Green Roof Professional (GRP) Training

Green Roof Professional (GRP) Training - San Francisco Mill Valley residential green roof. 2010 Green Roof Award of Excellence winner. December 1st to 3rd, 2016 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Register Here!…

SCHOLARSHIP FROM HOUZZ

Yea I thought that would get your attention. The wonderful people at Houzz, the online design community, are making available a significant scholarship opportunity for Interior Design and…

Full Disney Short: L’étrange Aventure de la Famille Winter (The Strange Journey of the Winter Family)

From iamag.co Enjoy the Full Disney Short: L’étrange Aventure de la Famille Winter. Emilie and Charles Winter are loving parents who are working hard for the happiness of…

Holiday Card Contest

What a chance to showcase your artistic skills? Good at watercolors? Pastels? Pen and ink? Maybe Adobe Illustrator? Well here’s your opportunity!! The IAD Department is presenting all current IAD…

Why I’m trying to raise my daughter car-free in LA

The best way to make streets safer for kids—and everyone—is to get out of the car by Alissa Walker @awalkerinLA Oct 4, 2016, 12:15 When you get rid of your car in Los Angeles, you get a lot…

Gary Hutton

A successful designer can come from anywhere, a big city, a small town, even an apple orchard in Northern California. Such is the case with this month’s featured designer, Gary Hutton. As an art…

Why Do We Keep Planting Stinky Ginkgos?

They may smell bad, but they do just fine in urban environments. Ginkgo tree–lined at Hikarigaoka Park in Tokyo. This story was adapted from an episode of New Hampshire Public Radio’s podcast…

California Law Recognizes Meadows and Forests as Water Infrastructure

Governor Brown signed AB 2480, which recognizes California’s watersheds as water infrastructure. California’s vast water infrastructure is likely the most extensive in the world. It includes the…

Gentrification is a global problem. It’s time we found a better solution

First come the artists, then the cranes. As the kamikaze pilots of urban renewal, wherever the creatives go, developers will follow, rents will rise, the artists will move on, and the pre-existing…