Four Shortlisted Designs Unveil Visions for Minneapolis Riverfront
Last Thursday, four globally renowned landscape and urban design teams converged on Minneapolis to present to the public their visions for the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition (MR|DC) at the...
View ArticleCarbon emissions & spatial connections (via The power of the network)
The extension of Space Syntax’s methodology within this presentation from Tim Stonor, especially in regards to Beijing highlighting the role of green open space is noteworthy , I am still unsure...
View ArticleStudying Landscape Architecture In New England
by bsaab on ab - Interesting times indeed – are we ready to gain our self respect back now? Download article as PDF It’s a growing discipline, so to speak. Applications are up. Course offerings have...
View ArticleTectonic Shift – RE-considering Landscape Architecture
By tackling some of the most daunting problems of the city, landscape architects are rising to new prominence. PARTICIPANTS: Jill Desimini is an assistant professor in landscape architecture at the...
View ArticleAn infusion of commons thinking can transform how we plan the future
As we strive to engage with publics that are to use the facilities we design we often hear the frustration with this process from design professionals and authorities who are often accused of doing...
View ArticleWinner of the Tianjin Samaranch Memorial Museum Competition
An collaboration between Architect, Landscape Architects and Engineers yields an innovative and transparent environment celebrating the 2008 Olympics in form and features from bustler...
View ArticleUrban Prairie | Gatineau Canada | Claude Cormier + Associés with Aedifica
From World Landscape Architecture beautiful contours and flowing forms of an urban prairie created in an oversized courtyard, with its acknowledgements of the seasons and indigenous plantings it...
View ArticleSasaki Associates, with RDG and AES, Wins Water Works Parkitecture Competition
From Bustler : a review of a project reintegrating people, water and nature which is both educational and engaging – funky use of fashionable stand up paddle boards and representation which is viewed...
View ArticleBrooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center Opens to the Public
A deeply embedded building which fits it s site and use from and innovative pair of architects who see buildings, landscapes and infrastructure as serving people via arch daily © Albert Vecerka/Esto...
View ArticleTHE SHAPE OF WATER
From Jason King’s Landscape+Urbanism site “Rendering of Houston wetland channel showing ecological wetland, conservation areas, and recreation trails” p. 90-91 An amazing resource posted on ASLA’s...
View ArticleOn the value(s) of gardeners
Having been involved over the last 10 days in a green industry and City of Cape Town consultation on “Alternatives for watering of gardens and landscapes” as a response to the water crisis in Cape...
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