The Community Service Awards
Recognizes: pro bono community service demonstrating
sound principles or values of landscape architecture. Professional
entries must demonstrate sustained, pro bono community
service for at least five years.
Typical entries include: individuals or organizations providing
community-based advocacy or public service; development of public
education programs; leadership in advocacy through local organizations
or through ASLA Professional and Student Chapter activities; and
more.
Criteria: The jury will consider effectiveness related
to the community’s environment and quality of life, and the
demonstration value to other communities and professionals.
Recognition: The Professional Awards Jury and the Student
Awards Jury may each select one organizational and one individual
Community Service Award recipient.
Community Service Award Rules and Entry Instructions
- The Professional Community Service Award recognizes individual
landscape architects, landscape architecture firms, landscape
architecture education programs, or ASLA Chapters for pro
bono service to the community over a period of at least five
years.
- The Student Community Service Award recognizes individual landscape
architecture students, student landscape architecture organizations,
or Student ASLA Chapters for pro bono service to the
community.
Community Service Awards Entry Instructions
- All submission materials must fit into the official entry binder
provided by ASLA. The binder contains 24 views in 8.5” x
11” format. The jury will not remove any items that are
oversized or behind other items. Additional material not included
in the binder views will be discarded.
- Entrants are responsible for clearing photographs with photographers
for publication and reproduction by ASLA. ASLA will provide proper
photography credit when using photos, but will not assume responsibility
for any copyrights or photography fees.
- Binder covers may not be altered in any manner.
Entry binders must contain the following items:
- Descriptive Data Summary: Complete the form
and place the two (2) pages so that they show as the first two
views of the Entry Binder.
Professional Community
Service Descriptive Data Summary Form
Student Community
Service Descriptive Data Summary Form
- Drawings and Photographs:
- Submit at least five (5), but no more than ten (10) total
drawings and/or photographs, in both hard copy and electronically
on a CD-ROM (see details below).
- Hard copy drawings and photographs must be 8” x 10”
in either landscape or portrait format. No collages or smaller
format photos will be accepted.
- Descriptions of Drawings and Photographs:
On a separate, one-page, typed sheet, please provide one or two
sentences describing each drawing and photo. Place the sheet in
the view immediately following the photos in the Entry Binder.
- Concealed Identification and Credit Form:
Complete the form and attach to the front cover of the Entry Binder
with a paperclip (please do not staple).
Professional Community
Service Concealed Identification and Credit Form
Student Community
Service Concealed Identification and Credit Form
- Copy of Submission on CD-ROM [required]:
- Save all Entry Binder contents on an IBM-compatible CD-ROM.
- The Descriptive Data Summary, descriptions of drawings
and photographs, and Concealed Identification and Credit form
should be saved in a word processing application (such as
rich text format, MS Word, WordPerfect, WordPad, etc.).
- Photographs and drawings must be stored in JPEG format
and the dimensions should be 3000 pixels x 2400 pixels, at
a minimum of 300 ppi (pixels per inch). Label each image with
your Entry Binder number and the number of the image. For
example, if your entry number is “123,” you will
label your JPEG files as 123-01, 123-02, 123-03, and so on.
- Please label the CD-ROM jewel case with your Entry Binder
number and secure the CD-ROM in the pocket inside the front
cover of the Entry Binder.
To download and edit forms:
- Place cursor over highlighted link;
- Right click on mouse to show menu of options;
- Click “Save Link/Target As” and save to your hard drive
(under a name and place you can easily find);
- Open with word processing application (MS Word, WordPerfect, WordPad,
etc.).
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