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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A West Virginia University landscape architecture student is a finalist for one of the discipline’s emerging award programs. Nina Chase, a student in WVU’s Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences , of Morgantown, is one of 28 students from across the country to be nominated for the Landscape Architecture Foundation ’s Olmsted Scholars Program competition.

The Olmsted Scholars Program was initiated in 2008 to honor the work of student leaders in sustainable design and planning. The award identifies, recognizes and supports students with exceptional leadership potential, who are willing to engage critical issues through the use of ideas, influence, communication, service and leadership, thus advancing sustainable planning and design and fostering human and societal benefits.

 

The award is named for Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), the father of American landscape architecture whose projects included Central Park, the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., and the landscape surrounding the United States Capitol Building.

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Barbara Deutsch Named Executive Director of Landscape Architecture ...

The appointment was announced by LAF President Dennis Carmichael, FASLA, who said, “Barbara has a compelling combination of energy and enthusiasm; management experience; and landscape architecture design sensibility. The Board is excited about working with her to increase the impact of landscape architecture in sustainable design and planning." Deutsch will focus on expanding LAF’s influence and role in sustainable design. “I’m looking forward to partnering with other environmental organizations to develop joint programs which will leverage LAF’s strengths and resources and lead to greater impact solving the complex, interdisciplinary environmental problems we face today.” Most recently with BioRegional, she was on a team that partnered with the Hunt Development Group as its sustainability consultant for the Hill East neighborhood redevelopment project in Washington, D.C. The team completed a Sustainability Action Plan which committed Hill East to be a zero carbon, zero waste, net zero...

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Time to pick the Orchids and peel the...

San Diego Union Tribune - Aug 16, 2009

Time to pick the Orchids and peel the Onions31, may be submitted online at orchidsandonions.org in eight categories: architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, public art, planning policies,

Citygarden. — An Urban Oasis Blooms i...

Earthtimes (press release) - Aug 29, 2009

Citygarden. — An Urban Oasis Blooms in St. Louisbased landscape architectural firm that prepared the plan for the garden. Ten St. Louis-based firms supported Nelson Byrd Woltz in the design process,

Mauldin takes input on on Cultural Ce...

Greenville News - Aug 25, 2009

Mauldin takes input on on Cultural Center plansClemson University landscape architecture students crafted the plan, which will make its way to the city#39;s Cultural Center Foundation Board to recommend the

Little Rocks Main Street To Get Face...

Todays THV - Aug 27, 2009

Little Rock#39;s Main Street To Get Face LiftMayor Stodola says the project will be largely funded through the Mayors#39; Institute on City Design, the American Architectural Foundation and the National and morenbsp;raquo;

Funding to help school have natural ...

Winnipeg Free Press - Aug 29, 2009

Funding to help school have #39;natural playground#39;The school and centre are working with the landscape architecture firm Scatliff+Miller+Murray on the project, and have already lined up $275000 in total

Team of UNM Landscape Architecture St...

UNM Today - Aug 12, 2009

Team of UNM Landscape Architecture Students, Fine Arts Student The competition is sponsored by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards Foundation, and is open to any student or team of students

Carrs Work Examines Public Parks as ...

Media Newswire (press release) - Aug 10, 2009

Carr#39;s Work Examines Public Parks as Symbols of DemocracySince then, Carr – now a landscape architecture history professor at the University of Virginia – has devoted his career to the history and interpretation