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It’s true Henry Cohen, there are lots of interesting work here in Australia specially in Sydney. 

I did a lot of this type of work with a planning and engineering firm – seems for the large part that sector holds the market and they tend to have a few LAs on staff.  ‘New Urbanism’ ideas were the predominant design push from planners both public and private, but the interpretations in some cases were horrible and prevented some better designs…[Read more]

Among other things, neighborhood design is what I do. I tend to agree with your boss: it’s tough to find folks able to lay out a neighborhood anybody might want to live in, although many firms advertise the service. I don’t think the subject is emphasized as much as it once was in LA programs.

Regarding software… I did see an Autocad 3rd party…[Read more]

I for one have a ton of experience doing just as you described from early in my career and then again before the CRASH! The later was more in keeping with trying to use “New Urbanism” and make communities not sub-divisions.
If you are seeking an opinion on whether this website is good for finding talent I can’t speak to that. Additionally if you…[Read more]

Felix, I don’t have direct knowledge of the work that was done, but a good friend of mine worked in Haiti following the earthquake several years ago.  Look up Phronesis Design as a possible source of info.  Tim Duggan, the principal, also works extensively with Make it Right in New Orleans.  I don’t know how much this work will fit into your ex…[Read more]

Hi Socorro, nice work.  For photographing your finished works, grab a hose and water down everything.  Colors are richer and makes for better shots.  Again, nice work, keep it up.

To be clear: the issue is not whether green roofs are pretty, sometimes provide habitat, sometimes reduce run-off, etc.
The issue, IMO, is when we promote the equivalent of a cup of tea to cure baldness and cancer. It’s a nice cup of tea. That’s all. There are green roof designs that do some real good for the environment. Let’s find out what those…[Read more]

Apply the same ecologic values to a roof top as you would to any other project. There are different opportunities in a roof top, but our values should be consistent.
I hope that clears things up.
Thanks

Its really interesting that green roofs reducing on 0.5 degree of air temperature in a day but also reducing energy costs because it acts as an insulator in summer season.
See, nature has the key to balance the everything even temperature. If we use natural resources then off course our efforts can reduce the affects of green house gases.

I’m always amused by the current skittishness our profession has regarding aesthetics. Why is it a sin to value aesthetics? I might be alone on this, although I sincerely hope not, but I believe that the aesthetic qualities of a roof top garden in an urban area has values that far out weigh whether or not they have a significant benefit to the…[Read more]

In fact, even the claims about reducing storm run off are only true for intensive green roofs, not extensive ones. And extensive green roofs are far more common

I thought green roofs were more about recycling stormwater, rather than reducing temps..i think there is no argument the the green roof affect on temps is negligable… link from previous poster very interesting…worth checking out..

you’re not allowed to own a gun?

Helpful link perhaps: http://www.tn.gov/commerce/section/architects-engineers
Hope this is helpful. Cameron 

It appears that the only thing that could be construed as practicing before obtaining a license in Tennessee is to misrepresent yourself by calling yourself a “Landscape Architect” or what you do as “Landscape Architecture” or by using language that implies either of those. Surely rep[resenting yourself as being qualified to do work that is…[Read more]

Bennett, As a MS State graduate you should know the answers to those questions. If not I need to come back and teach class (the board doesn’t play the I’m stupid game). Landscape design which means only planting plans is generally not regulated, pretty much everything else is. As an educated Landscape Architect anything that you do can affect your…[Read more]

Please, it’s beautiful where your at and there’s the Fordham U., the Bronx Zoo area and more. Don’t keep it a secret from people. That’s why they’re afraid of the BX. 

You mean the Westchester herds aren’t nibbling their way into the Bronx yet?

Henry I’m starting to believe that “harvesting” them is the only solution. We can’t introduce predators, we can’t let them starve, we can’t let them ruin our gardens and we’re not going to vacate their habitat. Maybe we can plant more food sources for them and plan on having a certain amount of damage to our plants. This should improve the health…[Read more]