Jason Packenham

As landscape architects we all know that the ‘site’ often extends beyond the boundaries drawn on a plan, so when you consider The High Line in the context of lower Manhattan, I think it’s had a tremendous return on investment! Even more so when you consider the project in relation to the special West Chelsea planning controls, air rights, etc.…[Read more]

Here’s my two cents on the topic of xrefs…
Attachment or overlay? I generally agree that overlays are the better method. This tends to allow greater control of referencing .dwgs if your project has multiple drawings (i.e. planting.dwg, materials.dwg, etc.). It’s also a nice courtesy if your drawings are being sent to other consultants, as other…[Read more]

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Creating large-scale environments……..?
Could you elaborate on that? What is your desired final output? Rendered master plans? Documentation/construction drawings? Will you be working in 3D?
Maybe post a pic or two of the end product you’re looking to create?