Laure Aubert

I’m glad to see someone else interested in SSI! I’m working on a children’s garden project for the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. We’re designing the project to the preliminary draft SSI credits in hopes to create a sustainable landscape project, test the credits and criteria and eventually hopefully become a pilot project.

July 6 issue of ENR – Cover Story does a great service in fully explaining the contributions of landscape architects, especially in terms of sustainable design and construction. If you have an ENR or ASLA membership, you can read the full article

“Landscape Architecture Puts a New Spin on Natural Systems” Article in Engineering News-Record

Hi guys, don’t think anyone remember me? I met some of you in Czech Rep and Slovakia. Cheers, Radek

To all:
check out my new discussion group: townscapes, villagescapes

Hi there….I’m from Indonesia (Jakarta). I’m interested in oriental landscape, especialy zen. anyone can help me?

I am also looking for mid-size landscape firm in HK also. Could someone help us here?

Thanks a lot.

Hey Jason, looks like the department has decided to ask you to lecture this coming Fall. I know it seems like it has taken forever, and I apologize but we have been very busy restructuring our program and interviewing potential department heads. The good news is that they still want you to come and lecture and the program is doing great. I also…[Read more]

Thanks Jason. Will have to get hold of his new book as well.

Has anyone used epiphytes on green walls, and if so what success rate did you have. How did you attach them to the walls, simply on a wire trellis structure or did you use something more intricate – any info would be great!

Hi there, i’m from Indonesia, I’m intresting on contemporary landscape design, looking forward to learn about it. Regards to All 😉

After some years of recreation after organisation of ELASA Berlin 04 : hello to ELASA again!

looking for best examples of recently designed urban open space layered with narrative and cultural meaning; post-minimalist preferred

holy crap, that funny.

he he he, that’s a really good one Dawid! 🙂

Difficult question. In Switzerland unemployment is growing fast. But landscapeachitecture now is still good, there are several open positions and lots of offices have lots work to do. Im our office we do lots of overtime. but we are afraid that the crisis will come soon to our branch to. Noone knows whats in 6 months. As I heard its allready…[Read more]

In the eve of my graduation from Landscape Architecture program at UCLA, I was wondering what are the prospects of gaining some work experience in Europe. My concern is mainly with today’s economy. Can anyone comment on that?

Hey all…LA in Kenya is stil young, we have to keep justifying ourselves more often than not. I recently started working at an engineering firm and i must say its a bit lonely.

i would research xeriscape plants – there are a bunch of native drought tolerant grasses and sedge that could work – Festuca glauca, Muhlenbergia c. …Also some hardy vines like Wisteria or Honeysuckle or Grape – Sedum, Yucca and Agave of course…and you realize this as you mention succulents…Rosemary var., Erigeron, Gaura, Salvia varieties…[Read more]