Land8: Landscape Architects Network

Hello all.

Three questions for all. (1) How significant is the LEED initiatives of the UAE (or the GCC in general) to your current projects and practice? (2) Is LEED accreditation a must in your office? (3) Have your office/EGBC/local LEED contacts informed you of the process to get accreditation?

A mouthful but important. Thanks in advance for…[Read more]

Grading was tough , but I’ve been doing a lot of it at work and I actually feel pretty good about it. Site Design on Monday right out of the gate at 7:45 am was brutal. Everyone was pretty much working right up to final bell. The time constraint in design is that you have to come up with a design/solution on bumwad or trace and then transfer it…[Read more]

2005 for me…When was it for you Jeffrey….sometime in the 80’s..86? Yeah, it was a long time ago, nevermind

Hey Pete! So, hows was the test? I heard from abbi that the grading was tougher than the site design, but mostly due to time constraint. You feel good about it?

I am an alum and I too got invited from a pesky persistent and awesome friend. Ask me about the meat grinder otherwise known as LARE

Wow, a California native plants group…I finally feel like I belong somewhere. Thanks for starting this group.

hey there. how are things in Melbourne? what have you been working on lately?

gdday’ from melbourne…..

I am sure you are all aware of this book, but just in case…

California Native Plants for the Garden
by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, Bart O’Brien

Check it out in the Bookstore

Hi! Excited that there is a group for native plant lovers!

Soooo… where are all the other Purdue people? I sent out about 60 invites…

Looking for all gulf experienced LA’s to provide a true insight into the discipline in the region.

A long long time ago……..

Hi’s and Hello’s to you all. Got a short question for you guys. I’m not familiar with mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), so do you know if this could be propagated en masse asexually? Rumor has it in the UAE that the indigenous and endemic trees here are resistant to mass asexual propagation. I hope you can prove me wrong….

The the streets on the island of Bali in Indonesia are rather amazing. A contradicting yet some how functional mosaic of temples (Balinese Hindu), tacky souviner shops, bars, resturants, massage parlors, internet cafes, etc. all spilling into a 20 ft wide alley (street) that is already full of taxis, motorbikes, donkey carts and peds.…[Read more]

Good call!

In Sydney, there is a magnificent avenue of Moreton Bay Figs (Ficus macrophylla) along Anzac Parade. They’ve been there for well over a hundred years and create a dramatic canopy over this wide, major thoroughfare.

Awesome!
I am glad to finally see some Cal Poly folks showing up in the lounge!

Hey I am not really an alum but I got an invited from a pesky persistent person P3

hadn’t thought about that?….whatever you all think.