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Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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SPRING 2010 NEWS:
Design Competition Exhibition Opens on June 5th; On Display Through September 3rd
The James Rose Center's first annual design exhibition SUBURBIA TRANSFORMED One Garden At A Time: Exploring the Aesthetics of Landscape Experience in the Age of Sustainability opened on Saturday, June 5th. Through a juried competition, the exhibition assembles contemporary projects achieving the goal of exploring green technologies within the context of the aesthetics of human landscape experience on small residential sites. The emphasis is on how emerging sustainable strategies and tactics are used to create human landscape experiences that are beautiful, inspiring, perhaps profound; and which might serve as examples for transforming the suburban residential fabric, one garden at a time. The exhibition is open to view Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm. The exhibition catalog can be purchase at The James Rose Center or from our online bookstore.
Opening Hours for the 2010 Season
The James Rose Center is open for the 2010 Season from May 14th through October 29th. Weekly hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm . Guided tours are available on Saturday and Sunday at 10 am and 1 pm. Please contact director@jamesrosecenter.org for further information for your group tour and/or event.
WINTER 2010 NEWS:
Design Competition Announced at NJASLA Convention in Atlantic City
The James Rose Center is sponsoring its first annual design competition
"SUBURBIA TRANSFORMED One Garden At A Time:
Exploring the Aesthetics of Landscape Experience in the Age of Sustainability"
SPRING 2009 NEWS:
Reopening!
We are pleased to announce the re-opening of the James Rose Center for 2009 on Saturday, May 2. On this date, guided tours of the center will be led by James Rose Center Director and Rutgers Professor, Dean Cardasis, FASLA, at 10 AM and 1 PM. Subsequently, the center will be open for self-guided tours on Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 AM until 4 PM until September 30, with the exception of Saturday, July 4. Professor Cardasis will give additional guided tours at 10 AM and 1 PM on Saturdays, May 17, June 21, July 11, July 25, August 2 and August 16. Additional dates may be scheduled, so please keep checking with us. Admission at all times is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 16, accompanied by an adult. Special group guided tours for professional organizations, schools and clubs may be arranged for by request. Please contact director@jamesrosecenter.org for further information for your group tour and/or event.
Volunteers Needed for Spring Cleaning on Saturday April 18th!
In preparation for our re-opening we are holding a special Spring Cleaning to prepare the James Rose Center for its coming active season. Please join neighbors, area professionals, students and others for a fun and rewarding day of raking, pruning, planting, cleaning and light construction. By the day’s end we should have the place ready for visitors and the season’s programs. The event begins at 10 AM and lasts all day. All are welcome, but please RSVP (by April 10, if possible) to director@jamesrosecenter.org so that we may plan for refreshments and activities.
James Rose Awards
Student Award nominations are due to the center by April 15th. University architecture or landscape architecture programs may apply. See http://jamesrosecenter.org/programs/index.html for further details and contact us at director@jamesrosecenter.org
Summer Internships
No more than two summer internships are available at the James Rose Center for students or recent graduates of landscape architecture, architecture or fine arts programs. Please contact director@jamesrosecenter.org for further details.
FALL 2008 NEWS:
Important Notice:
We are very pleased to announce that the James Rose Center has been successful in obtaining the variance we sought from the Ridgewood Board of Adjustment! (See “Important Notice” in the Spring 2008 News below.) Many thanks to our attorney, David Rutherford, and to the parade of witnesses who testified on our behalf, including former interns, Eric Brightman and Katherine Kokoska; Ridgewood Historic Commission chair, Art Wrubel; Rutgers Landscape Architecture chair, JeanMarie Hartman; Ridgewood teachers, Michael Yannone and Samantha Stankiewicz; Anne Zusy of the Ridgewood Women Gardners and others. There is little doubt our presentation helped to educate the Board regarding the historic, cultural and educational significance of the Center to the local community, the state and the nation. We are grateful to the Board of Adjustment for its constructive engagement of the issues involved and for their unanimous (7-0) vote in favor of the variance.
While this process resulted in the loss of an entire season of educational and outreach programs, we believe its long term benefits will far outweigh this loss. We are energized by the prospect of a revitalized reopening in the Spring of 2008 with new and reinvigorated preservation, education and outreach programs.
As we have had to turn down many requests to visit the Center this Summer, we wish to make the Center available to visitors this Fall and will be having Open Days on Thursday, September 25 and Tuesday, October 7, including guided tours with Professor Dean Cardasis at 10 AM and 1 PM. Please plan to visit then, if you’re able. A couple of additional Open Days may be scheduled. Please check the website for notices. We may still be able to accommodate a few larger group tours this Fall, so please call to arrange one if you’re interested. We will also be having our Annual Fall Cleanup on Saturday, November 8. Please RSVP if you’d like to volunteer (director@jamesrosecenter.org.).
SPRING 2008 NEWS:
Important Notice:
The James Rose Center has been officially notified by the Village of Ridgewood that our activities are in violation of the town’s zoning ordinance and that we must cease to offer any tours, lectures, internships or educational programs of any kind at the Center. We will continue to offer our student scholarships, document modern landscape architecture and conduct research from an off-site location, while we appeal the Village’s action.
The Board of the Center believes that preserving this internationally-recognized work of environmental art depends upon providing public access to it and continuing its use for public education and service. We further believe that such activities enhance, rather than jeopardize the residential zone in which the center lies. Our appeal to the Village should have a hearing with the Ridgewood Board of Adjustment in late Spring of 2008. We believe this is an opportunity to demonstrate the merits of the center as a community resource and are hopeful of a positive outcome, so that we may continue to preserve and use this historic designed environment to serve students, scholars and the general public soon thereafter.
Meanwhile, of course, we are complying with the Village’s order. If you are interested in visiting the center or participating in any of our programs, or if you have any questions regarding the status of our appeal to the Village, please write to director@jamesrosecenter.org or call 210. 446. 6017 for an update.
SPRING 2007 NEWS
Volunteer! Spring Cleaning Scheduled for Saturday April 21st:
Celebrate spring by joining us Saturday April 21 as we prepare the James Rose Center for this season’s visitors and events. Enjoy some outside time while helping tend plants, clean fountains, rake and wash outdoor areas. Event begins at 10 a.m. and lasts all day. All are welcome, but please RSVP to director@jamesrosecenter.org so we can plan meals.James Rose Center Opens for 2007 Season:
The center will now be open to the general public daily, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 15 through September 1. Self-guided tours and viewing of exhibits are available throughout the day. In addition, educational lecture/tours by Prof. Dean Cardasis, FASLA, will be offered on the first and third Saturday and Sunday in May, June, July, August and September at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. In addition, the first and third Fridays of each month are available for scheduling educational group tours by schools, museums, professional organizations, garden clubs and other cultural organizations. Special group tours can also be arranged for at other times by appointment. Admission is $8/person ($5/student). To schedule group visits please contact us at director@jamesrosecenter.org
James Rose Center Completes Landscape Rehabilitation Plan
James Rose Center director Dean Cardasis, together with interns Bob Dizel, Louise Garwood, Stephen Schwamb and Ziying Tang, created a landscape rehabilitation plan for Bear’s Nest, an important housing and open space project first designed by Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice Eleanor Petterson, together with James Rose in the early 1980’s. Phase I of the Bear’s Nest exemplifies the imaginative responsiveness to existing conditions and strong inside/outside spatial relations that are characteristic of the work of both Petterson and Rose. The rehabilitation plan will be used by the Bear’s Nest governing board to guide maintenance and future development.Tree Falls on Roof Garden:
A strong localized storm caused an 80 foot tree to fall on the Roof Garden at the James Rose Center. While the roof survived intact, the Roof Garden was damaged and required extensive repairs. For the most part these have been made, and the Northern section of the roof garden should be reconstructed by the end of May.
Preservation Efforts at the Center:
Current preservation projects include completion of rehabilitation of the Buddha Garden, rebuilding the “pole arrangement” fence, and repair of the delicate woven fences on the northern side of the property.Rose Exhibition Opens June 1:
An exhibition of James Rose’s work is scheduled to open June 1 at the center. This year’s exhibit will feature newly constructed models of the house in its original state as well as its current evolution. On display will also be photographs of several of James Rose’s most recent gardens as well as a video exhibit featuring James Rose discussing suburban development and residential garden design issues while strolling through several of his own built works.Garden Lanterns now Available:
As seen in the November/December 2005 issue of Garden Design Magazine, the first in a series of reproductions of Rose designed garden lanterns is now exclusively available at the center. Take advantage of our special introductory offer by contacting director@jamesrosecenter.org
Buy your Garden Notecards Now:
Beautiful notecards featuring Rose’s gardens are now available through the center. Please contact director@jamesrosecenter.org to order yours today.
2006-2007 Student Garden Design Awards:
Judging for the annual student garden design awards for the 2006 - 2007 academic school year is currently underway. Student winners at eight landscape architecture schools in the United States and Canada will be announced on June 1. The awards are based on how well the students' garden designs meet the following criteria: spatial clarity, responsiveness to the site, and responsiveness to contemporary issues. The participating schools are:
Cornell University
Iowa State University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Rutgers University
Temple University
University of British Columbia
University of Massachusetts Amherst2007 Student Internships:
The James Rose Center is now seeking qualified candidates for 2007 summer internships at the center. Student interns reside at the center while participating in hands-on landscape preservation activities, learning research and documentation techniques for modern American gardens, as well as methods of interviewing and recording oral histories. Emphasis this year will be on landscape preservation projects as well as contemporary landscape design. A small stipend is provided in addition to the opportunity to spend the summer in one of modern America’s most instructive designed environments. For more information or to receive an application contact us at director@jamesrosecenter.orgNo images or text contained herein may be reproduced without prior written approval