ASLA UTAH SEPTEMBER 2021 NEWSLETTER

UPCOMING EVENTS

ASLA Utah Professional Awards Dinner Friday, October 15th, 5:30pm-9:30pm BUY TICKETS HERE

Hanover Architectural Products

Lunch & Learn Tuesday, October 26th, Noon ASLA SLC Offices REGISTER HERE

Lucky Dog Recreation Lunch & Learn

Tuesday, Nov. 16th, Noon ASLA SLC Offices REGISTER HERE

Leadership Express

Seth Bockholt, Chapter President

What are the choices we make today that will best help create a better tomorrow?

When I see the work, you are all doing I get inspired and feel positive that our future is going to be brighter than ever before. I see so many talented Landscape Architects, Designers and Student work latterly. You’re all busy designing the human habitat of tomorrow, and I am loving what I see! I know its not easy, so what are the choices that we make every day at work that will help us create that vision of a better tomorrow?

The biggest projects and the sometimes-small ones that have the biggest impacts on our communities require us to work with other disciplines, lots of stakeholders and all sorts of tradespeople to realize the vision. So, I submit that the main choices you make are choices on how to treat those people working next to you. We decide today how we will live today. And tomorrow how we will live tomorrow. We need to make these choices every day.

Let’s choose to never say a negative word about each other.

Let’s choose to be patient when there is misunderstanding.

Let’s choose to speak clearly about a need without complaining.

Let’s choose to be concerned each other’s success more than our own.

And most of all: Let’s celebrate our victories!

Come join me and all your ASLA colleagues at the awards dinner to celebrate the victories those among us have had over this past year.

Choose to register for this years Awards Dinner at the Historic Ladies Literary Club Clubhouse at 850 South Temple October 15th from 5:30 -9:30.

See you there! Seth Bockholt, ASLA

Award Dinner October 15, 2021

Tyler Smithson, Awards Committee Chair

Come celebrate excellence in Landscape Architecture at the The Clubhouse (formerly know as the historic Ladies Literary Club Clubhouse) for the 2021 ASLA Awards Banquet! Once referred as “…the best building in Salt Lake City that nobody has ever heard of. It’s like finding a Rembrandt in your attic.”[i] This building has survived over 110 years on South Temple as an icon of early 20th century architectural style.

On October 15th we will be connecting old with new as we bring swinging gypsy jazz band Red Rock Hot Club to the stage. Invite your significant other or bring a friend because this will be an outstanding evening with catered dinner/bar, awards presentation, photo booth, and dancing. For more information about the venue check out https://clubhouseslc.com/history. Special thanks to Confluence Products for Sponsoring this years Awards Banquet. To Purchase Tickets: CLICK HERE

New Executive Committee Member

**THOMAS EDDINGTON, VP of ADVOCACY**

UASLA: Why did you choose Landscape Architecture as your profession?

THOMAS: I have a strong interest in design and integrating the built world into the natural world. This profession relates nicely with my planning background as well.

UASLA: Tell us about your educational background and any past professional experience.

THOMAS: I received my BA degree from the University of Illinois along with a BA in planning. My MA in planning is from the University of Pennsylvania. I currently have a consulting firm, Integrated Planning and Design LLC, but have had the privilege to work in local government in the midwest and as Planning Director in Park City in addition to private consulting work on the east coast, New Jersey.

UASLA: How do you presently practice Landscape Architecture?

THOMAS: I offer planning and landscape architecture services by way of my firm Integrated Planning and Design, LLC.

UASLA: What project have you been involved in that you take great accomplishment in and why?

THOMAS: The projects in the Wasatch Back, Park City and Hideout in particular. Ensuring quality design and development standards for some of the new neighborhoods bing planned has been very rewarding.

UASLA: What is a project outside your design influence that impacted you greatly and inspires you?

**THOMAS:** A few: the Oglethorpe Plan in Savannah GA, Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, Japan and the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona, Spain.

UASLA: What are your top three goals that you would like to accomplish while serving on the ExCom Board?

THOMAS: 1. Improved coordination with APA and AIA. 2. Expand collaboration with private enterprises in UT 3. Active membership

Park(ing) Day 2021

Aaron Johnson, VP of Visibility and Public Affairs

Park(ing) Day was AMAZING! On Friday September 17th, the Utah Chapter of ASLA participated in the annual Park(ing) Day activities at the SoHo Food Park near the city center in Holladay. We had a great turn out and had a fun time connecting with the residents and fellow professionals who showed up to support the event. The theme this year was centered on our lovable furry friends and bringing awareness to their lack of representation the public space that makes up our cities. Thank you to all that brought their pets to come say hi! We had a quite a few dogs and even a cat come to get some treats!

Wanted to give a big thank you to all those who participated and help set up this event. Specifically, SoHo Food Park for allowing us to use one of their parking spaces, Landscape Forms for bringing tables and chairs, Lucky Dog Recreation for providing the snacks and fake fire hydrant for the dogs, Tri City Nursery loaning us some trees and shrubs for the day, and Biograss for donating the turf grass to cover the parking stalls. Of course, none of this would have been possible without the Executive Committee donating their time and effort to help grow the profession of landscape architecture, and the Executive Committee would be nothing without Jenny Sonntag, thanks for all you do!!

Finally, thank you to all our wonderful ASLA Members and fellow professionals who help make our world better every day!

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