A West Virginia University series that focuses on current trends in outdoor public areas, landmarks and other structures in the field of landscape architecture will return to WVU once again as part of the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design’s landscape architecture program’s 50th anniversary.
The E. Lynn Miller lecture series, which brings regionally, nationally and internationally prominent speakers in the field of landscape architecture to the University, will feature speaker Jim Haden, vice president and director of land planning for Stewart Inc., and a 1971 graduate of the WVU landscape architecture program at 6 p.m. Tuesday (March 17) in 1001 Agricultural Sciences Building.
E. Lynn Miller, who received a degree in horticulture with an emphasis in landscape architecture from WVU in 1953, endowed the lecture series in 2002.
A native of Webster Springs, Miller attended Harvard University for graduate school and spent many years as an award-winning faculty member at Penn State University. He was named Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, served as a Congressional Fellow on the subcommittee on energy and environment of the U.S. House of Representatives, and was a contributing editor and member of the editorial committee of “Landscape Architecture,” the magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
During the lecture, Haden will discuss how the landscape architecture profession has changed and grown over the course of his 40-year career, challenges profession will face in the future and where he sees future growth for the industry.
“Jim Haden is a national leader in the practice of landscape architecture and has had an illustrious career with several prominent landscape architecture firms,” said Charlie Yuill, chair of the landscape architecture program. “With over 40 years of experience in the profession, he has a great deal of knowledge and wisdom to share with our students.”
Haden began his career with Bircher-Bonnell in North Canton, Ohio, where he worked on projects similar to those he was first exposed to at WVU – schools, parks, medical facilities, industrial sites and multi-family housing.
In 1972 he joined Edward D. Stone, Jr. and Associates, an international planning, landscape architecture and urban design firm, which focused primarily on resort properties. His work ethic helped him rise through the ranks and, ultimately, become a company principal.
As the go-to person for major land planning projects in Florida’s Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Haden helped guide more than 12 planned unit developments through the rezoning process. These projects covered more than 15,000 acres and more than 25,000 dwelling units.
In 1995, Haden and George Stanziale, colleagues at EDSA since 1976, came together to purchase EDSA’s North Carolina offices and open HadenStanziale.
From highways to greenways, hotels to mixed-use planned communities, Haden and his firm managed and oversaw the design and production of a number of large tract land projects in the North Carolina area.
Between 1999 and 2008, Haden was the principal-in-charge for six award-winning projects as recognized by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Among those were the Mecklenburg County Greenway Master Plan, Gorges State Park and the Concord Center City Plan.
The company focused on producing high-quality work and was dedicated to helping grow the landscape architecture profession. For its efforts, HadenStanziale was recognized as the 2011 Firm of the Year by the NCASLA.
Most recently, HadenStanziale merged with Raleigh-based Stewart Engineering to become one of the largest engineering and landscape architecture firms in North Carolina.
As director of land planning for the company, Haden oversees the firm’s planning practice, coordinating project teams, developing programs, strategies, concepts and permitting processes for both public and private sector clients.
The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
The E. Lynn Miller Lecture in Landscape Architecture was endowed through the WVU Foundation, the private nonprofit corporation that generates and provides support for West Virginia University. The Foundation is currently conducting A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University. The largest fundraising effort in the history of the University hopes to raise $1 billion million by December 2017.
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