impressive and complete brochure regarding the convention, which you can get by writing to: ASLA 86 Convention, 1733 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. If you want immediate information you can call 202-466-7730 and ask for Terry Morris. She’s the registration manager.

Editors Note: The Landscape Architect and Specifier News will be at the convention covering the events and attending the meetings that effect the state of Landscape Architecture. If you are serious about your work in the landscape architectural profession you will make arrangements to attend. See you there.

CCLA Selects ‘87 Conference Theme

?EUR??,,????'??Creative Collaborations: New Partnerships for Design” has been selected as the theme for the 1987 California Council of Landscape Architects Conference. The conference is scheduled for April 9 – 11 at the Sheraton Harbor Island East in San Diego, Calif. The conference Program Committee has identified several areas of special interest within the general theme. These are 1) Art and Design/ Art in Public Places; 2) Ecology and Design/Landscape Preservation or Restoration; 3) The Community and Design/User Participation.

The conference chairman, Roger Calloway and Heath Schenker, program chairman, are now calling for proposals relating to these and any other areas of interest to landscape architects. All proposals must be received by October 31, 1986. Write a one-page explanation and send it to Ms. Schenker, c/o Department of Environmental Design, U.C. Davis, Davis, Calif.95616. For any questions call Ms. Schenker at 916/752-6223.

Lecture Series

Landscapes in the City” will be the topic of discussion at a series of three lectures relating to landscape and urban design.

On September30th professor James Yoch speaks on “Gardens of Eden: The Designs of Florence Yoch.” Florence Yoch was a landscape architect active in Southern California from 1915-1971. Associations with the film world led her to five movie commissions including the renaissance landscapes for “Romeo and Juliet,” and Tara in “Gone With the Wind.”

On October 7th Professor David Gebhard approaches “The Creation of a Civic Acropolis for America’s Greatest Non-City.” Gebhard, a Professor of Architectural History and Director of the Art Galleries at the University of California at Santa Barbara, will trace the history and significance of Los Angeles’ elusive search for a Civic Acropolis.

For more information about these seminars call the Los Angeles Conservancy at 213-623-2489, or write to: 849 S. Broadway, Suite M-22, Los Angeles, CA 90014.

LA File

For as long as they last the ASLA is offering their 1986 LA FILE at a reduced rate of $34.95. We all know the value of one of these 14 category reference books. If you don’t have one it’s a good idea to get one. If you already have one you may want another to pass around the office. To find out more call 202-466-7730Orwriteto LA FlLE 1733 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009.

The Specs

The Landscape Contractors Association of Metropolitan Washington, Inc. is pleased to announce publication of the second edition of The Landspace Specification Guidelines for the Baltimore?EUR??,,????'????EUR??,,????'???Washington Areas. The Specs, according to the association, has been used nationwide by landscape architects when specing and bidding projects. Sections of the publication include the Planting Section, the Turf Section, the Exterior Maintenance Section, and the Interior Landscape Section. For more information write to the LCAMW at 1909 S. Fallsmead Way, Rockville, MD 20854 or call 301-424-7970.