As landscape architects, we work with contractors to achieve our design vision for our projects and how we collaborate can impact greatly on the project outcome. There are various approaches that we can use to achieve the best outcome. Start EarlyWhen we work with contractors it can start at different stages of the project, it […]
Can a new form of landscape architectural practice be achieved?
Recently, I reviewed Overgrown by Julian Raxworthy, in which he calls on landscape architects to create a new form of practice that learns from gardening and “optimizes the exciting properties of plants through changing the way landscape architects work†which he is calling “the viridicâ€. Raxworthy provides a series of positions “for reformulation of landscape-architectural practice […]
Businesses are treating social media like a webpage in the mid-1990’s
Social media is currently in the same place webpages where in the mid-1990’s where businesses where putting up their business webpage and expecting people to come and start buying. It wasn’t until businesses realised they needed to promote their website and integrate it with their existing marketing that their webpages started generating emails, calls and […]
Your learning and work environment makes a difference
Think of your school, university or workplace unless you are someone fortunate enough to be in a interesting work or learning environment, Â I am guessing the walls in your office or school are white, the floor is a some hue of grey or dark colour and the furniture looks like it came from an industrial […]