Vermont ASLA

Come see how rock is quarried and then processed into different cuts, shapes and sizes! Black River Quarries owner Heath Blackburn will provide a guided tour of the quarry and processing facilities.

Black River Quarries processes natural stone, wall stone, thin stone veneer, patio, and landing stone products. They cater to residential and commercial clients and supply to landscape designers, contractors, developers and builders. This is a great opportunity for landscape architects and allied professionals to better understand and see firsthand the process behind the stone we specify in our projects.

In addition to the tour, there will be snacks and cold drinks! The event is free.

Please let us know if you are attending by RSVPing at vtasla.org or in the link in bio.

Awesome day at in Dummerston VT participating in the Landscape Architect/Designer Introductory Workshop. We learned the basics of dry laid stone wall building principles, toured beautifully crafted walls by highly certified builders, and took down and rebuilt a dry laid stone wall as a group. It was a great activity to do in spring as projects start to be built and very helpful to learn the language of stone masons when communicating during construction.
It was also great to meet designers from across New England who made the trip!

VTASLA welcomes you to join us in celebrating the award-winning work of our Chapter! The awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday May 8, at 6:00pm. The event will be held at Burlington City Arts, 135 Church Street, Burlington.

This awards program is a celebration of examples of completed Landscape Architectural work within the state of VT or completed by VT-based firms. Awards are presented for three categories of work – Landscape Architectural Design, Landscape Planning and Analysis, and Landscape Architectural Communication.

ASLA president SuLin Kotowicz will be speaking and presenting the awards. The event will include dinner and drinks while socializing with friend and colleagues, followed by the awards ceremony. We look forward to seeing everyone in person again!

Tickets are $35 and include admission, dinner, and a drink ticket. Please register for the event at this link: https://forms.gle/JJekkoAbk4fSq4Jf6

Parking is available on street and in the public parking garages.

Many thanks to our event sponsor,
Please email [email protected] with any questions

Three of our members spent the morning at a local elementary school engaging with girls from grades K—4 in “Introduce a Girl to Landscape Architecture” initiative as part of the STEM Literacy Through Design. We got to read four books in landscape architecture and design themes, discuss the design process, do some real site assessment outside, and develop concept plans for a new play area containing hill slides, pathways, benches, a stage, and even an ice cream truck. The future is bright… and sweet!
Thanks to Erica from , Emily from , and Tom from for your time volunteering with the school this morning!

The Visual Impact Assessment of Northern Pass Transmission Project by T.J.Boyle Associates received a VTASLA Award in 2020. This project implemented an evaluation of potential visual impacts using systematic field observation, photo simulation assessment at key observation points, and a GIS landscape assessment model.

American Society of Landscape Architects

This 2022 VTASLA Award winner, Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio, created an oasis along Maine’s southern and rocky coastline. The serene pool and terrace, sited to overlook the harbor and beyond, are surrounded by salt and wind tolerant native gardens.

American Society of Landscape Architects

Revisiting past VTASLA Awards for World Landscape Architecture Month.
“Jackson Park Habitat and History Integration for Community Asset Renewal” in Chicago was designed by Heritage Landscapes LLC in 2020. The project sought to creatively integrate native habitat and historic landscape design for the purpose of renewing a celebrated community park in a dense urban setting.

American Society of Landscape Architects

This Wednesday at 6:30. You know the drill! Check out adfilmseries.org for details. Devin Coleman, VT architectural historian, will be giving an intro!

“A bad day skiing is better than a good day at work!” Thank you to everyone that came out for ski day at Sugarbush and dinner at the Mad River Barn. It was a fantastic sunny day on the slopes and fantastic dinner. Thank you especially to our sponsors Steve and Dennis at Nadene at and Trowel Trades. Looking forward to next year!

Tomorrow at 6:30pm at home or at Contois auditorium in Burlington and 118 Elliot in Brattleboro.

“Vanish: Disappearing Icons of Rural America”

Go to adfilmseries.com for details.

❄️ Annual Ski Day! ❄️
Join us Friday, March 1st all day skiing or xc skiing or snowshoeing at Sugarbush and dinner to follow. There is lodging available at Sugarbush using the group code on the registration page for a discount. Check out www.vtasla.org for details and to register!

Thank you to our sponsors and Trowel Trades.

Tomorrow, Wednesday!
“Two artists for an unlikely partnership to paint their most ambitious mural to date in Oakland’s downtown, ground zero for gentrification...”

A+D SEASON 11 continues with LIVE screenings at Contois Auditorium in Burlington and 118 Elliot in Brattleboro, as well as a VIRTUAL same day offering.

Join us on Wednesday, January 17th, live or online via our homepage.

Join us for annual Doug Crowell Lecture: Learning from the Cambridge, MA Urban Forestry Master Plan

The Lecture Series was established in honor of Doug Crowell 2012, and features guest speakers annually during the fall season who present innovative site design or sustainable projects, practices or initiatives. While each lecture may address an individual project or practice, the lecture series is open to a wide range of work within the field of Landscape Architecture.

This year, VTASLA will host Eric Kramer, ASLA, principal at Reed Hildebrant to present on the Cambridge Urban Forestry Master Plan.

The event will be on Thursday, February 8th, with reception at 6:00pm and Lecture beginning at 7:00pm, held in the Great Room at Main Street Landing, 60 Lake Street, Burlington.

This will be a hybrid event with an option to join via zoom. RSVP at vtasla.org to register to receive the zoom link and help us track attendance, or come join us at Main Street Landing!

Upcoming Architecture + Design film Wednesday 13th!
“…the defining figure in Scandic design and one if Europe’s greatest modern architects[…] a humanistic vision that put people at the center of design and ranged from work in furniture design to huge architectural projects”

6pm, at view at home or at Contois Auditorium in Burlington or 118 Elliot St in Brattleboro.

Visit adfilmseries.org for details

Landscape architects of Vermont, members and non-members! You are invited to the annual holiday party at Shelburne Vineyards.
RSVP at www.vtasla.org or follow the link in our bio!

New A&D Film we are eager to see this coming Wednesday…
Watch at home or in Brattleboro or Burlington. Go to ADfilmseries.org to watch a trailer and for details.

“Levitated Mass is a two-story tall, 340-ton, granite boulder that was moved from a quarry in Riverside, CA to the LA County Museum of Art and mounted atop the walls of a gigantic slot in the earth. The massive ‘land sculpture’ by one of America’s most misunderstood artists, Michael Heizer, references the expanse of art history – from ancient traditions of megalithic stones to modern forms of abstract geometries and cutting-edge feats of engineering….”

Save the date! VTASLA Holiday Party will be Thursday, December 14th at 6:30pm at Shelburne Vineyards. More details to follow, but we would love to see you all there!

What a night attending the President’s Dinner to close the Conference on Landscape Architecture and celebrating these two icons of the and our profession! Jim Donovan received the ASLA Community Service award for his lifetime of service to his community, the Chapter, and ASLA. Patricia O’Donnell received the ASLA Medal, the highest honor the association gives recognizing all that Patricia has done for the profession advancing the awareness and preservation of landscape architecture and heritage landscapes. It was an honor to celebrate these two and all who received awards last night. Congrats!

Honored to have selected for Honorary Membership to ASLA at this year’s Honorary Members reception at the in Minneapolis. His long standing dedication to the protection and conservation of the environment and support of our profession was well recognized. Jim Donovan accepted on behalf of Senator Leahy. Congratulations!

A+D Season 11 continues next Wednesday, October 18th with Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman*.

LIVE: Contois Auditorium, Burlington and 118 Elliot, Brattleboro. Doors open at 6pm, Screening starts at 6:30pm. FREE

VIRTUAL: Access via the A+D homepage at ADFilmSeries.org. Same day, 24 hour viewing. FREE

*Guest Speaker (Burlington Venue): Carolyn Bauer, Curator at Shelburne Museum, will introduce the film with an exploration into the multifaceted relationships between artist Mary Cassatt and art collectors Louisine Havemeyer and Electra Havemeyer Webb. Illustrated with artworks from the Museum’s permanent collection, uncover the intertwined lives and various passions of these remarkable and trailblazing women.

Season 11 of the A+D Film Series starts off with a documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture. Come see this cinematic exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabit them. In Brattleboro or Burlington or virtually from home this Wednesday at 6pm.
Visit adfilmseries.org for more details

Join us on a sunset cruise on the Spirit of the Ethan Allen for our VTASLA summer outing! Tickets include a two hour boat tour and light appetizers. Come social and network with colleagues! Friday, September 8th from 6-8pm. Get tickets at the link in our bio or at vtasla.org!

Our own Senator Patrick Leahy received an honorary membership, which recognizes persons other than landscape architects whose achievements of national or international significance or influence have provide notable service to the profession. During his more than 40 years in Congress, Senator Leahy continually showed good stewardship of our environment, one of the basic tenets of landscape architecture, through his sponsored legislation and voting record. He has supported the farm to table movement, the Historic Landscape Survey, funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects, and providing permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The list goes on!

Jim Donovan received the Community Service Award, that highlights someone who has provided sustained, pro-bono service to the community demonstrating sound principles or values of landscape architecture. Jim states that his landscape architecture training in volunteer work has allowed him to engage and educate local, regional, and statewide leaders, committees, and citizens which he has found deeply rewarding. Though no longer working for pay, Jim continues to be a chapter officing, an ongoing pro bono Town consultant, a volunteer to the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee, is an advocate for landscape architecture at the Vermont legislature, and an unappointed leader of rogue planting teams.

Patricia O’Donnell received the ASLA Medal, the highest honor ASLA can bestow upon a landscape architect whose lifetime achievement and contribution to the profession have had a unique and lasting impact on the welfare of the public and the environment. Patricia “possesses expertise, talent, and a collaborative spirit that is widely recognized across the design and preservation professions and allied fields nationally and worldwide…[she] is widely respected as a pioneer in forging a path for landscape architects to be significant members of the preservation community.”

ASLA recently announced the 2023 Honors Recipients, and three of them are Vermonters! Congrats to Patricia O’Donnell of , Jim Donovan, and Senator Patrick Leahy!

“ASLA honorees are the best of the best and represent what is possible in the field of landscape architecture. This is the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year” said ASLA President Emily O’Mahoney, FASLA

Lightning talks during climate summit starting at 1:00pm. Greg and Patricia will be speaking from

Tune in! Register at link in bio and stories!

Climate change is here. Our outdoor spaces, from backyards to schoolyards, parks to forests to watersheds, have vital roles to play in mitigation and adaptation.
Join the annual climate summit TOMORROW. Organized by ASLA of New England.
Eligible for 3.0 LACES for CE.
Link in bio for details and to register.

Tomorrow, FRIDAY, join in on the second annual virtual, regional summit to discuss climate change action through landscape architecture.

11am-2pm

Register in the link in bio and our story.

For we are continuing to revisit VTASLA awards. This one is a great example enhancing cultural context, recreation, education, and local community involvement.
‘s The Minnesota Discovery Center Master Plan, won an VTASLA Award of Excellence in Planning, Research and Analysis.

This project represents a collaborative vision for the long-term redevelopment of a regional center dedicated to telling the story of the Iron Range and its people.