Shawn C Kalbli, ASLA

A colleague and I are collecting examples of stormwater mitigation installations that have been around for at least five years. We are trying to find out if they continue to function well and continue to look good enough to please the public. 

Hi, I graduated the MLA program from OSU this past summer, and recently began the much anticipated job search. I moved to Chicago on a leap of faith a few months ago, but have found it is a very tough market (as many other cities are). I am posting with regards to any potential opportunities related to LA or urban design entry level positions. I a…[Read more]

What is LAbash?
LAbash (landscape architecture bash) is a student run conference that serves as a platform for students from various universities to converge, exchange ideas and celebrate their passion for landscape architecture.
LAbash was conceptualized in 1970 by three students from the University of Guelph looking for an opportunity to…[Read more]

What is LAbash?
LAbash (landscape architecture bash) is a student run conference that serves as a platform for students from various universities to converge, exchange ideas and celebrate their passion for landscape architecture.
LAbash was conceptualized in 1970 by three students from the University of Guelph looking for an opportunity to…[Read more]

Early registration for FIU LABASH 2012 has been extended by 1 week, don’t miss out register today!

Early registration for FIU LAbash 2012 has been extended by 1 week!  Register today!!!

I am interested in some LID continuing education resources (books, classes, conferences, etc).  Any recommendations?

Hi, i am a buckeye grad in year 99 and right now runnnig a small studio in beijing China and looking for a senior LA to join the partnership, If you or you know someone may interested/curious, please help spread the words.
 
my contact is site.architect@gmail.com
 
thanks a lot
 
Jay

If some local study groups would announce themselves here many of us looking could find one. Anybody studying together in North East Florida?

Well said Mark, our proffesion is so variable that it makes it easy for others to put us in a box on one side of it which I find to be simply ‘lanscaping’. We need to work together as a profession to be “armed with facts and calculations” to give creditability to the profession across the board.

Happy Thanksgiving!

This issue is complicated and to say that rain gardens are the answer is not much different than the traditional infrastructure approach, where one solution can solve all problems. In most instances and geographic locations, the solution needs to include water quality and quantity solutions to solve the problem. Rain gardens, bio-swales and…[Read more]

Charles,

“Blame it on the Rain” – Milli Vanilli

Well, not really. I just wanted to quote them! Policy is a difficult thing. Until every land owner is charged by the city for the real cost of thier stormwater impacts from a pre development hydrology, there will be uncecesary systems put ini place.
The cool thing about rain gardens is that for…[Read more]

Cole

Good comments. It is annoying to listen to disciples of the “new” green movement who lack the understanding necessary to design facilities that actually work and can be maintained (sustained). Even here in the NW we have LID facilities being required in locations where they just will not work.