Dtanjung Masterplan embraces the site’s natural environment
December 2, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
The landscape design proposal for Dtanjung Masterplan embraces the site’s natural environment and complex ecosystem. Through design of landscape preservation measures and celebration of natural…
Building Community Resilience from the Ground Up
December 1, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
Larimer vision / Larimer Consenus To boost resilience in vulnerable, under-served communities, we need to “build their adaptive capacity, their ability to work together. We need to focus on the…
Lawrence Halprin’s Evocative Landscapes
December 1, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
Lawrence Halprin at his residence at The Sea Ranch / Charles A. Birnbaum, 2008 “Lawrence Halprin didn’t imitate nature; he abstracted it,” argued Charles Birnbaum, FASLA, president of The Cultural…
Our New Urban Oases – By NIKIL SAVAL
November 30, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta. Credit Matthew Pillsbury for The New York Times The Design Issue Just a few blocks north of Philadelphia’s Center City, with its immaculate grid designed by the city’s…
Design Tools: Sketching vs. Digital
November 30, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
Left: Michigan Avenue Streetscape: 20 Years of Magnificent Mile Blooms, 2016 Landmark Award / Right: The Digital & The Wild: Mitigating Wildfire Risk Through Landscape Adaptations, 2016 Student…
Interview with Kona Gray, ASLA
November 29, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
Kona Gray, ASLA / EDSA EDSA has designed many high-end hotels and resorts around the world. Many of these new hotels and resorts are found on beach fronts. For example, the Ritz Carlton Fort…
Icons of Healthcare & Therapeutic Garden Design
November 29, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
Anne’s Garden, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia image: © The Fockele Garden Company / courtesy of Naomi Sachs Healthcare & Therapeutic Garden Design Interview Series:…
Announcing the New ASLA Online Learning Website
November 28, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
ASLA’s new online learning website continues to provide information on new and evolving practices and products, offering a convenient and affordable way to earn the Professional Development Hours…
Landscape Institute announces 2016 Awards winners
November 28, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
TACP Landscape Architects has won the prestigious President’s Award at the Landscape Institute’s annual awards today, Thursday 24 November, for its Green Infrastructure Action Plan for Pollinators…
Viger Square is about to reclaim its past glory with the redesign by NIPPAYSAGE
November 25, 2016
by Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer
Work will begin on the first phase, affecting the square’s two western blocks – part of Montreal’s 375th anniversary legacy – in the spring of 2017. The two eastern blocks will be the focus of the…