By Damian Holmes, on September 1st, 2010
Last week the City of Seattle announced the shortlist of finalists for the role of lead designer. The four shortlisted teams are led by the following firms:
- Gustafson Guthrie Nichol
- James Corner Field Operations
- Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
- Wallace Roberts & Todd
The shortlist was established through careful consideration of Statements of Qualifications submitted [...]
By Damian Holmes, on August 25th, 2010
Five additional acres of Brooklyn Bridge Park have been opened to the public, including the first 2,000 feet of the park’s greenway, a 30-foot wide, scenic bikeway and walkway along the East River shoreline. The first section of the new greenway starts at the park entrance at Old Fulton Street and ends at the foot [...]
By Damian Holmes, on August 17th, 2010
PWP TEAM – View from Courthouse to River
Today the designs from the five finalists of the The City + The River + The Arch design competition were revealed to the public at the Gateway Arch Visitors Center with the Design Team Leaders set to present their designs on August 26. The winning team will be [...]
By Damian Holmes, on July 23rd, 2010
cityLAB – UCLA – Los Angeles 2030
Recently Newsweek asked several design firms to give their impressions of how cities would look in 2030. So far they have published two parts – New York & Los Angles. Impressions of what 2030 New York would look like where given by Richard Meier & Partners; Cooper, Robertson [...]
By Damian Holmes, on July 16th, 2010
Recently Public Works published a survey or Top AEC (Architecture Engineering Construction) firms finding that for the first time since 2005 one-third of Public Works departments “are now turning to these same firms for landscape architecture park/design.”
We can interpreted this survey in many ways such as AEC firms have hired more landscape architects and [...]
By Damian Holmes, on July 6th, 2010
Recently the five finalists for the St.Louis CityRiverArch 2015 design competition met with the 24 members of the local advisory team to ask questions and seek clarification. The advisory team includes officials from the city street department, the Missouri and Illinois transportation agencies, the Coast Guard, the Metro East Park and Recreation District and the [...]
By Damian Holmes, on June 30th, 2010
Enrollment is open for the inaugural quarter of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at New School of Architecture and Design (NSAD). The three-year program, which begins in the fall of 2010, emphasizes contemporary issues such as urban sprawl, demands for clean water and healthy food, and coastal developments. It also explores the political and [...]
By Damian Holmes, on June 23rd, 2010
PLACES has published a recent interview with Matthew Urbanski of MVVA about the design & construction of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The interview goes into detail about the materials used and some of the design elements. An interesting interview that gives good insight to the design and construction process.
Read more at the SOURCE: PLACES -Building Brooklyn [...]