Land8 | John Gordon | Activity https://land8.com/members/johngordon/activity/ Activity feed for John Gordon. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:43:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 a907056f8f89598ca728e3abbf7107f3 John Gordon replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/2/#post-170738 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:36:34 +0000 JT: I don’t know this person personally but…. In the Spring/Summer Sav-a-Tree mail-out, in the ‘My Favorite’ section, a Barbara Paca, PhD, ASLA, notes that her favorite tree is Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea,’ and signs herself as a “Landscape Designer,” employed by (owner of?) Preservation Green, LLC (NYC).

So there’s at least one LA who is…[Read more]

]]> 0 1fb00ffd601bea674b1be2931d876832 John Gordon replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/3/#post-170753 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:23:55 +0000 Craig: No, I don’t see LA’s as competitors for LD work. LD’s don’t command the hourly rates that LA’s do, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t as experienced, creative, and caring for the environment, etc. I’m not “low-balling.” And I readily admit that I do not have the same training as an LA. I admire the students that I started with four years…[Read more]

]]> 0 6c70d57accdcf8117d9955f1dd86b65f John Gordon replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/3/#post-170756 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:55:20 +0000 Andrew: Now that your discussion thread has matured (in a bit more than a month) into a very real understanding of the qualifications and roles of both LA’s and LD’s, it’s time to pop the question: “Would you consider modifying the “byline” of the Land8Lounge to ‘The premier Social Network for Designers on the Land’ ?” The title of Norman Newton’s…[Read more]

]]> 0 6729c8f7d2d1274bc22683819c55c7e7 John Gordon replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/4/#post-170757 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:14:20 +0000 Andrew: Thanks for stating the facts so articulately! Amen!!!

]]> 0 1452dc7dcd6c09fbe052b0d1012de6f4 John Gordon replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/4/#post-170759 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:21:51 +0000 Craig: I’m not a bargain basement guy. I have loads of training and more than a few years of experience. My hourly rate is based on those factors, currently $85./hour. That’s undoubtedly less than most LA’s charge. So be it. Yet I, too, have prospective clients say, “I’m not sure I can afford you.” There will always be landscape contractors who…[Read more]

]]> 0 eecc250297e70ee9cfaac946e4507f7b John Gordon replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/4/#post-170762 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:20:37 +0000 LA’s and LD’s (before Frederick Law Olmsted coined the term, “Landscape Architect” were all Landscape Gardeners. And that includes our esteemed predecessors who were practicing architects as well as landscape designers. And before that, artists and sculptors were frequently also architects and landscape designers. So, historically, Landscape…[Read more]

]]> 0 1bac9aa2a802d9bec3de5f7e41fd034a John Gordon replied to the topic Park with terraces: embankments in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/park-with-terraces-embankments/#post-170506 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:58:07 +0000 Alessandro: A company in Maryland USA has developed wall “stones” that are mostly hollow. Plantings in each “stone” then grow to create a (literally) green wall.

You can see these at http://www.furbishco.com. On the ‘Retaining Walls’ page, click on ‘FAQ’ and there are pictures of several installations. On that page they also say that the molds for the…[Read more]

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