March 2010 Blog Posts (10)

Labash 2010: Day 2

Wow. Another great day at Labash 2010! I want to give a BIG HUMONGOUS thank you to the students of UNLV that planned such a successful event. These guys know what hospitality is all about!

Last night's Happy Hour went really well. We helped score the students discounted drink prices at Hennessey's Tavern in downtown Las Vegas. This… Continue

Added by Andrew Spiering on March 31, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Labash 2010: Day 1

Labash 2010 is well underway! We had an excellent BBQ at Sunset Park yesterday evening to kick things off. Today was the first day of the expo and we had a good turnout at our booth. We are raffling off iTunes gift cards and giving away some Sharpies. (Great ideas start with a sketch!)

Our booth is located between two reputable companies -… Continue

Added by Andrew Spiering on March 29, 2010 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Seeking California Landscape Architects to Speak at the 2010 Landscape Expo, Oct. 6-7, Long Beach, CA

This is an invitation to share your knowledge and expertise by presenting a seminar at The 2010 Landscape EXPO / Design • Build • Maintain to be held October 6th and 7th, at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California. There are only a few spots remaining.…

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Added by Todd Fulladosa on March 25, 2010 at 5:23pm — No Comments

With Pen in Hand! Interview with Brian Lin of Mike Lin Graphic Workshop

Land8 is hosting a webinar about hand drawing with Brian Lin of the Mike Lin Graphic Workshop and it lead me to reevaluate the tiny amount of time that I personally devote to sketching and hand rendering. Mike and Brian Lin are the

father and son team at Mike…

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Added by Chelsea Larsson on March 25, 2010 at 1:31pm — 2 Comments

Therapy in the Desert

It was 8:00 in the morning in Tucson, and our Mazda 5 micro van was filled to capacity; my daughter (7) and son (5) were prepared for departure and were blowing their final kisses to Grandma. My wife and I weren’t necessarily looking forward to the drive back to chilly Colorado; why would we when the pleasantly mild…

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Added by Brice Bradley on March 22, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Atelier Dreiseitl Opens Firm in Portland

German-based landscape architecture firm, Atelier Dreiseitl, is opening a studio in Portland, Oregon - its first site in the United States.

Launching Atelier Dreiseitl’s Portland studio are two partners and two leading principals formerly with the Portland firm Walker Macy. Mauricio Villarreal, Charles Brucker, Eric Bode and Zeljka Carol Kekez will direct the firm’s North and South Americas’ operations.…

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Added by Andrew Spiering on March 19, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Is Our Flagship Publication Sending Out the Right Message?

Like many landscape designers and architects, I receive the Landscape Architecture magazine on a monthly basis. But I have to say that over the past year or so, I’ve been less inclined to read it. It’s not because the case studies or product information…

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Added by Jill Bellenger, ASLA | LEED GA on March 18, 2010 at 2:38pm — 25 Comments

SWA Names New President

SWA Group Names L.A.’s Gerdo Aquino President,

Joins CEO Kevin Shanley On Executive Team

of Global Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Firm

Los Angeles (March 10, 2010) – SWA Group, one of the most highly recognized landscape architectural and urban design firms in the world, announced today that Gerdo Aquino, a Managing Principal of SWA’s Los Angeles office, was named President of the firm. He joins the management team led by CEO Kevin Shanley, a… Continue

Added by Andrew Spiering on March 10, 2010 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Sustainable What?

I finally had an opportunity to watch “The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie” recently and I must say I’m a bit perplexed by the term “sustainable landscape design” quite frankly. Now this post has nothing to do with Jaime’s design style or abilities, which unquestionably are considerable and well renowned (It’s at this point I have to admit I never heard of the guy until…