Thomas Jump

Your description brought back some memories and feelings that I had my first year in OSU’s BSLA program “way back when”. I had very little artistic, technical or horticultural background and after a single, non-intensive “Intro to LA” course the previous spring, I was thrown into the curriculum in a way similar your current experience. There was…[Read more]

Amany,
On one of the LinkedIn LA groups this week there was someone from a mideast civil firm looking for LA’s in Qatar. I believe the firm was Atkins.
Best of luck to you, Tom

Denver Public Schools has had a program called Learning Landscapes that has renovated schoolyards in a creative fashion. It has been featured in LA Mag too. Google their website and you can scratch the surface of information.
 
As far as cold weather, I would say there are plenty of winter days that kids can and should get outside for recess so d…[Read more]

They have something like this out at the Colorado Rapids soccer complex. I forget exactly what they were- some type of coyote statue that they were using as “scare crows”.

I find this blog to be a great resource for a variety of drawing and sketching styles. I believe it was featured on Land8 a while ago.

http://www.urbansketchers.com/

A downside of synthetic turf is how it retains heat on hot days and standing on the turf can be more than 20 degrees hotter than the surrounding areas. Such a public square would not be tolerable during much of the summer.

I would question whether or not the design concept in a “public square” situation could be successful by substituting…[Read more]

Yes- employed. I fall into the same category as Mary above. It can be busy for a few weeks or over a month and then a sizeable lull follows. I have been optimistic that things were turning around a few times over the past 15 months but it was the old “false summit”, in mountaineering speak. Right now I am encouraged by some positive trends in the news.

My wife graduated with a BS in Industrial Design and a minor in Interior Design. She has spent most of her career in systems furniture, space planning and interior design. We went to college together many years ago so I remember some of her projects and courses that she took. She has never worked at a firm that does purely industrial design (if…[Read more]

Brittany,
This is a very broad topic but, as the previous post says, definitely read the RFP and follow the instructions closely. Most public projects are highly competitive and firms typically have been following the project closely even before it hits the public advertisement.. Adequate consultant responses to RFP’s can be time-consuming and…[Read more]