nca

If by ‘cultural landscape’ you mean context-sesnitive design, then yes, I do know what it is about.

I think cultural landscapes are landscapes which identify someting specific and unique abou a given culture and its people. It’s important to take culture into account when designing public space because you want the spece to be meaningful to the…[Read more]

Brian-

I think there is alot of truth to your statement.

Bianca-

Thanks for the ‘guiding principles’ link. I see how the USGBC defines sustainability as a concept, but do you see evidence for this in real-life projects?

I’m not insinuating that designers can or should mettle in the business of land development, but that there seems to be a gap in the LEED system between concept and application.

Bianca-

I started a topic about this a month or so ago when EDAW first advertised the change on their website.

I predict this will be an incredibly difficult topic to get members here to discuss, but an important issue with myriad connotations to the profession and practice.

For what it’s worth, I share your concerns.

I think it would be…[Read more]

Bianca-

I was going to bring up LEED-ND, or maybe I did.

I think ND seems like a good complement to NC for planners, ud’s, and LA’s to practice sustainable design, but again within the sort of self-fulfilling microcosm of a given development. In other words, I don’t think ND puts site selection and contextual, regional issues in the hands of the…[Read more]

Jay-

Were you able to find some of the recent information helpful?

Interesting.

I’ve worked in offices totally devoid of PE’s, entirely focused on design and offices where the LA’s literally rubbed elbows with the PE’s day in, day out.

What has intrigued me is comparison of our professional relationship with civils and the architects relationship with structurals. It has been discussed as to how LA’s should…[Read more]

Also, I was just thinking about computers at local universities you may be able to use with adobe products if you know someone on the inside and ask nicely..just a thought.

I dont know anything about inkscape, but I can only imagine that the interface is different from adobe products as well as the commands. That in mind, I don’t see how it could do you much good to mess with it if the standard is Adobe. If your goals is only to rework your projects and get it done, then go for the freeware.

30 days is a…[Read more]

If you want to understand better the breadth and scope of landscape architecture stay away from this thread:

http://www.land8lounge.com/forum/topics/what-is-landscape-architecture

and just found these with the search function:

http://www.land8lounge.com/video/2025679:Video:16627

If you want to see some different project (presentation) videos you should check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPqxtLIjPNo&feature=related

I also have a few clips on my folio (http://www.land8lounge.com/profile/NickAceto) (shameless self promo) page which don’t explain much about LA, or the projects for that matter, but they may be a…[Read more]

This is interesting Mark.

For my own educational purposes (and to bump an important topic), how do you see Landscape Architects in comparison to engineers with regard to skill sets in developing the best stormwater plans? What gives the LA the advantage and why should LA’s take this initiative?

Is the engineer not appropriately qualified to…[Read more]

Erica-

I agree, and well stated. Though I see it as many are focused on touting the concept, though action typically falls short.

Jay-

You’re right, and I’m probably swaying the conversation off topic, but I think it’s worth mentioning the notion that everything in our society seems to require ‘official’ endorsement with specific objectives.…[Read more]

I think LEED is bringing better public awareness to the role of design and engineering in addressing environmental issues. Unfortunately, I think LEED is focused too much on architecture and mechanical systems within the microcosm of the building.

What turns me off about LEED in general is that it is inherently objective and tends to award points…[Read more]

I believe gimp is open source ‘photoshop.’

Why not just dl a trial of illustrator for 30 days? Shoot me a message if you need help with that..

Well said Roland.

I think if Schmid were here he’d mention single-use zoning as a contributor to the issue of sprawl and decentralization. This is, as Roland alluded to, a planning issue.

As much as I see the logic in New Urbanism, I think it would be a mistake to latch on to any particular formula. That said, options are of course a good…[Read more]

Andrew-

I don’t mean this the wrong way, but have you been out west lately?

Suburbia along the Colorado Front Range is much different than suburbia of much of New England and the East Coast where I grew up. The former I think is really the issue, where once rural communties are spreading into an interconnected mess of curvilinear streets that…[Read more]