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 19th, 2010
48th IFLA World Congress & Expo will see landscape architecture & allied professionals from around the globe gather in Zurich, Switzerland from June 27– 29 2011. Registration will Start 1. September 2010. The video below will give you an background on Zurich and its landscape architecture.
To stay informed about the event you can join the [...]
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 August 12th, 2010
AILA (Australian Institute of Landscape Architects) has recently announced the results of the 2010 Salary Survey with 530 respondents. This year the AILA survey has changed from past years with respondents gave their total salary package including superannuation (9% of salary as compulsory retirement savings). AILA also changed the ‘experience in years’ for the junior [...]
By Damian Holmes, on August 4th, 2010
The World Architecture Festival has announced the shortlist for 2010 Awards. Several projects made the Landscape category shortlist for Built Projects but only two are on the shortlist for Future Projects. The Winners will be announced at the Festival in Barcelona which is to be held between 3-5 November.
The Student competition Urban SOS: Transformations recently closed [...]
By Damian Holmes, on July 13th, 2010
On July 10, I had the pleasure of attending the forum and opening of the 2nd USC AAC Exhibition titled Creative Nature in Qingpu on the outskirts of Shanghai. The forum was an interesting presentation & discussion by panelists on the topic of “The New Chinese Landscape”. Several panelists where new to China so giving [...]
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 27th, 2010
The Earlybird (Discount) Rates for the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects end soon.
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Congress 2010 is to be held in Edmonton, Alberta from August 19 to 21, 2010 currently has an Earlybird rate of $550CAD saving $75CAD if you register until June 30. Register now.
LIVING LANDSCAPE The European Landscape Convention [...]