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Nov. 25, 2003

Stein Named to Landscape Architect Society’s Council of Fellows

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Achva Stein

Achva Benzinberg Stein, professor and department chair of landscape architecture at North Carolina State University’s College of Design, has been inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) Council of Fellows.

Stein is the first professor of landscape architecture at NC State to achieve fellowship status in the ASLA. She was one of 35 new members inducted during the group’s annual meeting in New Orleans. In celebration of Stein’s recognition, NC State Chancellor Marye Anne Fox had the Belltower lit red earlier this month.

The ASLA Council of Fellows includes more than 600 landscape architects recognized by their peers for outstanding accomplishments in works of landscape architecture, administrative leadership, knowledge and service to the profession. ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 13,500 members.

“Becoming a fellow points out that my colleagues nationwide value my work,” Stein says. “It completes one circle and lets me pursue a new direction.”

Before joining NC State’s College of Design, Stein was director and associate professor of the landscape architecture program at the University of Southern California School of Architecture from 1989 to 2000. She also managed her own landscape architecture practice, designing for commercial projects, schools, parks, housing and cemeteries. In addition she has been engaged in environmental planning and development on regional and state levels.

Stein has been honored with the Excellence in Education Award by the California chapter of the American Institute of Architects; a certificate of recommendation for service to the community by the city of Los Angeles; the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Professional Practice Award; and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture’s Award of Distinction.

She is a member of the World Conservation Union, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the International Federation of Landscape Architects, the Association of Landscape Architects in Israel, the International Association for Landscape Ecology, and the Society for Ecological Restoration.

Stein has numerous articles to her credit, and is currently finishing a book, “The Courtyards and Gardens of Morocco.”

Her research topics have included sustainable cities and preservation in China, wildlife habitat in Wyoming, and land restoration in Israel and India.

Stein holds a master’s degree in landscape architecture from Harvard, a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of California at Berkeley and a certificate in ecological restoration from the California chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration.

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