ASLA-NY invites you to 6 great tours in conjunction with AIA's Annual ARCHTOBER Event. Below are the planned events - RSVP now at: rsvp@aslany.org  

and visit http://aslany.org/archtober2013 for more info and CEU details

 

  

 

Wednesday, October 9, 3 pm  

Tour of Highway Outfall Landscape Detention (HOLD) System: a new approach developed to collect and filter storm water from highway scuppers in Flushing Bay 

Tour lead by: Susannah C. Drake, Principal; Halina Steiner, Project Manager and Creative Director, dlandstudio architecture + landscape architecture pllc    

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Thursday, October 17, 5:30pm

Tour the first-of-its-kind NYC Greenroof Environmental Literacy Laboratory at PS 41, a unique outdoor space that provides students with a fresh observational learning experience. The tour will be led by key members of the GELL project team: Project Architect Jose Miranda (Murphy, Burnham & Buttrick), Project Manager Agata Swikiak-Vetter (formally of Jonathan Rose Companies and now with Zubatkin), and Michael Yoken M.A.L.D. Regenerative Landscape Planning & Design.

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Saturday, October 19, 1 pm  

Tour of Landscape Architecture Resilient Design Strategies in Rockaway Beach, addressing long-term issues for at-risk coastal communities by providing ecologically sensitive solutions. Tour lead by: Signe Nielsen, FASLA Principal, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architecture. 

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Tuesday, October 22, 10 am 

Tour of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center Living Roof and Landscape plus Native Plant Tour. BBG Visitor Center tour lead by:  Armando Petruccelli, Weiss/ Manfredi; Aaron Booher, Associate Principal, HM White; 

Native Plant Tour lead by: SiteWorks Landscape Architecture and Darrel Morrison  Click here for more info 

 

Wednesday, October 23, 4:15

In conjunction with New York Chapter / Regional Plan Association, a behind-the-scenes tour of transformation happening at Governors Island. 

Tour lead by:

Jamie Maslyn , West 8; Kim Mathews, RLA, Principal, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architecture.  

 

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Saturday, October 26, 10 am  

Tour of Bushwick Inlet Park and East River State Park, the new improved Williamsburg waterfront. Tour lead by: Stephen Whitehouse, ASLA, AICP, Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners Gregory Kiss, RA, Kiss + Cathcart Architects, Charles "Chip" Place, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.

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October 8, 9-11am

DOING BUSINESS WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION (DDC)  

536 LaGuardia Place
Connect with DDC Contractors - Learn from DDC Contract Officers 


Here's your chance to network with prime contractors who work on A&E contracts with the New York City Department of Design & Construction
You'll also hear from DDC contracting officers on how you can best prepare your firm to work on their projects. 

If you are an architectural/engineering company looking to work with DDC, this event is for you.  

Register
October 16, 8:00am-4:30pm
Green Infrastructure for Wet Weather: Cleaner Water and Safer Communities
Beacon, NY  Presented by the Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districts
Co-Sponsored by ASLA-NY  
November 1
Join Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects at its office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at recent and upcoming projects. This program is part of First Friday, a monthly opportunity for League members to visit the offices of leading design practices to see work on the boards and learn more about the offices' organization and design processes.
Thru-November 22
This annual exhibition, presented with the American Society of Botanical Artists, showcases the most important and emerging artists in the genre. Selected from among 222 submissions by jurors Patricia Jonas, Kathie Miranda, and Derek Norman, the 45 artworks are by artists from the US and around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
January 2014
Please join NJASLA for the 2014 Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Honoring Our Past... Embracing Our Future
October 7

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for urban forestry project grants that can be used to enhance landscapes and provide green spaces in urban areas across the state, Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. Read more here 


NYRP, New York City and Jo Malone London Transform Flood-Prone Gowanus Garden into Storm-Resilient Outdoor Oasis
September 26

New, green infrastructure at NYRP's Gil Hodges Community Garden, will divert 150,000 gallons of water from city's polluted waterways. Read more here 


David Kamp recognized for service to the community receives New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit
September 25
(New York, NY) - David Kamp, FASLA, LF, NA and President of Dirtworks Landscape Architecture, PC received the New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit in recognition of his design of the therapeutic garden at Hearthstone Alzheimer Center in Palisades, New York. Read more here

"Among this year's winners were the architect Michael Sorkin, the fashion designer Behnaz Sarafpour, the landscape architect Margie Ruddick, the design firm Studio Gang Architects, and Janette Sadik-Khan, the commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation."
 NYTimes 
Program will create up to 40 Green Playgrounds throughout the City over the Next Four Years to Improve the Health of Local Waterways including the Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, Westchester Creek, the Bronx River, Flushing Bay, and Jamaica Bay  
NYC.gov 
Health Benefits of Nature Studies Released
Researchers are amassing a body of evidence, proving what we all know to be true: nature is good for us and has both long and short term mental and physical health benefits.
ASLA.ORG 
Hunter's Point South Park
Alan G. Brake explores New York's newest waterfront park by Thomas Balsley Associates and Weiss/Manfredi.
Architect's Newpaper 
  
Become a member today and enjoy the many benefits of ASLA-NY! 
  
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For information and questions, please contact us at ASLA-NY.
ASLA-NY would like to sincerely thank all of our current sponsors:

Platinum:

Unilock  

Gold:

Town and Gardens  

Silver:

John Mini Distinctive Landscapes     

 

 

 

Bronze:   

   

   

 

Ironsmith 

 

    MNLA 
 

    

  

 

 

Starr Whitehouse 

Turner  

 

Patron:

  
 
ROBIN KEY LANDSCAPE    ARCHITECTURE  

   

Publications:

 

 

 

Contributing:

Curb Allure      

Delta Fountains 

      

Hank & Karoly Gutman
Scofield
SavATree

Urban Accessories

  Victor Stanley  

 

W Architecture Landscape Architecture 

        

  West 8

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