The focus Wisdom Week is on our current student population… our future. The Department of Landscape Architecture is looking to our Alumni to create a dialog and share their gained wisdom with our current students in an active and participatory setting. The department is pleased that a number of Alumni and Alumni led firms are hosting our students in their offices, cities, and the field in order to promote an enriched exchange between practitioners and students.
All events will take place between April 23rd and April 25th.
All students should arrive a minimum of 15 minutes early to each event in order to insure on time arrival. Please represent Cal Poly Pomona Department of Landscape Architecture in the utmost fashion, as we are sure you will. Have fun, take lots of pictures and make new contacts!
SWA Group Laguna Beach, CA
Will be taking students to on a four-hour fieldtrip - “Community Planning in Southern California” – Woodbridge, Shady Canyon, Woodbury, And a lecture on “Designing the City; A Landscape Architect’s perspective.
Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Long Beach, California
Will be taking students for a multi-day charrette. Ride around LB on bikes with cameras and sketchbooks along the LARIO trail, LA River and San Gabriel River. Receive a briefing from Parks, Recreation and Marine on relevant issues and make presentations.
Ah’be Landscape Architects Culver City, CA
Students will help Ah’be install their 5th annual landscape/art installation. Students will assist with the building, layout and potentially recreate the annual event, tentatively called “The Forest.” Materials include shredded paper, wire, paint, flooring and garden gnome.
Ah’be Landscape Architects would also like to extend an open invitation to anyone and everyone for the opening of the installation on April 26th. The installation will be at MODAA [8609 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90232] beginning at 5:30pm.
SWA Group Los Angeles, CA
Will be sponsoring graduate students in their Downtown office for 3 days of site visits, discussion, research, planning and critical thinking. Field trips include trip to SWA’s historic renovation and streetscape project at the Herald Examiner Building in the South Park District, meeting with the CRA for an inside scoop on LA’s proposed streetscape plan, a charrette with one of the LEED’s first accredited landscape architects on green design in L.A.
Land Arc + West Newport Beach, CA
Will be sponsoring students for a half-day demonstration of creativity and evolution of projects in a landscape architecture firm. Activities include tour of office with interactive discussion of client vision creative solutions and realistic limitation of budgets. Includes lunch and field trip to a major project site.
Mia Lehrer & Associates Los Angeles, CA
Will sponsor students for a day of touring local project(s) under construction and a comprehensive office visit.
Cicada Pte, Ltd. Singapore 068803
Cicada is offering two places of internship for a period of 3 months in Singapore as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Department. Each intern will be given $1,000 per month. Cicada will pay airfare, however, interns will be responsible for their own accommodations.
(new info! apr 20)
All students should arrive a minimum of 15 minutes early to each event in order to insure on time arrival. Please represent Cal Poly Pomona Department of Landscape Architecture in the utmost fashion, as we are sure you will. Have fun, take lots of pictures and make new contacts!
SWA Group 580 Broadway, Suite 200,
Laguna Beach, CA
Sean O’Malley: (949) 497-5471 ext. 256
Activities: Four-hour fieldtrip - “Community Planning in Southern California” – Woodbridge, Shady Canyon, Woodbury, And a lecture on “Designing the City; A Landscape Architect’s perspective. One hour (40 minute presentation).
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Date: April 23
Where: SWA Office in Laguna Beach
Food: Yes
Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine
Long Beach, California
Sharon Gates: 562-570-3124
Activity: Meet with Sharon Gates and Anna Mendiola for introduction and orientation. Ride around LB on bikes (not confirmed) or cars on your own, with cameras and sketchbooks along the LARIO trail, LA River and San Gabriel River. Receive a briefing from Parks, Recreation and Marine on relevant issues and present ideas on the morning of Wednesday, April 25.
Time: 9 A.M. - (new info apr 21)
Date: April 23 and 25
Where: at the front of the Belmont Pier, in Long Beach [bring bike for the afternoon if you want, otherwise ccar travel will work.]
Food: Not indicated
Ah’be Landscape Architecture Culver City, CA 90232
Amanda Sigafoos: 310-838-0448
Activity: Help Ah’be install their 5th annual landscape/art installation. Help with the building, layout and potentially recreate the annual event, tentatively called “The Forest.” Materials include shredded paper, wire, paint, flooring and garden gnome.
Time: 9am- (new info apr 21)
Date: Saturday, April 21st
Where: MODAA, 8609 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90232
Food: Not indicated
SWA Group Los Angeles
811 West 7th Street, Suite 430,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Pamela Barger: 213-236-9090
Activity: Students will meet at the Fine Arts Building for 3 days of site visits, discussion, research, planning and critical thinking. Field trips include trip to SWA’s historic renovation and streetscape project at the Herald Examiner Building in the South Park District, meeting with the CRA for an inside scoop on LA’s proposed streetscape plan, a charrette with one of the LEED’s first accredited landscape architects on green design in L.A.
Time: 9am to 6pm
Date: April 23 through 25
Where: Downtown Los Angeles office
Food: Yes
Land Arc+West 3901 Westerly, Suite 111
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Nancy Bird: 949-224-0040
Activity: Demonstration of creativity and evolution of projects in a landscape architecture firm. Activities include tour of office with interactive discussion of client vision creative solutions and realistic limitation of budgets. Project types include resorts, retail centers, planned communities and mixed use urban design.
Time: 11am to 3pm
Date: Wednesday, April 25
Where: Land Arc+West office, Newport Beach
Food: Yes
Mia Lehrer & Associates 3780 Wilshire Blvd., #1100,
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Andrea Martinez + Jeff Hutchins 213-384-3844
Activity: Design charette
Time: 9am – 5pm
Date: Wednesday, April 25
Where: Mia Lehrer & Associates’ office in Los Angeles
Food: Yes (lunch)
HRP studio 3242 Halladay, Suite 203,
Santa Ana, California 92705
Sharon Garcia: 714-557-5852
Activity: Design charette for a recreation center in Irvine
Time: 8am to 6pm
Where: Hrp Studio in Santa Ana
Date: Wednesday, April 25
Food: Yes
EDAW
2737 Campus Drive,
Irvine, CA, 92612
Tai Goto
Activity: EDAW Irvine is excited to invite 10 - 15 Landscape Architecture students on Wednesday April 25, 2007 from 12:00pm.
We will begin our open house with an informal lunch at our outside
patio and a quick introduction to the everyday activities of the studio
life. We will take a quick OC tour to EDAW's recent projects such as Turtle Ridge and Tustin Legacy and end with a 5K Jog/Walk through the Irvine Ranch Water District Nature Preserve. We are hoping to make this event fun!
Time: 11am…. (revised info apr 21)
Date: Wednesday, April 25
Where: EDAW’s office in Irvine
Food: Yes [lunch]
EDAW
Los Angeles
Activity: Site visit of the Bridge to Breakwater Master Plan Project for the San Pedro Waterfront. This exciting plan reclaims over eight miles of industrial land and transforms it into a successful humane urban landscape environment consisting of parks, retail and commercial spaces.
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm
Date: Tuesday April 24, 2007
Where: Meet at the Project Information Center at 455 West 6th Street in San Pedro, CA for a overview of the Master Plan and continue to the site for a review of the first two phases of construction that are completed, the third phase which is currently under construction and finish with a review future phases and lunch.
Food: Yes (lunch)
Netafim USA
Activities: Students will accompany Mark Hall to investigate how the irrigation industry relates to the landscape industry. As a student and a future landscape architect, what do you need to know to work fluently with the irrigation industry? This learning model will address this issue, along with providing a 'hands-on' opportunity to participate in an installation of an irrigation system and an historic landscape design at the Richard and Dion Neutra VDL Research House II in Silver Lake.
Time/Dates: April 19th and 20th…..Take 3 students on daily sales journey to visit landscape arch's, distributors, contractors and jobsites. Need one of the students to video and photograph event.
April 21st …..Have plumber give us a clean Point of Connection, run lines under sidewalk and go over plans. Have all tools at site. Have student record event.
April 22nd…..Class on TLCV inline emitter design and layout. Begin installation. Have student record event.
April 23rd and 24th complete install. Have student record event.
April 25th Students compile photo board and video.
April 26th Share video and photos at 50th anniversary.
Where: Neutra VDLII in Silverlake
Food: Lunch on 22nd - 24th.
Pamela Burton & Company 1430 Olympic Boulevard,
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-828-6373
Activity: Office Tour
Time: 9-11:30 am
Date: Monday, April 23
Where: Pamela Burton’s office in Santa Monica
Food: (?)
Cicada Pte, Ltd. No. 1 Shenton Way, #23-08,
Singapore 068803
Proposal: Intending to offer two places of internship for a period of 3 months in Singapore. Each intern will be given $1,000 per month. Airfare will be paid by Cicada, however, interns will be responsible for their own accommodations.
You may download the above schedule in Word Doc here. (new! apr 20)
and if you are a current student, download and print this pdf for a complete rundown for what will happen during the 50th Anniversary. (this includes class, volunteer, invitations, and other info) |
