Summer construction on the $2 million project will change the space on Liacouras Walk near Wachman Hall.

by Steve Bohnel 31 March 2015

Starting this summer, construction on one of the two main walkways on Main Campus will mark the beginning of a major landscaping plan throughout the university.

At a March 11 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the allocation of up to $2 million for a landscape project involving Liacouras Walk and Wachman Plaza. University Architect Margaret Carney said the money will be drawn from the Plant Development Fund, an annually replenished pool of money allocated to address infrastructure projects.

James Templeton, Temples director of architectural services, said the fund is mostly used for exterior projects, but also occasionally for interior improvements, like ceiling repairs, window replacements and lobby refurbishments.

Concerning the current project involving Liacouras Walk and Wachman Plaza, Carney said this plan is the pilot project of a major landscaping plan that the university is unveiling in a few weeks.

Its definitely, for one, about beautification, Carney said of the current project. We definitely want to make it a better experience to walk on the paths around campus its also about giving people better clues as to where theyre supposed to go, so landscapes around building entrances we want to use it to give people more clarity for where theyre going.

Carney added that one of the key aspects of the plan is replacing the walkways with pervious pavement, which would improve drainage from rain. Templeton said another issue is a lack of unity throughout the major walkways on Main Campus. The inconsistencies range from 10 to 15 different paving standards and 25 different types of light fixtures, he said.

This is the first attempt to try to unify everything, and make standards for the rest of the university, Templeton said.

In order to combat this issue along with general collaboration on the project Temple has partnered with LRSLAstudio, a landscape architectural firm located at 230 S. Broad St.

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Forty-three Lincoln University landscape design students took a whirlwind day trip recently to learn new ways of thinking about the land.

The bus tour, which started at 6am and finished at 10pm, took the group from Taumutu in the Selwyn District to Lake Heron in the Southern Alps and kicked off the second-year landscape design students first professional year of study.

Landscape Architecture Associate Professor Mike Barthelmeh, who co-organised the trip, says the aim of the tour was to introduce students to particular aspects of the New Zealand landscape.

"These places may or may not have been familiar to them, but we wanted them to consider the landscapes with new senses - those of landscape architects."

School of Landscape Architecture senior lecturer Dr Wendy McWilliam says the sites formed the basis for the students to practise their inventory and analysis skills.

"They were also able to explore the concept of place, develop their own sensitivities to the special qualities and character of different places, and begin to investigate their design responses to the landscape."

Dr McWilliam says activities included recognising cultural heritage in the Methven landscape, sketching a section of some of the key resources at Timber Yard Point, drawing wildlife and their habitats at the Rakaia River, making a sketch of the Hakatere Station layout and listing the resources required to process food at the Hakatere Conservation Park.

The students were also asked to be attuned to their connections with nature and their surroundings.

Mori Studies lecturer Lloyd Carpenter, a guest speaker on the trip, says he spoke about the importance of Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora and Maori Lakes - O Tu Wharekai as food resources.

"The kaitiakitanga, or stewardship, of the resources and their environment was critical to both the health of the resources and therefore the health of the people."

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CONWAY The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) will premiere season 2 of Paint With Kevin, a series that invites viewers to expand their oil painting skills, Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m.

Paint With Kevin offers painting hobbyists step-by-step instructions for creating wet-on-wet oil paint landscapes and seascapes. In each 30-minute episode, host Kevin Hill provides instruction in a calm, reassuring manner and coaches viewers as they expand their painting skills.

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On Friday April 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., graduating seniors of the UWM Photography program will present in their final exhibition entitled Theseus. The exhibition showcases the thesis work of six emerging artists whose work pertains to the idea of identity and change over time. The exhibition will be housed at Live Artist Studio, located at 228 S. 1st Street, Suite 302. This week the Fringe is proud to publish a previewof these burgeoning artists work.

Jake Hill:Nocturnal Oases

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Jake Hill is a contemporary photographer whose work focuses on landscape, themes of domesticity and suburban culture. His current body of work and undergrad thesis, Nocturnal Oases uses long exposure night photography to focus on the residential landscape through a voyeuristic, juxtaposed internal and external perspective. His Senior BFA Exhibition titled Theseusis having its opening reception at Live Artists Studio in Milwaukee on April 3. Theshow is open to the public.

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Whether you'd like to pray, reflect, or just take in the beauty of the surroundings, these locations may be for you

Photo by Rhea Claire Madarang

There may be times when you want to commune with God not just inside a church, but outside, in the beauty of nature.

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QUEEN. Regina Rica is known for its 30-foot Virgin Mary, depicted as the Queen of the Holy Rosary. Photo by Karl Acepcion

Just around two hours away from Manila and tucked in the hills of Tanay, Rizal is Regina Rica, a 13.5-hectare pilgrimage site with 10,000 trees, 3 waterfalls, and a creek. From this natural landscape rises the 30-foot Virgin Mary statue that Regina Rica is known for.

Rica, which stands for Rosarii Institute for Contemplation in Asia, is also a Spanish word which means rich lady. Consistent with this definitition, Regina Rica depicts Mary as Regina, considered the Queen of the Holy Rosary.

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By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press

HALIFAX - Pilots make the final call on whether it's safe to land a plane in bad weather, such as the conditions that prevailed early Sunday when an Air Canada passenger jet crashed at Halifax airport, aviation industry experts say.

Air Canada was adamant Sunday that the conditions were safe for the AC624 to land. Accident investigators later said it was too early to know if the weather played a role in the crash.

Pilots make a decision based on the information relayed to them by the tower, which includes runway conditions and other factors -- most importantly, whether the pilot can see the runway.

"The instruments will bring him to a certain altitude, then the pilot makes the decision, usually based on whether he can see the runway, whether to land," says Jonathan Bagg of Nav Canada, the country's air navigation service provider.

According to Bagg, there are many factors that enter into a pilot's decision to land.

Transport Canada is responsible for setting certain aviation guidelines, such as the minimum height at which an aircraft can approach the airport on an instrument approach. Once in landing range, the pilot decides if there is enough visibility for a safe landing.

"Transport Canada sets when pilots should be making a decision," Bagg said.

Bagg and Peter Spurway, a spokesman for Halifax Stanfield International Airport, say that the landing minimum is based on a number of factors, which can include the type of navigational equipment at the airport, the size of the plane and the weather.

Transport Canada did not immediately answer specific questions but the agency said in a statement that it was monitoring the situation in Halifax.

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Interior Designer David Hansen is honored to announce the launch of his San Francisco-based firm, David Hansen Design. Although Hansens namesake firm is new to the industry, the designer is a noteworthy Bay Area tastemaker with over 13 years of experience in interior design. In 2005, Hansen co-founded Ashfield Hansen Design where he acted as principal designer for almost a decade. Hansen boasts a longstanding partnership with industry leader Segale Bros, working with high-profile clients to design custom cabinetry and award-winning interiors. By combining a unique eye for impactful design and a mastery of kitchen and bath renovation, Hansen brings his time-honored aesthetic to David Hansen Design.

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Hansen invites former and prospective clients to join him for a complimentary initial consultation, available for a limited time.

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