Events Calendar April 2007

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Monday Apr. 23. 2007
through
Wednesday Apr. 25. 2007

Thursday Apr. 26. 2007

Career Day and Reception:

Career Day is the College of Environmental Design’s annual job fair.  An incredibly successful event with more than 110 firms participating in 2006, it is entirely planned and managed by students of ENV [with a Landscape Architecture student in charge!]  This event will take place in the Bronco Student Center, it will run all day long and conclude with a reception sponsored by the Department of Landscape Architecture in honor of our 50th. 

All Participants in our 50th Anniversary Celebration and all firms participating in Career Day are invited to this reception.  All of our 50th participants are encouraged to wander through the event and witness the event firsthand...[who knows, maybe you will see someone you know.] The department views this as the opportunity to reach out to our colleagues and share our celebration with them.

Time: 5-7pm
Place: Bronco Student Center – Same location as Career Day.
Who: All participating Career Day firms and Landscape Architecture Alumni registered for all 50th Anniversary festivities.

Ah’be Landscape Architects Culver City, CA 
Ah’be Landscape Architects would also like to extend an open invitation to anyone and everyone for the opening of their installation “the Forest” on April 26th. The installation will be at MODAA in Culver City.
Time: 5:30pm…
Place: MODAA [8609 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90232] www.modaagallery.com
Who: Anyone and everyone

Friday Apr. 27. 2007

(morning) Alumni led events:

As a part of the events the department would greatly appreciate any fundraising efforts and support for the department these events might generate.  If you plan on generating any resources for the department through your event, please let us know so we can recognize you and the event at our gala dinner Saturday night.

Seats are limited for all events….Please RSVP by emailing to alumniledevents@gmail.com

Events:

The past, present and future of Landscape Architecture
A discussion with the class of 1965
Moderated by Dr. Bob Scarfo
Participants:
Gerry Patten, FASLA
Roger DeWeese, FASLA
Jim Dean, ASLA
Les Hamasaki
Roy Imai
Mike Curran
Pat Ryan
Ted Baker, FASLA
Time: 10am-12noon
Place: Building 7 Gallery [the glass box]
Who: All Landscape Architecture students

Surfing with faculty member and alumnus Budd Sutton
Time:  8am-12noon
Place: At trail 4 in the bluffs at San Onofre State Beache
Who: All Landscape Architecture Alumni registered for all festivities.

Great Park and Ken Smith Studio West
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Ken Smith Studio West on the El Toro Base. Download map for this event
Who: All Landscape Architecture Alumni registered for all festivities.

Taiko Drumming Workshop/demonstration with current part-time Faculty member Keiji Uesugi
Time: 9:30-11am
Place: Tenrikyo Church. 2727 E. First St., Los Angeles, CA  90033
Who: All Landscape Architecture Alumni registered for all festivities.

Plant Walk with Emeriti faculty member Bob Perry
Time:  2-4pm
Place:  The University House on top of Kellogg Hill
Who: All Landscape Architecture Alumni registered for all festivities.

For further descriptions of the events, please visit the "information for those attending" section in the Dept/Alumni Led Events page.

(evening) 50Th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion Dinner:

[separate ticket price… now $80.00]

The 50Th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion Dinner is an event honoring the Department of Landscape Architecture and all those who made it what it is.   This occurrence will recognize and celebrate our retired faculty as the guests of honor and remember those no longer with us.  This event also offers the opportunity for classes to reconnect.

The basic program will allow for the honorees and attendees to have a moment (if they wish) and reminisce about their tenures with us.  This party will also be the opening event for Jere French’s book, “50 years on the Hill”, a history of our department.

An open-mic, grad and undergrad MC’s, live music, food and drink will be provided… and bring your best story and be ready to party!

Time:  6-11pm
Place: tent in front of Building 7
Who: All registered for the event.

Saturday Apr. 28. 2007

Registration and Check–in
Time: 8am…
Place: Tent in front of Building 7
Who: All registered for the event.

Breakfast
Time: 8-11am
Place: Tent in front of Building 7

Welcome Address
Time: 9am sharp
Place: tent in front of Building 7

Key Note
Doug Findlay
Class of 1980, BSLA
Peter Walker and Partners
Partner in charge of Design and the 9/11 Memorial in New York.

Time: 9am -10:30am
Place: tent in front of Building 7
Who: All registered for the event.

Coffee Break
Time: 10:30-11 am

(morning - afternoon) Panel Discussion:

As we celebrate an established program of 50 years this panel will consider the rapidly expanding and evolving nature of the discipline.  With a Department mission statement of “Regenerating L.A.“ we wish to explore the potential and meaning of the statement… future visions of Los Angeles. Based upon regenerative principles, how might Los Angeles appear and perform in 50 years?   Each panel member has been asked to prepare a short presentation [5-10 min.] on their vision of a future Los Angeles. 

JESSICA HALL - WATER
Jessica Hall is the Ballona Creek Watershed Coordinator at the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission of Los Angeles, CA and a Senior Associate at Restoration Design Group of Berkeley CA.  She is also an itinerant lecturer in the Landscape Architecture Department at Cal Poly Pomona.

Richard W. Willson, Ph.D., AICP - TRANSPORTATION
[B.E.S. Waterloo, M.PL. USC, Ph.D. UCLA]  
Dr. Willson is department chair of Cal Poly Pomona Urban and Regional Planning. He teaches transportation planning, planning theory, and planning communication techniques. His classes have been recognized for outstanding projects ( e.g., 2005 California Chapter APA Outstanding Planning Award for Leadership and Service/Academic).

JOAN WOODWARD - LANDSCAPE
Joan Hirschman Woodward, FASLA, is Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Landscape Architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author of Waterstained Landscapes: Seeing and Shaping Regionally Distinctive Landscapes (2000, Johns Hopkins University Press) and her work on landscape design with pattern and processes has appeared in Ecology of Greenways (Smith and Hellmund, 1993), Ecological Planning and Design (Thompson and Steiner 1997), and Ecology and Design (Johnson and Hill 2002) Her recent research focus regards designing resilient landscapes in the face of probable disruption, and articles Letting Los Angeles Go and Lessons from Feral Landscapes were published in Landscape Review and Landscape Architecture in 2005.

BOB SCARFO - POPULATION
Bob Scarfo, Ph.D., Clark University, MLA UMASS, Amherst, ASLA and registered landscape architect.  Bob is an associate professor at Washington State University Spokane's Interdisciplinary Design Institute, where is also the MSLA Coordinator.  His current scholarly investigations include:
Productive Aging, Oil and Converging Trends… Building Collaboration Between Health and Environmental Design Professionals.

PETER AESCHBACHER - PUBLIC SPACE
Peter Aeschbacher is an Assistant Professor and Director of Design at the Hamer Center for Community Design Assistance in Penn State University.  He is also on the Board of Directors for the Association for Community Design.  Peter has a Master's of Architecture and and M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA, a B.A. from Trinity University and studied landscape architecture and design at Kunstgewerbeschule, Zurich, Switzerland.  He is a Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellow, has a Master Gardener Certification from the University of California and a commendation from the City of Los Angeles for Community Service for his community design work in the city.

PETE DANGERMOND - LAND PLANNING
Pete Dangermond, FASLA is president of The Dangermond Group, which he founded in 1983. He brings to his consulting practice a life-long professional career devoted to parks and recreation and allied fields of wildlife conservation and open space preservation. With over 40 years of professional experience, Pete utilizes his training as a landscape architect and his experience in government and the private sector to pursue innovative and pragmatic approaches to planning on projects.  
Time:              11am – 1pm
Place:                          Tent in front of Building 7

(afternoon) BBQ Lunch:

The Student Chapter of the ASLA will be providing a BBQ lunch with vegetarian options. This BBQ will be put together utilizing local campus food sources and organic food sources including the Center for Regenerative Studies.

Time: 1-2:30pm
Place: Adjacent to Building 7
Who: All registered for the event.

(afternoon) Alumni led events:

Again, as a integral part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration the department of landscape architecture is looking to our alumni to help set the tone for our 50th celebration.  Thus in the afternoon we hope to host a number of fun events. 

Wine Tasting with faculty member Doug Delagado + Games of bocce ball with Jere French.
Time: 2:30-5pm
Place: John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies
Who: All registered for the event.

Softball vs "Fightin' Nakabas"
... will also be ready on the softball field to take on all whom want to challenge the class of 2007.

Time: 2:30-5pm
Place: Cal Poly Pomona Intramural Fields
Who: All registered for the event.

(evening) 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Wisdom Dinner

[separate ticket price… now $125.00]

The 50Th Anniversary Gala Dinner will be an event of distinguished reflection and vision as the culmination of our weeklong celebration.  This gala will be the opportunity for the department and the College of Environmental Design to formally thank all that have provided for the 50th Anniversary and the Department and College over the years.  The Program will also recognize the major achievements of our collective group and make a statement about our future.  With a distinct program recognizing our Alumni and former faculty whom have served as National ASLA Presidents, a charismatic speakers and good food this event looks to be the social event of the week.
[black tie optional]

Time:
Cocktail Hour 6-7pm
6-6:45pm reception, 6:45pm wisdom dinner and 50th anniversary gala.
Dinner + Program Hour 7-11pm
Place: Pacific Palms, City of Industry (www.pacificpalmsresort.com)
Who: All registered for the event.

Sunday Apr. 29. 2007

(morning) Alumni led events:

Again, as a integral part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration the department of landscape architecture is looking to our alumni to organize alumni led events around the region on the last day of our event.

If you and/or your firm are interested in participating, please let us know.  cppla50@gmail.com

Exhibitions and Competition of ideas:

Current Works:
As a continuation of our 50th Anniversary celebration we will be have an exhibit of Alumni work. This exhibit will be an “open call” for submissions and all that enter and pay the nominal fee (to cover printing and mounting) will be included. The department views this as an opportunity to display the enormous breadth and reach of the profession of landscape architecture and more specifically our department and alumni.

The entrants shall produce a board [20“ x 20“] within the predetermined template.

Competition of ideas
As an additional means of celebrating our Anniverary, the Department is sponsoring a competition of ideas: exploring the posibilities of Los Angeles 2057 This Competition will be open to anyone and available for a small fee to cover printing and mounting.

Cal Poly Pomona has been educating Landscape Architects for 50 years. In that time the department has created a program that aspires to instill in our students the skills and theories to change the face of Los Angeles in regenerative ways. As a University which values „learn by doing“ a competition applies this value. Los Angeles is a bellwether, an early indicator of urban issues in the United States. It is growing to the classification of „megacity“. Cal Poly Pomona Department of Landscape Architectures invites all to share their visions of Los Angeles in 2057.

This competition of ideas challenges entrants reconsider Los Angeles under a model of urban regeneration. Entrants may use any case study, idea or notion to demonstrate these regenerative ideas. This competition invites submissions that promote visionary speculation of the future of Los Angeles all inclusive.

There will be no question and answer period for this competition. The entrants shall define Los Angeles 2057 on one board at 20“ x 20“.

Submissions will be judged during the 50th Anniversary celebration week. Winners will be announced at the 50th Anniverary gala dinner.