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the “stones” modules (http://www.smartslope.com) have holes in the bottom of the module, which a Maccaferri (Italian Co.) grid reinforcement is sewn through, which provides one of the strongest connections in the industry, for what that is worth. The extra excavation for the grid is costly, but necessary at that height. I am happy to help, if needed;…[Read more]

Hi Richard,
My email is rob@csgd.net

I got the book by Oldenwald and am going through it – this spreadsheet will be great – thanks very much for taking the time to do this.

Rob

Rob, send me an email address and I’ll send the spreadsheet file. I thought I uploaded it but can seem to see it on the post.

Rob, it took some time but I found a copy of the planting manual each student had to assemble for our class. Unfortunately it wasn’t in electronic format. I started a spread sheet with all of the common names but haven’t finished adding all the scientific names. Anyway, I’m posting where I am so you can start your study.
Hope this helps.

thanks i’ll download the trial.
I actually use vectorworks but it imports dwg’s and dxf’s ad pdf’s.
I also use a tablet so i thought it might be a natural addition to that.

cheers

thanks

Totally agree with Nick – I really like Illustrator for diagramming because of the ease of drawing and manipulating lines. It can also be a decent program for doing plan graphics, although the files tend to get really large. The added benefit of using Illustrator is that that you can open .pdfs from AutoCAD in Illustrator and work directly with…[Read more]

Look up James Howard Kunstler’s presentation to TED. He talks about the inspiration of the architects for a particular bland building. Its good for a laugh.

I’m remined of a line from a song by Matt Johnson (The The). It goes “One day I asked the angels for inspiration, but the devil poured me a drink.” Its about how much inspiration gets…[Read more]

just purchased the book chad…

I love TED…very inspiring and interesting stuff.

Here’s a link to check it out:

http://www.ted.com (you probably could have figured that out :-))

An inspiring discussion, indeed. Thanks to those that explained TED.com. I shall avail myself of its benefits.

My next contribution is two words: Universal Traveler $14.95 at Amazon.com

Zach, if you have not heard of this book, or, if you have and not purchased it yet, then please do so. Upon reading it and using it, I believe you will quickly…[Read more]

its applicable because it is vector based, using cad will give you scale and offsets though…

Many thoughts on my own design process, but I just wanted to point out that it is currently fashionable among architects to take their inspiration from cells, microbes, bubbles, things like that, and to pretend the building is living, the exterior can function like a real skin of a living thing..

Personally think architects are still ignoring the…[Read more]

Theres no formula or science to it in my experience Zach.

If you havent already, check out Frank Ghery’s film by Sidney Pollack ‘Sketches of Frank Ghery.’ Pollack, a great directir, and Ghery, a great architect talk at one point in the film about the process of ‘becoming’ what you do. Pollack talks about ‘pretending’ to be a director until waking…[Read more]

As Ryan said TED is a series of Lectures that are very inspiring, they can be found at TED.com. To clarify my question, I guess I’m looking for understanding into how others work through the design process and gather/find their inspiration. I’m in my second year of my LA program and while it has been a great experience so far, I want to reach for…[Read more]

TED lecture: From my memory, the TED presentations are great insightful speeches, by some of the up and coming minds of today. The TED lectures were an invite only series of some of the top minds of today. I believe you can do a basic search online and at least get a portion of it.

Concerning inspiration; the design process is a fantastic way to…[Read more]