Join us Friday September 21st 2018
Location: upper King Street, near 502 King St.
Time: 9am – 3pm
more information coming soon!
Thank you for your interest in PARK(ing) Day 2018
PARK(ing) Day Charleston 2018
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Clemson University Landscape Architecture
Click HERE for more information about Landscape Architecture at Clemson University.
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Call for Entries
Call for Entries for the 2nd Annual “Built, Fast” event at Charles Towne Fermentory!
This will be a joint event with AIA Charleston and ASLA South Carolina. Six projects (3 landscape architecture and 3 architecture) will be selected to present 20 slides (20 seconds per slide) on November 5th. Feel free to combine your entry for both landscape and architecture if its appropriate.
Entry deadline: October 12th
Submit 1 image and a 100 word description to Elissa Bostain at elissa@liollio.com to nominate your project!
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2018 SCASLA Awards
ASLA South Carolina Chapter is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s chapter awards
AWARD of EXCELLENCE
Seamon Whiteside | Nexton Brighton Park
HONOR AWARD
Remark | Pacific Box and Crate
Town of Hilton Head Island | Coligny Beach Park Renovation
MERIT AWARD
DesignWorks | Thomas (Kiawah) Residence
Seamon Whiteside | Camp Hall
Seamon Whiteside | GSP Airside Garden
STUDENT HONOR AWARD
Xingjian Wang | Clemson Junction: creating a community overlook
STUDENT MERIT AWARD
Sharvari Gangal | Visualizing a Sustainable Desertscape
Xingjian Wang & Ailin Han | Starry Garden
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ASLA South Carolina Chapter eNews
See the latest eNews published by our chapter or subscribe to receive emails.
- November 2018
- December 2018 (coming soon)
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2019 SERC Announced
Visit the 2019 Southeast Regional Conference webpage for more information
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Call for Presentations – SERC 2019
The South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia Chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects will be hosting the ASLA Southeast Regional Conference 2019 on Sunday, June 2nd through Tuesday, June 4th at the Hyatt Regency Greenville located in downtown Greenville, South Carolina.
“Leading Transformations” is the theme for the conference.
Please consider submitting your presentation intended to educate, engage and ignite discussions within the landscape architecture community. If you have a presentation which is regionally based, please complete the application for consideration. We welcome panel discussions, case studies, lectures, tours and other suggested presentation formats.
The conference committee will review and select proposals based on the continuing education approval criteria outlined by associated Boards of Landscape Architectural Examiners. Panel discussions, case studies, lectures, tours and other alternative presentation formats are highly encouraged. Click on the link below submit your presentation.
Presentations should be submitted by Friday, March 1, 2019
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Trustee Report – Dec 2018
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SCASLA TRUSTEE REPORT – December 2018
by Holley Owings, PLA, ASLA
ASLA South Carolina Chapter Trustee
I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for this opportunity to represent our chapter as our new Trustee. I am honored to be writing my first report.
For background information, the ASLA Board of Trustees consist of the ASLA President, ASLA executive committee, Trustees from every chapter, and representatives from LAF and student ASLA. The Board establishes policies, strategic objectives, and priorities; provides financial oversight; and monitors the program and budget in the context of the strategic plan. Our duties include amending the bylaws, establishing and amending policies including ethical standards, adopting the annual budget, setting dues, electing vice presidents, and reviewing appeals to Executive Committee judgments on ethics cases to name a few. In short, it is my job to represent our chapter on the national level.
This past October I headed to Philadelphia where I attended the fall Board of Trustees meeting as South Carolina’s Trustee-elect. The experience was truly amazing. First, I want to thank Bill Eubanks, our Trustee for the past 6 years, for being an amazing mentor and friend. Bill is always a gracious host, and this extends into the board room. Bill took me under his wing and showed me the ropes. His ‘How to be a Trustee 101’ made this experience easier. It was great to watch Bill in action discussing policies, making motions and challenging ideas where appropriate. Attending the meeting as a visitor with a mentor to ask questions is an experience I will also cherish and a traditional I will pass on to my predecessor.
This October the board welcomed incoming Trustees and thanked outgoing Trustees and Vice Presidents. Each committee presented a report with updates of their activities during the past year. The finance committee presented on the 2019-2020 Operating Budget and Capital Expense Budget. Their report included discussing the ASLA Chinatown Green Street project, which is a demonstration project for urban areas that embraces green infrastructure and smart street concepts. The project is located outside the front door of National ASLA’s headquarters in Washington DC. The board requested more information that we can share with our membership, I will share this update once it is available. In the meantime, more information on this project can be found at this link, https://www.asla.org/greenstreet.aspx. Climate change and resiliency was a hot topic that was mentioned in several committee reports. ASLA is working to be a leader in addressing design standards that can be implemented to help our communities adapt to our changing weather patterns. Expect to see more discussion on this topic in the future. The ASLA National Meeting is also being rebranded to be more inclusive and better representative of the event. The meeting will now be called the “ASLA Landscape Architecture Conference.” This change will go into effect next year.
While in Philadelphia, I also attended the ASLA Council of Fellows Investiture Dinner. This year South Carolina inducted two new members into the ASLA Council of Fellows. It was a pleasure to celebrate with Scott Parker and Mary Haque. Scott was honored for Works, one of the hardest categories to achieve. We are blessed to have Scott as a member and his work across our state. Mary was honored in the Knowledge category for her work as an educator and advocate for the profession of landscape architecture. She touched thousands of students during her time at Clemson University and taught the importance of sustainable design. Mary is our chapter’s first female Trustee, an honor that is overdue and truly deserved. For a full list of new Fellows please visit https://www.asla.org/ContentDetail.aspx?id=53443.
I am honored to be representing our chapter for the next three years. Please reach out to me anytime with any questions, concerns or requests holley@scasla.org. I looking forward to seeing you all soon at upcoming chapter events.
-Holley Owings, PLA, ASLA
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SCASLA in 2018 yearbook issue of LASN
SCASLA shares their updates along with other chapters in the latest 2018 yearbook issue of Landscape Architecture & specifier news
…see page 42
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SERC 2019 Call for Presentations
The deadline for submitting education session proposals is Thursday January 31, 2019.
More information: SERC 2019 Call for Presentations
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Gather Your Information to Submit Today
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2019 Winter Socials and Events
Please join us for various socials and events happening around the state in the coming weeks…
Thursday Feb 28: UPSTATE – WINTER SOCIAL at YeeHaw Brewing sponsored by Site Innovations in Greenville, SC
Friday March 1: LOWCOUNTRY – WINTER LUNCH SESSION by Border Concepts at Site One in Summerville, SC
Wednesday March 20: MIDLANDS – SCASLA ADVOCACY DAY 2019, Wednesday March 20 in Columbia, SC
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2007 Awards
2007 State Recognition
- Charles Fraser Award: Charles W. “Chuck” Pigg, VP Greenwood Development Corporation
2007 Student Recognition (Clemson)
- ASLA Award of Honor: Edward N. Diebold and Daniel B. Kelley
- ASLA Award of Merit: Mark V. Cassidy, Jr and Robert Glass
- SCASLA Chapter Award: Robert C. Glass
- The Mickel Travel Fellowship: Ashley Brazeal
- The Anna Lou and Robert Marvin Travel Fellowship: Caroline Collum
- The Faculty Book Award for Outstanding 3rd Year: Jonathan Fritz
- The Webel Prize: Elizabeth Atkinson
- Donald L. Collins Founders Award: Christopher Lambka
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World Landscape Architecture Month
April is World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM), an international celebration of landscape architecture. WLAM introduces the profession to the public by highlighting landscape architect-designed spaces around the world. This year, ASLA’s Instagram which will showcase the best of the profession from it’s 49 chapters, starting on April 1st. View our Events Calendar for other events happening around the state.
The ASLA South Carolina chapter will be taking over the national ASLA Instagram account on April 6th! Follow SCASLA on Instagram for updates.
Remember to share your favorite landscape architect-designed spaces on social media with #WLAM2019
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Trustee Report April 2019
SCASLA TRUSTEE REPORT – April 2019
by Holley Owings, PLA, ASLA
ASLA South Carolina Chapter Trustee
Nancy Summerville sent the board of Trustees an email last week stating ASLA is terminating the Chinatown Green Street project.
Nancy’s email stated that, “During the [ASLA] Executive Committee’s conference call on Wednesday, the committee made the decision to terminate the Chinatown Green Street project. The committee reviewed all of the issues concerning the project carefully. The review began at the January meeting of the committee and included both consultation with legal counsel and discussions with District agencies to determine if another entity could take on the construction phase of the project. Of primary consideration to the Executive Committee was concern for the potential liability that could accrue to ASLA during the construction phase of the project, as well as the financial risk to the Society in the event that an unanticipated condition that increased costs was discovered during construction.”
The Board was disappointed to hear this news as we were all excited about this project, which would serve as a model of green infrastructure in the urban core of DC’s downtown, but we understand the concerns and liability associated with this endeavor.
The committees main concern was cost increases during construction, including those from the discovery of unknown conditions that could arise with a streetscape project in a dense and older urban environment.
The funding ASLA received from the District Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)—$78,000- will have to be returned. The DOEE has been notified of the termination of this project by the committee and refunding this money is underway. The other donations to the project were used for the conceptual design phase work, which ASLA did complete with a landscape architecture firm (Design Workshop). ASLA was never tied to the completion of the project with these donations although this was the hope of the society, staff and committee members. Design had progressed to 30% completion, the design assessments provided the committee with more information on costs, stakeholder interests/concerns that ultimately lead to this conclusion of terminating the project.
I do not believe discussions regarding this topic are over with the board. I would expect this issue to be discussed further at our upcoming Board of Trustees meeting being held this May in Washington, DC. I will share updates on the topic with our membership and welcome any comments and concerns as I prepare for the upcoming board meeting.
I am honored to be representing our chapter for the next three years. Please reach out to me anytime with any questions, concerns or requests holley@scasla.org. I looking forward to seeing you all soon at upcoming chapter events.
-Holley Owings, PLA, ASLA
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ASLA 2019 Student Entries Due May 10
Each year, the ASLA Student Awards give us a glimpse into the future of the profession. Award recipients receive featured coverage in Landscape Architecture Magazine, the magazine of ASLA, and in many other design and construction industry and general-interest media. Award recipients and their advisors will be honored at the awards presentation ceremony during the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Diego, November 15-18, 2019.
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Countdown, Less Than 2 Weeks Away!
2019 ASLA Southeast Regional Conference
“Leading Transformations”
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2019 Call for Nominations
We welcome your participation and leadership. The ASLA South Carolina Chapter is seeking nominations for the following openings:
Treasurer This role is the main custodian of the Chapter financials, responsible for collecting dues, fees and the disbursement of funds as approved, as well as updating budget. This is a two year term.
Executive Committee (Two positions) Each of these positions will chair one of several committees, as aligned with vacancies and interest of the team member, and otherwise participates in the work of the chapter for monthly conference calls and meetings.
Please notify individual(s) to be nominated and email the name(s) and contact information to the Chapter secretary at secretary@scasla.org by June 24th.
SCASLA is comprised of dedicated members volunteering in many capacities. It is a great way to broaden your scope of the profession, network with other members and professionals, expand the potential of chapter goals and activities, and receive a rewarding return on your membership overall. Most of our leadership started by volunteering in a small capacity. Then found it so rewarding, they decided to take on a bigger roles.
Ready to be more involved with the chapter or would like to learn more? Email secretary@scasla.org
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Meet the Candidates
Learn more about the Members Running in the 2019 ASLA South Carolina Chapter elections
The following positions and candidates are ready to serve the ASLA South Carolina Chapter. All Full and Associate members of the ASLA South Carolina Chapter in good professional standing are eligible to vote and will be emailed election information.
Voting will be open through August 30th, 2019 11:59pm EST
Meet the 2019 Candidates
Treasurer The treasurer shall: Collect all fees, dues, charges, and other funds due the Chapter; be the custodian of all Chapter funds and disburse such funds only as authorized by the Executive Committee; keep the accounts of the Chapter that shall be open at all times to inspection by the Executive Committee; present quarterly reports on the financial condition of the Chapter and year-end financial statements to the Executive Committee; and perform such other duties as are customary for the office of chapter treasurer or as may be assigned or delegated by the president. The treasurer shall be a Full or Associate Member elected for a term of two (2) years.
- Maria Ghys Drawdy – Maria was born in Delft, Holland and grew up traveling around the world. She attended Clemson University earning a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture in 2013. After graduating Maria worked as a designer for Witmer Jones Keefer Ltd., in Bluffton, SC. In 2015 Maria started a landscape design company: Maria Ghys Designs LLC. Projects include lowcountry residential and small commercial landscape designs. In addition to her own design projects, Maria works part time as a designer for Truitt Rabun Associates and Beaufort Planning Group. Maria currently serves as Secretary of the chapter as well as on the ASLA Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee. Her previous chapter roles have included At-Large Member and Lowcountry Regional Events Chair.
At-Large Member (Two positions available) The at-large members shall perform such other duties as are customary for the position of at-large member or as may be assigned or delegated by the Executive Committee of the Chapter. At-large members are expected to be present at committee meetings. At-large members will be responsible for chairing a committee position. The at-large members shall be Full or Associate Members elected for terms of two (2) years.
- Michael Ethridge – Michael lives and works in Greenville, SC. He is a licensed landscape architect (PLA) and a certified playground safety inspector (CPSI) with over 18 years of experience. Michael graduated Clemson University with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree. He recently joined Earth Design, landscape architecture and environmental design firm. Previously, he was the in-house Landscape Architect for Berliner Play Equipment Corporation. In his spare time, Michael enjoys volunteering as a Lieutenant with the South Carolina State Guard, serving as chairmen for the Blue Ridge Seas Scouts Board of Director, hiking, biking, cooking and spending time with his wife Jessica, his children Caldwell and Jackson, and two dogs Gus and Ellie. Michael currently serves as interim At-Large Member as well as leading the Chapter’s CEU Committee for the past few years, using his computer expertise to greatly streamline the process.
- Sarah Marrs – Sarah is a landscape architect and planner for the Advance Planning Group of Jacobs Engineering in Atlanta. She’s a 2007 graduate of the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) with a BFA in Landscape Architecture and an alumnus of the Marching Illini. She enjoys the variety of projects, travel opportunities and collaborative design atmosphere that come with working in a multidisciplinary firm. While in Chicago Sarah served as the Fellowship Committee Chair for IL-ASLA, and as the Newsletter Editor for the Illinois Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ILITE). In her spare time Sarah is an avid reader, musician, bicyclist, and NPS stamp collector. She recently relocated from Greenville SC with her husband and their pup and cat. Sarah has been successfully leading the Chapter’s Sponsorship Committee and bringing innovative ideas such as the collaborative showrooms in the Vendor Expo Hall at our latest SE Regional Conference.
- Clint McHenry – Clint lives in Charleston, SC and joined DesignWorks in 2017 as a Designer. He is a graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture. Clint has a driving passion for environmentally responsible design and deep understanding of site grading and sustainable stormwater design. Since February 2019, Clint has taken on leading the Chapter’s Public Relations Committee and online social media presence.
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