Category: resources
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Garden Ratings Made Easy
There has been a number of posts from landscape blogs in the past two days regarding the NY Times article related to the Sustainable Sites Initiative, the initiative to broaden the scope of site issues related to green building and design. It’s great that the initiative is getting ink, and definitely take the time to…
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Best Careers 2009
I’m having one of those deja vu moments from last year, as a recent post from ASLA’s Blog The Dirt linked to a US News & World Report article that named Landscape Architecture one of the Best Careers of 2009. And lo and behold, it’s a snappy cut and past job (mostly from last years…
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A Dozen of the Best of 2008
Well, in the spirit of the impending new year, it’s time for a look back on the 300+ posts from Landscape+Urbanism to glean what was new, provocative, innovative, and just plain awe-inspiring. In my biased opinion, reading through the archives and downloads from the year – is that 2008 was definitely the year of Veg.itecture…
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Again, Time to Get High
I’ll try to keep my fawning at bay as I post some new info from the High Line (although my obsession is well known)… but sometimes I just can’t resist. I recently plugged through some of the recent High Line Blog posts, and particularly appreciate the short lived ‘What will grow here?’ – which aimed…
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Urban Roof Farming x2
One of those interesting trends that may be the hot topic of 2009 (and a major topic of conversation in 2008) is the growing of food in cities – particularly on rooftops and buildings. A couple of recent articles present some viable examples of rooftop agriculture used for education and production. The San Francisco Chronicle…
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Eco-NoDak?
A new(ish) blog called TerraMode is a collective of three designers, James Fink, Kavan Donohue, and Michael VanBeek. Their premise is simple and good: “Landscape Architects interested in design communication and it’s influence on the profession.” While posting has been spotty, there’s a trio of North Dakota based project images that were posted initially on…
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Food for Thought
It’s been ages since I’ve posted anything on urban agriculture, and it’s long-overdue… I realize my neglect after spending a bit of time sifting through some research in finishing up the SDAT report text, as well as in preparation for a submittal for the first issue of [bracket] journal with the theme ‘On Farming’… which…
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PHRWEE Urbanism
Coming from a childhood of tiptoeing through Air Force Bases around the world, I’m actually a big fan of random and overwrought acronyms (which I believe may have switched in my adult years to a new found love of clever portmanteau). In this regard, I am impressed with urb – and the fantastic and thought-provoking…
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Academy of Urbanism
A quick post from Tomorrow’s Thoughts Today (look into the middle column ‘Medium Thoughts’ and scroll down to “The Deadening of Place…”) referencing the new manifesto of the Academy of Urbanism – which is more or less (according to TTT), is the UK equivalent to the Congress for New Urbanism. (insert groan here). This is…
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The Paralytic City
As we spend another day cooped up inside, waiting out what has lovingly been dubbed ‘Arctic Blast’ – the most massive of winter storms – seriously. In a place of the country that has an occasional ice storm, but doesn’t typically have snow stick around for more than a day or two at most –…