The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the selection of Thomas L. Berger for induction into its Council of Fellows, among the highest honors the Society confers each year.
Members of the ASLA Council of Fellows are recognized for their extraordinary work, leadership, knowledge, and service to the profession over a sustained period of time. The new Fellows will be formally inducted during the ASLA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis on Saturday, October 7, 2006, and will thereafter use the suffix “FASLA” after their names, denoting recognition of their achievements by their peers.
A group of designers from TBP recently submitted an entry for the International GreenStop Design Competition in California’s Central Valley. The sponsors (CALTRANS, The Great Valley Center, AIA-California Council and other private organizations) organized an international design competition for an existing highway rest stop with the goal of serving as a pilot project to create a new model for a self sustainable, off the grid road stop that could be replicated elsewhere in the state.
The team, including Jan Satterthwaite, Jonathan Morley, Maziar Sahihi, Jason Henry, Katie Bang, Marin Djork, Rachael Watland, Dave Knight, Andy Mitton and Karen Bech, began the process by holding a design charette to brainstorm ideas. After a few weeks of follow-up design, research and debate, the team held a vote to democratically arrive at consensus before heading into production of the competition entry. After many hours of work and a great collaboration, the team submittied ‘Echoing Nature’ as a visionary model of sustainability and regional identity for California’s Central Valley GreenStop. The team is looking forward to seeing the other entries posted on the project website and short-listed finalists.
Steve Shea, president and Tom Berger, founding partner were recent guest lecturers for a University of Washington Landscape Architecture Professional Practive class taught by associate professor Julie Johnson. Tom and Steve’s presentation included a realistic look at day-to-day business practices blended with a brief history of the The Berger Partnership, PS.
