Deep Dive Sessions

Friday, November 15
8:30 am - 11:30 am

Deep dive sessions are engaging, in-depth programs that explore specific landscape architecture topics. Deep dive session seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

DD-001 Boots on the Ground: Measuring Landscape Performance in the Field

Room 20A
3.0 PDH, LA CES/HSW, GBCI SITES, AICP, CMAA, FL, NY/HSW

There is a growing necessity to use landscape performance to quantify the sustainability benefits of landscape architecture. This session presents methods that every landscape architect or design firm can use to assess multiple aspects of site performance, starting with data sampling basics and including metrics used toward attaining SITES certification.

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Speakers: Emily R. McCoy, ASLA, Design Workshop; Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, Green Business Certification, Inc.; Michele Adams, LEED AP, Meliora Design; Kathleen Wolf, University of Washington

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DD-002 Drones V3.0: Using UAVs for Photogrammetry and Analysis in the Field

Room 30DE
3.0 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AICP, FL

This session will provide attendees with the skills necessary to accomplish synthesis of autonomously captured unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data sets from individual project sites for use with research, analysis, and design.

A UAV (drone) is not required to participate in this session, although it is preferred that the attendees have familiarity and background with drone operation and the required skill set. An FAA Part 107 license is not required to attend this session.

Speakers: Christopher S. Sherwin, ASLA, SurfaceDesign Inc.; Luke Hegeman, ASLA, LEED AP, MODUS Collective; Russell Thomman, ASLA, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; Rose Hart, Stantec Honolulu; Brett Milligan, University of California, Davis

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DD-003 Evolving a Modernist Mecca: The Legacy, Life and Landscape of Columbus Indiana

Room 20D
3.0 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Perhaps nowhere in America is the partnership of architecture and landscape as evident or excellent as in modernist mecca Columbus, Indiana. This workshop will explore Columbus’s iconic design legacy as well as its more recent work—all of which provokes the profound opportunities and challenges of this fundamental relationship.

Speakers: Gina Ford, FASLA, Agency Landscape + Planning; David A. Rubin, FASLA, DAVID RUBIN Land Collective; Richard S. McCoy, Landmark Columbus; Elizabeth H. Kubany, Kubany Judlowe; Jane Amidon, ASLA, Urban Landscape Program, Northeastern University

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DD-004 Mindful Movement and the Creative Process: Applying Feldenkrais Techniques for Landscape Architects

Room 22
3.0 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL

When faced with designer’s block or working on a tight deadline, how can you tap into your most creative self? Explore new strategies for finding your creative flow state using mindfulness and gentle movement based on the Feldenkrais Method®. Harness your innate neuroplasticity while also preventing burnout and stress-related illness.

Speakers: Anita Bueno, ASLA, www.anitabueno.com; Tara McIntire, Marin County Parks

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DD-005 Responsive Hardscape Design: Parametric Systems for Achievable Complexity in Paving

Room 31ABC
3.0 PDH, LA CES, AICP, CMAA, FL, NY/HSW

Using the case study of paving design, the participants will develop generative patterns, typically considered complex, aided by parametric solutions. The workshop will highlight the opportunities and challenges of scripting technology, from initial idea generation to final practical application. The results will go beyond graphic development and into constructability.

Attendees will be required to bring a laptop with Rhino 6 (trial acceptable) and PDF viewing software downloaded and installed. Attendees should also bring a mouse and be able to accept a USB flash drive for file sharing.

Speakers: Henry Moll, Affiliate ASLA, DAVID RUBIN Land Collective; Chris Landau, Affiliate ASLA, LANDAU Design+Technology; Allison Harvey, ASLA, OJB Landscape Architecture 

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DD-006 Zero to One: Open Your Practice to the World of BIM

Room 32AB
3.0 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AIA/non-HSW, AICP, CMAA, FL, NY/non-HSW

This workshop addresses challenges and solutions for landscape teams when starting to use BIM. Lessons from project cases are shared, with broad research of how numerous landscape firms are scaling up BIM use. Participants will get hands-on practice in modeling a sample landscape project and exploring workflow among different software.

Attendees will be required to bring a laptop with Revit and AutoCAD downloaded. Photoshop, Rhino, and SketchUp are optional.

Speakers: Xue (Phyllis) Zhou, ASLA, AECOM; Lauren Schdmit, GGN; Aidan Ackerman, ASLA, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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