Building Better Communities – RSA Event 24/11/10
John McAslan discussed “changing approaches to architecture in relation to increasingly challenging social and community issues beyond the strict reach of clients’ briefs” at the recent Building Better Communities – RSA Event 24/11/10, here. Personally I found the talk to be abit disjointed with JM constantly passing the can to his employee’s and audience members and I’m not […]
The job of a landscape architect
Interesting article about the job and career from a US perspective, many dont understand what we do….even my wife…! The job of a landscape architect is similar to that of a regular architect with regards to the environment and landscape – that is, they shape the landscape to provide a […]
Barcelona landscape architecture prize – Israelis wins.
Its a great space that I have visited and am pleased its been recognised as such. One great aspect of it is the lighting of the sea wall that shines light out to sea… so the lighting illuminates the ocean waves as the come in…really cool. Read more about it here
Zaha Hadid wins Sterling Prize
Pin It I really admire her work and the pictures of the Maxxi museum in Rome look amazing, there’s something very futuristic about the interior space it remind me of a space station. The exterior looks well established in a minimal landscape, as if its been there for since the sixties and has echo’s for […]
RHS Gardening
I was speaking to friends over the weekend about some garden and planting issues, there is no end to the amount of useful sites but said I would post some links here. The RHS Gardening.has lots updated information regarding plant during the seasons and its worth checking Design your garden at […]
Networth London
I had a great time yesterday evening at Network London at the Livery in the City of London. There was good bunch of people and there was alot of card swapping in between drinks…! The free champagne that some people ignored certainly went down well with a few of us…I think the […]
Concrete Water Tower / Giuseppe Occhipinti
I like the idea behind this project, its featured in Arch Daily http://www.archdaily.com/74653/concrete-water-tower-giuseppe-occhipinti/
Sukkah City
There are some great entries to the Sukkah City competition. The presentations are great for inspiration and the layouts and 3d visuals are very seductive. It suprising how this competion grew in the end and how many entries there were. It might be symptomatic of the economic climate and job market, but who knows […]
Planning a new Garden Design now for Spring
Pin It For a domestic garden project right now is a great time of the year to be planning ahead for spring. It might seem like a long time away but when you consider that we are almost in October now is a good time to be planning ahead and not waiting […]
