Partners Graham Sones and Robert Gunderson were invited guest critics for a park planning studio at the Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, UMass-Amherst, on March 27, 2019. The 2nd year studio mid-term review focused on the influence of the Connecticut River Valley system, in determining growth patterns in western Massachusetts, in particular on…
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Mr. Gunderson recently attended the March 2019 CLARB Board of Directors Meeting, held on 8-9 MAR, in San Antonio, TX. Robert was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) in 2018, and will serve through the Annual Meeting in 2020. About CLARB: Founded in 1970, CLARB…
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On February 21, 2019, Mr. Gunderson was asked back to give a presentation for the Professional Practice course, in the Dept. of Landscape Architecture, at the University of Minnesota. His presentation covered: an introduction to the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID), and a introduction to the…
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Mr. Gunderson recently attended the December CLARB Board of Directors Meeting, held on 7-8 DEC, in Reston, VA. Robert was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) in 2018, and will serve through the Annual Meeting in 2020. About CLARB: Founded in 1970, CLARB is an…
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SGA Group was represented at the 2018 ASLA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. From October 19-22, 2018, Graham Sones and Robert Gunderson (center, above) attended Educational Sessions, Field Sessions, and catching up with old friends. They also contributed to the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s (LAF) 33rd Annual Benefit event, held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the…
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SGA Group partner Graham Sones organized a tour of the Theodore Wirth House on September 29, 2018. The tour was led by Joan Berthiaume, co-founder of the Minneapolis Parks Legacy Society. The house, a striking and historically significant home, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Minneapolis Park Commissioners built Theodore Wirth’s…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: RESTON, VIRGINIA (UNITED STATES) – October 3, 2018 – Robert Gunderson has been elected to a two-year term (2018–2020) as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). The organization recently concluded its Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gunderson has previously served…
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On June 23rd, Graham Sones joined his fellow ASLA MN volunteers at the Theodore Wirth Home and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Administration Building to move heavy furnishings from storage to the National Historic Site. Items that belonged to the Wirth family and office furniture used during Wirth’s term as Superintendent of Minneapolis Parks were…
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On May 17, 2018, Mr. Gunderson was re-elected Board Secretary, and installed on the Executive Committee of the 21-member Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design. He was also re-appointed to the Complaint Committee, which investigates complaints brought against licensed and unlicensed individuals. The Board mission is to regulate…
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Mr. Gunderson will be attending the inaugural CLARB/ASLA Licensure Summit, in Columbus, OH, on June 22-24, 2018. Bob will be representing the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID). Topics covered will include “How to communicate with and educate legislators on the value of licensure” and “Developing effective…
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