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Trace,
Brother Thomas has answered many of the things I wanted to say. This is the problem with the general public that doesn’t educate itself with the markets. They only see and read those high profile scams on the news. First of, there is a HUGE difference between what I do and giving your money to an investment manager like Bernie Madoof or…[Read more]

Whoa there brother Thomas! No one suggested listening to Jim Cramer (with a C) on a daily basis. I also didn’t recommend reading any of his books. You are right, Jim is entertainment and so is Rush Limblah! I prefer “Squawk Box” who discuss the markets without actually giving you advice on what to buy or sell. They just deliver you the information…[Read more]

Lens T,
You should realize that the poor economy in the US is going to make finding a position very hard for you. Demand is very low for landscape architects right now. I have seen an increase in opportunities in the last 2 months, but there are many unemployed landscape architects in the US. Texas seems to have the best economy, followed by the…[Read more]

We will also be donating 10% of the total ticket sales from our upcoming webinar series to Red Cross to help the relief efforts in Japan.

yes its not a question of ignoring McHarg, they have already taking the layering into consideration many, many generations ago without McHarg’s input – but with their own collective knowledge, memory and experience with water vs land vs resources.
McHarg-ism was not going to stop at 25 foot wall of water, at 550 m/p/h.
We can only be amazed that…[Read more]

Japan does not have the luxury of McHargs “rocket science”.. its a small, crowded island country with few energy sources. 125 million people live in a country the size of the state of Montana.They already take extreme stewardship over what little land they use and have.
The japanese are some of the most resourceful people around, esp when it comes…[Read more]

Okay I just have to laugh about the seal conversation. Especially, pointing out tacky beachfront homes and then stating you rented one of them. I am also assuming this oceanfront abode was in the direct path of future tsunamis. And that YOU are one of the 1,000,000 in San Diego. Not disagreeing that humans take more than their fair share. We see…[Read more]

Thanks Andrew. Your information is most practical. You can also text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan.
 
What you can do now is
1) to donate money (you can involve your company, or larger parties if you are capable)
2) send supportive messages to your friends, families in…[Read more]

Time / Space is an interesting relationship to study in the rebuilding of areas effected by disasters. When buildings and infrastructure are destroyed people’s immediate response is, “rebuild it”. But the physical structures that were ruined are much more than the sum of their materials. There is a history behind them. They were not built…[Read more]

The jetty at La Jolla was built to create a protected area for children to swim, hence it’s original name “childrens beach”. The unintended result was that the seals also found it to be a perfect breeding ground and have taken over, hence it’s adopted name “seal beach”. Since it’s a man-made structure that created the conditions for the seals,…[Read more]

Make a donation via Red Cross here – http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main

Thanks all for your input.
 
I’ll try contacting Architects for Humanity shortly, as well as the architect Shigeru Ban’s office. Ban has worked on numerous relief projects.
 
I’ve been residing on n’ off in Kobe, Japan- the once booming port city most affected by the Hanshin Quake in ’95- for the past 3 or so years.
During this time I have made s…[Read more]

The immediate needs of our brothers and sisters in Japan are paramount right now.. Food, shelter, water and consolation.. I’m sure I can ony imagine a fraction of the sense of loss and horror the Japanese people are feeling. If you are able, I encourage you to donate to the Red Cross, an organization that is on site and providing aid right…[Read more]

Trace you have really been all over the place lately, are you taking your ADD meds…?
Japan building up to the seashore is not a government conspiracy. We do it all over the place in the US. Japan is a tiny island and needs to make use of every square inch they have available. Have you been up to San O and seen the two nuclear reactors (AKA Dolly…[Read more]

“Now you know!”
I have to wonder what they could have done. The only things to do are to avoid the areas that are at risk…and even this situation was extreme. Six miles inland? That was a monster quake…extremely close too shore. What are the chances of that? I don’t even know. I do not believe landscape architects have some magic elixir to…[Read more]

They out designed the quake, but nothing is going to stop a 30′ wave. Their design and standards are great for earth quakes. This was as extreme as it gets and all indications are that there was little damage from the quake.. As my professor, who happened to be from Japan, used to say “never build in a flood plain” as I type from elevation 20 (not…[Read more]

Nothing can be done without prohibiting settlement along shores. In much of Japan, high seawalls already existed and were utterly useless againts such a powerful tsunami. Most of the structures (including the nuke plant) were not designed for a quake of such magnitude, and yet they hold up (even the nuke plant is still containing the cores, the…[Read more]

send to studio max and render

It’s unrealistically cost prohibitive to build structures substantial enough to deter tsunamis for all but the most key locations. Even then, if you build a big levy, Mom nature will build a bigger storm. I mean, did you see what that water did!? What would have stopped it?
The best “design” solution is to not build in locations that are only 3’…[Read more]

Crisis Fatigue!  I think that’s what I have!  Got to turn off the CNN.  Maybe ignorance really IS bliss.