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 May 28th, 2010
A rainy morning in Suzhou for the start of the 2010 IFLA Congress. Police escort for the bus convoy to the Suzhou Expo Centre in the newer part of Suzhou. Welcoming speeches from Chinese and Suzhou Government officials. Professional, friendly conference to further landscape architecture. The Keynote speeches gave an overall view of Chinese historical [...]
By Damian Holmes, on May 12th, 2010
The Utah State University’s Board of Trustees,announced recently that the university’s Department of Landscape and Environmental Planning will become part of the College of Agriculture, strengthening both the department and college’s commitments to sustainable development.
The change, which will occur July 1, is part of strategic restructuring in the LAEP department’s current administrative home, the College [...]
By Damian Holmes, on May 5th, 2010
AECOM has launched for its second year, an open student ideas competition for 2010 – Urban SOS.
The competition seeks to engage students in the design, planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, engineering, environmental and related fields, with the urban conditions that are now facing the majority of the world’s population.
This year, AECOM are exploring the [...]
By Damian Holmes, on April 29th, 2010
A Clemson University assistant professor of landscape architecture has been awarded the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome. Case Brown is the recipient of the Prince Charitable Trusts Rome Prize for landscape architecture.
Recipients of the 114th annual Rome Prize Competition are provided with a fellowship that includes a stipend, [...]
By Damian Holmes, on April 19th, 2010
Karen Weintraub recently wrote an article for the Boston Globe – At Harvard, landscape architects reinvent roles, link disciplines in which Weintraub interviews Charles Waldheim on how the profession of landscape architecture is changing by winning and managing development projects as the chief consultant.
Waldheim is cited making some great statements about the profession and [...]
By Damian Holmes, on March 29th, 2010
The Landscape Institute in the UK recently launched Knowledge Base – The new online service for LI members offers easy access to technical information.
Knowledge Base brings together technical documents, articles, FAQs and online tools in an easily searchable database. No more fruitless Googling – the Knowledge Base is devoted entirely to technical information for [...]
By Damian Holmes, on March 29th, 2010
Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code(IGCC) was launched by the International Code Council. Of interest to Landscape Architects is Chapter 4 – Site development and land use which
provides requirements for the development and maintenance of building and building sites that encourage natural resource conservation and environmentally responsible land use and development.
This chapter addresses [...]