Over the past decade, there has been an increase in “tribalism” and the need for people to be on a “side” or view about every topic. In the past, tribalism occurred in small groups within communities and cities, whether it was related to sports teams, politics, lifestyles and other interest groups. The internet age has […]
Landscape Architect to Director – what is the career progression of a landscape architect?
Landscape Architects, when working in private and public organisations, often have various job titles however, in many countries, the same titles (levels) are used to differentiate between the various levels of skills and expertise of a landscape architect. These job titles can differ from firm to firm, this following guide gives an outline of the […]
Starting off 2019
I have great hopes for 2019 and today is the first day of 2019 and I am planning ahead for World Landscape Architecture and also some other side projects this year. The first month will be busy with organising the WLA Awards which is starting to receive entries with a deadline of March 1. This is […]
Decentralising Australian cities via high speed rail
I lived in China for over 10 years and saw the transformation of cities through the building high-speed rail connections. The first weekend of my time in China in 2005, I took a K-Train to Suzhou(about 100kms from Shanghai) to see the gardens, and it took about 55-60 minutes on the train and we passed through […]
Welcome to 2018
2018 has arrived and its another year with which we all hope is better than the last and we plan for work, holidays, events, and more. Some people have resolutions around an action like losing weight or similar, but as I posted at the start of 2017, I am more of a person who sets […]