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				<title>Ben Hale replied to the topic High Maintenance Artificial Landscapes. in the forum STORY BOARD</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2015 03:37:30 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I understand many of the points presented here.<br />
From Alan&#8217;s point of view &#8211; there are many designs being touted as &#8216;sustainable&#8217; when in reality they man not be so.  Instead, they appear to and may actually have certain &#8216;sustainable&#8217; features, but as a whole may be very resource intensive.  From my limited understanding of how High Line was c&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-38153"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/high-maintenance-artificial-landscapes/#post-152104" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Ben Hale replied to the topic What books do you feel are &#34;Must have&#34; books for any landscape architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2015 03:17:16 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would have to echo &#8216;Landscape Design: A Cultural and Architectural History&#8217; by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers.  A great comprehensive resource for understanding what influenced design of landscapes throughout the ages, and how multi-dimensional are designs of the present.  Also would echo as stated before, &#8216;Design with Nature&#8217; by Ian McHarg.If i&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-36299"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-books-do-you-feel-are-must-have-books-for-any-landscape-architect/#post-152078" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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