Tag: landscape jobs
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Designing, farming and cooking
An urban farm in South Africa is incorporating aquaponic farming systems to raise fish and vegetables that are then served in the restaurant. The Coolist reports on this initiative that is situated on the V&A Waterfrontin Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.thecoolist.com/moyo-waterfront-restaurant-and-urban-farm/
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Rebuild by Design – proposals released
This is a critical moment for the Rebuild by Design project as we share the teams’ thoughtful and unique visions to make the NY/NJ region more resilient. These proposals follow three months of in-depth analysis and public outreach, including both one-on-one conversations with people living in affected areas and robust guided conversations with Design Teams and…
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The Human Scale
The Human Scale, a Danish documentary film released in November 2012, is focused on the quality of people’s lives in cities. The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied the human behaviour in cities for 40 years. He has documented how modern cities are not created for human interaction and he argues that we could…
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One prize winner announced
Check out the winning and shortlisted submissions for the One Prize 2013, a design competition run by the design collective Terreform 1.
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What is the future of landscape?
I have not finished reading it yet, but I thought that I would share the recent Landscape Futures book written by BLDGBLOG author Geoff Manaugh. The book explores speculations on landscape that touch on how we read as well as intervene in our environment. The methods discussed represent an interest in landscape for measuring, recording…
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The End of the Metropolis Era: Edward W. Soja, Open Lecture at the University of Greenwich
On Monday 18 November, 6:00pm, Edward W. Soja, one of the world’s leading urban geographers, will be speaking at the University of Greenwich, Maritime Campus, King William Building, KW315. Urban restructuring over the past thirty years has been leading to a sea change in the very nature of the urbanization process. Signs of this change…
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Elsewhere: Escape and the Urban Landscape
Next month, the Van Alen Institute is launching Elsewhere: Escape and the Urban Landscape, a new, multi-year inquiry of competitions, public programs, and research to explore the experience of escape in the urban environment. Elsewhere will guide the Institute’s upcoming competitions, public programs, and research to investigate key questions of the contemporary urban experience: How and why do we…
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Gilles Clement, Entropy by Design and Matthew Gandy
If you haven’t read it already, check out the paper by geographer Matthew Gandy about Gilles Clément’s project in Lille. The paper, Entropy by Design, explores the Parc Henri Matisse in Lille by Clément – the renowned French designer, landscape architect, ecologist and philosopher. Once you have read the paper, and if you happen to be…
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Landmarks across the United States reopen
Many national landmarks across the US are reopening after being shut down for several weeks. New York’s Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon in Arizona were closed after the federal budget impasse in September caused the closure of the country’s National Parks. The two landmarks have reached deals with the federal government while Mount…
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Try the Ecological Urbanism App
What did you think of the Ecological Urbanism book? If you need a reminder or never came across the big red book when it was published there is now an Ecological Urbanism App available. Check it out and let us know what you think.
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