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January 2018
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Hemlock Hospice: Landscape Ecology, Art, and Design
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Tuesday, February 6 6:30-8:15pm
at Harvard GSD, room 124
48 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Register here.
The BSLA Emerging Professionals and ASLA GSD Student Chapter invite all to join a talk by David Buckley Borden and Aaron M. Ellison, co-creators of the
Hemlock Hospice project.
On view through mid-November 2018, this immersive site-specific science-communication project tells the story of the ongoing demise of the eastern hemlock tree at the hands (and mouth) of a tiny aphid-like insect, the hemlock wooly adelgid. While telling the story of the loss of eastern hemlock, the project addresses larger issues of climate change, human impact, and the future of New England forests.
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| We need you!
Creative Placemaking Across the Commonwealth
in 2018
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
The BSLA is pleased to partner with
Patronicity,
MassDevelopment, and the Boston Architectural College to catalyze placemaking projects in lower income communities across the Commonwealth.
(More here.)
A whopping 48 municipalities, nonprofits, or community groups applied to receive free technical assistance to help engage stakeholders in the revitalization of underutilized public spaces! Approved teams will be eligible to apply to
MassDevelopment's Commonwealth Places program, which offers matching grants of up to $50,000 for construction.
Can you help communicate a vision?
We are seeking designer volunteers -- firms and individuals -- to help with a limited scope of visioning work so that these groups can begin crowdfunding.
It's a quick endeavor, leading to real impact. The program expects these projects to be built by the end of the year.
From public art to pocket parks, community gardens to green alleys, greenways to parklets, a wide array of public space projects in cities and towns from Cape Cod to the Connecticut River Valley to the North Shore are eligible for design assistance. A great spectrum of scales as well -- offering opportunities for small and big offices; emerging practices too.
If interested, or to learn more, please email
Gretchen at the Chapter Office.
Thank you!
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New BSLA Tech Committee
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Cullen Meves, ASLA (associate at Crosby Schlessinger Smallridge and Northeastern University faculty) is organizing a new BSLA technology subcommittee. Aiming to tackle tech topics from 3D rendering and printing to BIM, drones, and VR, the committee will focus on issues unique to landscape architecture practice, plus occasional intersection with our allied fields.
We want to know what you want to know! Please take our quick 5 question
survey to help pick the topics and themes for this year's quarterly meetings, and to sign up for the committee mailing list.
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Save the Date: BSLA Conference & Xpo
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BSLA's third annual Landscape Architecture Conference and Xpo will take place March 26, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Boston. A terrific array of workshops will again explore a range of topics from horticulture to the power of place to climate change, while the Xpo offers opportunities to find out the latest in lighting, in soils, and more. Several new events are also in the works - like an academic roundtable, and the "Next Gen Talks" take two.
Stay tuned for full lineup and registration details coming soon!
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2018 Sponsorship Opportunities
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From monthly newsletter ads to special events to annual Partner Sponsors, there are numerous ways to support BSLA and promote your business in the process. Please join us!
2018 Sponsorship Forms are available. For more info, please email Gretchen in the Chapter Office:
gretchen@bslanow.org. An extra big THANK YOU to the 2017 Partner Sponsors for your ongoing support throughout the year. You make BSLA thrive.
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BSLA is here to support the success of landscape architects across Massachusetts and Maine, and in order to do that well, we need to hear from you. Gretchen and Chris will be seeking to visit firms and members across the region in 2018, aiming to talk with offices large and small, reflecting the full diversity of people and project types of our members. If you're open to a visit,
please be in touch! Ideas and suggestions are always welcome by
email too. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Other News + Opportunities
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Are design professionals or government entities on the hook for damages that might occur due to failing to prepare for foreseeable climate change impacts? On January 30, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Boston Green Ribbon Commission published Climate Adaptation and Liability, a first-of-its-kind report that looks at the theories of legal liability for design professionals or government entities when it comes to climate adaptation of buildings, roads, and other critical infrastructure.
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The Northeast Hardscape Expo Awards of Excellence recognizes outstanding hardscape projects by designers and contractors building residential and commercial walkways, patios, driveways, retaining walls, commercial plazas and more. Deadline for entries: February 2.
The UMass Amherst Student Chapter of ASLA Career Fair takes place February 7, 3-6pm.
Grow Native MA kicks off their spring Evenings with Experts series February 7, with "The Beautiful Adaptations of Native Plants" with nursery owner Dan Segal. (Save the date for Matthew Cunningham's lecture April 4, sponsored by BSLA!)
Friday February 9, Design Museum Boston launches their "Inspiring Careers: Diversity in Design" initiative with author and tech leader Melissa James, who will share her story of being a first generation American and the value of following your passion.
2018 BSLA Design Awards Content Submission due February 12.
Submissions for the Massachusetts Historical Commission's 2018 Preservation Awards are due February 19. Categories include Adaptive Reuse, Education & Outreach, Landscape Preservation, and more.
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Thank You 2017 BSLA Partner Sponsors
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