FRI-A1 Spreading the Word: Working in Brazil, India and Asia

Stephen Billings, ASLA
Presenter
Pamela Burton and Company
Santa Monica, CA 
United States
Stephen Billings is a licensed landscape architect with 16 years of design and project management experience in the fields of architecture and landscape architecture. He was educated at Syracuse University and Harvard GSD. Stephen has managed projects throughout the United States, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the summer of 2011 he curated the New Park Design in Los Angeles exhibition at the LA Urban Forum.
Paul Comstock, ASLA
Presenter
Comstock Landscape Architecture
Malibu, CA 
United States
Comstock Landscape Architecture is a landscape and planning practice specializing in international stadia, resorts, and theme parks. Previously Comstock was Director of Landscape Design for Walt Disney Imagineering.  Key projects as Landscape Architecture Design Director include Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida.  During three decades of landscape practice, Paul has made botanical expeditions to more than 75 countries across the globe.  Recent portfolio includes projects in North and South America and Asia.
 
Judith Venonsky, ASLA
Presenter
Olin Partners
Philadelphia
Judy has 12 years of experience in landscape design, with projects across the globe encompassing campus, corporate and residential typologies. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Moore College of Art and Design and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2007 Judy received a Merit Award from the ASLA and the Narenja Juneja Award for Commitment to Ecological and Social Issues in Landscape Architecture.
 
Pamela Burton, FASLA
Presenter
Pamela Burton & Company
Santa Monica, CA 
United States
Pamela Burton is a Southern California landscape architect known for over 30 years of her interdisciplinary approach to private and public projects, bringing together plant materials, art, and architecture. Burton’s books include Private Landscapes: Modernist Gardens in Southern California, 2002, and Pamela Burton Landscapes, 2010, both published by Princeton Architectural Press. Projects include private residences and public landscapes in California, Idaho, New York, Brazil, Mexico, Santo Domingo, Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan.
Fri, 9/28: 8:30 AM  - 10:00 AM 
FRI-A1 
Education Session 
Phoenix Convention Center 
Room: 132a 
PDH Credits: 1.5 
To work outside the US, one must formulate a strategy. This seminar will explain the approaches that firm leaders used to gain profitable large-scale work in Brazil, India and Asia: a dynamic portfolio, establishing contacts, clear communication, and serendipity.

Learning Objective

Learn to establish strong relationships with architects and developers who need your expertise.

Learn successful elements of communication, graphic language, design control, and getting paid.

Identify specific niche services foreign clients are seeking.
 

Presentations


Education Credits

FL
GBCI
LA CES/HSW

Primary Topic

International Design