Portfolio Review

Next Thursday at Rapson Hall, professionals assembled with the help of the MASLA will be on-hand to give advice about what makes a good portfolio for our industry, and give crit/feedback for your work.

As part of our mission, MASLAs.c. is always working to get our students exposed to, and ultimately into the professional world, and this is one good way to do it.

Bring your portfolio materials (incomplete portfolios are totally welcome), and business cards; this should be a really informative event.

Beyond Green: The Willow Reserve Design Charrette

MASLA s.c. is partnering with Greenlight (sustainable architecture student group), GreenBiz (sustainable business student group), and Engineers Without Borders for an interdisciplinary look at a property near the Willow Reserve in St. Paul owned by SPARC (www.sparcweb.org), a local community support/development organization.

Info: Jan 29th, 6pm-8pm and Jan 30th, 9am-5pm. Participants are asked to attend both days' activities. To RSVP and see the event schedule, follow the Greenlight link on the right-side of our blog.

Communicating Landscapes: Student work in LA 5301

Instructor: John Koepke

Kevin Clark

Derek Schilling

Emily Lowery

Tiffani Navratil

Mary Matze

Brit Salmela

Anna Lawrence

Greenlight Sustainable SPARC Charrette

Rapson Hall Courtyard
Friday, January 29 from 6-8pm, and Saturday, January 30, from 9am-4pm.

The MASLA student chapter is partnering with Greenlight, Engineers without Borders (Local Initiatives), and GreenBiz to host a charrette for SPARC, a Community Development Corporation in St. Paul. SPARC hopes to plan a development with full-fledged environmental, social, architectural, and economic sustainability for their site in the north end of St. Paul. All students and professionals who have an interest in leveraging their knowledge and expertise into a a legitimate site plan, should plan on attending (looks great on resumes!). Snacks are provided Friday night, coffee and lunch will be provided Saturday. If you have questions, contact MASLAsc 1st-year representative Barett Steenrod (steen178@umn.edu) or Vice President Prescott Morrill (morro440@umn.edu).

MASLA Brown Bag Talks to Begin January 25th.

MASLA and the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota will jointly be holding a series of monthly one hour "Brown Bag" sessions throughout the spring 2010 semester. The first three sessions to start at noon in room 225 and will run approximately 1.5 hours.

Monday, January 25th
Bob Close
Close Landscape Architecture+
www.closelandarch.com

Monday, February 8th
Tom Olsund
Oslund and Associates
www.oaala.com

Monday, February 15th
Don Ganje
City of Saint Paul
www.stpaul.gov

TCF Bank Stadium Stormwater Tour

Join the MASLA student chapter at noon on Monday, Nov 23rd for a tour of the innovative stormwater systems just installed around the new TCF stadium on campus! Two former students who worked on the site will give us an exclusive tour and show us how the systems work. Meet at the front of the stadium (under the scoreboard) at high noon to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
Image from http://www.alumni.umn.edu/Stadium_Update3.html

The Walker's Forgotten Corner

GD1 Project 3

This was GD1's first attempt at landscape design and model making. The space, an awkward corner between Edward Larrabee Barnes' Conservatory and Vineland Place, is currently showcasing Jackie Ferrara's Belvedere. The project had few constraints, and the goal was to creatively design and describe the space.

A few examples:

Allen Mestad:

Ryan Herm:


Michael Easler: