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May 2009
Twelve students from three disciplines, along with faculty adviser Linda Jewell, collaborated on the design and building of a flexible-use seating structure that is a model of sustainable and democratic design. From a merging of research, collaboration and construction sprang a 60-foot-long bench/table/perch that sweeps along a sinuous reverse curve. The structure is inherently democratic, accommodating a series of different human proportions. Wood salvaged on site is a primary material, representing a localized construction and creating a new space and icon for an 85-year-old public garden. The project was completed in May of 2009, just in time for the Blake Garden student awards/graduation ceremony. The students have submitted this project to the ASLA 2009 Student Awards competition under the category of Student Collaboration; award decisions and announcements are made in July of this year.
Hood Design Wins Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award Landscape Architecture Professor Walter Hood has been having a good year. His Oakland firm, Hood Design, won the Landscape Design category for Splash Pad Park (Oakland, 2003) of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum's 10th National Design Awards. From the Cooper-Hewitt press release: "The 2009 National Design Awards nominations were solicited from a committee of more than 2,500 designers, educators, journalists, cultural figures and corporate leaders from every state in the nation. Nominees must have at least seven years of experience in order to be nominated, and winners are selected based on the level of excellence, innovation and public impact of their body of work. This year’s jury—a diverse group of former National Design Award winners convened by Cooper-Hewitt—reviewed the nominations and chose Lifetime Achievement and Design Mind recipients, and selected winners and finalists in the Corporate Achievement, Architecture Design, Communication Design, Fashion Design, Interaction Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design and Product Design categories. This year the new Interaction Design category was added to the Awards, celebrating exceptional work using digital technology." February 2009
KQED San Francisco Public Television and Public Radio has named Landscape Architecture Professor Walter Hood one of its 2009 Black History Month Local Heros. KQED's Heritage Months program recognizes "unsung Bay Area Local Heroes.... who have demonstrated leadership and a strong commitment to community service." From the KQED news story: "Through his pioneering work as an "urbanist," Hood has integrated architectural features such as playgrounds, plazas and squares into city sites whose pasts are vibrant but forgotten. By reflecting the shifting cultural composition and respecting the evolving nature of neighborhoods throughout San Francisco and Oakland, he has created an oasis in these areas, and through his close involvement with the local communities, he developed tailored solutions for Bay Area based parks while retaining a cohesive artistic vision." Read the full KQED news story. January 2009
Congratulations to Professor Joe McBride, who received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) on January 15, 2009, at the CELA national meeting in Tucson Arizona. Colleagues and former students, many of whom are now distinguished educators and professionals from around the world, shared in the nomination of Professor McBride for this award, given for his significant and sustained contributions to landscape architecture education. Since 1970, Professor McBride has held a split appointment in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) and LAEP, where he has inspired students to integrate ecological understanding into their design proposals. His research, publications, and professional consulting projects integrate solid and scientific forest ecology into site design and have profoundly influenced the profession. Although his role as a serious scientist and ecologist has provided his most obvious contribution to the landscape architecture discipline, his visual literacy (he is an accomplished water colorist) and his understanding of landscape architecture design have helped him provide important connections between ecological science and thoughtful, inventive design solutions.
November 2008 On November 3, 2008, rap artist Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and actress Bette Midler celebrated the opening of The Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden, designed by LAEP professor and landscape architect Walter Hood. This New York Restoration Project (NYRP), located in Jamaica, New York, was made possible by the underwriting of Curtis Jackson’s G-Unity Foundation and Bette Midler’s NYRP non-profit organization, which is dedicated to revitalizing New York City’s parks, public spaces, and community gardens. Read more about the community garden and Walter Hood’s design at the links below. "Healthy Spaces, for People and the Earth," The New York Times, November 5, 2008
November 2008 A San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers special exhibit, The Golden Gate Express, was unveiled this winter and will run until April 19, 2009, in Golden Gate Park. The exhibit was designed by Chip Sullivan, professor of landscape architecture at UC Berkeley. Chip created the master plan for the exhibit, which showcases replicas of some of San Francisco’s most famous sites, destinations, and structures. The exhibit is a celebration of San Francisco and the golden age of rail travel. Read more about it in the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle. November 2008
June 2008
Landscape Online | Traditional Building Magazine February 2008
The Paul Davidoff award is presented by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning to honor the memory of a revered and respected activist academic in the field of modern city planning. Paul Davidoff was an unyielding force for justice and equity in planning. He viewed planning as a process to address a wide range of societal problems and to improve conditions for all people. He challenged academics and professionals alike to find ways to promote participatory planning and positive social change; to overcome poverty and racism and to reduce disparities in society. The Paul Davidoff award recognizes an outstanding book publication promoting participatory planning and positive social change, opposing poverty and racism as factors in society and seeking ways to reduce disparities between rich and poor; white and black; men and women. The award is granted biennially to the publication which most reflects Davidoff’s commitments and values. January 2008 Three members of the LAEP faculty received 2007 awards from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA).
October 2007 Congratulations to LAEP professor and department chair Linda Jewell, recipient of the 2007 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Bradford Williams Medal. This medal is given in honor of Bradford Williams, who for many years served as the corresponding secretary of ASLA, presided over ASLA national headquarters in Boston, and was the driving force behind Landscape Architecture Quarterly (now Landscape Architecture magazine). The award recognizes superior writing in Landscape Architecture. Professor Jewell was awarded the medal for "The Spirit of Stone," which appeared in the magazine's February 2006 issue and discussed Lawrence Halprin’s Stern Grove. The Bradford Williams Medal was presented to Professor Jewell at the 2007 ASLA annual meeting. September 2007 Two UC Berkeley LAEP students received 2007 student awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects in the category of Analysis and Planning.
April 2007 A team of five CED students—Andrea Gaffney (MLA/MCP), Chris Lollini (MCP/Civil Engineering), Robert McCracken (MCP), Aditi Rao (MCP/M.Arch), and Brooke Ray Smith (MLA/MCP)—wins the fifth annual ULI (Urban Land Institute) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. Their winning scheme, "Tectonics," redevelops the East First Street corridor of downtown Los Angeles from Alameda to Mariachi Plaza and reconnects it to the Los Angeles River. Read the full CED news story.
March 2007
The 2007 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show provided UC Berkeley’s Landscape Architecture department with a unique opportunity to design and build a full-scale installation that would be judged against local professionals’ gardens. A group of seven students, graduate and undergraduate members of the student ASLA, conceptualized, designed, The installation, entitled Wine Re-defined, exhibited the potential for creative reuse of materials from the wine industry. Hand-crafted furniture built from oak wine barrels, stepping stones made of recycled corks, lanterns derived from wine bottles, and tumbled glass all spoke to the reuse
January 2007 Winners of 2007 Tommy Church Design Competition Announced The objective of the 2007 competition was to create a plan for an outdoor viewing center at the American Ponds site, a recently designated stepping-stone for a blackfaced spoonbill habitat expansion in Tainan County, Taiwan. The site is one of several former salt ponds being set aside for wetland bird species with an emphasis on the rare and endangered spoonbill, which is the primary ecotourist attraction. The entries were to provide an overall landscape plan and a detailed design for the walkways and roofed structures for bird watching, interpretive exhibits and restrooms integrated within a created landscape appropriate for spoonbill roosting and foraging. The intent was to merge environmental planning for habitat needs and sea level change with landscape design for walking, learning and viewing into a seamless whole that satisfies utility while capturing the sensual essence of the place. The first prize was shared between two teams:
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Cal LAEP Students Design and Build Sustainable Seating at Blake Garden
April 2009
Professor Walter Hood Named 2009 Black History Month Local Hero 
Professor Joe McBride Wins CELA Outstanding Educator Award
Congratulations to LAEP professor and department chair Linda Jewell, who received the 2008 Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal from the 
Professor Charles H. (Chip) Sullivan received an Award of Recognition in honor of his work to encourage students in new ways of seeing, thinking, and solving problems in ever-changing environments. Professor Sullivan is the author of Drawing the Landscape, now in its third edition, and is co-author of People in the Landscape and Garden and Climate, which won the 2002 American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award.
Associate Professor G. Mathias (Matt) Kondolf received an Award of Distinction for his enthusiastic teaching that emphasizes interdisciplinary and field-based approaches to environmental problem-solving, planning, and design. His work spans a broad spectrum, from his home field of fluvial geomorphology to land-use planning and design, from technical issues to public policy. He serves as associate editor for the journals Environmental Management and Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology.
Professor and former departmental chair Randolph Hester received a Fellows Award. He has in the past received CELA’s Outstanding Educator Award and the Environmental Design Research Association's Career Award for his pioneering work in social design, participatory processes, and environmental justice. He is an award-winning architect and is author of Design for Ecological Democracy and Community Design Primer.
Leslie Webster (pictured at left) received an honor award for her research paper, entitled "
Alethea Harper (pictured at right) also received an honor award for her work, entitled "
Berkeley Team Wins the Association of Professional Landscape Designers' Award and a Gold Medal
mocked-up and constructed their design, which won multiple awards: a Gold Medal and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers’ Award. The installation also received write-ups in newspapers across California including the Los Angeles Times.
of winemaking materials. A mated plant palette stood out among the rich colors of wine, further emphasizing new possibilities rather than traditional themes. Although a volunteer effort, students received faculty advice as well as department funding for recent graduate show entries. LAEP students constructed installations in 2005 and 2002, receiving awards each year.
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show 2007 participants were (left to right) Caleb Clark, John Martin, Leslie McKenna, Mandy Leung, Sutter Wehmeier, Ingrid Stromberg and Michael Herrin.
