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Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 T 604.682.5610 E [email protected] What’s Up F 604.681.3394 [email protected] TF 855.682.5610 W www.bcsla.org By laurelin svisdahl, MBCSLA, (Canada and US) www.sitelines.org Whistler/squamish Chapter rep. Whistler!? President Jacqueline lowe President eLect Judith Blake reeve Past President Robert evans regIStrAr Frank Basciano treasurer Cynthia hildebrand DIrectorS illarion Gallant Keith Nyhof Miriam plishka James tuer Daryl tyacke elizabeth Watts cSLA reP. Nastaran Moradinejad DIrectorS (non-voting) UBC LIAISon Cynthia Girling Intern/ASSocIAte reP. Patricia Gooch Construction of Whistler athlete Commons park – 2009. image courtesy of tom Barratt ltd. StuDent reP. Mickella sjoquist exec. DIRECTOR tara Culham MeMBER SerVICES & COMMUNIcAtIonS Over the past decade I’ve been working at a landscape architecture office in COORDInATOR Jessica tan Whistler, BC. I have to say that it sure has been an exciting time; after all, with the 2010 sitelines is published six times per year; Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games coming to your little town, how could it not have been! February, april, June, august, October, and December by the British Columbia society of One of the things I have really loved about living and working in Whistler is enjoying a little bit landscape architects and is mailed to all BCSLA of vacation time, almost everyday. I think most of my colleagues here would agree that working members, registered landscape architects, associates and affiliates. the editorial deadline is in a high profile, resort setting is a real lifestyle choice! Being able to go for a lunch time mountain the 8th and advertising is the 16th day of the bike ride or hop on the gondola for fresh ski tracks, if it pleases you, or to enjoy a world class intervening months. advertising rate informa- cross-country ski facility for your morning workout, well, that’s not half bad. One thing for sure tion is available on request. inquiries regarding if you don’t mind missing out on the city hustle and bustle is that if you love outdoor wilderness, editorial, advertising, or other issues should be addressed to the sitelines editor, c/o the BCSLA at mountain culture, lots of snow, extreme sports, and of course, bears, it’s pretty great here! the above address. to view the full-colour version of sitelines, please visit www.sitelines.org. Whistler is a special place. This little mountain oasis has grown from a hippy ski bum town to become the famous Whistler Village—a major, four season, multi-million dollar resort/ tourism machine—and landscape architects have played a big part of its success. As it has SIteLIneS grouP > gueSt co-eDItor laurelin svisdahl co-eDI tor Jessica tan 604.682.5610 AdvertISIng Tara Culham In this Issue: 604.682.5610 fax: 604.681.3394 What’s Up Whistler!? ............................................3 grAPhIc DeSIgn Addon Creative a landscape architect’s life in Whistler .......5 604.738.2768 PrIntIng initial printing inc. a View from Whistler ........................................... 8 604.669.2383 Just another Day in paradise ............................ 9 the purpose of sitelines is to provide an Designing our own adventures .................... open forum for the exchange of ideas and 10 information pertaining to the profession of squamish planning .............................................12 landscape architecture. individual opinions expressed are those of the writers and not Cover image: Work and play. shifting Focus – public sector landscape necessarily of those of the BCSLA. image courtesy of tom Barratt. architecture in Whistler ....................................14 October 2014 SITELINES 3 Ross, Golder Associates Ross, Ltd. 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It’s cool to see how the to many of us as well as particular to We are a pretty small group of LAs up here early vision and foresight put in motion the community. Tom Barratt, MBCSLA, in Whistler, barely a dozen of us, which starting back with Eldon Beck and offices of Tom Barratt Ltd., a long time LA makes for a pretty small Christmas party. like Don Vaughan, LMBCSLA, FCSLA, professional in Whistler, provides a list of On the other hand, for one small mountain FASLA, have shaped the evolution of this many of the kinds of problems we have and town, that is actually quite a few; it seems place. A big part of Whistler’s appeal is continue to face as he describes some we all stay pretty busy and for the most undeniably its charming landscape character. interesting projects he has worked on. part, we don’t step on each other’s toes too It’s been the work of so many talented Crosland Doak, MBCSLA, of Crosland much. The wonderful world of technology landscape architects over the years who Doak Design has also been helping to shape has afforded us the luxury of working on the Whistler landscape. Crosland describes have lead and continue to lead the design of projects of all sizes, far and wide, while we the Village. In moving forward, it will be the kind of exhilarating mix of work and live and play in our mountain Shangri-La. play that is the Whistler condition. Annie interesting to see if the Village can continue The dress code in meetings often includes to grow and stay fresh, popular, and exciting Millar, BCSLA Intern at Tom Barratt Ltd. ski gear, hiking boots, or even a splattering gives us a glimpse into what’s up in the little while maintaining its naturalistic roots. of mud from an epic downhill mountain Whistler definitely set some trends followed Village of Pemberton and some ideas on bike ride earlier that morning, but we can greener living. Finally, Kristina Salin, with by many other resort communities, but will still dress up in designer suits, slick urban the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, it continue to be a trend setter or will future wear, or heels and feel right at home. The big Elaine Naisby, MBCSLA at the District of developments and renovations just be “re- city, after all, is less than a two hour drive. Squamish, and Kevin McFarland, MBCSLA Whistlerized”? Judging by some of the Now that the 2010 Games have come and of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, recent renovations and newer developments gone, I bet you’re all dying to know what tells us about life in the public sector... What such as the Audain Art Museum, Whistler those Whistler (ski bum) landscape architects lessons have we learned over the years; Olympic Plaza, and the Athletes’ Village, have been up to.