by Courtney Landoll, PLA, LEED AP

Happy Holidays everyone! At the conclusion of the Conference on Landscape Architecture, my term as President officially ended and I passed the gavel to our new President Hollie Colony. For those of you who don’t know, Hollie is an Associate at Urban Design Partners in Charlotte and a former NCASLA Section Chair. Hollie not only brings NCASLA experience to the table, she brings compassion, dedication and a passion for the profession to the role. Please join me in welcoming Hollie to the helm!

While I will remain on the Executive Committee for the next year, I wanted to take a moment to share what we have accomplished together over the last year and what an unusual year it has been!

by Sahar Teymouri, ASLA

This past year, which brought many changes to our daily personal and professional life at EPC, we had the pleasure to start this initiative at our NC Chapter. The EPC benefits from every committee member whose passion and dedication make these committee events a place for everyone to gather, network, and learn from each other.

Many of you have said that you are stretched a little thin with ASLA Nashville travel and events, as well as the Thanksgiving holiday coming up. So, we’re giving you a little bit of extra time to finish your NCASLA 2022 Conference on Landscape Architecture proposals.

Submit your proposal via our online form before 11:59 PM on Friday, December 3.

NCASLA Charlotte Section and the Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) will host a Movie Night at Petty Thieves Brewing Company on October 27 at 4:430 PM. This event is free for all participants; just let us know if you will attend by registering here.

Many thanks to Maglin Site Furniture for sponsoring this event.

Planning for the 2022 NCASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture is well underway, and it looks like we’ll be finding our way back to where we intended to convene prior to the pandemic this coming May in Wilmington.

Join NCSU’s department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning for PARK(ing) Day 2021 on Centennial Campus! Come enjoy lunch or an after work social hour in an upcycled park installation designed by graduate landscape architecture students, and learn more about the importance of reducing the use of single-use plastics.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 27, 2021, from 4:30-7:00 PM for the Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) Movie Night in Charlotte. Stay tuned for more details to come, and make sure to register for the event.

For all who submitted for NCASLA Awards this spring, we apologize that the wait for word has been a long one. Award winners have been notified and we are working diligently in the face of ever-changing COVID restrictions to bring to you a proper celebration of those winning firms, project work, and individuals and their efforts.

We are always looking for those of you who would like to be more involved with the state chapter and who are looking for ways to get introduced to the types of volunteer service that members can offer and that we on the Chapter Executive Committee appreciate so very much. If the itch to serve has found its way into your psyche, please let us know and we can put that energy to good use as a part of our Conference and Awards Committee.

NCASLA is issuing a Call for Proposals for conference that takes place from May 19-21, 2022 at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington, NC. We invite landscape architects, academics, allied professionals and vendors to the profession to submit proposals that fit this year’s conference theme. Please submit your proposal via our online form by midnight, November 19, 2021.