Supawan Sukwatayanont

WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT SITE SPECIFIC DESIGN…..

I am a landscape architect student getting ready to graduate in may from West Virginia University, i am from the Washington D.C. metro Area. I am very interested in working in China when i graduate, does anyone have names of firms i should look in to?

Great design is what is around us ,the natural environment.. the Japanese landscape artists were tryig to copy and paste it their own home environment..there are aslo a lot of superb details in nature.. every single thing could be taken as a sample.. a good design should inspire arstists, poets, composers, and manipulate people’s mind in a way…[Read more]

hi there,
I’m from Malaysia originally but have been living and practicing in Germany for the last 19 years, looking forward to share some experience with all of you.

I am from China, and moved to California for a few years.
Good to join this group!

bangkok,shenzhen&hongkong,shanghai and guangzhou . Where is my next station?

I just moved to New Zealand from Shanghai, It is good to join this group for sharing experience working in China

The greatest designer is normal people—the best cities in the world were not designed.

Hi
I A French LAndscape Architect recently installed in Tokyo.
let’s see if there’s some people on this web site from here.
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Maybe I shouldn’t greatest designer cause it is very subjective….How about who is your favorite designer……I would have to Jeffery Gordon Smith is a pretty great designer….He is a member of our group…You should check out his work…..

Very nice! I thought I was the greatest designer on the planet…..hehehehehe…j/k….

I will say…..Burle Marx maybe…..

Who is the greatest designer of all time besides the obvious answer of Olmsted….?

Re-think that water feature?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/20/water.food1

For me great design is:
1. Creating memory places
2. Creating a sense of place (genus loci)
3. Guardian of identity
4. Interest of users health, safety and welfare
What Mack mentioned is true for me as one who has had the experience on both sides, as the one to experience and admire and the one to create

Something that moves people, makes them stop and think “I wish I could do that, But even though I can’t… I am glad some one did it for me.”

A brief and interresting discussion about new ‘eco-towns’ planned for the UK:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/audio/2008/jun/25/ecotowns.housing.environment