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I don’t think anyone is actually encouraging people not to take part in the economy, Andrew. I’d even argue there’s no such thing as not taking part in the economy, unless you’re homeless. No one is 100% self reliant. But there’s two ways to look at being green, the cheap way and more expensive way. You have a job. If you ever decide you want to,…[Read more]

Can landscape architects contribute to a world where more human effort is required? Can we make a transition to reshaping food production, supply routes, localized manufacturing, transportation, cities, and housing when hydrocarbons are doing less of the work, or are we too engrained in the status-quo?

Back when studying N.L.P. I recall there was…[Read more]

Your response has nothing to do with the article that was linked. So to lay it out another way: our “economy”, every economic indicator, and our contemporary society is based on the premise of cheap oil, and the concept of growth utilizing a finite resource. Eventually the cost of oil will rise enough that it cripples our contemporary…[Read more]

Obviously as times get tougher every professional even close to qualified will be vying for the same work. Secondly, outsourcing will soon be come unfeasible. New technology is certainly hopeful, and cheaper labor costs in our nation are inevitable. I’m just hoping that landscape architects can be at the forefront in addressing these changes. I…[Read more]

brilliant, seriously….i love it. makes you think about all the other stuff in our lives we see as mundane that could be a daily source of enjoyment, if only for a minute in our days….thanks for sharing brent!

Yeah, maybe its our short attention spans …I dont know, I didnt read everything you guys wrote.

It’s a very good topic – I love the piano steps..but why is not Olmsted’s Prospect Park, that paragon of democratic values and passive recreation in the landscape, not part of the ‘fun theory’…? Or is it..
I do not know any other examples, but I am going to strong- arm my fellow LA’s to consider it in their designs..As long as not too…[Read more]

Take a look at this website: http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
It’s probably the best site I’ve found on the subject of peak oil.
Landscape architects can contribute to a world without oil, but only when other people are on board.

I don’t think that it exists but his monograph is coming out soon.
http://www.amazon.com/Ken-Smith-Landscape-Architect/dp/1580932436/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255721319&sr=8-2
Craig Verzone

hhmmm… i thought so, but that’s a little odd. anyways thank you Elizabeth!!!

This ideas are brilliant 🙂
Thanks for shearing

Just wonder how officials would treat it in Ireland. Considered this as play equipment then it would need insurance :), something nobody(exept city councils) wants to do here, because liability. So there was saying that Ireland has more golf courses than playgrounds 🙂

So what we were asked to do…[Read more]

I just watched the ‘piano stairs’ video the other day on another site and thought,’ this would make a great landscape project.

I think designers tend to take themselves and their work a bit too seriously sometimes. Hyper-intellectualism and complex theories may work well in the studio, but the end product must be tangible and accessible for the…[Read more]

I love to see this kind of work. It’s the type of thing that makes you stop and think about your everyday surroundings. Park(ing) day is another good example. It makes you become more aware of the world around you.

There is also those groups that do the freeze action in a busy location.

You can also consider Michigan University’s master program on Urban design

he does not have a webpage.

I’ve heard differing opinions of the program at University of Colorado at Denver (UCD).

I know theres this lexicon of garden and Landscape Architecture. You’d find that useful but its probably not quite the right thing as its just one language rather than english/german..There might be a german one..

i hope this helps

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