Land 8 Lounge
Great overall site for landsacpe architects and general discussion thereof.., just setup my profile here
Thought Provoking – Metabolic Tectonic: Terraforming Waste
Check out this project by Adam E. Anderson from , called Metabolic Tectonic: Terraforming Waste. It sets out a theory of Neo Nature in that as geological forces we make a visual marks on earth and create our own geology. There is a download of the entire thesis work that has some intriuging images. […]
Landscape Architecture – A guide for clients
Good Stuff from the Landscape Institute, A new guide highlighting the range of services landscape professionals can offer a client. Nice photos and layout, very appealing brochure and good insights for all, well done..
$60 Million per year to Maintain 9-11 Memorial
That is an extraordinary amount but maybe not surprising, I suppose its an obvious high risk location whatever was built after 9-11 water features or not. So if its 12+5 where would the other 43 Million go to?? Security is part of this modern world, I wonder if we will […]
Check out – Anomalies Of Lost Street Furniture
Great site managed by my Friend Susie Clapham, some real unusual stuff and it goes to show you how our History is remembered and preserved through our built environment A few recent posts from Anomalies Of Lost Street Furniture Pin It Pin It Pin It
Scholars’ Green Park Wins Award of Excellence
This project reminds me of our design for Embassy Park in Boston USA. The overall design concept and features are similar and the way the project is read from above and on the ground. And its won an award, good stuff, I like it… Scholars’ Green Park Wins Award […]
Residential Garden Design North London
A private residential space in North London that transforms an unusable and rundown garden into an extension of the home. Using Natural Stone in contrasting colours and textures and raised planters clad in Granite divide the space and creates enclssure, making the garden a useable space for entertaining, recreation and out door […]
2012 Update
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Tree’s covered in spiders web
I think this is facinating. The massive floods of 2010 caused millions of spiders and other insects into the tree’s. Outcome are tree canopies that are covered in spiders web’s. They kind of look like they’ve been rapped up with a nylon silk or atleast look artificial. Read the full […]
A picture tells a thousand words…
In the recent days, with the death of the great leader, some highly insightful and for me disturbing photos have been published showing aspects of North Korea. For me this photo of Central Pyongyang urban landscape by David Guttenfelder/Associated Press is a stark picture of life in this city. Firstly […]
Infinity Pools
Infinity Pools – I love this photo, not sure where it is tho…anyone? Looks like Japan maybe.. A great collection of infinity pools here if your interested. Pin It
9/11 memorial and landscape
Should a memorial be about hope, remembrance or even to stir something within about that which is seeks to remember? This article by Witold Rybczynski says that he finds no comfort from the memorial and that he came away with a sense of hopelessness….Well whose to say if that is a good thing or not? Its […]
Top 10 Modern Parks
A nice collection put together by Archello.com Pin It The dual requirements of a destination restaurant and a public green within the limited open area of Lincoln Center’s North Plaza are satisfied in a single gesture sited between the reflecting pool and the plaza’s north edge. A twisted plane […]
Lucy’s spend-up on massive eco-garden – By Leigh van der Stoep
Hollywood star Lucy Lawless is converting a large part of her posh Auckland estate into a multimillion-dollar eco-friendly garden of Eden. The Xena actress and Greenpeace climate change ambassador is converting two of her four consolidated properties – with a total worth of more than $7 million into a 1600sq m […]
Landscape design is an art dealing with arrangement of outdoor space – by Kim Conway
Pin It A well-designed landscape is a pleasure to the owner, enhances a community, adds to the property’s resale value and limits environmental impact. Landscape design involves much more than placing trees, shrubs and other plants on the property. It is an art which deals with conscious arrangement and organization […]
Secret garden for Serpentine pavilion
I’m interested to see the latest Serpentine pavilion, I’m not sure the photo of the garden makes me feel asif the space will be very contemplative…more like a thorny mess…? we’ll see… full artcile from the Guardian below or here… Peter Zumthor, Swiss master of meditative, one-off, and highly crafted buildings, has released […]
Landscape Architect – Whats the Work Like
I found this job description here about what it the role and job of a landscape architect is like and find they are useful for the majority of the public who dont understand what Landscape architects do. The usual response of ‘you can come and do my garden’ wears abit thin. […]
Moments of reflection | Emirates Terminal 3 | Dubai International Airport
I just came across these images of a the Dubai internal garden that I worked on with Philip Cave, looks good. “Two Zen Gardens form part of the unique design to create an oasis of calm within the busy airport environment.” Moments of reflection | Emirates Terminal 3 | Dubai […]
New initiative from the Landscape Institute – Why Invest in Landscape?
I am pleased about this recent initiative from the landscape institute – Why Invest in Landscape, that goes explain with the use of real project examples – the positive impact landscape architects and there subsequent design proposals can provide. The article suggests that when landscape is placed at the ‘center of a development’ and so that it is properly considered ( […]
What is the difference between a landscape designer and a landscape architect?
Four question are posed and answered by Fritz Steiner, dean of the School of Architecture USA, I don’t understand the context to which these comments are made, however in isolation he makes interesting points about the distinction between a landscape designer and a landscape architect – that is nice to see it clarified. by […]
