Michael McGillis is an environmental artist who creates beautiful pieces using diverse materials and brilliant colors. He recently shared some of his new work and answered a few questions about his artistic process, ideas and background.  Read…

This projects comes from an up and coming Landscape Architecture studio in Portugal.  After working together for 7 years, João Bicho and Joana Carneiro branched out on their own in 2011 to create their studio JBJC arquitectura paisagista.  The…

Street Art Tours seem to be all the rage right now!  'Street Art' is loosely definable, but in most cases refers to unsanctioned art in the streets. Made famous, or infamous, by artists such as Banksy, Space Invader, and Morley. The Telegraph Travel…

Our friends at The Architect's Newspaper are launching a new e-newsletter, City Terrain. Each week, City Terrain will compile their top stories in lanscape architecture and urban design, coverage ranging from waterfronts and innovative streetscapes to water retention systems and green roofs.  With all the…

The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, also known as the Chinese Sunken Gardens, is a registered Texas historical landmark with over 90 years of rich history. Formerly an abandoned limestone quarry, the site was the source of limestone for much of San Antonio, and thus played a prominent role in the development of the cement business. In recognition of the site's…

Over the last five years, the Times Square Alliance has invited architecture and design firms to submit proposals for a romantic public art installation celebrating Valentine’s Day in Times Square. This year’s winning design, Situ Studio’s "Heartwalk",…

Congratulations to Nikko Carlo Cayaga for taking home first place in the first annual Land8 T-Shirt Design contest.  Cayaga submitted the above winning design, FLO, which received 474 votes along with his Central Park, Est. 1(8)57 (below) which received 423 votes.  With the amazing response to the designs, we combined his entries into one grand prize which opened the…

Winner of the 2006 ASLA General Design Award of Honor, the Henry C. Beck Park is a privately-owned public space created in tribute to Henry C. Beck, Jr., founder of Beck Construction and one of Dallas’ great and innovative contractors of the 1960’s.…

The big recent news from the world of preservation is the listing of Peavey Plaza on the National Register of Historic Places. This Paul Friedberg-designed space is also the subject of a lawsuit brought by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (…

Earlier this month, an article was posted on ASLA’s The Dirt, titled ‘Detroit Is Not a Ruin’.   I read the article, and posted a response as a discussion on Land8, found…