Alessandro Vino

Hi all,
 
I am a 4th year student who has previously worked in China and then also visited Hong Kong. Where I fell in love, with the city that is (!). Now I would really like to go back and I thought it would be really nice to spend a semester there. Do you guys have any ideas at all of courses or schools within the field of urban planning/design…[Read more]

Hi All,
I am the UK’s leading recruiter for landscape architects. I will soon be opening a new office in HK. I am interested in developing professional relationships with landscape architects in HK. I will be in HK 8th – 18th August. If anyone would like to meet please let me know. 
Regards
Carl Thomas (carl@huntblue.com)

check out http://www.greenroofplans.com
 
they are plan books for DIY small scale green roofs with come with complete materials list, suggested suppliers, green roof care sheet + full set of architect stamped drawings.  good luck!

Green roof in the desert would be great…added insulation, sound attenuation – irrigate with graywater!  Are there precedent projects in the area?

What does everyone think about green roofs in the desert? Specifically the Mojave Desert? Given how much energy costs these days, would they not be beneficial? Or would the cost of having to irrigate them (which you would have to in the desert) be worth it?

If any of you are near the San Francisco Bay Area, we have a great presentation coming up on Residential Roof Gardens sponsored by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Click the link for details…

I am planning to do 3 different types of grow wall in one of my project in Bangalore, India.

Hi ,I’m thinking to do the out-door feature wall in my project in china the size around 7m/long by 3.5m/high but the planting guy said that gonna take a year to green it by the plant , Anyway can make it faster and low maintenance?

Hi. I’m going to build a green wall using felt as part of my student entry at the International Ellerslie Flower Show in NZ in March 2010. Any advice?

and one more thing….why are all my emails returned to me when I try emailing something to Hong Kong?

HI, I didn’t see any answers to the Hong Kong smaller firm questions. Wondering if any body knows of any too.

Our office has done several green roofs and are now working on a project where I want to do both green roofs and green walls. I have a pretty good handle on the roofs, but have been having a tough time getting the green wall people to respond with samples of their products. I have offered to buy the samples but so far they have not responded. I’m…[Read more]

Hello…I am here to be a resource, how can I help you?

Dean

Hello all,

I am a Landscape Architect / Designer based in Shanghai. I’ve joined this group because I am seriously interested in undertaking the PPE to become a professional member of HKILA.
Does anyone here have any experience with gaining this qualification, or similar aspirations? If so I would really value the chance to chat with you to learn…[Read more]

I am also looking for mid-size landscape firm in HK also. Could someone help us here?

Thanks a lot.

I am a landscape architect student getting ready to graduate in may from West Virginia University, i am from the Washington D.C. metro Area. I am very interested in working in China when i graduate, does anyone have names of firms i should look in to?