Over the last few years, I have attended a few conferences and seminars and the people I remember the most are those who are passionate about the topic and those who provide some insights and knowledge. The people I forget or remember for the wrong reasons are those people who see this as a promotion […]
World Landscape Architecture – 10 years on and the end of WLA Magazine
In October 2007, I was browsing architecture sites like Archdaily and found myself wondering why do landscape architects not have an independent blog for information and news. That day I registered the domain worldlandscapearchitect.com and put up a “Coming Soon†page and then went on published my first posts in November 2007. At first, I […]
Changing the climate change message from the fear to solutions
Over the past few years it has struck me how the climate change movement and the numerous presentations I have watched in person or online try to move people to action through fear and numbers. First, lets address the numbers issue. All too often referring to large scale problems whether it is gun violence, road […]
Publishing a Magazine
I have been publishing a magazine (WLA) for the last 6 years it has been a labour of love. There is no money in self-publishing especially in the field of landscape architecture which is a niche of a niche. Publishing is very much a rollercoaster of emotions, first you send out the call and the […]
Landscape Architecture trends in 2017 and beyond
I originally posted this article on World Landscape Architecture and was seeking to cover a range of topics including Climate Adaptation, Local solutions at grand scale, Alternative Transport Modes, Rural and Remedies, and more. The first part of the article is here but you can read the full article on WLA. We are now in […]