Converging Ecologies as a Gateway to Acadiana, designed by @carbo.la, in St. Landry Parish, LA. ASLA 2016 Honor Award, General Design. #LandscapeArchitecture #STEM
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Project Statement: St. Landry Parish serves as the northern gateway to Louisiana’s Acadiana region. The proposal for a new visitor center along Interstate 49 was an opportunity to provide visitors their first glimpse of the forests, swamps, and prairies typical of this diverse landscape. Through interpretations of these native landscapes at the new St. Landry Parish Visitor’s Center, travelers are able to gain an understanding of the region’s distinctive character.
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The landscape goes beyond simple visual representations of native landscapes, performing numerous functions to create a comprehensively sustainable and resilient site. Innovative stormwater management, on-site renewable energy, and re-use of many salvaged materials are closely integrated with building systems to serve as a showcase for sustainable development strategies.
Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square, designed by @fieldoperations, in #SantaMonica, CA. ASLA 2018 Honor Award, General Design. #LandscapeArchitecture #STEM
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Project Statement: Tongva Park + Ken Genser Square transformed a former parking lot into a lush landscape of rolling hills, meadows and gardens. The design was shaped by an extensive community process and is now celebrated as an important destination and center for Santa Monica. The most dramatic aspect of the site transformation has been the restoration of its ecosystem - new forest types and amended soils respond to the design's microclimates and showcase a diversity of species specifically suited to each area. Over three hundred carefully selected new trees, thousands of new plants, and hundreds of California native and appropriately adapted species are part of the ambitious planting scheme. As such, it is one of the first large-scale contemporary urban projects to highlight California native plants as significant horticultural features, and was a trailblazer for climate-appropriate water use in the public realm. The project's sustainability is boldly evident not only in its ecology and use of water, but also in its diverse social use and vibrancy, as its varied and flexible spaces attract users of all backgrounds.
The White House Kitchen Garden, designed by a team at @aschool_uva comprised of Scott Shinton, Associate ASLA; Mary McCall, Associate ASLA; Anna Cai, Architecture; Stephen Grotz, Architecture; Owen Weinstein, Architecture; Josh Aronson, Architecture (Faculty Advisors: Elizabeth Meyer, FASLA; Julie Bargmann, ASLA; Roger Sherry, ASLA; Nancy Takahashi, ASLA; Melissa Goldman; Tanya Denckla Cobb). ASLA 2017 Honor Award, Student Collaboration. #LandscapeArchitecture #STEM
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Project Statement: President’s Park, the grounds of the White House in Washington, D.C., is one of the most publicly recognizable landscapes in the country. The White House Kitchen Garden is intentionally sited within that landscape to be visible from the south fence line. It is within this context that we designed updates to the White House Kitchen Garden to establish a lasting symbol of health and wellbeing for children and adults across the country. .
The motto of our project, ‘E Pluribus Unum,’ or ‘Out of Many, One,’ guided the design process. Materials, plants, and the efforts of many people from across the country are assembled within the garden as a diverse composition: a celebration of American uniqueness and commonality. We sourced materials from across the country, representing the diversity of climatic zones, ecological communities, and agricultural traditions that constitute the nation. We combined those materials to highlight their textures, colors and origins. The material richness and aesthetic simplicity of the designs highlight the updated White House Kitchen Garden.
Rain Garden Demonstration, designed by a team comprised of Anas Bdour, Associate ASLA; Jessica Camp, Student ASLA; Wilson Carson, John Taylor Corley, Student ASLA; James Hugh, Student ASLA; Hengyang Ma, Associate ASLA; Amer Mahadin, Student ASLA; Leslie Moma, Associate ASLA; Abbey Wallace, Student ASLA; Mohan Zang, Assoicate ASLA; JoAnna Bauer, General Designer; Amy Farrar, General Designer; Heather Hardman, General Designer; Morgan Linnett, General Designer; Maddie Marascalso, General Designer; Jen McFadden, General Designer; Abbey Rigdon, General Designer; Lauryn Rody, General Designer; Haylee Upton, General Designer; Anna Zollicoffer, General Designer; Edith Martinez, Civil Engineer. ASLA 2017 Honor Award, Student Collaboration. #LandscapeArchitecture #STEM
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Project Statement: The Rain Garden Demonstration includes five levels of communication that explain how the rain garden works to help protect its watershed. Each level focuses on a different aspect of the garden’s design and function. The different levels also target different age groups and levels of expertise allowing the garden to communicate its function to a wide range of visitors. Traditional kiosks and a booklet provide detailed information for novices to design professionals. However, the most unique aspect of the project is that the garden itself is a three dimensional diagram of urban water management. Words and arrows explain the movement of water from the adjacent roof down the gutter, into the cistern, out to a pump or overflow to be managed in the rain garden below. While not a typical medium for communication, the rain garden is a multi-faceted site for explaining how each element of a rain garden works, how water moves through it, what it is made of, and how it protects water quality and mitigates flood risk.
