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sustainable is quite real, the difference between sustainable and traditional design is thousands of gallons of water, kilowatts of electricity, non-poisonous building products, porous landscape that infiltrates instead of adding to stormwater – I can’t relate to your cycnicism, Jason.
My only problem with sustainable is that to me the ‘no-build’…[Read more]

“Sustainable” is subjective. It’s an overused buzz-word that actually has little meaning anymore. I agree with the other posters that the description of the project would be more beneficial. It is better to have quantification such as a LEED objective (or other reputable measurement system). I try for realist wording, such as low-impact,…[Read more]

Excellent point Lori! What is the goal of the project and let that answer your questions rather than just throwing words around, a refreshing idea.

I thought people might be interested in this link. Shows step by step process of sketchup to photoshop for a watercolour style. quite interesting with good results

http://www.ronenbekerman.com/architectural-illustration-digital-2d-3d-watercolor-technique/

That sounds like it would pay less than being laid off. Can you supplement with a part time basic job to get by until you find something or it heats back up? That’s hard for a family just starting up. I’d be worried about being the new guy at a different firm.

I’m one of the few still standing at my firm. Have been on 32 hours for 48 weeks now and had to do 6 weeks of furlough last November and December. Does not seem to be getting any better, my company just announced that they may reduce us to 24 hours from May to August. This is very hard for me, we have a 6 month old girl who has changed everything…[Read more]

What is your rationale for making successful = sustainable instead of profitable or sellable? And what definition of sustainable are you using? It seems that your answers mix up a variety of values that may or may not contribute to profitablity or sustainablility. Maybe is my question relates to what perspective success is judged from: the…[Read more]

We just finished a conceptual design for an infill low income housing project were we proposed that the landscape be 85% edible, friut trees, berry bushes, herbs in pots, medicinal shrubs… not many people think of eating your landscape but it should be considered if you truely are looking at suistainability. The site also features a roof top…[Read more]

the future is in the use of hands to create digital artwork. the skill of the hand is not going to die, it is the application of the stroke that will change. I have been running a graphics studio for landscape architects and developers and all of my work is digital either sketchup line work with photoshop under color, scanned images, or direct…[Read more]

the future is in the use of hands to create digital artwork. the skill of the hand is not going to die, it is the application of the stroke that will change. I have been running a graphics studio for landscape architects and developers and all of my work is digital either sketchup line work with photoshop under color, scanned images, or direct…[Read more]

I’m looking for online sources for high resolution, photo-realistic tropical plants… to cut out and use in elevations and sketchup modeling. Yes, SketchUp is producing some pretty fancy graphics. But need more plants! Any suggestions?

You dont need to at all.

I spent $100 on my latest tablet which is over four years old now and still working just fine. Prior to that I had a 3×5 hand-me-down wacom graphire that worked fine for a year until I upgraded. I sort of live by the mantra that having all the best tools doesnt make up for a lot of practice.

i am in the market for a tablet, but i don’t want to spend $400, so i will wait.

and i agree, my sketchbook goes with me everywhere… i love it as it starts to age, i am always sad to move on to a new one.

As a current student, I agree. The future is not ‘Which one’, but ‘What Combination of the two’. We see the animators and GD students sketching out stacks of ideations on their tablets then organizing and evaluating in slideshows. the tactility of the digital pen is amazing. Digital line weight responds directly to touch. I even saw an animation…[Read more]

Computer graphics can already equal the quality of hand drawn graphics using Photoshop or any similar software. It’s just usually done with a tablet so… well I guess it’s still hand graphics? The medium, method, and tools are largely interchangeable to produce a specific look when it comes to the digital realm these days.

I see none of the…[Read more]

There are many idle hands in the production end of landscape architecture right now. I think some of those hands are anything but idle in other areas including working on integrating hand drawing and rendering techniques with technology. I expect big advancements being available when the profession heats up again (doubt that there is big market…[Read more]

If you have time go to Retiro Park in Madrid, it seems like Madrid’s “Central Park”, and most of the museums are close by. There is also a Patrick Blanc Greenwall that is worth visiting http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/madrid_gets_a_v.php near the Museo Prado. The Atocha Train Station is an amazing structure and it’s full of tropical…[Read more]