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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
From the Emerald Necklace to the Freedom Trail Sites, Bostons green spaces are revered by tourists and locals alike. The Landscape Architects Guide to Boston, launched today by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), offers insider information about these designed landscapes and others you may not have heard of. It is located at http://www.asla.org/boston.
Twelve million people visit Boston annually, but most of those visitors possess only a rudimentary knowledge of the citys landscapes and restrict their travel to the well-established tourist routes. With a tap of their smartphones, people can deepen their knowledge through expert commentary and more than 1,100 photos provided by 28 landscape architects.
Thomas R. Tavella, FASLA, president of ASLA, says that the guide is the first-ever website that describes 100 historic, modern and contemporary landscapes in Boston, Cambridge and Brooklineand explains why they captivate. It highlights historic monuments and parks and examples of new sustainable worksincluding Raymond V. Mellone Park, a cutting-edge park that also manages stormwater, and Condor Street Urban Wild, which caps toxic soils to create a new wildlife habitat and urban respite.
This guide will answer questions you didnt know you had about your favorite neighborhood parks and other landscapes, says Tavella. Bostons vibrant public realm didnt just magically appear but was carefully designed over the years, and is continually evolving, through interactions among elected leaders, communities and landscape architects.
Boston has long been a trendsetter when it comes to urban design and sustainability. Its landscape architects have played a crucial role in making the city a better place to live, starting in the late 19thcentury, when Frederick Law Olmsted designed the Emerald Necklace, to today's generation of landscape architects who are creating waterfront parks and beloved green spaces. Boston ranks in the top 10 nationally for sustainability, park space and quality of life, in large part because its designed landscapes are integral to its urban fabric.
The guide is divided into 26 distinct tours in diverse neighborhoods in Boston, Cambridge and Brookline. Each tour covers multiple neighborhoods, and includes a printable walking or biking map for easy exploration.
The guide was created by ASLA in partnership with 28 nationally recognized landscape architects, all of whom are designers of the public realm and leaders in sustainable design. The guides were asked to explain the sites from a landscape architects point of view and show how the design of these sites influences how people interact with or even feel about these places.
The guides are:
Media wishing to interview the guides or learn more about the website should contact Karen Grajales, public relations manager, at ktgrajales@asla.org or (202) 216-2371. Images are available here. Please refer to the image titles for credit information.
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Cleveland Cultural Gardens award landscape architect Jim McKnight
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Landscape architecture firms are experiencing sluggish but steady growth as they emerge from the recession, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects second quarter 2013 Business Quarterly survey. More firms reported stable or rising billable hours but have pared down their plans to hire.
82.8 percent of firm representatives responding indicated stable to higher billable hours in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 76.1 percent last quarter. Some 83.5 percent reported stable to higher inquiries for work, representing a slight drop from 85.8 percent last quarter.
Year to year, 63.5 percent claimed slightly to significantly higher first-quarter inquiries from potential clients for new project work. Additionally, 60.8 percent indicated first-quarter billable hours remained about the same or were higher.
This mixed picture has caused firms to downsize their near-term hiring plans. Of all firms with two or more employees, 49 percent indicated they would be hiring in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 54.5 percent last quarter. Some 30.9 percent of firms with two or more employees said they plan to hire a landscape architect next quarter, either entry-level or experienced, a slight dip from 31.7 percent previously. Half of responding firms with 50 to 99 employees plan to hire an entry-level landscape architect.
This survey provides further confirmation that the landscape architecture profession is gradually emerging from the recession, but we still need to see better job numbers, says Nancy Somerville, Hon. ASLA, executive vice president and CEO of ASLA. Until that happens, recovery will continue to be a cautious one.
The survey also asked firms about computing and mobile technologies employed by their employees to manage files and projects. Top devices or services included desktop computers (97.2 percent), smartphones (64.3 percent) and an office Wi-Fi network (59 percent). Only 31.7 percent of firms indicated their employees use cloud computing; overall, 59 percent of responding firms indicated they were not sure that cloud computing makes them more productive and profitable.
While 62.2 percent said day-to-day-business is dependent on such technologies as smartphones and tablets, 89.3 percent noted that their employees do not use iPads or other tablets to design. Firms are essentially evenly divided as to whether they provide mobile devices to their employees, with 50.2 percent answering yes and 49.8 percent answering no.
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Compared to the first quarter 2013, your second quarter 2013 billable hours were: Significantly higher (more than 10%) 20.1% Slightly higher (5 to 10% higher) 36.7% About the same (plus or minus 5%) 26.0% Slightly lower (5 to 10% lower) 10.0% Significantly lower (more than 10%) 7.2%
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A Day in the Life of a Landscape Architect
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