ASLA UTAH JANUARY NEWSLETTER
ASLA UTAH JANUARY 2024 NEWSLETTER
UPCOMING EVENTS
ASLA Utah Winter Social & Sponsor Thank You Dinner Friday, February 2nd, 6:30pm-8:30pm ASLA UT Offices 280 S 400 W Suite 150 RSVP HERE
VICTOR STANLEY WEBINAR
Tuesday, February 20th, 12:00PM MST REGISTER HERE
Leadership Express
Paul Stead, ASLA Utah President
The dormant landscape is often overlooked, in favor of the brilliance and life of spring, summer, and even the display of autumn. There are moments that cannot be ignored, when the temperatures are ungodly low, and everything is covered with ice and snow.
…or when a persistent plant blooms despite the cold temperatures.
Winter gives us a chance to look at the landscape with different eyes, giving us a different viewpoint and allows us to look through and see what’s underneath.
Some back and forth with my associates recently has given me another look at some of the projects that I am working on and helped me see things I wouldn’t have looked for. The designs that arise from alternate views are much more interesting and I find such collaboration invaluable. I’m glad to be a part of such a fantastic community of landscape architects! - Paul Stead
Where did you grow up? Where did you go to College? West Jordan. SLCC, USU
Tell me about your family and interests (work and non-work related): I have a lovely wife, two sons, & one daughter. My oldest child is 6. I have an interest in cities, outdoors, hiking, & reading.
What is something that makes you unique? My interests & values. One interest or value alone is not unique. However, the combination of interests & values makes me unique such as urban design & exposure to nature, etc.
Please describe an LA project that you have recently accomplished within the last year/recent years that you are proud of: Historic downtown blocks urban design in Vernal, UT. Partnered with CRS to design a main street back of house block.
What would you like to get out of the ASLA? What can the ASLA improve upon?Education resources & networking opportunities.
What interests you in Landscape Architecture? Interest in user experience in dynamic sites & ecology. Also developed a mantra that my initiative is to help communities be healthier physically, mentally, & socially.
What is your favorite part of your practice? Learning something daily.
What is your favorite hobby? Reading.
What do you find inspiring? Expertly skilled people applying abilities to improve quality of life for others.
New ASLA Member Shoutout! Welcome to ASLA UT Chapter
NEW AFFILIATE:
Jared Adams - Ore Design
Christopher (Critter) Coughlin - Langvardt Design Group
Joseph Wing - GBrown Design
Tate Larsen - Kimley-Horn
NEW & RETURNING STUDENT MEMBERS
Katie Haslam
Adam Isham
Emelia Penner
Jing Vanessa Pien
Nick Stokes
Special Thanks to ASLA Utah 2024 Sponsors & Corporate Partners for their Support!
It’s not too late! Click here to become a 2024 ASLA Utah Sponsor or Partner!
Platinum Sponsors
BioGrass | Great Western Recreation | Rain Bird | Victor Stanley
Gold Sponsors
Belgard | Hunter/FX Luminaire
Silver Sponsors Berliner | Chanshare Farms | Holcim | Landscape Forms | Live Earth Products | LuckyDog Recreation | MADRAX/Thomas Steele | Omega II Fence System | ORE | PlaySpace Designs | Progressive Plants | Utah Topsoil & Hauling Co.| Vortex Aquatic Structures Intl.
Bronze Sponsors
Amiad | Bermad | CES&R | Confluence | GCP | GPH Irrigation | Garrett & Company | Granite Seed | Hanover Architectural Products | Inman Interwest | IRONSMITH | Miller Companies | Mountainland Supply | Musco | Netafim | Purchase Green | Sonntag Recreation | Stepstone Inc. | Stone Strong | TORO
Corporate Partners
Bockholt Designs | Denton House | Io LandArch