rv 2014: design matters by mark focht
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Design Matters: Six Questions, Many Answers Six questions. So many answers! Meet national leaders from three collaborative design disciplines -- American Institute of Architects, American Society of Landscape Architects and American Planning Association -- and see how each tackles the same six questions. Hear how they meet similar design challenges but with different values and priorities for why design matters. A series of three questions will be addressed by the panel to begin the discussion, and then the audience will expand the conversation by posing additional quesitons and issues that they face. Moderator: Ron Stewart, AIA, Principal, ZGF Architects, LLP, Portland, Oregon William Anderson, FAICP, President, American Planning Association; Principal/Vice President, Director of Economics and Planning for US West, AECOM, San Diego, California Mark A. Focht, FASLA, PLA, President, American Society Landscape Architects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Russell A. Davidson, AIA, Vice President, 2016 President Elect, American Institute of Architects; President, Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson, Mount Kisco, New YorkTRANSCRIPT
Mark A. Focht, PLA, FASLAPresidentAmerican Society ofLandscape Architects
2009 Award of Excellence Buffalo Bayou PromenadeHouston, TXSWA Group
DESIGN MATTERS – Rail-Volution 2014
The Society’s mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education, and fellowship.
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
• Founded in 1899
• 15,400 ASLA members
• 95 accredited landscape architecture programs
• Landscape architects licensed in all 50 states
Complete Streets – Multiple Modes of Transit
• Replaces outdated automobile-centric roads
• Allows pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, persons of all ages and abilities, and others to safely access our nation’s rights-of-way.
Connects Communities / Public Transportation
• Locates housing, work and retail within walking distance of a bus or rail station.
• Creates better access to jobs and other economic opportunities for working families.
Walkable Communities / Active Living
• Reduces automobile dependence • Improves health / fights obesity• Improves economic vitality
Positive Economic Impact / Increases Property Values
• Special events generate public interest and economic activity.
• Fosters adjacent private investment.• In Houston, TX the Bagby Street
project resulted in a 20% increase in the rental market.
Improves the Environment
• Manages stormwater• Increases tree canopy• Reduces ambient temperature• Removes air and water
pollutants• Improves habitat• Educates the public
Increases Sense of Safety
• Varied lighting sources and levels increases safety and security.
Improves Quality of the Public Realm
• Enhances the public’s appreciation of design and quality materials.
• Utilizes durable, longer-lasting and easier to maintain materials.
• Shows someone cares!
ASLA GreenStreets Implementation
ASLA GreenStreets Implementation
Federal Priorities
• Active Transportation
• Investing in Green Infrastructure
• Community Revitalization Through Parks
• Supporting Our Small Businesses
ASLA Federal Advocacy
Active Transportation
• Safe Streets Act
• Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Financing Act
• New Opportunities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act
• Highway Runoff Management Act
• Transportation Alternative Program (TAP)
SW Montgomery Green StreetPortland, ORNevue Ngan Associates2012 ASLA Honor Award
Portland Mall RevitalizationPortland, OR
ZGF Architects LLP2011 ASLA Award of
Excellence
Buffalo Bayou Promenade Houston, TXSWA Group2009 ASLA Of Excellence
City of GreensburgGreenburg, KS
BNIM2011 ASLA Honor Award
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SW Morgan/Sylvan Way Corridor, High PointSeattle, WASvR Design
River StreetBatvia, IL
Altamanu, Inc.
Bagby StreetHouston, TXDesign Workshop
New City RevitalizationNew City, NY
Behan Planning & Design
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