Land8 Blog http://www.land8.net/blog Your Global Connection to Landscape Architecture Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:30:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Land8 Blog has Moved http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/09/22/the-land8-blog-has-moved/ http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/09/22/the-land8-blog-has-moved/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 05:24:09 +0000 Andrew Spiering http://www.land8.net/blog/?p=4085 Hi There,

Just a quick note to let you know that the Land8 Blog has moved over to Land8.com.  We wanted to connect the blog to the conversation that is already happening on Land8 and create a more seamless …

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In the world of landscape architecture, there are multiple facets of the creative design process. It can take forms in the formal residential landscape design or alternatively explore the relationship between sound, sun, light, and the environment. This is what …

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Last post, we met Rebecca Sunter, graduate student and summer intern.  Luckily, I was also able to talk to Chris Pattillo of PGAdesign in Oakland, CA which was one of the firms Rebecca worked for this summer.  Chris graciously …

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Last post, I yammered on a little about mentorship; something that I think is tremendously valuable and rare.  Useful information doesn’t always come from “above”, though, and I think we’ve got a lot to learn from all levels – …

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In the second interview of our Member Spotlight series we are sitting down with Gavin McWilliam.  Sir Gavin hails from the UK where he runs his award-winning garden design garden design practice with Andrew Wilson, Wilson McWilliam Studio.  Their …

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With an intention to help raise awareness about the world’s shrinking forests, artist Konstantin Dimopoulos ‘paints’ trees in urban areas, most recently in Seattle and Kenmore, Washington state. Colored with azurite (a blue rock) and water that will eventually fade …

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]]> http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/08/10/mentorship/feed/ 0 Umbrella Sky: Summer Installation in Águeda, Portugal http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/07/31/umbrella-sky-summer-installation-in-agueda-portugal/ http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/07/31/umbrella-sky-summer-installation-in-agueda-portugal/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:07:10 +0000 Andrew Spiering http://www.land8.net/blog/?p=3909 Summer Umbrellas by Patrícia Almeida

Suspended in mid-air, these umbrellas hang over the streets in Águeda, Portugal casting a mix of colorful hues down on the promenade.  The photos were captured by Patricia Almeida with iPhone and, I am assuming, a handy-dandy Hipstamatic lens.  Here is …

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Giving a speech at the beach made for a fun photo.  Don’t look too hard.  It may make your head hurt.  :)

Found via enpundit

Also on BuzzFeed and Reddit…

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