Kentucky Chapter of ASLA

Kentucky chapter members of ASLA shared their stories of how they became landscape architects with design-oriented high school students as a part of our outreach during landscape architecture month. University of Kentucky LA students also shared their stories of college life and how the LA program in the state works. 100 copies of Landscape Architecture Magazine were passed out. About 150-200 students were very engaged and interested in hearing more. The chapter hopes to have more events like this through the year.

KY ASLA announces the opening of our design awards! More details can be found here: http://kyasla.org/2013designawards/. The call for entries is here: 2013_KY_ASLA_Design_Awards_Call_for_Entries_Form.pdf

Photos from Lexington’s Park(ing) Day spaces!

The Lexington Downtown Development Authority, in partnership with the Lexington Center Corporation and
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, is soliciting a consulting firm/team for the conceptual design and
Master Plan of a visionary public space network called the Town Branch Commons in Lexington, Kentucky.
A Request for Qualifications for Town Branch Commons is found at this link.

Park(ing) Day calls attention to the need for open space and increasing the benefits that trees and parks give to urban living. Our chapter took two parking stalls and made a temporary park for the day. Here are a few of our morning visitors to our Park(ing) Day space.

Mayor Greg Fischer along with Sarah Kopke-Jones, ASLA and Liz Piper, ASLA

A small vistor adds their chalk drawing to our space