Aggie Workshop took holistic approach to landscape design

Professional landscape architects shared their knowledge at the 2012 [Aggie Workshop] (http://www.aggieworkshop.com/default.html) , a in a series of presentations, discussion panels and charrettes at Texas A&M's Langford Architecture Center.

The 37th annual conference, which was open to landscape architecture students from all universities, was hosted by Texas A&M’s student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Workshop chairman Edgar Jaimes said this year’s Workshop theme, “Holistic Approach to Design, a Look Into Trans-Disciplinary Interaction,” was chosen to illustrate landscape architects’ roles when collaborating with practitioners in other professions.

The event’s keynote speaker, Mary Margaret Jones ‘79, is president and senior principal of [Hargreaves Associates] (http://www.hargreaves.com/firm/index.php) , a full-service landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm serving an international clientele from offices in San Francisco, Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York and London. Jones earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree at Texas A&M.

Jones, overseeing planning and design of the [London 2012 Olympic Park] (http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/London2012Olympics/) , has served as senior principal in charge of award winning projects such as [Discovery Green] (http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/HoustonDowntownPark/) in Houston, the [2000 Sydney Olympics Master Concept Design] (http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/SYDOlympicPlaza/) , [University of Cincinnati Master Plan] (http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Academic/UCinnMP/) , [Guadalupe River Park] (http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/GuadalupeRiverPark/) in San Jose, Calif., and [Crissy Field] (http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/Waterfronts/CrissyField/) in San Francisco.

Other workshop speakers include Jim Carillo, vice president and director of planning at [Halff Associates] (http://www.halff.com/) , David Hocker, founding principal of the [Hocker Design Group] (http://www.hockerdesign.com/) , John Moon of [MoonDesign] (http://www.moondesign.net/) and Paul Wilson ’04 of Rialto Studio. Wilson earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree at Texas A&M.

Speakers also participated in charrettes and a panel discussion.