Connecticut landscape architecture - CTASLA

Water should be a major focus. Wherewetlands were the focus of the last decade, waterquality is the next place for our profession tomake a difference. We should try to keep paceor get ahead of civil engineering in areas likestormwater design and evolving trends like raingardens and other forms of low-impact development.Bringing creativity and design to theseenvironmental initiatives can set us apart.How has involvement in ASLA helped toadvance your career?At the local, state, and national level, thereis no greater advocate for our profession thanASLA. Early in my career when I told someonethat I was a landscape architect, I honestly feltthat they thought I had a lawn mower in thetrunk of my car. We have come a very long waysince then, and the praise goes to the ASLAorganization and all the people who volunteertheir time to the profession. At the state level, Ibelieve the Design Awards program initiated byTom Tavella has been a great marketing asset toour firm. I’m sure that Tom will be a remarkableleader for our profession as the new President ofthe American Society of Landscape Architects.Westport Country HouseYour career has been marked by many notablemilestones, Wes…Election to the 2012 Class of Fellows iscertainly a great honor and at the top of the list.— Interview by W. Phillips Barlow, ASLAASLA Fellows from theConnecticut ChapterPeter G. Rolland, FASLA Class of 1982Dean Adams Johnson, FASLA Class of 1983E. Robert Gregan, FASLA Class of 1987Rudy J. Favretti, FASLA Class of 1992Vincent C. McDermott, FASLA Class of 1997Shavaun Towers, FASLA Class of 1998Jack Curtis, FASLA Class of 2000Dickson F. DeMarche, FASLA Class of 2005Keith E. Simpson, FASLA Class of 2007Thomas R. Tavella, FASLA, LEED AP Class of 2008Gary T. Sorge, FASLA, AICP Class of 2009Whitney A. Talcott, FASLA, LEED AP Class of 2010Susan Cohen, FASLA Class of 2010Susan Child, FASLA Class of 2011L. Wesley Stout, FASLA, AICP, LEED AP Class of 201235