This week the protests continued in Turkey which began with the outrage at the privisation of Gezi Park, it is becoming clear that public open space is an issue that will always spark citizens to go into action to save their cities spaces. The Gezi Park example is a extreme case but all over the […]
Improve tourism development through holistic design
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 […]
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 […]