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Chapter Office Will Be Closed On May 27, 2013May 27 (all-day)
The WASLA Chapter Office will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.
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May29Wed
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Free Landscape Irrigation Training in English or Spanish – May 29th and 30th @ North Seattle Community College8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Free Landscape Irrigation Trainings
Presented by the Saving Water Partnership
Wednesday, May 29 (English) and Thursday, May 30 (Spanish)North Seattle Community College (*different location than previous events), Seattle, WA
Register online with Brown Paper Tickets at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/378451
Registration Deadline is May 27
Free—Irrigation Basics & Valve Troubleshooting
May 29, 2013—Wednesday (English) 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Basics of irrigation systems (proper layout, new technologies, repair and troubleshooting), scheduling (simple techniques for developing and checking irrigation schedules), and mechanics (electrical troubleshooting and mechanical problems). Training includes Basic Irrigation Principles, Valve troubleshooting, and Scheduling in 15 Minutes books.
Free—Principios Básico de Riego y Diagnostico de Fallas en Válvulas
May 30, 2013—Thursday (Spanish)—8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Fundamentos de los sistemas de riego (diseño adecuado, las nuevas tecnologías, reparación y solución de problemas), Horarios de riego (técnicas sencillas para el desarrollo y control de los programas de riego) y operación de válvulas (solución de problemas eléctricos y problemas mecánicos). Entrenamiento incluye manuales de Principios Básicos de Riego, Diagnostico de Fallas en Válvulas, y Horarios de Riego en 15 Minutos.
*Trainings in room CC1161, first floor, CC building, southwest corner.
Lunch not included—food service available on campus.
Free parking—a parking permit will be sent with registration.
Questions? Contact Jenna Smith (206) 684-5955, jenna.smith@seattle.gov
Hope to see you there!
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Jun14Fri
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LARE Section 4 June 14-16, 2013 @ LaQuinta Inn and Suites8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Landscape Architect Registration Examination Preparatory Courses
Grading, Drainage & Construction Documentation
Section 4
June 14-16, 2013Freeman & Jewell
Landscape Architecture
1422 Peralta Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702Freeman & Jewell Landscape Architecture is once again offering our popular series of preparatory courses for candidates taking the Landscape Architect Registration Examination. The courses are offered three times each year in Northern California, usually four to eight weeks prior to the examination dates. Our classes have attracted students from 45 states, five Canadian provinces, Puerto Rico, and The District of Columbia.
Note: All of our classes are current with the new 2012 exam format, and are updated every six months.
“I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the support and resources that you provide to aid in preparing for the LARE. I passed A, B, & D on the first try! I also attended the review course that you taught at N.C. State University last May for section E and I passed on the first try! The only sec- tion that I did not utilize your resources for was C, and guess what? It took me two tries for that one (passed on the second). That’s what I get for straying from a proven preparation system! Thanks again for providing such a valuable service for such a tough exam.”
— Adam Southwell, Holly Springs, NC“Just wanted you to know I passed both Sections (C&E) . Thanks so much for the courses, those were KEY, I’m sure of it. Great to have that done and in the past! Have a great autumn.”
— Jesse Young, Denver, CO Spr 12“The technical & practical information was great but also learning what to expect from the exam and how to handle it was very valuable. I had failed sec- tion E before, took your prep course, took Section E again and passed. I credit your class for my success the second time.”
— Scott Lynch, Claremore, OKGrading, Drainage & Construction Documentation:
Section 4 Bootcamp
Landscape Architects Registration Examination
Through lecture, group discussion, and practice exercises, this intensive three day course focuses on preparing students to take Section 4: of the Landscape Architects Registration Examination. This course includes a look at what material is typically covered on the exam and strategy tips on the new advanced item types. The course will include a short refresher on the fundamentals of grading and drainage. We will focus on building and reinforcing skills essential to successfully completing sec- tion 4 of the LARE. Each student will receive a course syllabus containing approxi- mately 400 pages of information pertinent to Section 4, including a minimum of 28 grading and drainage advanced item type problems, and 100 test questions. Lectures, practice tests, practice exercises, question and answer sessions are part of the class.
The program includes
- Overview of the Exam including question formats
- Exam Preparation Techniques
- Practical Techniques for Solving the new Advanced Type Problems Grading Principles
- Foundation Systems and Setting Finish Floors
- Interpretation of Soil Maps and Reports
- Watershed Planning
- Accessibility Requirements
- Roadway Grading
- Vision Cone Problem Solving
- Effects of Urbanization on Watersheds
- Storm Drainage and Stormwater Management Principles
- Elements, Functions and Design of Storm Water Ponds and Dams Construction Documents
- Specifications
- Sedimentation and Erosion Control
- Stormwater Computations
- Selection of Construction Materials
- Construction Detailing
- Structural Considerations
- Irrigation Systems
“I want to thank you for your great teaching. I don’t know how I could have passed without taking your classes. They enabled me to pass each exam on the first try. I couldn’t have done it without all the tricks and tips you gave us.”
— Phoebe Mc Cormick, Berkeley, CAInstructor
Ray Freeman, is a principal of Freeman & Jewell Landscape Architecture and has more than 35 years of experience as a Landscape Architect. His specialty areas include site planning, layout and grading plans, sedimentation control, storm drainage and storm water management design, pond design, environmental permitting, and construction detailing. Mr. Freeman has taught this section of the LARE review since the Spring of 2000. He also taught grading and drainage in the Landscape Architecture program at the University of California at Berkeley between 1995-1999 and currently teaches Site Engineering for Landscape Architects at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and Design in Detail: Landscape Materials at UC Berkeley.
Date, Time and Location
June 14-16, 2013.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 8:30 am-6:30 pm.
Location: LaQuinta Inn and Suites, 920 University Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94702.
A map and directions will be furnished upon enrollment.Each Participant will need to bring the following supplies
- Engineers scale
- Parallel glider or portable drafting board
- Adjustable triangle and small 45 & 30/60 triangles
- Drafting tape
- Pencils or leadholders and erasers
- Highlighter
- Calculator with square root capability
- 12-inch roll of tracing paper
- Notepad
“The structure of the course, and the instruction offered by Ray were top notch. He is an expert on taking this exam and grading work, and is able to break down this complicated subject for his students better than anyone I have encountered to date. Everyone in the class received personal attention and assistance, and I cannot sing his praises enough! The quality and depth this workshop covered far exceeded my expectations, and I will be sure to tell everyone I know how wonderful it was. I think this workshop helped me a hundred-fold in being prepared for the exam.”— Stephanie Coble, Raleigh, NC
“I’m happy to report that your review course was exactly what I needed to finally get past Section E of the exam. Further proof of the benefit of your review course is found in comparing my various results on section E the four times that I had to take it. I had never passed more than a single vignette on section E. So the awesome turn around I managed this time was great.”— Justin Ware, Stockton, CA
For More Information
Check Out the Event Flyer
For specific information or questions,
E-mail (this is the preferred method for contact) Rayfreeman3@comcast.net.
Phone (510) 528-0375.
You may also fax questions to this number. Please leave an e-mail address for replies.
Registration Deadlines
Enroll early! Class size is limited to a firm maximum of 28 in each session. The following deadlines have been set for registra- tion:
- June 14-16 Class: June 1, 2013.
- June 28-30 Class: June 15, 2013.
Registration applications which are postmarked after the deadline for registration will be charged an additional $25.00.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Classes may be cancelled or rescheduled due to circumstances beyond our control. In the event a class is cancelled, a full refund will be made for that class.
If your plans change and you will not be able to attend a class for which you have registered, a refund (less a $75 processing fee) will be given if the cancellation notice is received by the relevant registration deadlines given above. Cancellations after the deadline will be charged $100.00.
About the location
La Quinta Inn and Suites is located on University Avenue, just a few blocks from I- 80. It is a five minute walk from Aquatic Park and less than 5 blocks from the 4th street commercial district. Overnight accomodations include an outdoor pool, fit- ness room, business, center, and complimentary continental breakfast. The rooms have free wi-fi. Off street parking is free to all attendees. Quoted room rates are approximately $100/night which includes tax. The facility is 12 blocks from the North Berkeley BART Station and less than 4 blocks from the Berkeley Amtrak Station.
To Register:
Complete the form and mail it to
Freeman & Jewell Landscape Architecture
1422 Peralta Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702Fees
Course fees are as follows:
- June 14-16 Class, Section 4 : $450
- June 28-30 Class, Section 3: $425
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ASLA Oregon Chapter Symposium and Design Charrette10:00 am – 5:00 pm
ASLA Oregon Chapter is pleased to announce our 2013 Symposium and Design Charrette event to be held June 14th and 15th in Portland, Oregon:
THE NATURE OF SPACE
WITH PRESENTING SPONSOR
landscapeformsAND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
David AlumbaughThe nature of space is fundamental to how we design, interpret and plan our living environments. This symposium seeks to address current trends, issues and research on transformative spaces, adaptive reuse, spatial planning in landscape ecology, urban interventions and evolving issues related to how we perceive and interact with the environment.
For more information please vistit: http://www.aslaoregon.org/events/articles/symposium
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Jun28Fri
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LARE Section 3 June 28-30, 2013 @ LaQuinta Inn and Suites8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Landscape Architect Registration Examination Preparatory Courses
Design
Section 3
June 28-30, 2013Freeman & Jewell
Landscape Architecture
1422 Peralta Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702Freeman & Jewell Landscape Architecture is once again offering our popular series of preparatory courses for candidates taking the Landscape Architect Registration Examination. The courses are offered three times each year in Northern California, usually four to eight weeks prior to the examination dates. Our classes have attracted students from 45 states, five Canadian provinces, Puerto Rico, and The District of Columbia.
Note: All of our classes are current with the new 2012 exam format, and are updated every six months.
“I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the support and resources that you provide to aid in preparing for the LARE. I passed A, B, & D on the first try! I also attended the review course that you taught at N.C. State University last May for section E and I passed on the first try! The only sec- tion that I did not utilize your resources for was C, and guess what? It took me two tries for that one (passed on the second). That’s what I get for straying from a proven preparation system! Thanks again for providing such a valuable service for such a tough exam.”
— Adam Southwell, Holly Springs, NC“Just wanted you to know I passed both Sections (C&E) . Thanks so much for the courses, those were KEY, I’m sure of it. Great to have that done and in the past! Have a great autumn.”
— Jesse Young, Denver, CO Spr 12“The technical & practical information was great but also learning what to expect from the exam and how to handle it was very valuable. I had failed sec- tion E before, took your prep course, took Section E again and passed. I credit your class for my success the second time.”
— Scott Lynch, Claremore, OKDesign
Section 3 Bootcamp
Through lecture, group discussion, and practice test, this intensive three day course focuses on preparing students to take Section 3: Design of the LARE.
Students will be exposed to fundamentals of planning and design related skills nec- essary to pass this section, and problem solving techniques applied to example tests. Each student will receive a course syllabus containing approximately 285 pages of information pertinent to Section 3 of the LARE. There will be a minimum of 17 design advanced item type problems and approximately 170 test questions in the section 3 syllabus.
The program includes
- Question Formats
- Planning standards used in the Design section Typical types of problems encountered in Section 3 Social Factors in Design
- Site Analysis and Programming
- Vehicular and Pedestrian Circulation Systems
- Site Planning
- Accessibility Requirements
- Implications of scale in using LARE design standards Basic Design Principles
- Site Design Principles
- Resource Conservation and Management
- Floodplains and Wetlands
- Graphic Communication
- Surveying Standards
- Grading Conventions
- Cut and Fill Calculations
- Principles of Stormwater Managment
- Circulation System Design
- Roadway Design Principles
- Noise Attenuation
- Lighting Systems
Students will complete short timed tests covering basic skills required in planning and site design. Lectures on topics tested by the exam and encountered in professional practice will be given each day.
Date, Time and Location
June 28-30, 2013.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 8:30am-6:00pm.
Location: LaQuinta Inn and Suites, 920 University Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94702.
A map and directions will be furnished upon enrollment.Each Participant will need to bring the following supplies
- Engineers scale
- Parallel glider or portable drafting board
- Adjustable triangle and small 45 & 30/60 triangles
- Circle templates
- Drafting tape
- Pencils or leadholders and erasers
- Highlighter
- Calculator with square root capability
- 12-inch roll of tracing paper
- Notepad
- Scissors and several 8.5×11 sheets of stiff vellum
For More Information
Check Out the Event Flyer
For specific information or questions,
E-mail (this is the preferred method for contact) Rayfreeman3@comcast.net.
Phone (510) 528-0375.
You may also fax questions to this number. Please leave an e-mail address for replies.
Registration Deadlines
Enroll early! Class size is limited to a firm maximum of 28 in each session. The following deadlines have been set for registra- tion:
- June 14-16 Class: June 1, 2013.
- June 28-30 Class: June 15, 2013.
Registration applications which are postmarked after the deadline for registration will be charged an additional $25.00.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Classes may be cancelled or rescheduled due to circumstances beyond our control. In the event a class is cancelled, a full refund will be made for that class.
If your plans change and you will not be able to attend a class for which you have registered, a refund (less a $75 processing fee) will be given if the cancellation notice is received by the relevant registration deadlines given above. Cancellations after the deadline will be charged $100.00.
About the location
La Quinta Inn and Suites is located on University Avenue, just a few blocks from I- 80. It is a five minute walk from Aquatic Park and less than 5 blocks from the 4th street commercial district. Overnight accomodations include an outdoor pool, fit- ness room, business, center, and complimentary continental breakfast. The rooms have free wi-fi. Off street parking is free to all attendees. Quoted room rates are approximately $100/night which includes tax. The facility is 12 blocks from the North Berkeley BART Station and less than 4 blocks from the Berkeley Amtrak Station.
To Register:
Complete the form and mail it to
Freeman & Jewell Landscape Architecture
1422 Peralta Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702Fees
Course fees are as follows:
- June 14-16 Class, Section 4 : $450
- June 28-30 Class, Section 3: $425
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