Gideon Spanjar

Decommissioned military sites competition 

How is the increasing demand for performance metrics and measures of sustainability for landscape architecture and numerous other rating systems changing the practice? What are the challenges in terms of need for additional research associated with this paradigm and what are the sourced used for research and knowledge? What are most pressing…[Read more]

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We are seeking resumes for a 5-6 year experience Landscape Architect/ designer for our busy Buffalo, NY office. Info found at http://www.JKLAstudio.com

i m start working on my thesis, my topic is about Japanese Zen garden on its therapeutic function. is there anyone familiar with Zen garden or any relate area?

ONE PRIZE 2011: WATER AS THE SIXTH BOROUGH
January 10, 2011: Registration opens; Question period opens April 30, 2011: Registration closes
 
 

Entry fees:
$200 Firm entry
$100 Student entry
 
 
Prizes:
ONE PRIZE Cash Award of  $10,000 Press coverage by One Prize media sponsors.Presentation of Designs at the Award Ceremony and Exhibition. Prom…[Read more]

“Make it Pretty and They Will Come: The Role of Aesthetics in Patient Satisfaction.” New TLN Blog post.

“Therapy in the Desert” – Guest postt by TLN member Brice Bradley: Three healing gardens in the Phoenix, AZ area.

hello friends…
I’m looking for some help, ideas, or suggestions about my thesis topic (a sustainable waste management into a park or simply “Garbage Park”)…wherein, i want to run the park that depends on the sustainable waste management, like cost efficient and effective waste to energy methods and how it can be a sustainable,,,, etc…thanks…[Read more]

How does LEED ND differ from SSI.

does anyone know of speakers or events that discuss/educate/explain more about SSI, that are taking place in the Seattle area?

Hey Kerri,

I’ll do my best to be there!

Thanks,
Andrew

Sustainable AND Restorative Landscapes: Sustainable Sites Initiative’s Pilot Projects, Four To Watch http://www.healinglandscapes.org/blog.

The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Metrics for a greener City” with Allegra Bukojemsky and April Philips
June 10, 2010 6:30 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600

The Sustainable Sites Initiative SITES TM is the nation’s first rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable landscapes. This missing link in g…[Read more]

Thanks Stephanie, I see what you mean. Thanks so much!

Hello Tamera,
Well, As a LEED AP, I can tell you that LEED doesn’t deal with the spaces BETWEEN the buildings on a level that is watershed centric, site planning, soils responsive. LEED does not give points for passive solutions, but favors mechanical solutions. In so many ways, LEED is very narrow, and SSI is very broad. Those are just a few…[Read more]

This from Susan Erickson, Chair of the ASLA Healthcare and Therapeutic Design Professional Practice Network. If you are a member of that group (and maybe even if you’re not – worth contacting Susan about if you’re interested), please consider submitting an article for the next newsletter. Great way to share information, get exposure, and connect…[Read more]

New article that you all might be interested in: “Gardens for Recovery.”

Joy, have your Chapter Trustee or President check in with Liz at ASLA national and she can certainly help find appropriate speakers for you. Also, the ASLA Sustainable Design & Development PPN can help guide you as well. We have many talented speakers that can address many different aspects of this topic.

The NY Upstate Chapter of the ASLA is teaming with the NY State AIA for the first time ever to put a JOINT conference together! Sustainability is a particular topic that is HOT on both arenas. Please feel free to let me know if there are people interested in presenting at the conference regarding the SSI to LEED roll out, or to a particularly…[Read more]