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Land8 is Seeking New Writers
Want to share your expertise, inspiration, or design critique? We are seeking free-lance writers to join our efforts to inspire and inform our members on latest trends, regional news and projects, design tools, art & design, and technology. We are looking for regular short and long-form…
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Added by Andrew Spiering on April 30, 2013 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment
City Terrain: New e-Newsletter by The Architect's Newspaper
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…
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Landscape Architecture Among the Safest Jobs in the US
Landscape Architecture is among the safest jobs in the US...right after sheep herding, commercial banking, and cereal manufacturing. "...professions with relatively few fatal occupational injuries include commercial banking, landscape architecture, and cereal manufacturing." This makes me so proud. Way…
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Take a Stroll in the 'Tunnel of Love'
Located near the town of Kleven, in the dense forests of eastern Ukraine, this natural tunnel has been formed over many years by a passing train. The 3…
Added by Andrew Spiering on June 28, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Solid, Hype-Free Social Media Advice
Just as buying everything Home Depot has to offer doesn't make you a better craftsman, signing onto every social media channel doesn't make you a better planner. Ben Brown, a founding member of the USA TODAY editorial staff, co-founder of Coastal Living magazine, contributor to the Wall Street Journal, Southern Living, etc., etc., now spends his time communicating about placemaking. In this article, he talks about the challenges and opportunities of building and sustaining community in the…
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ASLA Business Quarterly Survey: Billable Hours Down, Hiring Up
Washington, D.C., January 26, 2011 – The fourth quarter of 2010 represented a mixed bag for landscape architecture firms, as firm leaders reported fewer billable hours but increased hiring opportunities, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey. The findings echo the results from the 4Q 2009 survey, though billable hours, inquiries… Continue
Added by Andrew Spiering on January 26, 2011 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
Now Available: AutoCAD for Mac
I thought the iPhone on verizon was too good to be true. Now, Mac supports AutoCAD...Can it be?
For all of you devout Mac users, you will no longer need to run Windows (via parallels or boot camp) on your Mac in order to harness the power of AutoCAD. Autodesk announced that it has officially returned to Mac OS X after an 18 year absence.
They did not stop there. Autodesk is also bringing an AutoCAD app to the iPad and iPhone… Continue
Added by Andrew Spiering on October 18, 2010 at 8:30pm — 12 Comments
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.…
Added by Andrew Spiering on March 19, 2010 at 6:30pm — No 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
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
ECLAS Announces Lifetime Achievement Awards
Press Release - The European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools, ECLAS, represents the academic community of landscape architecture in Europe. ECLAS exists to foster and develop scholarship in landscape architecture. Its aims are to strengthen contacts and to enrich the dialogue between its members within the wider European social and institutional context.
For the… Continue
Added by Andrew Spiering on December 1, 2009 at 7:00am — 3 Comments
2009 Landscape Institute Awards Announced
Via Landscape Institute
This year’s Landscape Awards, presented by environmentalist Jonathan Porritt, gave the industry’s top prize to Gillespies and the accolade for outstanding contribution to landscape went to the… Continue
Added by Andrew Spiering on November 20, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments
Winner of Pamphlet Architecture 30 Competition Announced
Added by Land8 on September 14, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments
IFLA 47th World Congress Suzhou, China, 2010
IFLA 47th World Congress will be hosted by the International Federation of Landscape
Architects (IFLA) and the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA),
supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s
Republic of China and the Department of Construction of Jiangsu Province, and
organized by Suzhou People’s Government, in Suzhou, China on May 28-30, 2010.
THEME
Responding to Nature to Achieve Harmony and… Continue
Architects (IFLA) and the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA),
supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s
Republic of China and the Department of Construction of Jiangsu Province, and
organized by Suzhou People’s Government, in Suzhou, China on May 28-30, 2010.
THEME
Responding to Nature to Achieve Harmony and… Continue
Added by Land8 on September 10, 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments
First Ever Landscaping Institute Opens in Sri Lanka
The doors of the Sri Lanka Institute of Landscape Architecture finally opened on Thursday "the 24th of July 2009 and it was the ceremonial inauguration that was had on the 13th at Waters Edge", after the Institute of Landscape Architects Bill was approved back in May. The Sri Lanka Institute of Landscape Architecture (SLILA) is operating as an independant institute to serve the students who… Continue
Added by Land8 on August 15, 2009 at 8:30am — 2 Comments
Stirling Prize Shortlists Masterplan for First Time
BDP’s masterplan for Liverpool One has been nominated for the 2009 RIBA Stirling Prize.
"The Stirling Prize…
Added by Andrew Spiering on August 5, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Ripple Effect: New San Francisco Bus Shelters Go Solar
SAN FRANCISCO (CA, USA)—The first of 1,200 new, sustainably designed transit shelters have been installed in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco, the product of a joint project by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. The shelters feature an undulating, wave-form roof made with 40 percent post-industrial recycled content; in one-third of the locations, the roof will house a solar… Continue
Added by Andrew Spiering on July 28, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment
A Competition for Kung Fu Fans
Image via Wikipedia
Kung Fu fans unite! Trace One gave me… Continue
Added by Andrew Spiering on July 28, 2009 at 10:49am — No Comments
Good News for Landscape Architects
Business Quarterly Survey Finds Positive Signs for Landscape Architecture Firms
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the midst of a struggling economy, new signs of recovery appeared for landscape architecture firms, according to the latest American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey. While most firms still face serious economic challenges, small improvements emerged across all indicators – including hiring.
Fully 32 percent of firm… Continue
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the midst of a struggling economy, new signs of recovery appeared for landscape architecture firms, according to the latest American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey. While most firms still face serious economic challenges, small improvements emerged across all indicators – including hiring.
Fully 32 percent of firm… Continue
Added by Land8 on July 22, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments
First Green Roof Professionals (GRPs) Announced
MORE THAN 100 OBTAIN THE NEW GREEN ROOF PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION (GRPs)
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to formally announce the… Continue
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Added by Land8 on July 21, 2009 at 11:24am — No Comments
Significant Downturn in Nonresidential Construction Activity Projected through 2010
Washington, D.C. – July 13, 2009 – Feeling the effects of the struggling overall U.S. economy, nonresidential construction spending is expected to decrease by 16 percent in 2009 and drop by another almost 12 percent in 2010 in inflation adjusted terms. Commercial… Continue
Added by Land8 on July 15, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments
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