I like all those ideas. It has recently occurred to me that perhaps we should be spreading the word (teaching, leading workshops and seminars, etc.) to the many, many members of our profession who, equipped with just a bit more knowledge, might make good emissaries to their clients, to architects, contractors, engineers, etc.. And then [...]
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Posted in 1 on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Action Plan
Posted in Working Landscape on August 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So, what to do? If people don’t know our capabilities (as a profession, as individuals), the invitation to the table is not going to happen. And it’s hard to crash a party when you don’t even know when and where it’s happening.
Here are some thoughts, none of them especially original or well-informed, all [...]
Macro Post
Posted in 1 on August 6, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve found that sometimes we’re invited to participate in developing an integrated approach to maintenance and design, sometimes we have to assert the need for at least some role, and sometimes we’re denied the opportunity even to educate ourselves on an institution’s maintenance practices and standards so that we may adapt our design to the [...]
Micro post
Posted in What we're thinking on August 5, 2008 | No Comments »
The new issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine arrived yesterday, and at the end of the book, as always, was the Critic’s Corner section, in this case reviewing a Swedish park. The critique was mainly focused on the concept (which the author liked) and the park’s materials (some of which she didn’t like), and noted also [...]
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