https://land8.com/members/robertschafer/activity/ Activity feed for Robert Schäfer. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:43:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e9cc94275a4c0520a70465b8a5b086bb https://land8.com/forums/topic/good-stuff-at-the-asla-convention/#post-167737 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:17:18 +0000 oh, i must have missed the insult 😉

]]> 0 443b83ca5e5b483a6d2f5d7f9e5683ff https://land8.com/forums/topic/good-stuff-at-the-asla-convention/#post-167739 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:48:24 +0000 I understand and I heard this argument while attending the (expensive) ASLA meeting just now. How much is a mediocre hotel room per night? How much do you pay for a dinner for two in a reasonable restaurant?
Exactly!..plus tip 😉
So, should culture, and I see books and journals as part of culture, be delivered for free? A rhetorical question, for…[Read more]

]]> 0 0257003bca9d84aad9e378493787fda9 https://land8.com/forums/topic/good-stuff-at-the-asla-convention/#post-167740 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:30:02 +0000 I am so sorry. I do not really know the interna, but I guess there is no funding like in the Highline case, in China these projects are just investments, private and state money.
So far Topos featured all Chinese projects in a friendly way as we did with the US ones. Pretty pictures are essential. But you are right, we should start to publish more…[Read more]

]]> 0 fbc6800393d939cd7f9261570d29c7fe https://land8.com/forums/topic/good-stuff-at-the-asla-convention/#post-167743 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:23:50 +0000 Well, so far as I know: Turenscape is doing well. But I may ask Kongjian when I meet him next time. In PR of China most firms do well, ask AECOM or Hassell orany other firm.

]]> 0 f58858438dfb14f644994fbdd1e3e62f https://land8.com/forums/topic/good-stuff-at-the-asla-convention/#post-167745 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:17:11 +0000 It is so funny. Topos did publish Turenscape’s work since 5 years. Does nobody read reviews those days in the US?

]]> 0 98b06ad6aa4fba01266c1f29ccd91854 https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-ecological-urbanism/#post-168143 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:06:05 +0000 Yeah, I threw 2 baits in the pond. The reading aspect was eaten first. I agree, it is much more interesting to investigate new terms and find out if they are hollow.
Karen Weintraub wrote in the Boston Globe April 19 this year that landscape architects reinvent roles and link diciplines at Harvard. I think this is another proof that issues only…[Read more]

]]> 0 83465d0d499c391c7dff618d2df5cfcf https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-ecological-urbanism/page/2/#post-168145 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:46:19 +0000 You are right. But we just experience that students never use libraries. And so many publishers do not believe in the future of print!. But I do. To my opinion a review such as Topos is not much worth in a digital version. So we have to build up other media aside, digital and daily updated. There is many fresh information to be sent out…[Read more]

]]> 0 68e7ba53b924c4af85826190afa678ed https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainability-europe-vs-u-s/#post-169982 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:39:01 +0000 Hi Claudia,
on one hand I expect intelligent technical solutions saving energy and ressources, minimizing waste etc. There are so many good technics available already. At least in Germany they get accepted quickly. On the other hand, as you say, the behavior of ourselves must change, solutions for housing and traffic are key issues.But we are only…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0dd44848031cd48f715c819ac2beaf4 https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainability-europe-vs-u-s/#post-169987 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:25:07 +0000 dear Roland,
the question is not about doing a better job than others. What we all need is doing a good job. It may start with the compost and bike lanes and does not end with sustainable sites. We do have to change the way of living on many levels. If you have a look in European books from 1920 or so and later, city planning, housing, ecology,…[Read more]

]]> 0 523e6a7cc6277bf677ae41b84062cef9 https://land8.com/activity/p/16843/ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:10:59 +0000 Hello Colm
it seems that money is a big issue when it comes to subscriptions. But as long as you get good value for your bucks or pounds it is a good inverstment. If Guinness is good for you, Topos is better 😉

]]> 0 601d762cfbdedb0cb770f9f3a83b9837 https://land8.com/activity/p/16845/ Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:37:01 +0000 Hello and welcome!
This is the new group Topos. We would like to discuss here communication and media issues related to Landscape Architecture and relevant publications – and, for sure: promote Topos.

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