Landscape Architects to Give Free Walking Tour of Forest Park
Join the St Louis Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) as it celebrates National Landscape Architecture Month during April. The featured event will be a walking tour of some of the most influential projects happening in Forest Park, St Louis’ pride and joy. Come meet members from many St Louis Landscape Architecture firms and enjoy a Saturday in the park. We’ll be focusing the tour on the recently established masterplan for the park, newly refurbished Grand Basin, Post Dispatch Lake, scenic Art Hill, historic Horman K Plebstein Municipal Golf Course, and Lindell Pavilion/the Visitors Center. National Landscape Architecture Month – “Discover Careers in Landscape Architectureâ€
Where: Meet at the Visitors Center/Lindell Pavilion in Forest Park (see map)
When: 11:00am on Saturday, April 14 (rain date is Saturday, April 21 – 11:00am)
Cost: FREE!!!!
About ASLA
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 16,500 members. ASLA promotes the landscape architecture profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education, communication, and fellowship.
About St. Louis ASLA
The St Louis Chapter of ASLA represents the Eastern half of Missouri and is responsible for the promotion and legislation of our profession in the St Louis Region. Partnering associations include the Missouri Association of Landscape Architects (MALA) and Western Missouri/East Kansas Prairie Gateway Chapter.
I must wonder if this group had anything to do with the proposed plan a fw mponths back for the Pavillion and its winding handicapped ramps that were so, so not historic blending.
Norman K. Probstein Community Golf Course And Youth Learning Center in Forest Park
Sorry for the above comment. I should have learned by now not to blog every simplistic and unwanted idea that pops into my head. I now realize that ASLA is a professional organization composed of all walks of landscape architects / people that are not associated with any one firm or designer. I also realized that there is no historic basis for new ADA legislation and that handicap ramps will inherently never fully blend with historic architecture. I can be a real loser… I apologize to anyone who has wasted their time reading my blogs.