CTLA Winter 1997

ITT/Hartford Insurance parking structure by Johnson Land Design, an Honor Award winner in the
1996 Connecticut ASLA Design Awards.

1996 CONNECTICUT D ESIGN EDITOR'S MESSAGE I

My intention with this issue :

AWARDS ANNOUNCED was to highlight the many facets of
the practice of landscape architec-
BY THOMAS TAVELLA, ASLA Dennis E. Bryers, ASLA, a park and ture in Connecticut. It 's always diffi-
recreation·planner with the City of cult to explain to people what we do.
T ?e Connecticut Chapter of ASLA Omaha; Kenneth R. Krabbenhoft, An architect designs buildings - this
1s pleased to announce the win- FASLA (retired), formerly Supervisory is straightforward - but to explain
ners of the Connecticut Design Awards Landscape Architect with the Midwest the variety of work that landscape
for 1996 recognizing work by an ASLA Regional Office of the National Park architects do is very difficult. No
Fellow, Member or Associate, or work Service; Steven N. Rodie, ASLA, Assis- wonder the public thinks we just do
by a non-member licensed in Connecti- tant Professor/Landscape Horticulture gardens!
cut. Awards are offered in the following Specialist at the University of Nebraska-
categories: Landscape Architectural De- Lincoln; Arthur Thompson, Jr., ASLA, As a direct response to sugges-
sign, Landscape Planning and Analysis, Highway Landscape Architect for the tions in our recent members survey
and Landscape Architectural Communi- Nebraska Department of Roads, Lin- (see full results, page 14), we've
cations. This year's participation was one coln, Nebraska. added a new feature to this publica-
of our best, with a total of 15 entries.
continued onpage JO continued on page 14 .
The jury consisted of four members
of the Great Plains Chapter of ASLA: I NSIDE :

Th e Award Winn ers ... • ~ See in -depth coverage of award- • A.E. Bye - Intuitive Sage ............. 2
• President's Message ................... 4
■ Honor Awards 11"' winning projects beginning on p. 10. • Greenways in Connecticut:

Johnson Land Design ....... Hartford Insurance Co. & Parklet An Update ...................................... 6

Wesley Stout Associates .. New Canaan Residence • Reinforced Turf or

■ Merit Awards Grass Paving ................................. 8

Didona Associates ............ Danbury Residence • Two Pass the June 1996 LARE/
LANDSCAPES .................... Renewing Druid Hill Park Update on LARE Schedule ........ 13

Rolland/Towers, LLC ......... Children's Hospital & Facilities, Yale University • Diana Balmori Named A
Finalist in World War II
Joanne Schonfeld ............. Larry's Playground Monument Competition ............. 16
Wesley Stout Associates .. Roton Point Club
• CTASLA in Cyberspace ............. 18

The Connecticut Landscape Architect is A.E. BYE - INTUITIVE SAGE

a publication of the Connecticut Chapter BY SARAH W. MIDDELEER, AssocIATE ASLA
of the American Society of Landscape
Architects. For information on Chapter L andscape architect Arthur Edwin sages through the oak-and-rhododen-
programs, call (BOO) 878-1474. Bye has experienced the peculiar dron forest and within it a sunken moss

Editor combination of admiration and misun- garden suggest early formative experi-

Norma Williams derstanding. His work appeals to many ences. His family later moved to Buck' s

Editorial Board within and outside the profession, yet County, Pennsylvania, another dramatic

Rob Clapper his statements about purpose and pro- landscape.
Mara Eckerling
Christopher Ferrero cess are elusive. One of the fathers of After graduating from the Pennsyl-
Channing Harris
Sarah Middeleer vania State University, Bye worked for
Doug Reich ec( .modern American landscape architec-
Karen Shopis ture, Bye stands resolutely out- -Afl the United States Fore~t Service,
Stephen Wing ~~ 'Jc Department of Agnculture,
side any movement or phi-
Graphic Design and Typesetting (J ___losophy - a maverick of a
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Jeffrey H. Mills :;::=::=::~~particularly restrained and
~ vice. In 1951 he opened
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PJ Cob and eventually em-
7 Quarry Street known for a style in U
Ellington, Connecticut 06029 which naturally-occurring ~ /::1 ployed up to 15 staff
~~' ~ members to help with
Photography combinations of rocks, ~~

Rob Clapper plants, water, etc. , are em- • , "" · projects for educational
phasized and human intru- institutions, hospitals, cor-
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Pyne/Davidson
Hartford, Connecticut sions minimized. His serene porations, urban parks, and

For information on advertising rates landscape photographs fea- PROFILE SERIES residences. Bye says that,
and deadlines, contact Jeffrey H. Mills
at J.M. Communications, (860) 875-6522. turing textural contrasts, as his office grew, he found
Letters to the editor and offers of
assistance for future issues may be dramatic light, and dynamic forms himself with "nothing to do; I was only
directed to:
manifest fervent interest in visual detail, an administrator." Consequently, Bye
The Connecticut Landscape Architect
c/o Norma Williams particularly that found in wilderness. decided not to replace employees who
50 Madeline Drive
Ridgefield, CT 06877 But beyond these salient characteristics went on to other jobs, allowing his staff
(203) 431-5866
the deeper levels of meaning in Bye's size to shrink to one. He then opted to
To contact the Connecticut Chapter of
ASLA: work have, to many of us, been poorly do mostly residential projects for the

Voice mail: (BOO) 878-1474 understood. This problem is perpetuated artistic freedom these commissions per-
Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.eci.com/ctasla by the designer himself, who is fond of mitted. As time passed, this freedom

In the interests of helping to reduce saying that he completes designs in mo- became even more precious to Bye: "A
adverse effects on our environment, our
newsletter is printed on a 50% recycled ments. A recent visit underscored these lot of landscape architects have to do
paper, which includes 10% post-
consumer waste. points, yet it was clear that Bye' s pow- what the architects tell them. I don't do

2 erful designs are the result of consider- that." Unencumbered in these ways,

able time, thought, and experience. Bye's unique design style crystallized; "I

Bye's Ridgefield studio seems could do what I really wanted, and at

quiet. However, he is currently prepar- that point I became well known for de-

ing for an exhibition at Max Protetch signs that look as if nothing had been

Gallery in New York and is also work- done."

ing on a book with John Dixon Hunt Bye's client relationships have been

called Moods, Illusions and Allusions in significant. Although some patrons have

Landscape, among other projects. been very wealthy, it is not their money

Throughout the simply furnished that has meant the most to Bye: "Any-

room are rolls of drawings, neat stacks one can give you a million dollars and

of books and papers, and rows of photo- tell you to do something with it. But

graphs: evidence of over 50 years of when you have a client that appreciates

practice. Yet Bye has been studying what you do and has some understand-

landscapes for much longer. He was ing of the process, then it will be a sue-

born in Arnhem, Holland in 1919 and as cessful project." Among such clients

a child enjoyed exploring the large was George Soros, for whom Bye de-

wooded estate of relatives. His re- signed two residences on Long Island:

counted memories of labyrinthian pas- "Soros had a natural appreciation for

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Bye's design for
the ha-ha at
Gainesway Farm,
in plan view and
as realized. The
wall follows the
landscape in
sinuous, geomet-
ric curves. Such
attention to a
site's personality
is characteristic
of Bye's designs.

what I was doing. He is very, very smart as well as kind." AUTOMATED GATE
Another client with whom Bye worked for many years is John SYSTEMS

Gaines, owner of prize racehorses in Kentucky. "The-first time I FORMAL AND GARDEN STILES INDMDUALLY
met him, there was an instant rapport," Bye recalls. "He under- DESIGNED AT NO OBLIGATION
stood the creative process." Bye remembers having lengthy con-
versations with Gaines about how to approach the design of ADVANCED & RELIABIBSYSTEMS OF AUTOMATION,
Gainesway Farm. Once, on a jet to New York from Kentucky, COMMUNICATION,VIDEO AND CONTROL
Bye says that he sketched on the back of an envelope his sugges-
tion of a ha-ha (a convention utilized by 18th-century English ON-CALL SERVICE
landscape gardeners to keep cattle in bounds). "Gaines said,
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with a smile. The resulting retaining wall hugs the topography in
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Bye bristles when his work is linked stylistically with design-
ers he does not consider influential to him. Other than Frank NORWALK OFFICE MAIN OFFICE
Lloyd Wright - a "protean figure who gave me a lot of direc-
tion..." - Bye says there is no one else he considers a muse. It
was Wright's bold use of native materials and the ways in which
he acknowledged the wild landscape that struck a chord in Bye,
who has continued to rely heavily on native plants and stone since
then. "Long before the word 'environment' was being used, I was
talking about it," he declares.

On the other hand, Bye has wielded considerable influence on
a number of Connecticut landscape architects, among them Jack
Curtis (see CTLA Fall '96 for a profile of Curtis). On Bye's staff

continued on. page 4

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE A.E. BYE, continued from p. 3 son for his success is that he could rely
on his own intuition so heavily.
Welcome 1997. I am proud to from 1966-72, Curtis credits Bye with
have been elected president of the helping him learn how to observe the However, Bye' s drawings represent
Chapter, and certainly have some big landscape and how to approach design a labor-intensive, unrushed aspect to his
shoes to fill. I believe this year will intuitively. Says Curtis: "Ed Bye is one work. As poetic as his photos are, the
prove to be one of our most exciting of the most devoted practitioners in the plans reveal much more about the de-
and noteworthy years yet. The execu- field. His intuitive designs and message signer: his use of topography, geometry,
tive board and its dedicated commit- of abstracting the landscape should be a spatial relationships, plantings. Most
tees are making tremendous headway lesson for all landscape architects." striking, perhaps, is the pencil drawing
on all fronts, based on the successes itself. Every species is drawn differ-
and policies established last year. In addition to design, photography, ently, as are various paving materials.
Our proactive commitment to the so- writing, and lecturing, Bye has also Even mountain laurel is distinguishable,
lidification of our licensure as a truly taught - for 46 years - at The Cooper individual leaves filled in painstakingly.
effective practice act continues into Union, in New York City. He notes that Fallen logs are shown, helping to con-
the 1997 legislative session. We are the policy there allows students to dic- vey the woodland's complexity. The
building on the positive visibility es- tate whether a teacher may stay. "I tell drawings invite the viewer into a world
tablished at the Capitol last year and my students," Bye states, "to look into that Bye knows intimately, exemplify-
hope for a successful outcome as a themselves and see what their natural ing his declaration in the preface to his
result of this year's continued activ- aptitudes are. I see [some] people strug- 1983 book Art into Landscape, Land-
ity. We will once again be asking you gling with this profession,
to contact your state representatives but they can't do it ... I was
at the appropriate time, as last year's extremely fortunate that I
phone campaign proved to be very got into something that I
successful, and well received on like and that I can do well."
Capitol Hill. Other advice Bye shares is
that "it is very important to
There will be a number of "rare believe in your intuitive
powers - you save your-
I occurrences" this year, one ofwhich self a lot of agony that
is the 175th birthday of Frederick way," adding that one rea-
Law Olmsted. As many ofyou know,
Olmsted was born and is buried in Enlargement showing detail of
Hartford. Both National ASLA and Bye's graphic style.
the Connecticut Chapter will recog-

continued on page 5

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The Bye exhibit at Max Protetch Gallery, to "It is important to see the individual in PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE co11ti1111ed
include original drawings and photographs the drawing," he states. "In the best lit-
(for sale), will be held during June and July. erature - Shakespeare, Melville, Joyce nize this as a catalyst to the 100th
It will also include some work by Frank Lloyd - we are interested in style. It is what anniversary ofASLA in 1999. The
Wright. The gallery will then be located at sets each author apart from others. It is executive board, led by Norma Will-
511 W. 22nd Street (tel: 212-633-6999). the same in design; we are all individu- iams, is in the midst ofpreparations
als, and we need to express ourselves in honoring the truly national signifi-
scape into Art, "Many factors contribute our work." cance of these events. Secondly, one
to my vision of a landscape: training, of the founders of modern landscape
knowledge, experience, inspiration and - Sarah W. Middeleer is a planning, Ian McHarg, whose
principles of design are important, but landscape designer in Hamden. groundbreaking book, Design With
above all the existing conditions found Nature, catapulted our profession
on a site suggest the final composition." Editor's note: The Connecticut Chapter into large-scale regional planning,
is planning a program for later in the will be visiting very selective areas of
Inevitably, these beautiful docu- year on the work of A.E. Bye. Details the country on what may be his last
ments inspire comments about the re- (which are forming at press time) will speaking tour. The University of
cent trend toward computer-generated follow! Massachusetts has been selected as
drawings. Bye's response is thoughtful: probably his only stop in the North-
east. Preparations are under way for
Fon FURTHER INFORMATION ... one of the region's first coordinated,
multi-chapter symposiums including
• A.E. Bye, Art into Landscape, Landscape into Art, 1983 PDA Publishers Corp. the Connecticut, Boston, and Rhode
• Janell M. Denier, "Shadows and Light," Garden Design, Dec. 1996/Jan. 1997. Island Chapters, as well as allied
• Catherine Howett, Ed. Abstracting the Landscape: The Artistry of Landscape professional groups and governmen-
tal agencies. You will receive more
Architect, A.E. Bye, 1990 Department of Landscape Architecture, The Pennsyl- information on this event as the pro-
vania State University (exhibition catalogue). gram is solidified.
• See also Reuben Rainey, "The Landscape Art of A.E. Bye," Princeton Journal,
Thematic Studies in Architecture: Landscapes 2 (1985). In addition, it appears that the
University of Connecticut may finally
POBOX155 take the step toward accreditation.
ABINGTON, MA 02351 This has been long-awaited by our
local profession. It is a very delicate
617-337-8772 process, and the executive board,
FAX 617-335-3004 thanks to the assistance of Vincent
McDermott, has helped the Univer-
READTNG BENCH DISTRIBUTORS· MFGS OF sity determine potential shortfalls
"KEYSTONE DESIGN" BENCHES and continued opportunities which
will play an important role in a suc-
WASTE RECEPTACLES cessful accreditation campaign. GO
TABLES AND CHAms UCONN!

STREET CLOCKS It is our goal to make Connecti-
PLANTERS cut Chapter programs some of the
best this year, thanks in part to your
EXTF.RIOR LIGHT POLES & FIXTURES responses to our membership survey
and the tireless efforts ofour Chap-
PLAZA BENCH ter's program coordinators. We urge
you all to attend these informative
ATLANTA BENCH VICTORIAN BENCH get togethers, and welcome your
"KEYSTONE DESIGN'' feedback on the content and quality
_fpfl! .•.• i i i iocM,~M" of these, and all our member services.
CENTRAL.PARK BOLLARD HARMONY I-TRASH
I look forward to serving as your
CHARLESTOWN BOLLARD "KEYSTONE DESIGN" president and wish all ofyou pros-
perity in the upcoming year.
ESSEX
MAil.BOX& - Chris Ferrero, ASLA

SCROLL BRACKET

TEAK PLANTER CENTRAL PARK STREET CLOCK

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II Long Hill Estate to be GREENWAYS IN CONNECTICUT:

I Restored as Park and

Conference Center A N UPDATE

Voters overwhelmingly ap- BY MARA EcKERLING, Assoc1ATE ASLA old rail lines and a river, as well as
proved a referendum to borrow
$3.8 million to restore the Long I magine being able to bike, skate or unique and spectacular geological for-
Hill estate of Col. Clarence S. walk from Maine to Florida. This is mations and fossils caused by two conti-
Wadsworth as a park and confer- the dream of the East Coast Greenway nental plates coming together. High-
ence center. Plans for the work are Alliance, a group which is attempting to lighting these features with maps, signs,
now being prepared. link the cities between Maine and sculpture or even the physical structure
Florida through a series of locally man- of the trail would add layers to the expe-
The preliminary plan pre- aged greenways. Of the 55 miles al- rience of traveling down the greenway,
sented at a meeting in August ready designed, Connecticut has 11 , making people awar~ and hopefully
calls for the Middletown mansion New Jersey has 28, Rhode Island three, more appreciative of the place.
to be used for banquets, wed- and Maryland 13 miles. Connecticut has
dings, conferences and public approximately eighty greenway projects The Farmington Canal Greenway is
meetings, with office space on the in various stages of planning, from a good example of a built greenway
second floor. A landscape plan wishful thinking to fully realized. Build- where the history of the place is incor-
prepared by Thomas Elmore of ing greenways is especially important in porated into its design. The greenway
Denig Design proposes a new en- Connecticut, since the state ranks last follows the old canal and the New Ha-
trance off Wadsworth Street, park- (tied with Rhode Island) for having the ven-to-Northampton rail line. The canal,
ing, and the restoration of tennis least open space per person in New En- and then the rail line, had a relatively
courts, carriage drives, and stone gland, and dead last in the United States short life in the middle of the nineteenth
walls. Elmore hopes to keep oaks, in the amount of publicly funded open century, but when it was first con-
spruces and other trees planted space per resident. structed, it was the wonder of its time.
by Col. Wadsworth. The present-day greenway has been de-
Greenways are the perfect venue to veloped in sections: Fuss & O'Neill
In early September the highlight historical, geological and natu- worked on the initial Hamden section,
Southport firm of David Scott ral features that are on, abut, or connect while Milone & MacBroom designed
Parker, Architects, was chosen for to the path. Many run along old rail the Cheshire section and is currently at
the building restoration, sched- lines or canals, or Native American or work on the extension from Hamden to
uled to be completed by the end pioneer trails. They often have interest- New Haven (the Avon/Simbury/Farm-
ing and all-but-forgotten histories. For ington portion is the next section tar-
I of 1997. The mansion has been geted for development) . Dean Johnson,
the victim of a fire and wholesale instance, the path of the partially com- FASLA, of Johnson Land Design has
vandalism, but some interior fea- also been an integral member of these
tures remain and others can be pleted Charter Oak Greenway in eastern design teams. Johnson incorporated
replicated from the architect's Connecticut follow s an old Native
original drawings. American trail. It also follows /'-....__
Long Hill was recently listed
on the National Register of His-
toric Places as part of the Wads-
worth Estate Historic District.

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Sept./Oct. 1996

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Hamden Section upper Jock gate (to the left) closed and
-~~- the sluice gate on the lower gate being
opened, the boat is "descending. " A team
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for pulling the boat through the canal.

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signage for the trail. For in- •-.... --.... .

gateways to the greenway were taken ""'4.
from an old photograph of New Haven/
Northampton rail crossing. The logo of • ••,.. , .

the trail came from an old New Haven/ -.
Northampton rail timetable. On the trail
itself, Lock Number Twelve is reno- be a diverse trail, because it passes
vated, so at least it looks like it could
open or close for the next boat. Seven through every type of land use: rural,
etched plaques are located at key points
to highlight historic and geological, and suburban, urban residential and com-
horticultural information. Text for the
horticultural plaque was provided by a mercial as well as industrial. This pre-
local resident, who was initially against
the greenway. He later changed his sents a unique sort of challenge, because
mind, and volunteered to write about the
flora and fauna on the trail. the design must adapt

Vincent McDermott, ASLA, of to the different condi-
Milone & MacBroom, says the new ex-
tension of the greenway, which starts in tions in each area, yet FINISHED
Hamden and ends in New Haven, will still read as a cohe-
sive whole. New Ha-

ven has an advisory BARK MULCH
committee that will

be sponsoring worl.$:- Call ( 800 l 394 - BARK
shops for residents, as

well as a newsletter.

It is part of the effort

continued on page 15 PLAYGROUND

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION •.. SURFACING

Resources: WOOD FIBER CARPET
Call (800 l 5 - CARPET
• The Connecticut Greenways Council (staffed by CEO):
860-424-4000. Both q_uality eroducts f"om:

• The Greenways Assistance Center (DEP): 860-424-4099. NEW ENGLAND
• Rails to Trails: 202-797-5400
• Connecticut Bicycle Coalition, Inc. (for maps of some BARKMULCH &

greenways in Connecticut): 860-527-5200. PLAYGROUND SURFACING

Books: Michael McGuffie Winsted, CT

• Greenways for America, by Charles Little.
• Greenways: A Guide to Planning, Design, and Development,

by Chuck Flink, Loring Schwartz and Robert Seams.
• How Greenways Work: A Handbook on Ecology, by Jonathan

Larabee.
• Greenways: The Beginning of an International Movement,

edited by Julius Gy Fabos, FASLA, and Jack Ahern, ASLA.

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I

II
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REINFORCED TURF OR GRASS PAVING

BY MARA EcKERLING, AssocIATE ASLA

The problem: Large expanses of section of the parking lot they used rein-
infrequently used asphalt parking forced turf, also called grass paving,

lot in a mall. It is not only unsightly, but which allows turf grass to grow through

could potentially create stormwater run- an open cell of plastic. This created a

off problems. In addition, greenspace green space that many customers of the

planning and zoning codes need to be mall view as parklike. It "reads" like

met as the mall expands. lawn, with interplanted trees and peren-

Richter, Cegan and Webb, of Avon, nials. Along with new parking decks, it

Connecticut, has found a solution to this met the current greenspace and zoning

problem for Westfarms Mall (located in codes, as well as looking infinitely more

Farmington). In the southwest 4.7-acre appealing than asphalt. The area not

only helps filter the runoff from the

parking lot, but uses the water to stay

green. A stormwater storage tank is re-

filled by the retention basin and used for

irrigation, although domestic water is

available if necessary. Existing storm

drains did not need to be enlarged.

The problem began when Westfarms

expanded, adding new stores. Therefore, I
I it needed to add more parking spaces. It
would be impossible to do this and meet

current requirements in the available

space. The mall was built in the mid-

1970s, when zoning restrictions for

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CONNECTICUT DESIGN AWARDS, cont' d

The jury found the experience enlightening and enjoyed
looking at the work from another part of the country . They
were very impressed with the quality of all the entries.

The results of this year' s Connecticut Design Awards
were presented December 5 at the CTASLA holiday program.

We thank you for your entries and hope to see more work
by Connecticut landscape architects in the 1997 Design
Awards. For those of you who did not submit this year, re-
member it is never too early to start collecting those pictures !
- Tom Tave lla, President-Elect, chairs the Awards Committee.

MERIT AWARD: Private residence (Danbury, CT) by
Didona Associates (Danbury).

The plans provided carefully detailed private outdoor spaces
for the owners' enjoyment and for entertaining. Traditional
materials in both the paving (brick) and vertical elements
(white painted trellises and fences) compliment the architec-
ture of the home. The jury said of the design and the photo-
graphs of the completed project: "The design looks very
comfortable. It has a nice sense of intimate scale present in
it. The arbor is a very creative solution to the design problem
presented. It works very well with the whole design of the
residence. " They also cited the planting design: "The
plantings are diverse. The maturity of them helps to ·show a
complete an d well-used project."

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HONOR AWARD: Private residence (New
Canaan, CT) by Wesley Stout Associates, Landscape Architects (New Canaan ).

The design int egrated a new swimming pool and entertainment area with the remnants of an old barn
foundation. The jury commented on "how well the design solution capitalized on an ex isting feature of the
site" and the ex cellent detailing . "This is a very creative exampl e of how ex isting mate rials can be com-
bined with new materials and making them appear that they were always there, " the jury said.
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MERIT AWARD: Land- HONOR AWARD: ITT/ Hartford Insurance Company
scape Design for the Parking Structure and Parklet (Hartford, CT) by Johnson
Children's Hospital and Land Design (Canton, CT).
Facility Renewal at
Ya le-New Haven Hos- The project converted a surface parking area used by the insur-
pital (New Haven, CT) ance company into a parking structure including both surface
by Rolla nd/Towers, and subsurface parking. Among the design objectives was to
LLC (New Haven, CT). create a park-like environment and break up the apparent size
of the facility. The project also included a small parcel of public
The landscape architects' property with a seating area and a sculpture focal point. Raised
plans provided a new ar- planters screen most of the cars on the surface level of the
rival court, a doctor's structure from view of the heavily traveled Asylum Avenue
parking area, and the be- which runs by the area. Architect for the structure itself was the
low-grade garage entry. firm of TVS & A of Atlanta.
Included in the renova-
tions are nearly one-half The Jury cited the "imaginative and creative design solu-
mile of sidewalk and ad- tion" and the "excellent design detailing." i'lt makes a true
jacent planting . One of
the design goals was to landscape out of a parking lot without losing the pri-
unify the image of the mary use - it shows a lot of thought in developing a
hospital's disparate parts solution that functions as a parking structure but
which reflected projects doesn't look like one," the jury said.
build over forty years.
Unusual features of the :::-v~-.-...... "'"...........~-
landscape development
include richly detailed :,:~m,_.:_....;,~~---~- -=:~:.;
precast planter walls,
decorative steel fencing, .,._. .....rx:...,..,.... · - \
and planters on top of
the parking structure. MERIT AWARD: "Renewing Druid Hill Park" (Baltimore, MD ),
The landscape architects Comprehensive Survey by LANDSCAPES (Westport, CT).
work supported the de-
sign of the buildings The study "Renewing Druid Hill Park" (located in Baltimore), commissioned by the
themselves by the firm
of Sheply Bulfinch City of Baltimore Parks Department, the Parks and People Foundation, and the Druid
Richardson & Abbott, of
Boston, Massachusetts. Hill Advisory Council, is a comprehensive survey into the history and natural systems

The jury noted the of this 745-acre park and zoo, (the third oldest designed park in the Unit ed States).
"good integration of
building and site ele- The report also formulates recommendations to guide restoration and improvements.
ments and materials,"
and the "interesting way The jury admired the "detailed research of the history of the park and the ways
the Yale-New Haven logo
was incorporated into the the landscape architects found to incorporate the history into the overall design." The
fencing."
report shows "an excellent approach to understanding the audience that would re-

view the work and developing a graphic language for the maps and plans," the jury

commented in making the award. A WARDS continue on page 12

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Hy DE p ARK TM MERIT AWARD: Larry's Playground (Hamden, CT) by Joanne Schonfeld,

12 Landscape Architect (Hamden, CT)

The project consists of a memorial wall behind a grove of trees at an entrance plaza.
Two elongated planting berms frame an elaborate play structure. The design also
includes a gazebo which is to serve as a stage for community events, for children's

dramatic play, or for relaxing at
the edge of the existing wood-
land. The jury said of the de-
sign and the photographs of
the completed project: "This is
a good example of the land-
scape architect's role in a com-
munity project. The solution
emphasizes design of the entire
playground even though funds
were only available for a por-

tion of it at the outset." "It
is wonderful to see how a
variety of functions and
play experiences can be de-
veloped with gentle land-
scapes providing separation
between them," the jury
stated. Funds for the project
came from $75,000 raised
by a community group,
Hamden Community Play-
ground, Inc., and a state
grant for $90,000.

MERIT AWARD: Master Plan for the Roton Point Club (Royaton, CT) by
Wesley Stout Associates, Landscape Architects (N ew Canaan).

The Jury felt the master plan
was "very user friendly -
easy for the public, that
is, the club members to
use." They also cited the
excellent graphics which
illustrate the design: "These
drawings clearly show the
intentions of the designers."

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Two P Ass THE JUNE 1996 LARE

UPDATE ON 1997 LARE SCHEDULE

BY BARBARA WILSON, ASLA The exam format for 1997 has been ".. .Passing the two-
changed. Previously the exam included and-a-half-day
While sixteen people sat for the seven sections, now the exam will con- LARE exam, which
June, 1996 Landscape Architect tain only six sections. Sections 2 & 7 is administered by
Registration Examination (L.A.R.E.) have been combined and the new sec- the Connecticut State
only two lucky participants passed. tion is now called Analytical and Tech- Board ofLa,ndscape
Frederick L. Worcester, of Old Lyme, nical Aspects of Practice. Participants Architects, is a
must have passed both Sections 2 & 7 in significant
and Walter J. Kukulka, formerly of previous years to be able to wave this achi.evement... ,,
new section. Further information is
Redding gained this honor as the two available by contacting CLARB at (703)
newest licensed members in the State of 818-1300. CLARB offers a study guide,
Connecticut. The results of the Decem- Understanding the LARE, design vi-
ber exam will not be forthcoming until gnettes, a two hour video on Licensure
the end of February, 1997. Passing the and the LARE, and a number of popular
two-and-a-half-day exam, which is ad- landscape architecture reference books
ministered by the Connecticut State at discounted rates. Also contact the
Board of Landscape Architects, is a sig- Connecticut State Board of Landscape
nificant achievement. Congratulations to Architects at (860) 566-3290 for ques-
both new landscape architects! tions on registering to take the exam or
the exam schedule.
♦♦♦
- Barbara Wilson, who serves as a
The June 1997 Landscape Architect Member-at-Large on the CTASLA
Registration Examination will be held Board, is employed by Richter,
on June 9th through the 11th. On Mon- Cegan & Webb, Inc.
day, June 9th, Sections 3 & 4 will be
given; Tuesday, June 10th, Sections 5 &
6; and Wednesday, June 11th, Sections
1 &2.

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'S.mbc.K>FOR 75 YEARS .

I LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN CONNECTICUT -

EDITOR'S MESSAGE co11ti1111ed A SuRvEv OF OuR MEMBERSHIP

tion, DETAILS, SOLUTIONS. It is Editor's note: The survey results summarized below, while broad, provide a
intended to keep us informed about snapshot of the practice of landscape architecture in Connecticut today (at least
the more technical side of our pro- among Connecticut ASLA members). The data are based on a 20% return from
fession, and its success will depend CTASLA members polled in November 1996 (thanks to those who completed
on your contributions. Because many surveys!).
of you also commented on the use of
computers in our offices, we are also About our firms/practices: 64% of respondents are self-employed; 64% have
adding a regular feature on this five employees or fewer in firm, while 23% have over 11 in firm; 68% of re-
timely subject. spondents have been in practice over 11 years.

Please let me know if you have Licensure: 77% of respondents are licensed in Connecticut.
any suggestions for articles, or com-
ments, either positive or negative - Where we're located: The two largest clusters are in Fairfield County, 38%, and
we want to be responsive to you. You Hartford County, 33%.
may use the Chapter voice mail,
email, and the unglamorous U.S. Nature of our work: 84% of respondents do mostly Site Planning/Design or
mail or telephone. Let us know what Residential Design (split equally between the two); 61 % said they work as a
is on your mind. subcontractor to Architects/Engineers at least some of the time.

Thanks to all the contributors to About our clients: The largest group of clients, 41 %, are Private Individuals;
this issue, and best wishes to all of State/Municipal/Public Sector clients are next with 23%.
you for the New Year!
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GREENWAYS, continued from p. 7 way. The Cheshire section of the Farm-

ington Canal Greenway was the first

to get residents to take a proprietary in- bikeway in Connecticut funded under NEW HAVEN AND NORTHAMPTON
terest in the greenway, in hopes that !STEA, and was recognized in 1996 by
they will use and watch over it. the Federal Highway Administration as DAILY

\ Greenways are usually funded both one of the country's best 25 projects en- CANAL BOAT LINE,
\ locally and by the federal government. hanced by ISTEA money. AND
STEAMBOAT TO CHEAPSIDE.
Towns or municipalities typically raise Greenways are more than corridors

20 percent of the expenses, which can of open space, and need to be treated as

come from general funds , bond issues, more than strips of asphalt. They con-

corporate sponsors or even grant money nect people and places, preserve re-

from various sources. !STEA money is sources, provide quality space for recre-

used for the other 80 percent, but the ation, and could be venues for art. They

future of this type of funding is in seri- can educate people about the history of

ous jeopardy of being cut off by Con- a place, which potentially makes travel- ,._e,~!~!! ~[!~~,.~e,~~';:;:"r:,~~~!!:~.!.o:!.1•!~~!.~~!e!~~•~~nN~
gress. Because of lack of funds, green- ing down the path more interesting and
Uau -. 'llill &mo •I CbNpoid1 witb ... r.17 ..,,1 nr,\.ori17 i" 1M be.I dod. Ce.aa.t Iloata.

ways are often built one section at a meaningful. Convincing people that a '='"
time, as the money becomes available. greenway is a great thing can be chal-
In addition, a lot of pro bono work is lenging, especially when they have a This 1845 advertisement is notable in that it
done to get a greenway project under- "not in my backyard" attitude. But it can combines the canal boat, the steamboat and
be done. Who knows, maybe some of
the doubters will write their own text for

signage concerning what they think is the train. At the time, the canal boat was in its
important about "their" greenway. twilight; two years later, the New Haven and
Northampton Canal Company would be taken
- Mara Eckerling is a recent over by the New Haven and Northampton
graduate of UMass and a member Railroad. The corridor now forms part of the

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Diana Balmori, ASLA, of New authored several books, including Tran-
Haven, was selected last fall as sitory Gardens, Uprooted Lives and Re-
one of six finalists for the National designing the American Lawn, both
published by Yale Univ. Press in 1993.
World War II Battle Monument to be
The other finalists were: Brian
Drawing of World War II Memorial entry, built on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Ambroziak, a graduate student in the
by John Picard of Balmori Associates. The six finalists, chosen from more than Princeton University School of Archi-
400 who submitted entries in a national tecture; Bernard J. Wulff and William
C. Jackson of RTKL Associates, Inc.,
competition, each received $75,000 to Washington, D.C.; Rafael Vinoly,
FAIA, of Rafael Vinoly Architects, PC,
develop their visions into detailed de- New York; and Marion Weiss and
Michael Manfredi of Weiss/Manfredi
Editor's note: this article was signs. In January, the American Battle Architects, New York.
adapted from an announcement in Monuments Commission named archi-
The memorial, to be sited on a 7.4-
the October 1996 issue of Land. tect Friedrich St. Florian, former dean of acre rectangular area between the Lin-
coln Memorial and the Washington
the Rhode Island School Monument, will recognize World War II
as the defining event of the 20th cen-
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REINFORCED TURF, continued from p. 9 In a landmark decision, the U.S. Dept. of Interior stated:

wouldn't park here at first, even though there were stripes o "We have concluded that both wood fiber and rubber
painted in athletic field paint. Who parks on the grass?
matting may be accessible... "
So the mall staff flagged people into and out of the area.
Reinforced turf is best used for no more than thirty days a o "...gravel, wood chips, or sand... are neither firm nor
year. This is the second year of use, and so far it has held up.
The last holiday season was hard on the turf. The ground was stable, nor can they...be considered slip resistant."
not frozen as is normal during the holiday season, but only mi-
nor repairs to the turf were needed. However, there will be o ''.We have distinguished between wood fiber and
more traffic in the area once the new addition to the mall is
opened in the fall of this year. So there is some question wood chips... " (Fi bar System~ safety surfaces are
whether the turf can handle this increased volume of shoppers. wood fiber, not chips.)

Using reinforced turf in low traffic parking areas is a cre- Conclusion: Wood fiber and rubber matting are the
ative way to solve many problems. Michael Cegan, of Richter,
Cegan and Webb, says that this is a good example of land- only surfaces that meet Government requirements. And
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For those of you new to the Internet, a vast world of in-
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to explain all this here, let me just say, it's easier and less
325 Hancock Avenue complicated than you think. Let me also say that just when
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Bridgeport, Connecticut which throws in a monkey wrench. But don ' t let.that stop
you ... the benefits of the Internet are well worth the effort.
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Our home page is CTASLA's front door to Cyberville.
From 1-95 Traveling South: From 1-95 Traveling North: Everyone who first visits us will see the information on this
Exit 26, Wordin Avenue. Exit26, Wordin Avenue. Turn page first. From this page, users are provided pertinent
Traffic Light at end of ramp. left off ramp under highway. "links" to other web sites of interest or to the other "pages"
Go straight through Iight on which belong to CTASLA. Currently, our external link list
Cherry Street. Take 2nd left Take immediate left onto includes an environmental web site and the ASLA national
onto Hancock Ave. Go under Cherry Street. Take 2nd left web site.
highway to O & G on right. onto Hancock Ave. Go under
highway to O & G on right. Our link to the environmental web site offers its own
links to a vast amount of environmentally related industries
which may be pertinent to our profession. As a side note,
CTASLA is listed on the environmental web site so other
users of this site will be able to contact us.

Use our web site to find out information about our Ex-
ecutive Board and Chapter events. Our CTASLA News
page contains news about current statewide and regional
events. The 1996 Design Awards winners are featured with
their projects along with jury's comments.

While our site is primarily designed for CTASLA mem-
bers, non-member surfers will be able to view our site; fur-
ther adding visibility to landscape architecture. Our web site
provides a dynamic environment. As a result, the Executive
Board will be considering new features to add that will
make our site more comprehensive and useful. We will also
welcome any suggestions and comments you may have. Re-
member, this is a tool to primarily serve our membership.

And if all this isn't enough, we now have an email ad-
dress, too: [email protected]. If you or your company have
an email address of your own, please contact us. In the fu-
ture, we intend to utilize email to reach our membership in
much the same way as with our paper publications.

Please check out our web site with any browser. Re-
member, any comments or suggestions for future articles
are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact
Douglas Reich at (203) 452-0797 or at our email address:
[email protected].

- Doug Reich is a landscape architect at
Jack Curtis & Associates, Inc.

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