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Flyers are an officially documented 2010 success story and belong in this thread!

The better team won. I just happened to catch the end of the game last night and could not resist.

There are really quite a lot of boundary-pushing technologies out there for sustainability…but they require at least a basic understanding of science and engineering to utilize them effectively in landscape architecture. In my experience, many instructors will encourage students to consider using solar panels, wind turbines, green roof systems,…[Read more]

It seems to me you are addressing two uniquely different issues in one broad stroke. Green Roofs have nothing to do with renewable energy but everything to do with Landscape Architecture. Landscape Architect’s role in a biomass generation plant may be protesting it’s construction but certainly not acting as the prime consultant. Without question…[Read more]

I didn’t mean for the thread to sound pretentious or self serving in any way.  It just seems important to remember once and awhile that the world and the profession is not all doom, gloom, and servitude toward developers.

In my experience, small firms pay more.
I graduated 2.5 years ago, still employed by same company and I can tell you that you shouldn’t even entertain the thought of a salary in the $50,000 range. That is just very unrealistic.
 
I read a little about your situation in the thread, your skills do not justify that large of a salary. You seem to…[Read more]

Our firm uses this: http://www.psascorecard.com/
 
Relatively easy to use, I’d recommend it.

haha, yup…should’ve checked that first!
 

thought i was chatting.. ;]

come join the chat!
 

Though I have limited experience with professional renewable energy projects, as a landscape designer I think there is great potential there.  It is clear that we are seeing more green infrastructure in the landscape, and thus an opportunity to implement traditional landscape design and planning around those installations.  Why not?  Regardless of…[Read more]

Hi Ben,
I see that you’re based in Madison. I’m down in Chicago. I love mad-town (grandfather, father, brother all attended U Madison) and I would definitely enjoy living up there. Any chance that Baird is hiring? I see a few positions on your website but they are all for engineers…
Nice thread by the way. It’s good to hear people talking the…[Read more]

I see people as being more interested in reclaiming valuable sections of T5, rather than new construction. Most of our major cities have under utilized neighborhoods immediately adjacent to T6. If I understand the Transects model, that is exactly what we should be doing. We should be concentrating on refining what’s already there instead of trying…[Read more]

Flyers? ooops.

New urbanism, in all it’s incomplete and watered down forms is still better than a cul de sac suburb–especially from the “social interaction” side of things.  The biggest problem I see with the watered down versions is the open space is not adequate–a few flat lawn areas.  Even the open space is urbanist!  No real access to the natural world…[Read more]

Isn’t what you are describing, Thomas, as a desireable way to govern growth, the ‘form-based’ planning concept..?
 
I don’t think ‘people ‘ ever create neighborhoods, you need to at least be able to fund some construction, which already takes a little organization and intelligence..
 
I want less flexibilitly..I want to live with no damn cars, a…[Read more]

Sorry, got a little off track there… one “transect zone” that is not mentioned is the “vertical transect zone”. Shall we call it T7? If you want to escape the city, you have to go up or out… it’s a lot easier to have your own little oasis in the sky than it is to get out of town on Friday afternoon. T7 is where it’s at…

I found the transect link within the article to be much more clear and concise, in describing the principle.
http://newurbannetwork.com/article/transect
“The rural-to-urban Transect is divided into six zones: core (T6), center (T5), general urban (T4), sub-urban (T3), rural (T2), and natural (T1). The remaining category, Special District, applies…[Read more]

Woonerfs. Why does every residential street need to be a mini-highway?
And green roofs.