The world needs more thinkers to help with the current global crisis but also to help with the small and big problems (environmental, social, economic, etc) that hinder developed and developing nations. Ideas and then following up with action is the greatest thing that thinkers to do. We need less people with intelligence talking about […]
Landscape in China | 2012
2012 will be another interesting year for landscape architecture in China. Currently, a lot of people are looking at a slowdown for 2012 as the real estate market continues to cool. I hope that it is not too great and that the market slows gradually. For landscape architecture, this could be a good thing as […]
Co-ordination is key to a great project
Landscape architects can create a great project and less problems for the client and contractor by coordinating with other design professionals and ensuring that there is constant communication between all design consultants,. ARCHITECTS Co-ordinating with the architects ensures the interface between the building and the landscape is complementary. Nothing is worse that exposed structure or […]
Creating ideas
Creating ideas is different for everyone, for some people its hard to do, for others very easy. For me I can create ideas fairly easily, but its often the place that makes the difference. The place I seem to be able to easily create ideas is on a plane or train. Its something about the […]
Landscape architecture in China needs to become more professional
I have been working in China for over 6 years as a landscape architect and there are many differences in comparison to Australia and Canada where I have worked before including size of the project, speed of design and the materials used (some good some bad). But the biggest difference that strikes me about the […]