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Veg.itecture #48
With the first Veg.itecture post of 2009, we start to integrate some of the ideas that budded in late 2008. These included more technical interpretation of projects, more discussion of plants, and potential maintenance concerns related to these projects – to add a level of rigor to the visuals. Obviously, as mentioned, this comes with…
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To Infinity and Beyond
A concept of landscape architecture and site design involves the acknowledgement of desire paths, those etched remnants of the accumulation of thousands of footsteps over a particular planted area. While often this idea is used to determine the future location of pathways – there are millions of urban ‘desire paths’ that are created by the…
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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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2009: A Year in Preview
It’s funny reading the breakdowns of 2008, and the masses of predictions for 2009, (and a great one for 2010) specifically as the economy still reels due to wide-spread mismanagement, and there seems to be a non-stop (yet perhaps slower) parade of amazing, crazy, and just plain wrong projects – as witnessed in 2008. What…
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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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Veg.itecture #47
As we delve into this installment of Veg.itecture – it dawns on me that the current format of this feature may be ringing a little hollow and venturing into cliche after a year or so of it’s existence. It is definitely a valuable viewpoint to push forward these projects and visions, and I’ve definitely tried…
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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…