In China, government and developers are looking more and more towards tourism development to captialise on the growing market of middle class Chinese who travel across China on national holidays. They are seeking new places, different cultures, different food and new experiences to remember for years to come. The current developments they are visiting are […]
the world needs more thinkers
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 slow down 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 […]
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 […]
Book Review: Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli
Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli is a new book from the Domino Project. A publishing project launched by Seth Godin “powered by Amazon”. The book is an interesting read and gives us a reminder of why we all hate meetings, especially the ones that drone on with no resolution in site. […]