2-day Workshop:  “Hardscape; Estimating, Design, and Construction” 
by: Stephen W. Marzahl, ASLA
“Be Empowered to be Your Best”

Instructor:

Stephen W. Marzahl, Registered Landscape Architect is conducting a workshop for landscape designers and green industry professionals

Who Should Attend:
Professionals and students are welcome.  “I conduct workshops for designers including; Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Landscape Designers, Land Planners, and others interested in improving existing skills and/or learning new ones”.

What:

2-day workshop: “Hardscape; Estimating, Design, and Construction”

This workshop is promised to be a fundamental and practical approach to Hardscape; Estimating, Design, and Construction.  Grading and Drainage applicable to residential landscape design and construction.  Attendees will find this 2-day workshop to be hands on as you apply new information in design exercises          

When:

Thursday, February 26 and Friday February 27, 2009.  Class will start at 8:30 am and conclude at 4:00 pm each day

Where:

The Arlington Heights Wellness Center / 900 West Central Road Arlington Heights, Illinois / phone: 847-618-3500

Why Attend:
“It is important to understand that Good Design starts with Function and Functional Organization begins on the ground plane.  Hardscape is a large portion of this ground plane…hence, defining the functional aspects of your designs.  No aspects of your designs are more important.”

A

Site Work:

Excavation and drainage

Tree Work 

Tree preservation

Demolition and removal

B

Design and Construction of: Walls (barrier, dry-set and mortar), Walks, Patios, Curbing, Driveways, Fire pits, Steps, Seat walls and more . . .

Base preparation materials and proper compaction methods

Foundations: When are they needed and when they are not needed.  Trench, flared base, and post-hole footings and how to draw and design specific details.

Materials including: Natural stone: (dimensional and random), concrete: (plain, stamped, and dyed), exposed aggregate, concrete pavers, clay pavers, granular, granite, cut drywall, and modular/concrete units.  

Dry-set vs. Mortar

Expansion joints and sleeves

Learn how to determine the height of walls and when to step walls

Learn which kinds of materials are best for specific applications

Things to consider in choosing materials including considerations regarding: structural integrity, aesthetics, and cost

Learn which pit-falls to be aware of when designing and building hardscape elements

Learn which kinds of walls require drain tile and which ones do not

Learn how to design drain tile details for: Curtain drains, dry-wells, exterior sump applications, and French drains

Learn what pipe and tile materials are available and which ones to specify for specific applications: Schedule-40, SDR-35, Corrugated vs. Hardwall, Perforated vs. Non-perforated, Sock vs. No Sock, etc. . . .

How to accommodate drainage and proper slope on you hardscape surfaces

Learn how the general selection of materials during the preliminary design process is refined during the master planning stage and should be based on three major criteria of design.

Learn the maximum and minimum slopes as they pertain to drainage, pedestrian circulation, and maintenance for surfaced areas such as patios, walks, driveways, ramps, steps, lawns, special use areas, and more.  Learn how to calculate appropriate slopes for these areas

And more . . .

      
Note:
If you have specific interests relating to the subject matter, send your questions to me via e-mail as soon as you can and I will do my best to address your concerns.

Included in This Workshop:

Lunch both days delivered to the design studio and soft drinks

Bagels and coffee each morning

Bottled water and coffee available throughout each day

Materials you will need to bring to the workshop:

Calculator (basic functions; add, subtract, multiply, and divide)

Notebook and pen for taking notes

Scale: architects and engineers

Parallel glider 12”

One 45 / 90 degree triangle – medium size.

Prismacolor Pencils: red, green, blue, orange, yellow, lilac, brown, and black.

1-roll of 18” white tracing paper

Sharpies (black): fine point and extra fine

Circle templates: small and large

Black Le Pen by Marvy

Design Ebony #14420 sketch pencils

Materials which I will provide for your use during the workshop:

Workbook and/or handouts

Bond paper and drafting dots

Any special drawing paper such as vellum and/or graph paper.

About the Instructor:

Stephen W. Marzahl, Landscape Architect . . .
A native of McHenry County, Stephen has been involved in the landscape design and construction field for 30 years. He spent seven years with a national landscape design/build firm. For 10 years he owned and operated a landscape construction firm that designed and built residential and commercial projects.   In 1994, he founded Creative Environments Group, Ltd. to focus on landscape design and development of single-family homes.
In addition to being a practicing landscape architect, Stephen has a passion for drawing, design, and teaching. “I am happy to share information with my students which has taken me years to obtain.”

Academic & Teaching Background:

Registered, licensed landscape architect in the State of Illinois

Graduate of Mississippi State University where he studied landscape architecture, landscape construction, and business

Stephen also holds degrees in ornamental horticulture and landscape construction.

Business and design consultant to other private landscape design and construction firms

Stephen has taught and lectured on design, drawing, and graphics at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Stephen teaches landscape design and DynaSCAPE (CAD based) Design and Quote, and Color software at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL where he is a member of the adjunct faculty. He also sits on the college's horticultural advisory board of directors

Stephen works as a consultant for the Canadian based firm, Coyote Software as a member of their teaching team as an instructor of the DynaSCAPE Design and Quote (CAD based) design software several times per year in the Chicago area

Stephen has served as a teaching assistant to Mike Lin at Mike’s design and graphic workshops in Manhattan Kansas, and elsewhere on numerous occasions

"It has come to my attention as a teacher and designer that outside of the educational framework of a formal university setting, it can be difficult to obtain sufficient and practical information regarding Hardscape; Estimating, Design, and Construction."
"It is my intent to bridge this information gap in this practical 2-day workshop."

Professional Affiliations:

Member of ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects)

Member of LDA (Landscape Design Association of Chicago)

Past president (2007) of the Chicago based Landscape Design Association

Fee & Registration:

Total investment for both days $399.00 per attendee. 
(Register by February 15 and save $50.00)  Secure your reservation by
February 15 and pay $349.00 for both days.  This discount cannot be combined with other offers

Multiple Attendees from One Company:
Special discounts apply to those attending more than one workshop.  More than one person from any one company attending any workshop is available for additional discounts.  Please contact Stephen for details regarding additional discounts. 

To Reserve Your Seat
Make check payable and mail to:
Stephen W. Marzahl
6412 Silver Lake Trail
Cary, IL 60013

Along with remittance please provide the following information:

Your name

Company and title

Phone: home / work / cell

E-mail address

Mailing address

          
If you have questions, feel free to contact me:
Stephen W. Marzahl, ASLA
6412 Silver Lake Trail Cary, IL 60013
Work: 847.639.9497
Cell: 847.878.2011
Fax: 847.639.9273
E-mail: Steve@CreativeEnvironmentsGroup.com
www.CreativeEnvironmentsGroup.com  
I kindly invite you to spend a couple days with me as we delve into: Hardscape; Estimating, Design, and Construction  
“I conduct my workshops in a friendly, relaxed, non-intimidating atmosphere where students of all experience levels are welcome.  It is my intention to Empower my students.  I invite you to spend some time with me and – Be Empowered.”
Thank you,
Stephen W. Marzahl, ASLA
Landscape Architect