Registration for the 2012 Annual Meeting is now CLOSED!!!

The 2012 OCASLA Annual Meeting will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Thursday, May 17th, 2012.

2012 Annual Meeting Agenda

7:30 - 8:30 am Registration, Vendor Expo & Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 am Educational Session #1
10:00 - 10:20 am Break & Vendor Expo
10:20 - 11:20 am Educational Session #2
11:20 - 11:40 am Snack & Vendor Expo
11:40 - 12:40 pm Educational Session #3
12:40 - 2:00 pm Vendor Expo Luncheon
2:00 - 3:30 pm Keynote Speaker, Educational Session #4
3:30 - 3:50 pm Break & Vendor Expo
3:50 - 4:50 pm Educational Session #5
4:50 - 5:10 pm Break & Vendor Expo
5:10 - 6:10 pm Educational Session #6

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04.26.12 Frederick Law Olmsted’s Birthday: A Success!

In conjunction with National Landscape Architecture Month (NLAM), the Ohio Chapter ASLA participated in a nation-wide public outreach event on 04.26.12 for Frederick Law Olmsted’s Birthday simultaneously in Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. Cake and cupcakes were handed out, flyers highlighting great works of landscape architecture were passed around, with OCASLA volunteers making connections with local residents and area business owners. A brief summary of each event is listed below:

PNC 2nd Street Market, Dayton, Ohio

Volunteers set up a booth inside the 2nd Street Public Market. We were able to talk to the lunch crowd, and once our cake arrived, people flocked to us for a free piece! Overall, it was a lot of fun and a success. We got the word out to quite a few people...

For more photos see 04.26.12 Olmsted's Birthday Dayton

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

200 – Pieces of cake given out, 100 – Flyers highlighting great works of landscape architecture in Cincinnati given out, 3 – Volunteers, 1 – Good time had by all!

For more photos see 04.26.12 Olmsted's Birthday Cincinnati

Ralph J. Perk Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio

Volunteers met with a group of over 30 attendees on a rainy day to discuss the installation of Perk Plaza designed by Thomas Balsley Associates of New York. Ann Zollar of LAND Studio, a local non-profit, and Jim McKnight of McKnight Associates were on hand to describe the design process and how funding was implemented to this newly completed urban park. Cupcakes were distributed as well as flyers and magazines. Even OCASLA sponsors Landscapeforms and Unilock were in attendance to provide demonstrations of their installed products...

For more photos see 04.26.12 Olmsted's Birthday Cleveland

Columbus Commons, Columbus, Ohio

Volunteers set up a location at the sidewalk adjacent to Columbus Commons, one of Columbus' newly renovated green spaces. Flyers were distributed and new friends were made. Overall, it was a lot of fun and another great sucess. The evening was ended with a Happy Hour including the volunteers and some local landscape architecture professionals...

For more photos see 04.26.12 Olmsted's Birthday Columbus

A big THANK YOU to all of you for participating in 04.26.12 Olmsted's Birthday!  

We appreciate all of your hard work!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ohio Architects Board, Amy Kobe, Executive Director
Phone: 614-466-2316
Email: amy.kobe@arla.state.oh.us

Date: May 7, 2012

Firm Renewal Applications Due June 30

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 – 2013 Firm Certificate of Authorization to practice Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or both professions, in the state of Ohio.

Individuals listed in the Board’s records as the firm point of contact have been emailed an application. Forms are also available on the Forms page of the Board’s website at http://arc.ohio.gov/Forms.aspx

The renewal fee is $100 for the professions of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Firms offering both services must pay $200.

The deadline to renew is June 30, 2012. All applications must be postmarked by June 30. As there is no grace period for late applications, a new application and fee of $125 is required after June 30.

Upon approval of the completed application, the 2012 – 2013 Firm Certificate of Authorization will be sent via USPS to the address listed on the application.

If a firm is no longer doing business in the state of Ohio, and does not wish to renew the firm’s Certificate of Authorization, it is necessary to notify the Board in writing. Firms should notify the Board by sending an email to chad.holland@arla.state.oh.us.

Firms with questions about the firm ownership requirements may contact Amy Kobe by phone at 614-466-1327 via email at amy.kobe@arla.state.oh.us, or Chad Holland at 614-466-1476 or via email at chad.holland@arla.state.oh.us.

For payment, processing or certificate mailing questions, please call Stephanie Happ at 614-466-2316 or via email at stephanie.happ@arla.state.oh.us.

As our statewide events begin to take shape for 2012, we would like to take a moment to review with our members how to login to the OCASLA website to sign up for our various events and volunteer opportunities...

For our dues paying members, your login and password do not reflect exactly what you use for your login at the National ASLA website.  In most cases your username is your ASLA ID number.  The default password for all users is 'eggplant' until you login to your account and update it to something more familiar to you.

For our yearly sponsors, your login and password reflect your local representative's contact information.  If your company is a National member of ASLA, that does not provide you with membership to the Ohio Chapter.  The username for your Ohio sponsorship is the email address of the primary contact, with the password being the same default 'eggplant' until it is changed.

We understand that many of you sign up for events from time to time, and do not necessarily remember these passwords.  If you have any difficulty logging into the website, please contact:

Carmine Russo, Jr., ASLA

Vice President of Communications

vpcommunications@ocasla.com

Thank you, and enjoy National Landscape Architecture Month!!

ULI Columbus would like to invite the members of OCASLA to attend the Columbus 2050 Release event at their Associate Member rate. Please see the ULI Columbus website here for more information. ASLA members would check the "Optional Activity" box on the registration form.

Event Start Date: 06/06/2012 5:00 pm
Event End Date: 06/06/2012 7:00 pm

Location:

Ohio Union
Address: 1739 N High St
Columbus, OH (map)

Event Description:

Join ULI Columbus and its partners on June 6, 2012, as we release the Columbus 2050 strategic vision and continue the dialogue of how we will LIVE, WORK, and PLAY in Columbus in the year 2050.

Over the past 40 years, the population of Central Ohio has grown by 707,000 people, adding 235,900 between 2000 and 2010 alone. If the region grows at even half the rate of the past ten years, 604,000 will be added to the area by 2050. Absorbing a population that equates to the entire city of Boston will take some planning.

In furtherance of its mission to promote the responsible use of land, ULI Columbus, in partnership with the City of Columbus, Franklin County, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning, has developed a strategic vision that explores where and how we will Live, Work and Play in Central Ohio in the year 2050. This strategic vision is focused around eight themes: Metro Metrics, The City Wild Water, Power, Light, Getting Around, Whole Buildings , Full Spectrum Housing, Plan it. Build It and Click, Learn, Go, Get.

Panelists:

Alex Fischer - President and CEO, The Columbus Partnership
Terry Foegler - Associate Vice President, Physical Planning and Real Estate, The Ohio State University
Jamie Greene - Principal, ACP Visioning and Planning

Sponsored By:

Easton Community Foundation
Ice Miller LLP
Galbreath and Company
Turner Construction Company

Hosted by:

ULI Columbus and the ULI Columbus OSU Student Committee

Event Details:

June 6, 2012
5-7 pm
Ohio Union – Archie Griffin Ballroom East
1739 North High Street
Columbus, OH

Agenda:

5:00-5:30 pm – Registration and Networking
5:30-5:40 pm – ULI Welcome
5:40-6:00 pm – Keynote Speeches by the City of Columbus, Franklin County, MORPC, and The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture
6:00-7:00 pm – Columbus 2050 Vision and Panel Discussion

Registration Fees:

Member Non-Member JOIN ULI & ATTEND FOR FREE

Private Sector $40 $60 $420
Public Sector $35 $55 $225
Young Leader $30 $50 $265
Student (full-time) FREE $20 $90

Table Sponsorships are still available. To purchase a Table of (8) please email Alicia Gaston.

Join ULI today and attend this event for FREE. Email Alicia Gaston for details.

**Please note: The pre-registration deadline is Friday, June 1st. Onsite registration will be available with a $10 increase.

AIA, AICP, and ASLA continuing education credits are pending (1.5 hours).

Save the Date...June 16-17, 2012

The Kentucky Chapter of ASLA is holding their Annual Meeting in Northern Kentucky this year and would like to pass along information to OCASLA members that may be interested in participating. Please see attached for a ‘Save the Date’ invitation.

KYASLA is hoping to have the registration and tentative schedule out very soon.

Check back for updates...

The BIA Parade of Homes is looking for experienced landscape architects (minimum of 7 years) to judge this year's 12 Parade of Homes' outdoor living areas. Preferred candidates would have prior experience as a judge for other events, awards, home shows, etc. Judges review both the submitted landscape plans and view the actual landscape design in person.

The judges will review the landscape plans and then use the criteria listed below to review the outdoor living areas, which includes both the front and rear areas for the following:

Character / Theme / Motif
Spatial Composition (Subspaces)
Relationship to the Interior (Access, Function, Views, Materials)
Site Context (Privacy, Views)
Material Composition (Softscape: trees, shrubs, ground covers, seasonal color)
Hardscape: (pavements, steps, walls, screens, arbors) Specialty Items: (water, sculpture, furniture, accessories -Appropriateness; Reinforces Character / theme / motif; Craftsmanship)

The three (3) major landscape categories that the judges will award gold, silver and bronze for include:

Landscaping Front Entry Gardens

Landscaping Rear Gardens

Outdoor Living Area

The judging will take place on Monday, June 11 at 8:30 a.m. at The Meadows subdivision located in Lewis Center, Delaware County. Based on previous years, judging does take most of the day and should conclude by early afternoon. The BIA provides breakfast, lunch and snacks throughout the day. Each judge is compensated with a gift card for their generous donation of time and expertise.

Interested candidates may contact:

Patty Halper of the Building Industry Association (BIA) at patty@biahomebuilders.com or 614.891.0575, ext. 107.

BIA Parade of Homes: http://www.biaparade.com/aws/BIA/pt/sp/biaparade_home

2012 Boat Cruise Tickets and After-Party Tickets are now available for purchase online!

A few details to stress to everyone who is planning to attend:

1) There is a boat cruise and then there is an After-Party this year. Both events are open to all members, guests, etc. The boat cruise maximum capacity is 800 people. Although we have rented out the entire venue for the After-Party, it still has a limited number of tickets available due to its capacity. Tickets for both events can be found on their respective ticket links.

2) ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE FOR BOTH EVENTS! We cannot and will not refund any money for people who miss the boat. Last year 35 people missed the boat due to traffic, not finding a parking place, etc. The boat will not wait for anyone and will depart on time. Prompt boarding starts at 5:30pm. Due to traffic and parking issues, I would recommend people arrive by 5:00pm! After-Party will also take place no matter what, so no refunds on those tickets either.

3) Once registered for one or both of the events, people are given the option to print their tickets online. People must print their tickets and bring their tickets with them to the event!! There is one ticket for the boat cruise, and a separate ticket to the After-party! Tickets are required! If people save their email confirmation page, they can always go back and print their tickets again if they happen to lose them.

4) Dress attire for the event is casual.

Floating Happy Hour Boat Cruise Tickets:

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5ohhnbfe00caed9&llr=ruv4l6dab

Floating Happy Hour After-Party Tickets:

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5p8s8st2bdcc7d0&llr=ruv4l6dab

See attached PDF for full details here...

Orange Village adds Landscape Architect Kathy Moran of Painesville to its Architectural Board

Published: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 2:27 PM

By Faith Boone, Sun News

ORANGE VILLAGE - For the first time, the village’s Architectural Review Board will have a landscape architect join the team. 

Kathy Moran, of Painesville, was sworn in as the new landscape architect for the board at the April 11 council meeting. Moran has been in the landscaping business for over 30 years and is the senior landscape architect for YardMaster, located in Cleveland.

Moran was thrilled when she received the position with the board and thinks it will be interesting as well as a lot of fun. She said she wants to get good landscaping into the Orange community.

“At this point, I am just feeling my way and we’re going to be talking about the design standards, and it’s a universal concept,” Moran said. “It really relies on being able to communicate with the homeowner or client well so they know there is a benefit to doing things the right way the first time.”

Moran has done projects in Orange over the years and sees the village as a lovely, diverse, bedroom community.

Moran is a 1975 landscape architecture graduate of The Ohio State University. Her first position at Connelly Landscaping, located in Avon, lasted from 1975-1981 where she worked on client development, design and sales. She then worked for Thornton Environmental Industries for a year in Cincinnati and went on to become part of YardMaster, where she has been since 1983. At YardMaster, Moran talks with clients about residential and commercial projects and handles the plans, material selection and purchasing for all projects. Her sales efforts have brought in over $15 million in revenue.

Moran has been a voting member on the Eastlake Architectural Review Board since 1990 and has taught as an adjunct faculty for the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Technologies at Cuyahoga Community College in Highland Hills since 1994.

She believes it will be interesting to see how others approach the review process in Orange and how the idea of standards are enforced and reinforced with the general community.

“I think having a landscape architect on the board will be of value to the residents and we look forward to working with her,” said Mayor Kathy Mulcahy.

See the original article at: cleveland.com

About the KSA Lecture Series

As part of the Knowlton School's commitment to bringing the highest level of design thinking to its students and the community at large, the KSA lecture series invites prominent researchers and practitioners of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning to present their work in a variety of areas. These lectures offer technical, cultural and theoretical understanding of the contemporary built environment and represent the contemporary and future state of the art in design thinking.

All lectures are free and open to the public.
Unless noted, all lectures will be held at the Knowlton Hall Auditorium (KN 250) at 5:30 PM.

Notable Landscape Architecture lectures in this current series include:

Stijn Koole / Bosch Slabbers

May 2nd, 2012 5:30 PM

Stijn Koole is a landscape architect with nine years of working experience at the firm Bosch Slabbers. Koole works on a broad pallet of multi-scale design projects in The Netherland and United States. He explores the complex matter of turning spatial problems into opportunities for safe housing, recreational purposes and gaining ecological and spatial qualities. Cooperating with architects, government officials (local, regional and national), developing companies and engineers is part of his daily work. As a team member of a select group of Dutch professionals, on invitation by Waggonner & Ball architects, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington, DC, and the American Planning Association, Koole participated in the Urban Planning Workshops: Dutch Dialogues II & Dutch Dialogues III. The Dutch Dialogues workshops intended to develop jointly illustrative solutions and design approaches that could make New Orleans more flood-proof, sustainable, resilient, and attractive from both urban design and economic perspectives.

Koole’s graduate research thesis at Arizona State University presented an argument for the need of water buffer areas on preserves, applicable nationwide, and was awarded first price in the American Society of Landscape Architects National Student Design Competition (2002).

For more information on the KSA Lecture Series visit: http://knowlton.osu.edu/lecture%20series

Behavioral Interviews: Three Steps to Great Answers

Some of the most challenging interview questions are found in behavioral interviews which are designed to test your abilities in three ways:

1. Determine how well you work under pressure
2. Find out how well you work with others
3. Establish whether you can resolve conflicts

Sample Interview Questions

To test your stress-coping skills you may get a question like:
“Tell me about the most stressful situation you’ve encountered in your current position.”

To find out how well you work with others you might be asked:
“Tell me about a time when you strongly disagreed with your team?”
“Tell me about a time when you thought your boss was wrong? How did you handle it?”

Finally, employers want staff members who can resolve conflicts to gain win-win results for all parties. To discover your conflict-resolution skills you might be asked:
“Tell me about a time when you had difficulty resolving a customer conflict?”

There are three steps to preparing for a behavioral interview.

1. Behavioral questions ask you about specific events. Take inventory of the stressful or difficult situations you've encountered at work. Think back to times when you didn't agree with your boss, or when your peers drove you crazy, or when customers made unrealistic demands.

2. If the workplace doesn't provide much to choose from, expand your thought process to include other circumstances where you work or must cooperate with others, like community activities, neighborhood associations, or church functions. For instance, planning a school fundraiser, participating on a neighborhood committee or participating on a professional association board. Any of these situations are ripe with opportunities for conflict and cooperation, where something must be accomplished for the betterment of the group.

3. Once you've thought of several situations, plan how you will present them in a positive light. For situations you didn't handle well (like your boss yelled at you and you ran off crying) present them in terms of what you learned, like this:

“Yes, I learned an important lesson about following directions and asking questions for clarification when. . . "

For situations that did turn out well, present them based on what was accomplished, like this:

"Yes, I had to deal with a really angry customer just last week. But when I calmly asked a few questions I was able to get to the heart of her issue. I was able to fix the problem, and she was happy with us again."

With the right interview preparation, you can turn nightmare behavioral questions into opportunities to sell yourself. You’ll be seen as an employee who is able to stay calm under pressure, work well with others to promote corporate goals, and retain key customers, contributing to revenue growth. In other words, the type of person all employers would want to hire. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Deborah Walker, Certified Career Management Coach

Read more career tips and see sample resumes at:

www.AlphaAdvantage.com

email: Deb@Alphaadvantage.com

360-260-4965

Twitter: http://twitter.com/DebWalkerCCMC

Candidates currently in the L.A.R.E. process should be informed that the structure of the exam will be changing in September 2012 as a result of the recent Task Analysis.

Starting in September 2012, the L.A.R.E will consist of four sections instead of five. CLARB strongly encourages candidates to complete all sections of the current exam by the June 2012 administration to ensure credit for sections passed. The L.A.R.E. Transition Chart provides a visual summary of how existing exam sections will transition to the new exam.

To ensure that you have ample time to complete the current sections of the L.A.R.E., CLARB will offer the current exam sections for a full year prior to implementing the new exam.

From a financial perspective, it will also be advantageous to complete your exams by June 2011, as the per-section cost of the new exam will increase as total costs will be spread across four sections instead of five.

On behalf of CLARB and our member licensure Boards across North America, we commend you for pursuing licensure and are here to assist you in developing a plan for completing the L.A.R.E. prior to the transition.

For additional information on the changes to the L.A.R.E. please visit the CLARB website or feel free to contact our team by phone at 571-432-0332, email or Facebook fan page.

OCASLA will update monthly any new job postings throughout the state of Ohio.

Please click here to current postings.

About the company

KGK Gardening & Design Corp. is a 28-year strong Landscape Design Build firm based inHudsonOhioexperiencing double digit growth.  Our longevity and success can be attributed to our constant desire to uphold our extraordinary reputation, our dedication to cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with our clients, and the ongoing development of our diverse team of professionals that strive for perfection with honesty and integrity. Our company’s commitment to customer service and exceeding their expectations provides our creative team with an ever expanding supply of high end, complex design opportunities in a collaborative, fast paced, small company environment. 

Position summary

We are looking for a talented lead designer who utilizes a combination of technology and innate creativity to visually represent clients’ aspirations through a variety of mediums. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing relationships with clients as well as overseeing the design process for other members of our design team by acting as a mentor and collaborator.

Experience

3+ Years Experience on High End Residential Design projects.

BS in Landscape Architecture is preferred.

Knowledge/Skills required

• Strong conceptual design knowledge including hand sketches.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong positive leadership and interpersonal qualities.
• Proficiency in presentation graphics software.
• Photoshop, Illustrator and 3-D modeling programs is a plus.
• Working knowledge of construction industry.
• Proficient in use of Zone 3-5 Plant palette.

Travel: No

Compensation: Commensurate to experience, knowledge, and skills.

Interested candidates should submit resumes and portfolios to maddie@kgkgardening.com

Faris Planning & Design LLC is a small land planning & landscape architectural firm in Columbus, Ohio which provides professional design and planning services on a broad spectrum of projects from residential, commercial, office to industrial design.  We have an immediate opening for an entry level landscape architect.  No minimum years of experience are required.  The primary function of this position will be a supportive role to the staff to assist on project development and associated deadlines and will also help with day to day office tasks. 

Position Description:     

-assist staff with production of site plans, elevations and other various presentation materials for variety of projects throughout the design process.

-hand draft as well as computer draft plans and sketches from other employees for use in design process.

-digitally render site plans and associated exhibits for various projects throughout the design process

-assist staff with production of construction drawings

-assist with day to day office functions as required

-assist with production of company marketing materials

 Education Required:      

-Undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture at a minimum

 Skills Required:               

-Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, SketchUp

-Ability to work in a fast paced environment and transition from tasks smoothly and efficiently

 -Excellent Communication skills and ability to be a self-starter a must

-Excellent visualization skills with digital media, good hand graphic is a plus

-Basic knowledge of local plant material a plus

For more information about our firm, please visit http://www.farisplanninganddesign.com/

For Consideration please submit the following digitally formatted information to info@farisplanninganddesign.com:

               -Resume

               -Portfolio (in pdf format, 15 pages max.)

Faris Planning & Design LLC, 243 N. 5th Street, Suite 401, Columbus, OH  43214