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Could govt. influence be the reason the economy has tanked?
The only way govt. drives  private sector is if you are politically connected…look who got the stimulus money and who did not….

Last year, I worked on a project that was able to move ahead with stimulus funding.  I also saw rfp’s for trail planning and design in my community that were funded with stimulus money. Private investors aren’t interested in building bike trails and safe routes to school. You should also keep in mind that the stimulus funds are paying for…[Read more]

False Flat_ why dutch design is so good

yes!!!

Mosaics by West8
Groundswell
Large Parks
 
no books on hand rendering are needed. 

I haven’t use CAD for a long time…:P

umm??? how do you do CD’s?

Chip Sullivan has two fantastic books; one on climate and gardens and the other on drawing. The one on drawing is both a ‘how to’ and and inspiring.

While on a blind date with LGBT civil rights and another couple – ending the wars and improving America’s reputation on the international stage.  It’s going delightfully I hear.

My job now is just that Tabitha, and I could not have asked for a better job.  I love it!  I will look into that book, as i feel it might be one of those biblicalesque books for font crazies like myself.  Yes, i want to be a landscape starchitect, and maybe this is my actual calling, landscape fontitecture… who knows??? I clearly understand th…[Read more]

How about this: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/06/us-solar-energy-industry-booms-/1

I got a horrible grade in a studio, because i cared about graphics, and not the GIS material.
I wouldn’t brag about that. haha.

I understand this. But driving an SUV to protest the Tar Sands…is….
 

actually the tar sands extraction is heavily subsized by the government, unfortunately. There are direct tax subsidies, as well as road use, environmental pollution that does not figure into any calculations of cost (tar sand extraction is extremely pollution process of both the air and water..), and the intense use of water that the process…[Read more]

Whats with that hate for people who recently graduated?  When has being a debby downer ever paid off “graphics dont matter, they wont read anything on your drawings” Oh thats a real positive outlook for LA.  Yes I’m Naive, and who cares?
 
“No ones really all that special”  oh thats really positive, well i guess that is the only encouragement i n…[Read more]

Douglas- I mildly agree with you, but arial was “invented” post helvetica, ie post olmstead. It is more than being trendy for me. I just like the look of the letters, i mean have you seen the lower case a.. now thats something to write home about.  ps. i never mentioned that i was avant garde.. just a lover of good font.  I dont really care that p…[Read more]

Green jobs will be created when the market determines they can save more money or make more money. If we mean green jobs as in landscape architecture…well I don’t think we are going to see that. If you mean green jobs as in biotech/smart grid, etc….those will be created as quickly as the market dictates.
When I see a question like this I…[Read more]

haha

You can watch the Duany/Waldheim closing plenary at: http://www.cnu.org/closecnu19
 
Enjoy.

One book I always recommend to the first year students (most of whom find drawing mystifying) is “Drawing on the right side of the brain” by Betty Edwards. This is NOT a how to for designers but rather a book that shows the reader how to “really see” through drawing. You can probably find the book in your local…[Read more]

TARP = bank bailout, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act = stimulus.