Land8 | Bob Luther | Activity https://land8.com/members/bobluther/activity/ Activity feed for Bob Luther. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:17:23 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e25f469aa9691842352b21084d85c023 Bob Luther's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/58329/ Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:02:46 +0000 0 2d6527e90b5158fee11f31f14d99f528 Bob Luther replied to the topic Design Software in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-software/#post-3556820 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:00:18 +0000 LandFX with FXCAD, Sketchup for 3D, Pixelmator for image processing (great Mac alternative to Photoshop). Wouldn’t change a thing!

]]> 0 cf7a3778399fee0b33624e83503912cf Bob Luther replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162086 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:44:35 +0000 Well I am disappointed in my industry if you are the future… This whole conversation is a joke, I get it you are just trying to get people fire up on a stupid topic, egg on my face… You are… Why do I even, I’m done!

]]> 0 569d724a5136d8ae2baad59f1b5ccca6 Bob Luther replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162088 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:22:09 +0000 Yes I use a whole crap load of fonts on a wide range of projects, it just isn’t the first or fifteenth thing I think about, in fact I love to make lists for my project to-dos, never have I written a to do… Find perfect font… I have had the opportunity to do a pirate/shark themed project and did use papyrus and who knows maybe I will put it on…[Read more]

]]> 0 1153a00c791b66f896b14abb0dc3bfa2 Bob Luther replied to the topic Thomas Kinkade (RIP) Landscape Painter in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/thomas-kinkade-rip-landscape-painter/#post-157998 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:12:30 +0000 Absolutely!

]]> 0 0f1546e09c43b7d2e5642d3692fd1141 Bob Luther replied to the topic Tablet PC or IPad useful? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/tablet-pc-or-ipad-useful/#post-158119 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:14:21 +0000 I often pull out my iPad in meetings to pull up manufacture websites to help a client pick stone, or benches, or to pull up images of plants to verify what the client wants. I have plugged my iPad into the tv in the clients conference room and done a power point presentation, I have used it to take quick photos, there are a wide range of great uses.

]]> 0 2b9ecdf634629a40af11efa9e4cbd843 Bob Luther replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162091 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:09:37 +0000 First off, it takes a huge amount of restraint not to just rip into how… Oh I almost went there. Two things graphic presentation (preliminary design) fonts may make a difference to give a theme or feeling, construction documents need clear crisp legible font/typeface so that a contractor can read and install the design.
A quick question, where…[Read more]

]]> 0 59dc77b68f9705f79a229eb3a14ee02f Bob Luther replied to the topic Working Remotely for Small Firms? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/working-remotely-for-small-firms/#post-158046 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:34:34 +0000 As silly as it sounds I have had consultants who we work with that reclines are done with photographs. We will plot the consultants work, redline it, pin it to the wall and take digital photos rather than scanning ( because of scanning costs and also scanner access) then email or Dropbox a bunch of photos and a note to explain the changes, then a…[Read more]

]]> 0 ed3a4325ab911eaddd878a9e73eb7ed5 Bob Luther replied to the topic Thomas Kinkade (RIP) Landscape Painter in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/thomas-kinkade-rip-landscape-painter/#post-158001 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:27:40 +0000 When you deal in fantasy and without a budget and have the perfect setting anything is possible… It is also one perfect vantage point of an idealic scene, in the design landscape we often don’t ask the viewer to stand in one exact spot to create the visual, we ask the view to move through the space, or use the space, or be apart of the space not…[Read more]

]]> 0 64dfe9a3d2085b883b4e8934180a67ab Bob Luther replied to the topic Enough with the Sinuosity already! Santa Monica park designed by James Corner Field Operations in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/enough-with-the-sinuosity-already-santa-monica-park-designed-by-james-corner-field-operations/#post-164309 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:17:49 +0000 Hey cool piece of art for the guys in the Good Year Blimp to look at as they take shots of Santa Monica for the Lakers game on TNT. I love aerials like the one you posted as nobody will ever see that visual. Not a favorite of mine either, seem like something else could fill the space better than 50 paths to nowhere.

]]> 0 1cbe66e10d2f89bc73ee2ad812fea3b8 Bob Luther replied to the topic Which 3D Design Software is Most Used? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-3d-design-software-is-most-used/#post-164843 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:25:41 +0000 We use Sketchup every day to design elements of the landscape and produce construction detal, we use it for creating bases for hand renderings or for simple exhibits that can be sent to various people with in the design team very quickly. A lot of firms send out their high end modeling/rendering to asain firms who can create high quality photo…[Read more]

]]> 0 5a0d7a130a17beb5674ac79cc21bba34 Bob Luther replied to the topic What are the most commonly used computer programs used by Landscape Architects in order of most to least? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-most-commonly-used-computer-programs-used-by-landscape-architects-in-order-of-most-to-least/#post-171744 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:18:34 +0000 Autocad with LandFX
Microsoft Office (email, memos, transmitttals)
Sketchup
Photoshop
Illustrator
Microsoft Publisher (use InDesign if available)
PowerPoint
 

]]> 0 ff06ce6629ce82bd8054483a05884d3f Bob Luther replied to the topic ASLA and the Economy: The saga continues.... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/asla-and-the-economy-the-saga-continues/#post-169162 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:57:10 +0000 Yes I am contradicting myself, by pointing out that ASLA does not take the steps to promote the industry, they should look outside the box but do not. Would celebrity endorsement help? it couldn’t hurt! If Oprah had a special on Landscape architecture and the role of LA’s on the Green industry it would reach and educate more people in a single…[Read more]

]]> 0 3f1b10e3eff637434b3444f1acfddd63 Bob Luther replied to the topic ASLA and the Economy: The saga continues.... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/asla-and-the-economy-the-saga-continues/page/2/#post-169169 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:40:24 +0000 STOP waiting for ASLA to promote the industry, if you want to promote LA’s in the green industries you need to promote yourself and put yourself on a team that competes for RFP’s and RFI’s you need to educate the architects and engineer’s as to what you can add to their team ASLA will never do that for you. The Brad Pitt Story is a perfect example…[Read more]

]]> 0 673d0f8f64eff965feff83b44f81a02d Bob Luther replied to the topic what the mainly software used to make 3d? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-the-mainly-software-used-to-make-3d/page/2/#post-169063 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:26:00 +0000 it depends on what you are trying to accomplish… I think for most simple models sketchup is the new industry pick. For high end complex modeling Rhino and Max seem to be the standard.

]]> 0 9108b7840db860713ec17f8e13b93f8e Bob Luther replied to the topic What type of ornamental grass will do in this design? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-type-of-ornamental-grass-will-do-in-this-design/#post-169067 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:13:21 +0000 for a medow area you should look into a mix of grasses. for a mono-crop planting (single species) blue fescue (more architectural look) or mexican feather grass (wild meadow look) then to mix it up you could add some muhlenbergia (deergrass) for some size and variation.

]]> 0 665c2788401d25893aea8de5dc9be346 Bob Luther replied to the topic Need User Friendly Residential Landscape Design Application in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/need-user-friendly-residential-landscape-design-application/#post-175956 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:12:16 +0000 ABSOLUTELY… a good choice but file sharing (to autocad users) and base import can be a bit of a trick without autocad.

]]> 0 af1f8cc17f0a7386efb7f242925a5187 Bob Luther replied to the topic Need User Friendly Residential Landscape Design Application in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/need-user-friendly-residential-landscape-design-application/#post-175957 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:10:19 +0000 only if the client tries to change the information in the legend or callouts. Because it is all linked information any changes to the plans done on a non-LandFX machine will break the links, but if you are just sharing location of plant the non-LandFX machine just see the blocks like any other drawing.

]]> 0 4fc368f09a5fa7b64a1480ed2e1c6d1b Bob Luther replied to the topic Key to Walkability? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/key-to-walkability/#post-169273 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:02:09 +0000 it also helps to have a city built before the automobile… Venice was designed to be moved through by foot and by boat are there even any cars in Venice? I don’t really remember seeing any cars at all… so is that really a good city to use as the baseline? maybe Amsterdam or London would be a better choice to study (old cities that now have…[Read more]

]]> 0 dd943169b294df4941bf45838ec07355 Bob Luther replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/#post-169391 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:50:53 +0000 perhaps they were forced to drill in a mile deep water… were you on the board of directors that decided where to place the platform? Big government can be just as stupid. We need to find responsible ways to harvest energy. Oil is and always will be apart of this formula. Coal is “dirty”, the sun does not always shine, the winds do not always…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e0b33c24e93cccc212b61c64de6477a Bob Luther replied to the topic beyond new urbanism in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/beyond-new-urbanism/#post-169499 Wed, 26 May 2010 23:49:27 +0000 Sprawl is the dream… the wife and 2.5 kids in a house in the burbs with a dog, a cat, and a white picket fence. How do you change the dream?

]]> 0 4b08573c7d29f0d48ecc9278a93266fa Bob Luther replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/page/6/#post-169463 Wed, 26 May 2010 23:46:47 +0000 I once had faith in the ability of science and industry to design systems to work, to identify the potential problems and develop solutions for these problems, no matter how unlikely they appear to be. I felt that drilling responsibly for oil was a good idea, now I am not so sure. I grew up in Alaska, an oil rich state, I watched the pipeline…[Read more]

]]> 0 117c82f02792462760da9aae8fa97db0 Bob Luther replied to the topic beyond new urbanism in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/beyond-new-urbanism/page/2/#post-169501 Wed, 26 May 2010 23:15:26 +0000 It is not that new urbanism or agrourbanism or agriburbia are bad ideas, it is more the fact that those concepts work for the people that want them. The general public (rightly or wrongly) has a vision of what they want and that is what they are going to buy. Most new urbanism works in the vacuum of philosophy but fails in actual practice, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 4080bef030e1fb43e268c23c4a0bd98d Bob Luther replied to the topic Homeless shelter in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/homeless-shelter/#post-169520 Mon, 24 May 2010 22:58:35 +0000 I thought that during Katrina the government should have opend up a couple of closed down military bases which are plug-in cities, once abondoned the only thing prohibiting occupation is a padlock, permission, and power, the rest is there, stores, restaurants, mess halls, mass housing, gas stations, etc. If the government wants to find a place…[Read more]

]]> 0 da2a2703a3fd3f8bd085da95159131f7 Bob Luther replied to the topic Homeless shelter in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/homeless-shelter/#post-169523 Mon, 24 May 2010 19:46:21 +0000 The tent idea is a real solution where my parents live on the west shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Here is an article you may like…

THE NEW YORK TIMES December 5, 2006 By JANIS L. MAGIN

When the home she had rented for 30 years for $300 a month was sold, Alice Greenwood and her 6-year-old son joined an estimated 1,000 people living in tents along the…[Read more]

]]> 0 34f2dd0e0bfaaebc01ee297b6d141038 Bob Luther replied to the topic Turfgrass reinforcement in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/turfgrass-reinforcement/#post-169540 Mon, 24 May 2010 06:45:29 +0000 While in college at Oregon State , our experimental turf farm was one of the first to use rubber crumb mulch at a top dressing on turf. One of the uses that have since bee used with the research that was done has been as a top dressing at the end of cartpaths on golf courses where the cart path transitions to turf ( a high impact area). The ground…[Read more]

]]> 0 ac68d79c790736fba3f7356025cce4df Bob Luther replied to the topic Plant Books for Southern California in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/plant-books-for-southern-california/#post-169558 Sun, 23 May 2010 16:21:50 +0000 Landscape Plants for Western Regions: An Illustrated Guide to Plants for Water Conservation by Bob Perry
California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien

]]> 0 093527326fb490dd1526ff34c93e90ff Bob Luther replied to the topic Sustainable Stone? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-stone/#post-169618 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:47:37 +0000 the problem is people do not use LOCAL stone, they want greek marble, french limestone, lunar moon fragments, or rose quartz, or xyz exotic granite… concrete can provide those “exotic” looks with materials that are already available. The question was to find other alternatives to quarried stone, I agree that if you can find a responsible quarry…[Read more]

]]> 0 598884daf75936076796c0ce2638d8c4 Bob Luther replied to the topic Sustainable Stone? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-stone/#post-169624 Wed, 19 May 2010 22:55:02 +0000 Concrete countertops with “seeded” agregate polished to represent granite
broken concrete stepping stones or retaining walls
stamped and stained concrete rather than stone
local agregate (lava rock, pumice, granite, etc.) in road surfaces (concrete or ashpault)
Recycled rubber tires in road surfaces
reused recycled stone.
Native stone
HiMacs…[Read more]

]]> 0 bfa0fa1ed991246058e59f60be449f84 Bob Luther replied to the topic Creating prairie in photoshop in the forum TECHNOLOGY http://land8.com/forums/topic/creating-prairie-in-photoshop/#post-169647 Wed, 19 May 2010 00:26:05 +0000 ahh I found one I did with grass brush and cloning… here is my input to the visual discussion the first is the photo of the site the second is the proposed landscape with meadow in the mid and foreground all “painted” along with all other landscape in photoshop.

]]> 0 dea056f00822c99159225abac063888e Bob Luther replied to the topic Creating prairie in photoshop in the forum TECHNOLOGY http://land8.com/forums/topic/creating-prairie-in-photoshop/#post-169649 Tue, 18 May 2010 22:51:16 +0000 Yeah I think Nick hit it on the head, the key is brushes, especially grass brush that you can “scattter” and “jitter” the hue/saturation for variation. You can also use the clone stamp from an existing image and “stamp” it into your image but this require more practice and a keen eye to get it to look natural.

]]> 0 9f6b8d52f1b0b401079602747e5e105f Bob Luther replied to the topic GMO Eucalyptus groves being planted in US in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/gmo-eucalyptus-groves-being-planted-in-us/#post-169660 Tue, 18 May 2010 18:23:40 +0000 The users of these trees are not trying to provide wildlife shelter or species diversity, they want a fast growing fiber crop. California Oaks grow Sloooooooowwwwwwwlllllyyyyy….. the lack of understory plants is a good thing for the “crop system” nothing to mow mulch, or spray, as for flammable yep they will burn, and yes they do use water, but…[Read more]

]]> 0 1e019923eeb478c334171224950d75b8 Bob Luther replied to the topic GMO Eucalyptus groves being planted in US in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/gmo-eucalyptus-groves-being-planted-in-us/#post-169662 Tue, 18 May 2010 17:58:38 +0000 these trees are not to be harvested for cheap plywood, in fact eucalyptus has little timber value, the first eucalyptus was brought to the US for railroad ties, but the wood was found to be too brittle to use for ties. These trees are to be grown for wood fiber fuel to power powerplants as our society moves away from coal and petroleum. Cellular…[Read more]

]]> 0 ce92c2ca7434b905bf3b131b1c1063c0 Bob Luther replied to the topic GMO Eucalyptus groves being planted in US in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/gmo-eucalyptus-groves-being-planted-in-us/#post-169665 Tue, 18 May 2010 16:57:46 +0000 And your substitute tree? Lets come up with a solution rather than just complaint that we are being ignored. Why the trees need to be genetically modified is a good question, can’t a cold hardy species be developed through cross breeding alone? I understand the water issue, they do require a decent amount of water, but they are a fast grower and…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a4a37e3f71676ffd62929fde801038d Bob Luther replied to the topic IS anybody Happy? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-anybody-happy/#post-169743 Mon, 17 May 2010 21:26:32 +0000 WOW!… That is a lot of dislikes and very few upside benifits. Not to be snippy or snarky but you should just teach. What would/do you teach? It seems like you like/love all the whimsy of the profession with none of the tangible aspects of Landscape Architecture. I know you love the history aspect of Landscape Architecture because we have had a…[Read more]

]]> 0 902989c65d143bf12cdf25d06dcb7813 Bob Luther replied to the topic is a seat wall as good as a bench (or better?) in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-a-seat-wall-as-good-as-a-bench-or-better/#post-169707 Wed, 12 May 2010 20:00:07 +0000 look at you getting real world experiences! 🙂

]]> 0 7e368a34e28ca837d3db02e7abc5f4ef Bob Luther replied to the topic is a seat wall as good as a bench (or better?) in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-a-seat-wall-as-good-as-a-bench-or-better/#post-169711 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:11:34 +0000 have you ever tried to lay down on a seatwall? One of the reasons I was told to use seat walls is that “bums” cannot sleep on a seatwall, the fall off, a bench with a back allows a bed for people to sleep on in public spaces, this is also the reason for backless benches and curved top seat benches in public spaces.

]]> 0 6eed9f6a0628242deea6ea6d6a747fb1 Bob Luther replied to the topic Obama orders simplification and stream-lining fed. hiring process in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/obama-orders-simplification-and-stream-lining-fed-hiring-process/#post-169720 Tue, 11 May 2010 19:06:45 +0000 THANKS!

]]> 0 c51bfdba88b6da3e88dabc2849d32bc9 Bob Luther replied to the topic Obama orders simplification and stream-lining fed. hiring process in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/obama-orders-simplification-and-stream-lining-fed-hiring-process/#post-169724 Tue, 11 May 2010 18:00:18 +0000 looks like they moved the pages.

]]> 0 e62c518ad6c4a437e6107d352a976e7c Bob Luther replied to the topic IS anybody Happy? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-anybody-happy/page/2/#post-169761 Tue, 11 May 2010 05:31:25 +0000 I am very happy! one of the things that I have been fortunate enough to do this past few months is to take a new job with a firm that is managed by two “old dogs.” These two guys have seen the ups and downs of the iindustry since the 1960’s and have thousands of stories that are great preparation for whatever lies ahead. They know that they will…[Read more]

]]> 0 84699452d100a0eac1e3509352295a6c Bob Luther replied to the topic IS anybody Happy? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-anybody-happy/page/3/#post-169773 Mon, 10 May 2010 22:32:50 +0000 why complain about what ASLA isn’t doing… many people run into the general public not knowing what they do, our profession is very diverse and confusing as to what a good discription of our work is. We should be promoting our own industry and profession within the public vision (at a local level) as well as the architectural engineering world…[Read more]

]]> 0 794271a620888c461a50fa7dd043d489 Bob Luther replied to the topic Design Fee Rates for Freelance Irrigation Projects in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-fee-rates-for-freelance-irrigation-projects/#post-170291 Mon, 10 May 2010 18:25:56 +0000 $35-50/HR would be a good range to target.

]]> 0 b697b9189d540b1f12b6f540bcab00b9 Bob Luther replied to the topic How to repurpose a shuffleboard court in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/how-to-repurpose-a-shuffleboard-court/#post-169816 Mon, 10 May 2010 00:41:16 +0000 Andrew… you just came up with three or four good ideas… now they can be explored to see how they fit into the park. Sometimes you need to throw out two dozen ideas to find three that might work for this area. I think this is all this request is trying to accomplish.

]]> 0 cece686250387c71400d16f0ee4149b9 Bob Luther replied to the topic Illustrator vs. Photoshop for Rendering Plans in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/illustrator-vs-photoshop-for-rendering-plans/#post-171381 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:11:55 +0000 I use AutoCad, Photoshop, and SketchUp. One of the thinks that I keep hearing is “office standard” I take pride in trying to make each project a little differnt and unique (avoiding standard). I think the client likes the fact that their project does not look like every other board up on our walls. Every rendering I do I try a new technique or…[Read more]

]]> 0 11c3b31ef1f7f7898ce133a2ae12a85d Bob Luther replied to the topic How to repurpose a shuffleboard court in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/how-to-repurpose-a-shuffleboard-court/#post-169825 Thu, 06 May 2010 08:45:31 +0000 since you have such a smooth surface you probible don’t need the chalkboard paint but a dark color exterior grade paint would help set the area apart for the kids to know there boundries and make the art work show better.

]]> 0 fa741cfdc8d77d6190a9bf1dc5798458 Bob Luther replied to the topic How to repurpose a shuffleboard court in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/how-to-repurpose-a-shuffleboard-court/#post-169827 Mon, 03 May 2010 22:24:11 +0000 paint it with “chalkboard paint” and make a horizontal chalk board for kids to create “everchanging” art

]]> 0 72a7c33536cfb67c789ce77f92d77550 Bob Luther replied to the topic How to repurpose a shuffleboard court in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/how-to-repurpose-a-shuffleboard-court/page/2/#post-169833 Mon, 03 May 2010 19:37:30 +0000 what is the overall size of the concrete area?

]]> 0 13b97c606ec2800ec62cffdc177505ff Bob Luther replied to the topic Sustainable Urban Redevelopment! in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-urban-redevelopment/#post-169871 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:32:32 +0000 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.

]]> 0 9d4b2e93d733eaf49f3d9326656ed096 Bob Luther replied to the topic Sustainable Urban Redevelopment! in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-urban-redevelopment/#post-169873 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:49:04 +0000 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]

]]> 0 33ea2f17c7ebeca6eb31e6a82325f00b Bob Luther replied to the topic What Program Will Replace Hand Graphics? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-program-will-replace-hand-graphics/#post-169876 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:12:42 +0000 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]

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