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• Maracon Housing | Local Architecture

  
  + MOOD — Authority: 518
  Maracon Housing, image courtesy of Local Architecture Maracon Housing, image courtesy of Local Architecture In Maracon, Switzerland, it is a beautiful and contemporary house by Swiss architectural practice Local Architecture sitting in the Swiss countryside, it was designed to respect the morphology and ...
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• Dune: Magnus Larssons Superproject

  
  Design Under Sky — Authority: 107
  I wanted to share this TED video I found over at Mammoth . Its of Magnus Larsson first discovered on BLDGBLOG  discussing his massive landscape project proposal to stop desertification in the Sahara. His idea: using balloon molds injected with bacteria that will eventually solidify sand into sandstone, creating a ...
  1 day ago

• Climate Change and COP15 meeting Statement by IFLA

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  The following is the full statement from International Federation of Landscape Architects released on Friday 4th December in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15 ) meeting Statement by the International Federation of Landscape Architects The International Federation of Landscape Architects ...
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• Boston Architectural College announces Master of Landscape Architecture Program

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  The Boston Architectural College is pleased to announce the addition of a Master of Landscape Architecture Program. Approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education for this five year professional degree program, at the graduate level, was received in November following a three-day team visit that resulted in ...
  2 days ago

• New temporary urban space by SLA for the COP15 arrival area

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  When thousands of COP15 delegates arrive at the climate summit in the Bella Center, they will not be bored in the queue. SLA has staged the arrival area with a temporary urban space that provides food for thought. With the project White Balance it is SLA’s intention to put focus on the factors in our cities ...
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• Geometric Park Heals a Rocky Rift in Bilbao

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 732
  A beautiful geometric park has sprouted upon a once-barren slope that split two suburbs in Bilbao, Spain. Designed by ACXT , Pau Casals Square is a vibrant expanse of green space that connects the surrounding neighborhoods and creates a place for people to sit or stroll. The striking public park consolidates an ...
  2 days ago

• Common Lecture: Michael Bell

  
  Places and Spaces — Authority: 134
  In my absence, the comments will have to suffice. Todays speaker is Michael Bell from Columbia . Does it connect with the Kevin Roche lecture? Did it get you revved up for the next week or two? Start writing below...
  3 days ago

• Halprin book release party this Saturday

  
  Portland Architecture — Authority: 116
    This Saturday brings a celebration for the publication of the book Where The Revolution Began: Lawrence and Anna Halprin and the Reinvention of Public Space , published by Spacemaker Press. In the Ziba World Headquarters atrium (1044 NW Ninth Ave.) at 2PM, there will be a host of people and artists ...
  3 days ago

• Greenhouse Design and Construction

  
  Gardening Resources — Authority: 133
  When you build a greenhouse for your hobby garden, there are several things that need to be considered before construction. Primarily, greenhouse construction is a skill in it’s own right. Hiring a construction company that claims to have built a few greenhouse structures could be trouble. Greenhouses are unique ...
  4 days ago

• £1.5 billion contract awarded for regeneration of Elephant & Castle

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 127
  London Borough of Southwark announced that they have awarded the £1.5 billion (circa A$2.7 billion) regeneration of Elephant & Castle to Lend Lease . The project is one of the most significant schemes of its type in Europe, comprising over 300,000 square metres of new build, mixed-use development, together ...
  4 days ago

• 2010 ASLA Award call for entries

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the 2010 Awards call for entries. Awards will be presented at the presentation ceremony during the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Washington, D.C., September 10-13, 2010. For more information, visit 2010 ASLA Awards – Call for Entries Entry ...
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• St. Louis CityGarden, a 2.9-acre Sculpture Park, Fosters Social Interaction Downtown

  
  The Dirt — Authority: 492
  At the heart of St. Louis, CityGarden , a new 2.9-acre sculpture park designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and studio|durham architects , is revitalizing a formerly run-down part of downtown St. Louis through landscape and public art designed to foster social interaction. A combination of urban ...
  5 days ago

• Modernist Landscapes Photo Exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum

  
  The Dirt — Authority: 492
  The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, is now featuring an exhibition of photos of 12 modernist landscapes. According to the museum, the George Eastman House , in conjunction with The Cultural Landscape foundation , the organizers of the exhibition, examine 12 “important modernist landscapes” ...
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• Work begins on Preston parks restoration

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 127
  lep.co.uk reports Work to restore two Lancashire parks to their original Victorian designs has under way. Diggers moved into the wet and muddy Avenham and Miller Parks to kick off phase two of the multi-million pound restoration project. It has been made possible due to £2.35m of funding which was ...
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• Putting the green in the O.C. Great Park

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 127
  latimes.com reports Emile Haddad has of what would become the site of the Orange County Great Park and the location of his biggest development project dates from 1986…… The cost and pace of work on the project, which at the moment consists of a tethered balloon ride and a small “preview” park, have been ...
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• Plan to make Dubai greener with grass car parks

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  The National newspaper reports Dubai is about to become a little greener, and its car parks a little softer underfoot. As part of its efforts to increase the amount of green space, the municipality announced plans yesterday to gradually replace the concrete and sand surfaces of all car parks with real grass. ...
  6 days ago

• Edinburgh College of Art launches its ‘Vision’ of academic research

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  Edinburgh College of Art is delighted to launch Vision , a major new publication about its current and future research projects in the creative disciplines. A lavishly illustrated book, Vision includes focus features on the College’s current research groups as well as profiles of over 100 staff and their ...
  1 week ago

• Plans submitted for Paignton seafront playground

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  thisissouthdevon.co.uk reports DETAILS of the new £500,000 Lottery-funded playground for Paignton seafront have been submitted to Torbay Council. The ideas by landscape architect Rob McGuiness at Bay architectural firm Kay Elliott include a timber board walk bridging the play area and offering views in both ...
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• Guelph students present ideas for pit rehabilitation

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  Recently University of Guelph landscape architecture students presented design concepts for rehabilitation of  Puslinch quarries. Concepts included wind-turbines to power local industry, resorts, cottages, golf courses, recreational facilities, lakes, wetlands, and trails. The concepts showed numerous uses and ...
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• Green group criticizes delay of wetlands protection plan

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  Calgary Herald reports Environmentalists are disappointed that another plan for Alberta ’s water resources pushes back to at least 2012 a strategy for protecting wetlands . “After a decade of debate and the loss of thousands of hectares of wetlands in Alberta, we can no longer afford to delay taking action ...
  1 week ago

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