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landscapearchitecture…LaurenceA.Clement,Jr.,JD,ASLA17January2009(…youcancallme‘Lorn’)Mission,History,Art,Science,Technology,Work,Agoodtime…LA:ourMissionisto:•Accommodatehumanneeds,activitiesanddesireswhileprotectingandmanagingnaturalresourceswithaStewardshiplandethic...•Tomovesocietyforwardinseeinghumansaspartofnatureandnotseparatefromit…•Tofindwaystodevelopandredeveloplandinrural,suburban,andurbanareasinSustainableways...MeadowlarkHillsRetirementCommunityProjectinLAR220byKKP,LAC,etal.LAis:theHistory•…ofhumanbeingsandcultureinrelationshiptonature,withvaryingandevolvingapproachestosettlementpatterns,andcreatingworkenvironments,housing,gardens,parksandrecreationareas…andotherformsofpeopleinteractingwithland…•…inUrban,SuburbanandRuralContexts…Firmstolookat:FLO,EDAW,Olin,Sasaki,SWA,etc.LAis:Art•…whereexperienceofVisualandSpatialPhenomenaareconceptualizedandrealized,and•Acoustic,•Tactile,•Thermalandothersensoryqualitiesareconsidered,especiallyasexperiencedthroughmovement…•…Kinesthetics…•…Memories…Firmstolookat:MarthaSchwartz,KathrynGustafson,RobertMuraseFirmstolookat:VladimirDjurovic:FaqraGardeninBeirut•Spatialextension…•Linearandplanarexpression…•Lightandspace,texture…•Overlappingvolumesanduseareas…•Integratedgrade/levelchanges…•Highestqualitymaterials…•Precisedetails…•Articulationoftheedge…LAis:Science:•…especiallyEcology,whereParadigmsareshifting:1.Spatialscaleshift:organismvs.system;boundaryvs.node2.Temporalshift:cycles,ratesofchange,(andtheroleofhistory)3.Spatialpatternshift:landscapesasmosaics*…itisinterestingtonotethatthepoetJaneHirshfieldhasconcludedthatZenPhilosophycanbeboileddowntothreekeyideas:1.everythingisconnected;2.everythingischanging;and3.wemustpayattention…***KristinaHill:“ShiftingSites”inSiteMatters,p.135**BillMoyers:FoolingwithWords;ACelebrationofPoetsandTheirCraft,p.100KristinaHill,ShiftingSites•“Cognitiveresearchhasshownthatmetaphorsarefundamentaltohumanthinkingineverydaysituations,aswellasinformaltheorybuilding.Theseabstractionsappeartobevitaltothehumanabilitytoformmeaningfulexpectationsaboutrelationshipsandpatterns.”(p.135)•TheimportanceofLanguage,clarityofcommunication,whetherinspeech,writing,drawing,modelingspatialframeworksorflowsoftime,energyormaterials…Firmstolookat:Andropogon,Jones&Jones,DarrelMorrisonLAis:Technology•…andEngineering•…withaconcernforknowingabouttraditionalandconventionalwaysofbuildingcommunitiesanddwellings,andforlearningnewwaysofconstructionor“designimplementation”thatinvolve:–Structuralsystems,–Selectionofmaterials,–Techniquesofjoining,fastening…•…allgearedtowardintegrationandlowimpact,efficiency,affordability(infill,reducingurbansprawl),andbeauty.Firmstolookat:(forcirculation,earthworkandinfrastructure,esp.)Olin,Sasaki,BernardLassus(France)LandscapeArchitectsWorkat:•aVarietyofScaleswith:–Architects,–InteriorArchitects,and–Planners•toachievecohesive,richandmemorableenvironmentsforliving,workingandplaying,aroundtheworld…•See:asla.org/awards/2008/08winners/Firmstolookat:EDAW,MESA,Olin,MVVA,GHA,OVS…Thisisagoodtimetogointolandscapearchitecture:•Managingurbangrowthisrecognizedasanimportantgoal/objectivebysociety;•Publicinfrastructureisclearlyinneedofrebuildingandretrofitting;thosetaskshavebeenidentifiedaskeywaystostimulatetheUSeconomyto:–creategoodjobs;–retooloursystemsforenergygenerationanddistribution;–improvetransportation;and–conserveresources.Thisisagoodtimetogointolandscapearchitecture:•Itmatters;•Itschallenging;•Itsfunandexciting;•Itsrewardinginmanyways:–Personally:life-longlearning–Socially:helpingpeople,meetingpeople–Culturally:communitywell-beingalongwithclientsatisfaction–Monetarily:yougetpaidwellforcreativeworkThisisagoodtimetogointolandscapearchitecture:•AllofthisisaimedatimprovingtheQualityofLifeforasmanypeopleaspossible...EndNotes:•Mostoftheimagesusedinthispresentationrepresenttheworkoffirmsinwhichourfourth-yearstudentshavedoneinternships–thebestfirmsinthecountry–andthosestudentshaveperformedadmirablyinthoseinternships,acrosstheUSA.•Ourfourth-yearstudentscanstudyabroad,too;traveltonewplacesandexperienceinotherculturesisclearlybeneficial,forallofusinourcontinuingeducationandlife.EndNotes:•Asadepartmentwemeasureoursuccesslargelybythatofourstudents...astheyengagetheprofessionalpracticeoflandscapearchitectureandlateron.•Ourreputationforexcellenceinthatregardconfirmsourimpressionthatthecoordinatedandrigorousteaching,researchandserviceprogramswerunreallywork.•Weareveryproudofourgraduates.Goto:ASLAandfirmwebsites…•…lookfor‘professionalawards’••…andPortfoliosofprojectwork…