6 July 2013

Starr Whitehouse reveals its concept design for a new park at New Rochelle’s Echo Bay.

Starr Whitehouse applauds Mayor Bloomberg’s release of A Stronger, More Resilient New York , as well as the talented minds from both the public and private sectors that generated this forward-looking response to coastal risk management and climate change. The report highlights climate analysis, addresses infrastructure and built environment issues, and defines action plans for coastal defense, community rebuilding, and economic recovery. Starr Whitehouse is honored to have contributed to the Staten Island and Southern Manhattan sections of the report.

ASLA-NY President Laura Starr and her partners Stephen Whitehouse and Jeffrey Poor host the ASLA-NY Emerging Professionals’ Open Studio.

President Laura Starr, President-elect Nette Compton, Trustee Adrian Smith, and Executive Director Kathy Shea of the ASLA-NY travel to Washington, D.C. to meet with the New York congressional delegation. They urged their Capitol Hill representatives to (1) pass new legislation that promotes the use of green infrastructure for stormwater management, (2) pass a national Safe and Complete Street policy, and (3) pass legislation to rehabilitate existing and develop new community parks and recreational facilities. Following their visit, members of the NYSCLA will meet with the New York State legislature as part of Lobby Day.

Laura Starr addresses the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Department of Landscape Architecture. Her lecture, titled “Wild for the City: Creating & Sustaining Urban Nature” discusses New York’s urban landscape and its role in city growth and protection from major storms. Read about the event in the Rutgers student newspaper.

Starr Whitehouse displays designs from Bushwick Inlet Park and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway Enhancement Study at The Horticultural Society as part of “Currents in Green Infrastructure: Designs for a Sustainable New York City.” The exhibit is sponsored by the ASLA-NY in honor of Landscape Architecture Month.

Starr Whitehouse wins a 2013 ASLA-NY Design Honor Award for its work on Bushwick Inlet Park. Designs from the project will be on view, along with those of other winners, from April 1 through April 20 at the Center for Architecture. Read about the award-winning projects in Dwell.