UCLA Extension LA Program Charettes, Alumni Invited

The UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Program has been invited to enter the Santa Monica Spring Jubilee Vignette Competition! 

The theme is “Urban Tea Garden” and the challenge is to “translate the idea of an English Garden for the more arid Southern California landscape.” The top six designs will get a $300 stipend to build their design in a 10’ x 12’ freestanding cube to be displayed on the Third Street Promenade from May 4-5.

Because the space is so small, the design process should be a quick one.  The LA Program is hoping to get it done in two charettes.  The first one is THIS SUNDAY, March 10, from 10AM TO NOON.  The second one is NEXT SUNDAY, March 17, also from 10AM to NOON.  Both days, the charette will be held in Room 314 at 1010 Westwood Center. 

Students, faculty or alums who can make it are asked to please come by and help out.  This should be a lot of fun and a great learning experience as well.   Remember, this Saturday is Daylight Savings so plan accordingly!

If you have any questions, contact Stacie Preven at 310-428-8165 or stacie.preven@gmail.com.

Santa Monica Offers Free Sustainable Landscape Classes

The City of Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and Environment is offering a series of classes for students of Landscape Architecture as part of their Sustainable Landscape Architecture Professionals Program. Classes cover topics such as; the latest technologies in water-efficient irrigation systems, smart irrigation controllers, climate appropriate plants, rainwater harvesting, permeable paving and more.

The first class in the series is on February 19^th from 4-7pm at the Santa Monica College Bundy campus.

Introduction to Sustainable Landscape Architecture

Learn the fundamental principles of sustainable landscaping and how to incorporate these ideas into your next design. See examples of local landscapes, and explore the blueprint for their success. Learn to integrate green roofs, rain harvesting, graywater and permeable paving into your next project. Find out how to draw up a plan set for submittal to local regulatory agencies. Class is intended for both professional landscape architects and students of landscape architecture and will require a working knowledge of AutoCAD and Sketchup.

Classes are held Tuesdays of each month from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Santa Monica College Bundy Campus. Visit the Continuing and Community Education website to sign up or call (310) 434-3400. Classes are FREE.

For more information on the Sustainable Landscape Professionals Program go to the program website. The site includes lots of information on sustainable landscape and it's definitely worth a visit.

The benefits offered to program members include:

• Free hands-on educational workshops each month presented by landscape professionals and experts in the fields of water efficiency and sustainability: drip irrigation, smart irrigation controllers, soils, native and Mediterranean plants, local and state regulations, maintenance troubleshooting and much more. 
• Periodic emails to keep you up-to-date on the latest technologies, policies and upcoming events.
• Networking with other professionals that are dedicated to making a difference.
• Free marketing for your company

Discounts on Seminars, Workshops and Classes

Receive a discount when you use this discount code: ENGL-Y-LAX13  while registering for any of the 2013 Landscape Architecture Expo Seminars and Workshops featuring industry leaders such as Dariush Bakhtar, Ashley Calabria, Lynn Capouya, Barbara Deutsch, Mike Evans, Judith Guido, Yvonne English, Veronica Meadows, Susan Sims, David Smith and more . . .

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UCLA Extension LA Program offers discounts to Alumni Association members on classes, 10% up to $50 on all classes, except one day classes, $25 discount.  Also the LARE discount is $50 each section

Alumni Connection President Yvonne English Will Be Lecturing on Planting Design at the 2012 Long Beach Landscape Expo

On October 10th and 11th the 2012 Long Beach Landscape Expo will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center.  This show is billed as the Number One Landscape Trade Show and Educational Conference in the West. Landscape Expo has been held since 1960 and is the longest running landscape trade show in the Southwestern United States.

Last year more than 3,500 industry professionals filled a twice-expanded, but still sold out, exhibit hall featuring 265 exhibitors in 557 booths. This year the event is expected to be even bigger.

Among the highlights of this event are the educational seminars. Alumni Connection President, Yvonne English ('07) will be presenting a seminar on The Planting Design Process on October 11th from 12:30 to 2:30 PM.

The description of this seminar follows:
"Plants are not just ornamental elements in the landscape, but, in fact, important building materials with a purpose. And landscape designs are often evaluated not just by the hardscape, but by the condition and appropriateness of the plants used on a project. This seminar will look at designing plants as both an art and a science. We will review design principles, plants as design elements and discuss the plant design process. Then we will review site requirements, three considerations for plant selection: functional, ecological and aesthetic. Finally we will show plant uses, and even a few planting mistakes."

To register for the event and The Planting Design seminar, follow this link to the 2012 Long Beach Landscape Expo page. 

Receive a discount when you use this discount code: ENGL-Y-LAX13  while registering for any of the 2013 Landscape Architecture Expo Seminars and Workshops featuring industry leaders such as Dariush Bakhtar, Ashley Calabria, Lynn Capouya, Barbara Deutsch, Mike Evans, Judith Guido, Yvonne English, Veronica Meadows, Susan Sims, David Smith and more . . .

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