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Win Phyo wrote a new post, Celebrating the 2020 LAF Olmsted Scholars 3 years, 9 months ago

As we bid farewell to the unforgettable year of 2020, it seems like the right time to reflect on my experience of being a part of the jury for Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Olmsted Scholars Program. […]

Win Phyo wrote a new post, Humanitarianism + Landscape Architecture: Crisis, Commotion and Collaboration 5 years, 2 months ago

Mapping the Crisis

The world’s first modern atlas emerged in 1570. Nearly 450 years later, Professor Richard Weller, chair of Landscape Architecture at University of Pennsylvania, and his team produced “A […]

Angus Bruce replied 4 years, 10 months ago

Great article Win, and excellent work by Richard and his team. I saw this when he first presented the material at a conference in 2018 and it was certainly compelling then and remains so now. Thank you for the article and for sharing.
- Win Phyo replied 4 years, 10 months ago
  
  Hi Angus, thank you. Richard’s work will remain a timeless contribution to our profession and beyond – making it accessible to everyone.
Win Phyo replied 4 years, 10 months ago

Hi Bob, thank you for your comment. Personally, in my opinion, Land8 is a platform to share ideas, including expanding our minds into possibly new ways of thinking every now and then. I agree with you on many of the points you made above. It is certainly an insurmountable task to be able to resolve it. Therefore, these days, with the topic of climate change being more prevalent now than ever and the irreversibility of it- it is not in thinking that you can save the world but what you can do in your own vicinity that won’t be detrimental to the planet. Hopefully the article does the job of allowing those in the profession to think about how our skills can be applied in the humanitarian crisis situations.

Win Phyo wrote a new post, Bangkok Is Sinking and Here Is the Solution 5 years, 11 months ago

Just as New York has Central Park, Bangkok has just received its lungs of the City – the Chulalongkorn Centenary Park, the first sizeable green infrastructure project, which has been designed for the city to face […]

Win Phyo wrote a new post, Why Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost 6 years, 1 month ago

There is a “Wandering Landscape Architect” currently making a splash in the Instagram scene. If there is a slight anonymity about the page, it is done so intentionally. The creator behind the page is landscape […]

Kamil Rawski wrote a new post, How MalešIcký Park Became a Place Full of Play and Education 6 years, 9 months ago

Malešický Park was created on the Malešický hill in the mid 1960s along with the Malešice housing estate in the tenth district of Prague. It is the largest park in this district and one of the larger green area […]

Win Phyo wrote a new post, Podcasts in the Spotlight: 10 Brilliant Shows for Design Enthusiasts 6 years, 9 months ago

In 2017, 112 million Americans listened to a podcast and 42 million listen to a podcast on a weekly basis. This amounts to 15% of the total US population, which is five times more than weekly visits made to the […]

Kamil Rawski wrote a new post, IGA Berlin 2017: A Large Dose of Inspiration From the World in One Place 6 years, 10 months ago

IGA (Internationale Gärten Ausstellung) is a periodically organized International Garden Exhibition where new botanical and horticultural trends are displayed in artistic forms for the world to enjoy. There are […]

Win Phyo wrote a new post, This Beautiful Model District is Raising the Quality of the Residential Market in China 6 years, 10 months ago

Development in China is known to happen very quickly. Imagine the intensity of the design process from project conception to construction, which amplifies the importance of getting it right within a small time […]

Win Phyo replied 6 years, 4 months ago

Hi Joshua, I see – I haven’t been to China yet so it’s interesting that you shared this.

Win Phyo wrote a new post, Garden Designers and Landscape Architects: Resolving the Identity Crisis 7 years, 3 months ago

We explore the key differences between a garden designer and a landscape architect. When is a garden designer a landscape architect/designer? Are they rivals or are they on par? This article is mainly inspired […]

Kamil Rawski wrote a new post, Why Do Some Graduate Landscape Architects Have a Poor Understanding of Planting? 7 years, 4 months ago

In this article we examine what knowledge young professionals lack about planting that every landscape architect should know. In the pursuit of a landscape architecture degree, students have the opportunity to […]