College of Design Students and Faculty Win Awards at NCASLA
Students, faculty and alumni attended the NCASLA Conference in Asheville, receiving multiple awards and presenting to professionals from across the state.
The North Carolina chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NCASLA) held its 2024 conference in Asheville, NC on June 5-7, 2024. The theme for the 2024 conference was “Elevate,” which examined the idea of scaling new heights, including topics related to differing factors that join to create innovative and diverse solutions. Topics included projects and processes that promote collaboration, environmental justice and social and economic resiliency for local communities.
The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning sponsored fourteen Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) students in the College of Design to attend the event, including SASLA president, Drake Bruner (student chapter of ASLA.) The conference kicked off with keynote speaker and ASLA CEO Torey Carter Conneen who celebrated landscape architecture as a STEM discipline and announced the 125th anniversary of the ASLA Society to be celebrated in Washington, DC this fall.
Awards:
Honor Award: Raleigh Iron Works
Stephen Faber, professional faculty member and senior project manager at Stewart, won an honor award in the general design category for Raleigh Iron Works.
Merit Award: House in a Garden
Benjamin Monette, professional faculty member and president of Mud, an award-winning landscape architecture firm based in Raleigh, won a merit award in the residential design category for House in a Garden.
Merit Award: Goldsboro Community Floodprint
The Coastal Dynamics Design Lab won a merit award in the analysis and planning category for the Goldsboro Community Floodprint.
Contributing faculty and students include: Madalyn Baldwin, Marybeth Campeau, Andy Fox, Travis Klondike and Evan Holliday.
Recognition Award: Historic Resilience Primer: Resilient Strategies
The Coastal Dynamics Design Lab won a recognition award in the communications category for their work, “Historic Resilience Primer: Resilient Strategies.”
Contributing faculty and students include: Madalyn Baldwin, Marybeth Campeau, Andy Fox, Claire Henkel, Megan Hester, Lauren Joca and Sara Queen.
Student Awards:
Award of Excellence: On the Edge: A Climate Adaptive Park for the Battleship NC Memorial
Students Marguerite Kroening and Stella Wang won an award of excellence in the general design category for their project, “On the Edge: A Climate Adaptive Park for the Battleship NC Memorial.”
Faculty advisors: Andrew Fox, FASLA, David Hill, FAIA
The fluid nature of the tides coexists with the pavilion structure, floating on buoyancy barrels. The adaptability allows the pavilion to move in time. Image Credit: Maggie Kroening
Recognition Award: Nurture/Nature: Fostering Equitable Collaborations
The Design + Build studio, led by faculty member Carla Delcambre, won a recognition award in the general design category for their work at Tarboro High School. The project is titled “Nurture/Nature: Fostering Equitable Collaborations.”
Contributing faculty and students include: Carla Delcambre, Spencer Stone, William Stanton, Hannah Abaldo, Sami Allen, Gretchen Caverly, Alex Craig, Eric Derstine, Christine Dunn, Katherine Gottsegen, Micah Holdsworth, Sarah Hull, Angie Kealey, Charlotte Kennedy, Luma Kennedy, Katarina King, Julia Needham and Amy Rodio.
Recognition Award: The Role of Landscape Architecture in Supporting Central Appalachian Communities Impacted by Zombie Mountaintop Removal Coal Mines
Student Claire Henkel received a recognition award in the research category for her project, “The Role of Landscape Architecture in Supporting Central Appalachian Communities Impacted by Zombie Mountaintop Removal Coal Mines.”
Faculty advisor: Andrew Fox, FASLA
Presentations
Leslie Bartlebaugh and Travis Klondike: Connective Tissue: Landscape Architects as Facilitators of Community-Focused Climate Change Response
Leslie Bartlebaugh, PLA, ASLA, ISA Certified Arborist and extension specialist for the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab and Travis Klondike, ASLA, assistant research professor and associate director of the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab presented on “Connective Tissue: Landscape Architects as Facilitators of Community-Focused Climate Change Response.”
They shared processes implemented by the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab at NC State University to collaborate with a number of communities in rural North Carolina on resilience-building initiatives, focusing on filling personnel capacity gaps, providing site- and project-specific technical assistance, and pursuing and managing non-traditional funding streams to achieve community resilience goals.
Emily McCoy: Equity and Climate Justice: Site Design and Planning Perspectives from Three N.C. Communities (Asheville, Kinston, Raleigh)
Emily McCoy, professional faculty member and principal landscape architect at Design Workshop, participated in an opening panel discussion titled “Equity and Climate Justice: Site Design and Planning Perspectives from Three N.C. Communities.” Panelists shared lessons learned and strategies for community relationships, professional collaborations, planning methodologies, and design and engagement approaches. The session focused on site design, capacity-building, and park system planning projects from Raleigh, Kinston, and Asheville.
