CONTACT: Tara M. Vincenta
Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc.
T: (203)740-7979
F: (203)740-2079
tara@artemisla.com
www.artemisla.com
LOCAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WINS DESIGN AWARD
BROOKFIELD, CT, Feb. 11, 2009 – Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc. has received a Connecticut Design Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. CTASLA conducts the Connecticut Design Awards each year to recognize excellence in Landscape Architectural Design, Planning and Analysis, Communication and Research.
The merit award, in the Landscape Architectural Communications category, recognized SOL Environment (Sequential Outdoor Learning Environment), a unique outdoor play and learning environment for children and families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related challenges. Artemis founder and lead landscape architect Tara M. Vincenta, was inspired to develop the SOL Environment concept after she participated in a professional development class on healing and therapeutic garden design. Artemis has been evolving the SOL Environment concept for three years, and is now marketing the design to communities, institutions and individuals interested in new alternatives to playgrounds.
A Sequential Outdoor Learning (SOL) Environment is a sequence of nine exciting outdoor spaces. Beginning simply and quietly, these SOL Environment spaces, or “rooms,” gradually increase in complexity, becoming lively and rich experiential places for children and families. Within these unique spaces, activities are “sequenced” in a manner that allows children to play at their own respective level of comfort, and to build on skills in an outdoor environment. Ms. Vincenta says, “A Sol Environment is a place for families to come together, to support each other, to have fun, and to learn to overcome challenges in a safe and accepting environment that connects them back to nature. Our goal is to build a prototype SOL Environment and let the idea expand beyond our wildest expectations!”
Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc. designs and builds commercial and residential landscapes of enduring beauty in Connecticut and the New York metropolitan area. The firm is renowned for creating outstanding design solutions for their clients while carefully considering the elements of site, program, budget and schedule. Their mission is to design landscapes that subtly capture the spirit of place, connecting people with their environment and the extraordinary beauty of nature.
To learn more about the CTASLA Design Awards, see www.ctasla.org. For additional information on Artemis Landscape Architects, Inc. and SOL Environment contact Tara M. Vincenta at (203) 740-7979 or visit www.artemisla.com or www.solenvironment.org .
