Phil Moorehead

Maybe if you did something like this? I don’t know how an interface with a different alloy would affect the cathodic protection of the Cor-Ten, or vice versa (or if this kills your motif), but it’s a thought.

Check this out: http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2014/01/lemvig-skatepark-by-effekt/

I’m all about this concept. I did a project in school that incorporated a skatepark into the campus of a corporation I invented. The company was a clothing/pads/accessories manufacturer, and the skatepark was located in a central courtyard and acted as their proving ground.
There were different means of circulation for the employees and skaters…[Read more]

Number 8? I always thought it was an upward facing infinity symbol, as in; “Land to infinity and beyond!”…lounge. (Sorry. I was wondering the same thing the other day, and I have no idea)

I was unaware of this function, but it appears to achieve the same end as using “ctrl+shift+c”, and specifying 0,0,0, (origin) as the basepoint, then pasting with the origin in the new drawing. I suppose that probably came up on the forum… 

The first thing that came to mind was a series of terraced rice paddies (substitute sedges and rushes). If this were somehow visually accessible, it might be worthwile to recreate that aesthetic. Here’s a pretty entertaining animation: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/rice-paddy.html

Rainbow Pillar Serviceberry.

Joshua Trees?

Get your BLA and a minor in GIS, if possible.

I can also vouch for OSU, at least during my time there. My graphics classes were taught by Yumin Li, and I had Norman Booth for a studio entitled “Human Factors in Design” (Prof. Booth was capable of offering advice on representation topics from hand-drawn graphics and clay models to file management for InDesign documents). There were, of course,…[Read more]

Perhaps you can propose putting a Japanese Maple in a large decorative pot? That will give you a couple extra feet of overhead clearance, keep the tree artificially small, and you’ll know exactly where the roots are. I would also suggest something with an upright habit, like the ‘Sango-Kaku’.

A tree in this space is essentially containerized…[Read more]

Also, whether or not to include cookie monster in our renderings is a call each of us has to make on our own.

Here’s an example of something I did in school. Use breaks in mono-cultures to drop shadows and show height. Fields of grass reveal their stalks when they are blown sideways by the wind, and the wind can create eddies of swirling patterns which can be represented in plan. Within a larger monotonous expanse, you can “stipple” with simple plants…[Read more]

Are you importing CAD drawings or starting from scratch?

I don’t mean to imply that imbalanced wetlands spontaneously generate malaria, if that’s what I did. My point is that a functional wetland is probably no more likely to be a mosquito breeding ground than a poorly designed/maintained human-made structure that has the potential to hold standing water (roofs, playground equipment, storm sewers,…[Read more]

If I’m correct in assuming that you’re a student at The Ohio State University, you should contact Dr. Mitsch and/or visit the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park (of which Dr. Mitsch is the Director). Jacob Boswell is fairly knowledgeable on the topic of wetlands, as well (I’m assuming you know who he is because I’m also assuming you’re in…[Read more]

I see less federal grant money for parks, green infrastructure projects, urban renewal, and preservation/conservation in general. Along the same lines; laws mandating wetland mitigation, brown field remediation, mine reclamation, etc… would probably be far friendlier to big business (read: ineffectual or non-existent), resulting in fewer such…[Read more]

I have to wonder how effective they are.
An animal would need to…
A: Recognize a freeway as a mortal threat.
B: Recognize the wildlife bridge as a safe alternative.  
C: Be able to locate a wildlife bridge.
Deer, raccoon, coyote, mountain lion, etc… I’m pretty sure most large mammals would cross a freeway wherever they came upon one…[Read more]

Another step towards replacing hard copies of construction documents with interactive BIM holograms. They need to assimilate all media platforms to become experts in how mental conceptions are communicated visually.

Yes, the standard is 3″ of mulch. If you’re looking to discourage people from cutting through, maybe ring the bed/planter with Russian Sage to create a barrier and use stone mulch (I imagine it would be hard to push a shopping cart through 3-4″ river stone).