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12/06/2013
News from the CSLA – December
Reminder to Pay APALA Dues!
There are several APALA members whose dues are outstanding. Please forward your dues payment as soon as possible in order to remain in good standing.
Landscapes/ Paysages
APALA members are invited and encouraged to submit material for every publication of Landscapes/Paysages! It would be wonderful to have a contribution from the Atlantic Provinces in each publication. Please contact Sue Sirrs if you would like to discuss ideas or suggestions.
Richard Seypka – In Memoriam
We are very sorry and sad to advise that Richard Seypka passed away suddenly on August 31, 2013 at age 65. Richard was one of the first landscape architects to establish a practice in Newfoundland and Labrador, and helped develop the profession for others. As his obituary references “Richard was a free spirit with a strong connection to nature. His passion will forever live on through his legacy as a professional Landscape Architect” (The Telegram, September 5, 2013). Our condolences go out to his son, family and friends.
2013 Pearl Awards for Urban Design and Gardens
The Pearl Awards for Urban Design is a program launched by the City of Mount Pearl in 2005 with several key objectives: to promote excellence in Urban Design in the City of Mount Pearl, to enhance the quality of life and aesthetics in the City through architectural and landscape architectural design, to advance environmental stewardship and innovative sustainable design, and to recognize the designers, developers, and property owners who have achieved success in urban design projects in Mount Pearl.
The program is now in its 9th year, and since its inception, the City of Mount Pearl has partnered with the Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Landscape Architects (NLALA), the Atlantic Planners Institute (API – NL Branch) and the Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Architects (NAA). Each year a member of (formerly) NLALA, and now since this year APALA, has volunteered to represent the organization on the urban design jury. Neil Dawe of Tract Consulting Inc. was the 2013 representative reviewing the nominations, and recommending 1 Award of Excellence for Urban Design (Schlumberger Canada Ltd. – 2 Panther Place – Mount Pearl). The awards ceremony took place on November 7, 2013.
A big thank you to Neil Dawe for participating in this valuable initiative that is promoting and celebrating excellence in urban design.
CSLA Needs Help to Build the Pool of Speakers for the Speakers’ Bureau
Eighteen speakers are now featured on the CSLA Speakers’ Bureau. Visit the Speakers’ Bureau page of the CSLA website to find out who has registered and how you can become a registered speaker. This is your opportunity to get involved with the CSLA! CLICK HERE to learn more
Call for Sponsors and Exhibitors
CSLA 2014 Congress and 80th Anniversary – Ottawa, May 29-31, 2014
The CSLA is pleased to announce the 2014 Congress Sponsor Program.
The CSLA Congress is the premier networking and educational event for the growing Canadian landscape architecture profession. The CSLA represents all major decision-makers from Canada’s landscape architecture profession, including landscape architects from private practices, educational facilities, municipalities, government ministries and agencies. The Congress provides a rare opportunity to engage with a cross-section of industry leaders.
Reach those working today to shape our landscape. We invite you to participate in this exciting event.
BOOK SOON! Only 26 spaces in the trade show are available this year!
CLICK HERE for further information
Call for Abstracts – CSLA 2014 Congress
The CSLA’s 2014 Congress and 80th Anniversary will be held in Ottawa, May 29-31, 2014. The theme focuses on the role of adaptive planning and design in advancing resilience and preparedness in landscapes and in communities faced with the challenge of changing climate. The deadline is January 24, 2014. CLICK HERE for further information and to download the Call for Abstracts.
CSLA Awards of Excellence Call for Submissions
The deadline for the 2014 CSLA Awards of Excellence is January 24, 2014. CLICK HERE to find out more!
The CSLA Awards Atlas
The Awards Atlas features the landscape architecture projects that have won a national CSLA Award of Excellence from 2010 to 2013. CLICK HERE to learn more…
President’s Pin Design Competition
The CSLA is pleased to announce the launch of a design competition for a pin honouring the presidents, past, present and future, of our society. The CSLA invites you to showcase your creativity by designing a unique pin to be worn by CSLA presidents. CLICK HERE for more information.
From the College of Fellows – 2014 Call for Nominations
It’s time once again to honour the best of our profession by electing them to the College of Fellows! Induction to the College of Fellows is the highest honour the Society bestows on its members. Candidates for Fellowship may be nominated by individuals through the President of their CSLA component association. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2014, at 4 p.m. PST. Members eligible for nomination for Fellowship are landscape architects with at least twelve continuous years as full members of CSLA. They also should be recognized as having made outstanding contributions to the profession through excellence in:
Executed works,
Administrative professional work in public agencies,
Professional university instruction,
Professional writing,
Through service to the community or the public,
Direct service to the CSLA.
A jury of five Fellows, representing regions across Canada, will select the new Fellows based on extensive submissions documenting each candidate’s contributions to the profession. The successful candidates will be inducted into the College of Fellows at an investiture ceremony during Congress 2014 “climates|adaptions|landscapes” in Ottawa, ON, May 29 – 31, 2014. Since the inception of the CSLA College of Fellows in 1964, only 198 members have been given the prestigious designation “FCSLA”, making it a true distinction and honour conferred by the Society. CLICK HERE to find out more!
2013 Campaign of Fellows
The CSLA College of Fellows invites you to participate in the annual fundraising campaign in support of the Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation. The College of Fellows initiated this campaign in 1988 and to date, close to $325,000 has been contributed to the LACF by CSLA members and fellows. Last year alone, the campaign generated $30 000. This year, with your contribution, the College of Fellows hopes to do even better! CLICK HERE to learn more.
National Urban Design Awards – Call for Submissions Deadline is February 13, 2014
RAIC, the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), and the CSLA are pleased to announce a Call for Submissions for the 2014 National Urban Design Awards. Winners from existing urban design awards in select cities will automatically be submitted to the National Urban Design Awards. Any individual or organization in any Canadian urban municipality can submit a project. CLICK HERE to learn more.
12/06/2013
Canadian Design & Construction Report
You are invited to read the Fall Issue of the Canadian Design & Construction Report. Highlighted in this issue is special coverage about the prompt payment legislation, the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) and the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada (AWMAC).
The magazine reaches more than 75,000 readers across Canada targeting the industry’s leaders and decision makers.
You can view the online version of the publication by visiting www.cadcr.com.
12/06/2013
News from NLALA – 2013 Pearl Awards for Urban Design and Gardens
The Pearl Awards for Urban Design is a program launched by the City of Mount Pearl in 2005 with several key objectives: to promote excellence in Urban Design in the City of Mount Pearl, to enhance the quality of life and aesthetics in the City through architectural and landscape architectural design, to advance environmental stewardship and innovative sustainable design, and to recognize the designers, developers, and property owners who have achieved success in urban design projects in Mount Pearl.
The program is now in its 9th year, and since its inception, the City of Mount Pearl has partnered with the Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Landscape Architects (NLALA), the Atlantic Planners Institute (API – NL Branch) and the Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Architects (NAA). Each year a member of (formerly) NLALA, and now since this year APALA, has volunteered to represent the organization on the urban design jury. Neil Dawe of Tract Consulting Inc. was the 2013 representative reviewing the nominations, and recommending 1 Award of Excellence for Urban Design (Schlumberger Canada Ltd. – 2 Panther Place – Mount Pearl). The awards ceremony took place on November 7, 2013.
A big thank you to Neil Dawe for participating in this valuable initiative that is promoting and celebrating excellence in urban design.
11/18/2013
Earth Day Canada Needs your Help
To solve the environmental issues we face, we need “all hands on deck”. And to bring these many diverse voices to the table, we want to create a program that speaks to the needs of young Canadians from all perspectives.
We continually review and improve our own programming, but now we want to know what you would like to see from us in the future. So: what does your “dream” environmental education program look like? Your feedback is very important to us and we want to make sure your voice is heard. Please fill out this quick survey.
Plus, we are conducting a series of focus groups with young Canadians during the week of November 24. If you are interested in participating, please contact me to see which group would fit your timetable.
We hope you will join us, as we build a better program to educate for and create environmental change!
Cheers,
Tomasz Wiercioch
EcoMentors Research Project Coordinator
E-mail: twiercioch17@gmail.com
11/18/2013
News from the CSLA – Nov 18th
Water World, the Fall 2013 Edition of Landscapes|Paysages
In 2005, the Euser family in Richmond Hill Ontario had a 9 metre-tall backyard fountain in their backyard. It was, as The New York Times put it, a fountain “that a wounded city 350 miles away” had been waiting a long time to see – a full size model of what the World Trade Center memorial water features would look like, sound like and feel like….
Read about the Veil of Tears in our fall issue and check out exclusive digital content in LP+, only available online!
Click here to view LANDSCAPES | PAYSAGES and the NEW LP+ with exclusive digital content
College of Fellows – 2014 Call for Nominations
It’s time once again to honour the best of our profession by electing them to the College of Fellows!
Induction to the College of Fellows is the highest honour the Society bestows on its members. Candidates for Fellowship may be nominated by individuals through the President of their CSLA component association.
The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2014, at 4:00pm PST.
Members eligible for nomination for Fellowship are landscape architects with at least twelve continuous years as full members of CSLA. They also should be recognized as having made outstanding contributions to the profession through excellence in:
Executed works
-Administrative professional work in public agencies
-Professional university instruction
-Professional writing
-Through service to the community or the public
-Direct service to the CSLA
A jury of five Fellows, representing regions across Canada, will select the new Fellows based on extensive submissions documenting each candidate’s contributions to the profession. The successful candidates will be inducted into the College of Fellows at an investiture ceremony during Congress 2014 “climates|adaptions|landscapes” in Ottawa on May 29 – 31, 2014.
Since the inception of the CSLA in 1964, only 198 members have been given the prestigious designation “FCSLA”, making it a true distinction and honour conferred by the Society.
CLICK HERE to find out more about the College of Fellows Call for Nominations
CLICK HERE to learn more about the 2014 CSLA Congess
CSLA Announces the President’s Pin Design Competition
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) is pleased to announce the launch of a design competition for a pin honouring the presidents, past, present and future, of our society. The CSLA invites you to showcase your creativity by designing a unique pin to be worn by CSLA presidents.
CLICK HERE for more information
Call for Submissions – CSLA Awards of Excellence
The deadline for the 2014 CSLA Awards of Excellence is January 24th, 2014. CLICK HERE to find out more! In addition, don’t forget to check out:
The CSLA Awards Atlas – which features the landscape architecture projects that have won a national CSLA Award of Excellence from 2010 to 2013.
CLICK HERE to learn more…
Call for Abstracts
The 2014 Congress for the 80th anniversary Congress to be held in Ottawa May 29-31, 2014. The theme of the 2014 Congress is climates | adaptations | landscapes and the deadline is January 24th, 2014. CLICK HERE to learn more…
The fall 2013 issue of landsdapes|paysages – with extra features in L|P +. CLICK HERE to learn more…
11/02/2013
News from the CSLA
1. Call for Sponsors – CSLA 2014 Congress
The CSLA’s 2014 Congress and 80th Anniversary will be held in Ottawa, May 29-31, 2014. The theme of the 2014 Congress is: climates | adaptations | landscapes
The theme focuses on the role of adaptive planning and design in advancing resilience and preparedness in landscapes and in communities faced with the challenge of changing climate. The deadline is January 24th, 2014.
CLICK HERE for further information and to download the Call for Abstracts.
2. National Urban Design Awards – Call for Submissions Deadline is 13 February 2014
RAIC, the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), and the CSLA are pleased to announce a Call for Submissions for the 2014 National Urban Design Awards. Winners from existing urban design awards in select cities will automatically be submitted to the National Urban Design Awards. Any individual or organization in any Canadian urban municipality can submit a project.
CLICK HERE to learn more
3. CSLA Needs Help to Build the Pool of Speakers for the Speakers’ Bureau
Eighteen speakers are now featured on the CSLA Speakers’ Bureau. Visit the Speakers’ Bureau page of the CSLA website to find out who has registered and how you can become a registered speaker. This is your opportunity to get involved with the CSLA!
CLICK HERE to learn more
4. LACF Grant Application Deadline is 22 November 2013
For 2014, grants up to $10,000 are available to CSLA professionals, educators or others seeking to explore or question an issue or particular interest they believe to be crucial to the profession or to the landscape.
In addition, two grants of $2,000 each are offered to graduate students pursuing their thesis or final project for work whose study focus is in keeping with the mandate of the Foundation.
CLICK HERE to learn more
5. Member Discount on Shelley Boyd’s, Garden Plots: Canadian Women Writers and their Literary Gardens
McGill-Queen’s University Press is pleased to announce the publication of Shelley Boyd’s Garden Plots: Canadian Women Writers ad Their Literary Gardens. Boyd explores the use of the garden motif in the works of five authors: Susanna Moodie, Catharine Parr Traill, Gabrielle Roy, Carol Shields, and Lorna Crozier. With works spanning the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries, these writers reveal the associations between the arts of writing and gardening, the evolving role of the female gardener, and the changes that take place in Canada’s literary gardens over time.
McGill-Queen’s University Press is offering an exclusive 20% discount for a limited time (until January 1, 2014). Please visit mqup.ca and enter the discount code: BOYDSH13 to obtain the rebate.
11/02/2013
RDI Webinar – Public Policy Implementation and its Implications
Often new public policy is detected at the launch of a new program. While much attention is paid to getting a new policy approved, the true impact is not fully appreciated until implementation. This webinar sheds light on current policy implementation discourse, provides rural examples, and discusses different action approaches.
When: Thursday, November 28, 2013 (please RSVP by November 25, 2013)
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (CST)
For more information or to register contact Rural Development Institute at:
rdi2@brandonu.ca / 204-571-8550 / 204-571-8515
11/02/2013
Cities Alive Podcast Series
Cities Alive sent along a link for a newly-launched pop podcast series focused on planning and design. The press release as well as further information is available in the links below:
10/28/2013
Call for Sponsors – CSLA 2014 Congress
The CSLA’s 2014 Congress and 80th Anniversary will be held in Ottawa, May 29-31, 2014.
The theme of the 2014 Congress is:
climates | adaptations | landscapes
The theme focuses on the role of adaptive planning and design in advancing resilience and preparedness in landscapes and in communities faced with the challenge of changing climate. The deadline is January 24th, 2014.
CLICK HERE for further information and to download the Call for Abstracts
Contact the CSLA
By mail: P.O. Box 13594, Ottawa ON K2K 1X6
By telephone: 1-866-781-9799
By e-mail: executive-director@csla-aapc.ca
10/08/2013
Proposed Landscape Architecture Program – CSLA Survey Results
As most of you will recall, a survey was conducted by APALA in May regarding support for establishing accredited programs in Landscape Architecture at Dalhousie University at both the undergraduate (bachelor) and graduate (masters) level (the Faculty of Architecture and Planning and the Faculty of Agriculture). See results below.
Further to this, the CSLA also conducted a survey and received 100 responses. Click here for the results.
APALA Survey – Dalhousie Program
Question
1. Do you expect that your firm could be in a position to offer one or more 8-12 week paid student internships? A co-op program format is being considered.
9 yeses
2. Would your firm consider providing a donor-named bursary between $1000 and $2000 on an annual basis to support a student seat in the program?
4 yeses
1 maybe
1 individual would support with smaller amount
3. Would your firm be willing to sponsor a thematic studio based on “real life” projects? (The university would work with the sponsor to manage the selection of appropriate projects).
3 yeses, of which 2 were from government agencies
3 maybes depending on situation
4. Would you be interested in being a sessional teacher? If so, can you identify an area of specific interest? Typical remuneration is $5500/term.
14 yeses
Also 5, willing to be guest lecturers