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I agree, Jon, any show worth it’s salt should have a sustainable requirement…Might be fun to have star designers taking whacks at a site, although it might be beneath them…But it would be fun to see Martha Schwartz, Edwina von Gal, Olin, Jim corner… taking quick conceptual stabs at the same problem, talking it through on camera…

Read? Aside from Land8 I only browse pop-up landscape books… and there aren’t many of those. My next great hope is that someone comes out with a ‘Choose your own adventure’ book applied to design, so ‘Choose your own Design’. “If you want to choose permeable pavers, turn to page 56, if you want to choose gravel….”

Combine all three, assuming you have the space. The uses do not seem to conflict, and you could create a site that is constantly alive… have fun.

I’d be much more interested in a show illustrating and demonstrating how to achieve optimal ‘Sustainable Sites’ credits in both residential and commercial/municipal settings. Education on the topic is paramount to advancing the cause of stewardship because it gives face to the concept and doesn’t just parrot talking points about how important it…[Read more]

Been done, at least here in the US, but certainly NOT done well..A house close to me was chosen – the installed landscape was definitely designed by Wal-mart or Home Depot or something..I think this is a great idea, if one could just reach a little higher in terms of garden quality.

take a look at my senior project which you can download on my website
http://www.wesarola.com

I designed a 55 acre downtown which was an intense urban design project. Let me know if you have any further questions.

Also check out this website
http://www.pps.org/

Thanks for everythings!
Especially Adam Trujillo

I care your advices.

is there design example that you know

thanks again!

Since no one else will admit it, I will confess to subscribing to Sunset….not quite the ‘People’ magazine of landscape architecture, but definately eye-candy and its CHEAP. Yeah, yeah, plus the ones Jason mentioned except Metropolis. I like Dwell better.

You guys are the best! I am very thankful for your responses. There are several publications listed here that I have not been able to find with search engines. The bookstore only takes you so far. I never thought about “other” LA blogs. I thought this was pretty much the motherlode. Thanks again, I think I now have my hands full.

This is great advice as there are lots of places here in Las Vegas that look great, but no one really uses. Then there are other parks/open spaces that are just over crowded. I am sure other cities have the same issues, and that could have been enhanced by a little more research and understanding.

I would say the first thing to consider whenever working within the urban fabric is context. You can throw all the amenities and structures you want into the space however, if there is no context the project and design will fail. Look at the surrounding areas and study the site. Look at pedestrian traffic patterns, vehicular traffic patterns,…[Read more]

You might want to check out a few of these. Some of the subscriptions are pretty pricey but a lot of them give student discounts. You can also find some of them out on amazon for pretty decent prices. Check them out. They helped me and helped me understand landscape architecture a little bit more while I was going to school.

Praxis http://www.prax…[Read more]

‘Stormwater’ Journal. Free, or available online.
http://www.stormh2o.com/

I love Inhabitat blog, but mostly I read the design sections of the NYT for my perspective on design – Nicholas Ourosieff..
We need good LA critics and publications. Also of course, read Land8 – very good contribution, Andrew Spierling! and DotEarth blog on NYT for environmental stuff..

the Sarah Palin question! What do you READ! Very good question!

Landscape Architect and Specifier News (LASN) – A free national publication that is more product and technical/practice focused, but has articles on a wide varitey of projects. Excellent for sourcing materials. http://www.landscapeonline.com

Landscape Architect Trades – A free newsprint-like tabloid with short articles, again, product based. http://www.thetrade…[Read more]

One of the reasons I let my NJ license lapse was because of the CE requirements and I’m now living far from that state. As others have suggested, it is easier to get reciprocity in another state when you have an active license. I now have a NV license, and they don’t have any CE requirements. I also had a CA license that I allowed to lapse. Yes, I…[Read more]

Landscape Architecture Magazine-a mixed bag of large projects, firm profiles, and other tidbits
Topos-an excellent source of more detailed analysis of predominantly international projects, but also has great graphics which will be helpful to reference in your later studio work (Pricey to subscribe to at $40/issue. Check if your library has…[Read more]

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Thanks for all the suggestions.