| Erin Upton co-teaches at the NYBG | Erin Upton, Landscape designer and project manager is co-instructor at NYBG Spring 2010 Continuing Education Classes. Read more: “Erin Upton is Co-instructor at NYBG’s Horticultural Therapy Garden Design for Special Populations” | |
| Dirtworks, PC mentioned in Register-Star article | Dirtworks, PC is mentioned for its sensitivity to design and sustainability. Register-Star details: Camphill.pdf. | |
| David Kamp at the "Architecture for Health" Visiting Lecture Series | Texas A&M University College of Architecture presents this Spring semester's "Architecture for Health" Visiting Lecture Series with David Kamp, FASLA, LF and Principal of Dirtworks, PC as speaker. Read more: Nature and Human Nature.pdf | |
| Dirtworks, PC Staff Member Hans Hesselein Promoted to Associate | Dirtworks, PC is pleased to announce the promotion of Hans Hesselein, LEED AP to Associate. Read more Dirtworks Staff Member Promotion.pdf | |
Dirtworks, PC, wins 2010 ASLANY Merit Award |
Dirtworks, PC, was awarded the 2010 Merit Award given by American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter (ASLA-NY) for the Joel Schnaper Memorial Garden at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center. Read more Schnaper Garden ASLANY Merit Award.pdf | |
| David Kamp at the New York Botanical Garden Lecture Series | NYBG Lecture Series presents “Four Landscape Design Portfolios 2009” with David Kamp as Speaker. Read more Four Landscape Design Portfolios 2009.pdf | |
| David Kamp in 2009 Sense of Place |  |
David Kamp, FASLA, LF Principal of Dirtworks, PC is one of five international speakers at the Sense of Place 2009 Conference from September 2-5 2009 to be held in Cornwall, UK. A returning speaker at this bi-annual conference, David Kamp will speak on "Connecting People and Place: A Design Perspective." Read more 2009 Sense of Place Conference.pdf |
Dirtworks, PC Staff Members Achieve |
Dirtworks, PC is pleased to announce that several members of its staff have earned LEED Professional Accreditation from the Green Building Certification Institution (GBCI). This designation distinguishes building professionals who possess the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED Certification process. Read more LEED Accreditation.pdf |
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| Dirtworks, PC Wins 2008 ASLANY Merit Award for Urban Aerie | Dirtworks, PC, was awarded the 2008 Merit Award given by American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter (ASLA-NY) for the Urban Aerie. |
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| David Kamp speaks at ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO |
David Kamp, FASLA, LF and Principal of Dirtworks, PC will speak at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO on October 5, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. David Kamp will speak at the popular “Inside the LA Studio with Dirtworks, PC.” Read more in 2008 ASLA Inside the LA Studio.pdf | |
| Dirtworks, PC receives 2008 ASLA Honor Award in Residential Design | Dirtworks, PC won the 2008 Honor Award in Residential Design given by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The Beach House in Amagansett, New York was chosen from a select group of projects worldwide. Read more in 2008 ASLA Honor Award.pdf | |
| Dirtworks, PC receives 2008 BSA / AIA New York Housing Design Award Citation | Dirtworks, PC was part of the design team that received the 2008 Boston Society of Architects / AIA New York Housing Design Award Citation for the Student Residence Hall (New York City) for Teacher’s College at Columbia University. Read more in 2008 BSA Design Citation.pdf | |
| Dirtworks, PC receives Special Design Commendation from the British Holistic Medical Association | Dirtworks, PC Landscape Architecture received a special design commendation given by the British Holistic Medical Association (BHMA). The Elizabeth & Nona Evans Restorative Garden, one of two international entries, was chosen from a select group of projects worldwide. Read more in 2008 BHMA Design Commendation.pdf | |
| Morai Helfen receives the 2008 ASLA Council of Fellows (COF) Scholarship | Morai Helfen, currently a summer intern at Dirtworks, PC, is one of two ASLA Student Affiliates selected as a 2008 ASLA Council of Fellows (COF) scholarship recipient. Read more in Morai Helfen.pdf | |
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Dirtworks, PC received the 2008 Design Citation Award from the American Association of School Administrators for the Science Center Courtyard and Outdoor Learning Environment at Keene State College. "A well designed and planned outdoor learning area that addressed the nature of the sciences studies and academic program of the school," described the AASA Awards jury, composed of the AASA and its co-partners, the American Institute of Architects and the Council of Education Facility Planners International. "A living laboratory with skillful adaptation of geological principles and use of materials to elevate awareness of surroundings, place of community, and the natural world," they added. Read more in: 2008 AASA.pdf. |
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Dirtworks, PC recognized in |
Dirtworks, PC is recognized in the 12th issue of DESIGN / Environments for Aging for the Life Enrichment Center in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The garden at the Life Enrichment Center has been described as a "...wonderful layering of spaces, with quiet seating near the building, more active gardening and social spaces in the middle, and the longer walking path with nicely unobtrusive perimeter fencing," by the jurors from the Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments (SAGE) and Long-Term Living magazine, co-sponsor. Read more in: 2008 DEFA.pdf |
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Dirtworks, PC Wins |
Dirtworks, PC, was awarded the 2007 Honor Award given by the American Society of Landscape Architects-New York Chapter. This is the second Honor award for Keene State College and for Dirtworks, PC, the first being the 2007 Honor Award in General Design from the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) / American Institute of Architects (AIA). Read more in: ASLANY.pdf. | |
| Dirtworks, PC wins 2007 ASLA-NY Chapter Merit Award |
Dirtworks, PC, received the 2007 Merit Award given by the American Society of Landscape Architects-New York Chapter. The jury chose Dirtworks, PC for its design of the beach House in Long island, New York. Read more in: ASLANY.pdf | |
| Dirtworks, PC wins 2007 SCUP / AIA Honor Award |
Dirtworks, PC was awarded the 2007 Honor Award for Excellence in Landscape Architecture from the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and the AIA-Committee on Architecture for Education for the Courtyard and Outdoor Learning Environment for Natural Sciences at Keene State College. "Tremendous value was created by significantly transforming a limited amount of space," described the 2007 SCUP / AIA Awards Jury. "The university made a great investment in this project," they added... Read more in: SCUP AIA pdf. | |
| David Kamp named 2007 Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects | David Kamp, founder and president of Dirtworks PC Landscape Architecture, has been named to the prestigious Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects and will be inducted at the annual convention this fall. Kamp is the founder of Dirtworks, P.C, based in New York. Read more in: FASLA.pdf | |
| David Kamp receives special recognition in FacilityCare's 2007 Who's Who in Healthcare Facilities Management | FacilityCare honored David Kamp, founder and president of Dirtworks, PC Landscape Architecture in its first annual Who's Who in Healthcare Facilities Management. More than 200 nominations were received from which an impressive list of honorees has been compiled. Recognized as an industry leader in the field of landscape architecture, Kamp has more than 29 years' experience in the private and public sector. Read more in: WhosWho.pdf | |
| Dirtworks, PC to be featured in PBS documentary, GardenStory | GardenStory is a ten-part series focusing on the way gardens transform our lives and communities. The documentary, to be broadcast in Spring 2008, will feature Dirtworks' restorative gardens in one of its episodes. The Joel Schnaper Memorial Garden in New York City, the Life Enrichment Center in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and the Legacy Groves of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, commemorating the events of September 11, will be presented as engaging examples of the power of restorative gardens to support health and well-being, assuage grief and enrich the lives of patients, visitors and staff in various types of healthcare facilities... Read more in: GardenStory.pdf | |
| David Kamp co-convenes the first Meristem Forum: "Restorative Commons for Community Health" |
David Kamp co-convened the first Meristem Forum, "Restorative Commons for Community Health." The Forum was held in March 30, 2007 at The New York Academy of Medicine. Renowned neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, MD, of New York University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will be the Keynote Speaker... Read more in: Meristem.pdf |
