25th Apr2010

Bioregional Coverage

by Jason King

I’m pleased to announce that in addition to my Oregon Landscape Architecture license (#537), I am now officially licensed to practice in the State of Washington (#1185) and now California (#5619), giving full bioregional coverage for the West Coast.

Why does this matter?  For me it is tied to an intimate knowledge of the Cascadia bioregion encompassing the contiguous temperate coastal rainforest ecosystem that spans from Northern California to the tip of Alaska.  This watershed based approach to delineation of space is a counterpoint to the hard-line political boundaries determined through a cultural lens.  Understand ecosystems means blurring the boundaries between places that don’t stop at site boundaries or city limits, but continue on through ecological flows of materials.  This is the essence of a new form of landscape architecture.

Category : announcements, business, environmental, planning, projects
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29th Mar2010

Starting & Running Your Own Design Shop

by Jason King

ASLA Oregon presents the next in a series of events presented by the Student and Emerging Professionals Group  (more info) .  I’ll be discussing some of the ins and outs of the recent startup of TERRA.fluxus, along with some other local landscape professionals.  The event is happening on Tuesday, March 30th from 5:30-6:30pm and will be held at  Group Mackenzie (1515 SE Water Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, Oregon 97214).

Come hear from our panel of Pacific Northwest LA professionals who have set out on their own – Jason King, Jesse Stemmler, Gavin Younie & Erin Muir…

Invite friends. Bring your notepad + business cards: leave with new knowledge + new contacts. ASLA will provide snacks and beverages.

http://www.terrafluxus.com/
http://stemmlerdesign.blogspot.com/
http://www.outdoorscenerydesign.com/
http://www.erinjmuir.com/

Category : announcements, business, community, landscape
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12th Mar2010

BEST Awards Jury

by Jason King

I am honored to be on the judging panel for the BEST Awards for 2010, celebrating ‘Business for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow’.  The program, which has been giving out awards since 1993, “…is a partnership of city and regional government programs and energy utilities, including the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland Water Bureau, Metro, Pacific Power, Portland Development Commission and Portland General Electric.”

There is no shortage of green business leaders in Portland, and the BEST Awards aims to celebrate and shine the spotlight on these: “Portland area companies demonstrating excellence in business practices that promote social equity, economic growth and environmental benefits.”

This years roster of candidates is no exception, with a difficult task at hand to select winners in the range of categories:

  • BEST Practices for Sustainability: Very Small, Small, Medium and Large companies
  • Sustainable Products or Services
  • Green Building
  • Sustainable Food Systems

Our jury is meeting next week to make final determinations, and this years winners will be announced at the   BEST Awards Breakfast, which takes place on April 20th this year. For ticket information click here.

  • Date: Tuesday April 20, 2010
  • Time: 7:30 – 9:30am (doors open at 7am)
  • Location: Hilton Portland and Executive Towers, Grand Ballroom
  • Keynote: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of Green For All
Category : business, community, food, portland, sustainability
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