Land8 Blog http://www.land8.net/blog Your Global Connection to Landscape Architecture Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Product: The Concord Collection by Landscape Forms http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/02/22/product-the-concord-collection-by-landscape-forms/ http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/02/22/product-the-concord-collection-by-landscape-forms/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:14:11 +0000 Andrew Spiering http://www.land8.net/blog/?p=2954

Landscape Forms introduced this collection of site furnishings created in collaboration with Robert A.M. Stern Designs that gives fresh curves to classic lines.  Here is a product description from the Landscape Forms website:

Concord reflects Robert A.M. Stern’s commitment to

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Last post, I tried to get after demonstrating the intangibles that make you desirable as an individual in addition to the projects in your portfolio.  Today, I think it is important to look at one little detail that makes …

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Continuing from Part One of this series, we look at a few more examples of landscapes that found new life.

Post-industrial sites are becoming active spaces from what were once decrepit and hazardous environments. Many of these sites are being …

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Some of the most celebrated and widely used landscapes in the world are ones given a second chance at life. These landscape designs seemingly arise from nothing. Old warehouses and dejected industrial complexes are turned into unique spaces for the …

]]> http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/01/31/rebirth-of-the-forgotten-landscape-part-one/feed/ 0 Eisenhower Park: Let All the Children Play http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/01/24/eisenhower-park-let-all-the-children-play/ http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/01/24/eisenhower-park-let-all-the-children-play/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:02:05 +0000 Andrew Spiering http://www.land8.net/blog/?p=2680 KOMPAN’s Universally Inclusive Playgrounds: Letting all the children play, together

KOMPAN, in partnership with Let All the Children Play Foundation, developed a universally inclusive playground to promote stimulating, healthy, and fun interactions between children of all abilities.  Eisenhower Park is one of KOMPAN’s Universally Inclusive Playgrounds: Letting all the …

]]> http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/01/24/eisenhower-park-let-all-the-children-play/feed/ 0 Your Portfolio is More than Project Work http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/01/10/your-portfolio-is-more-than-project-work/ http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/01/10/your-portfolio-is-more-than-project-work/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:13:41 +0000 Jennifer de Graaf http://www.land8.net/blog/?p=2614 (c) Jennifer de Graaf

We all want to stand out as unique designers while at the same time hoping that our portfolios will be accepted as meeting expectations, right?  We hope that our portfolio is good enough gives the right number of samples, contains …

]]> http://www.land8.net/blog/2012/01/10/your-portfolio-is-more-than-project-work/feed/ 0 Resolve to Stand Out in 2012 http://www.land8.net/blog/2011/12/30/resolve-to-stand-out-in-2012/ http://www.land8.net/blog/2011/12/30/resolve-to-stand-out-in-2012/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:34:14 +0000 Jennifer de Graaf http://www.land8.net/blog/?p=2577 (c) Jennifer de Graaf

My New Year’s Resolution is to sketch more.  This decision was inspired by a couple of things from the ASLA 2011 Conference in San Diego (last post on that here):

First, I attended an education session given by …

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James Corner Field Operations and erect architecture have won a competition to design Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, for post-Olympic public use. The competition, which was launched in July 2011, split the site into north and south sections; Corner …

]]> http://www.land8.net/blog/2011/12/27/james-corner-field-operations-and-erect-architecture-win-competition-to-design-londons-olympic-park-for-post-olympic-use/feed/ 1 In Memory of Wolfgang Oehme http://www.land8.net/blog/2011/12/21/in-memory-of-wolfgang-oehme/ http://www.land8.net/blog/2011/12/21/in-memory-of-wolfgang-oehme/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:33:18 +0000 Kevin Gaughan http://www.land8.net/blog/?p=2519

On December 15th, 2011 the Landscape Architecture community lost one of its finest. Wolfgang Oehme, co-founder of Oehme van Sweden and Associates, passed away in his home in Towson, MD at the age of 81. Oehme has often been …

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The Maple-Pile Seating Series designed by artist, Larry Kornegay, is an exploration of “movement and structure through repetition of form.”  The series is comprised of a long form (84″x21″x17″) and a short form (21″x21″x17″) both constructed of thermally modified …

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