DUTCH LANDSCAPES: Artist Mishka Henner finds art in the pixelated patterns overlaid onto censored government sites in Google Earth. (Co.Design)
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
- Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects takes on planting selection and design in their latest installment in the Green Team series. (Metropolis)
- The PBS gardening program GardenSMART features expert horticulturalists from fantastic garden locations every week. Most recently, they visited Battery Park City to focus on topics like soil testing and high quality compost as well as Brooklyn Bridge Park, where they explored plants ideal for a salt marsh and how to start a wetland garden. (GardenSMART)
- The 2013 Case Study Investigation (CSI) program came to a close on August 9 with a 1.5-hour information packed webinar. LAF released two of the presentations and encourages us to keep an eye out for more in the coming weeks. (Landscape Architecture Foundation)
- James Corner and Field Operations have just completed a $46.1 million seven-acre park in Santa Monica, CA. Architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne applauds the execution of the gently rolling landscape but criticizes Corner for soft-pedaling the design. (LA Times)
& RELATED
- Earlier this month I touched on agriculture-induced algae outbreaks in our waters. This time the Mediterranean coast is being invaded by an army of jellyfish because of overfishing and (probably) climate change. (NPR)
- China’s got a bad rap for environmental destruction and greenhouse gases. Here’s a fascinating inside look behind what Chinese factory owners really think about environmental protection and the reasons why. (chinadialogue)
- Kaid Benfield reminds us to not forget the peaceful meditative spaces in the rush to design lively and bustling places. (Switchboard)
- Streetfilms gives us yet another fantastic glimpse into the power of placemaking–this time in Montreal. I love the colors on the site furniture! (Streetfilms)
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