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    Glen Schmidt, landscape architect – Video - May 2, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder


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    Landscape architect lays out plan for Town Branch Commons in downtown Lexington - May 2, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder

    A conceptual view of the Cox Street parking lot portion of the proposed Town Branch Commons in Lexington. The rendering was provided by SCAPE/Landscape Architecture, which won a competition to work on the commons. SCAPE next will create a detailed drawing of the commons and include engineering information. Image provided.

    Jane Shropshire lives on a farm in eastern Fayette County, but she came to a public presentation of plans for Town Branch Commons in downtown Lexington on Wednesday and afterward said she was delighted with what she heard.

    "If they could do something like this for downtown, it would be transformative. It would make downtown feel alive, instead of like a sterile canyon cars travel through," Shropshire said.

    Kate Orff, a partner in SCAPE/Landscape Architecture, laid out the plans for about 75 people at the Downtown Arts Center. The New York firm won an international competition sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority in 2012 to design the downtown park.

    Town Branch flows through karst geology full of holes that underlies the inner Bluegrass. "In karst hydrology, water doesn't move in one long, straight stream," Orff said. "It can drop through a sinkhole and emerge in boils like at McConnell Springs. It moves through karst windows, falls and sinks."

    Her firm studied how these karst hydrologic features could be interpreted in a new downtown landscape.

    The conceptual plan shows a slender greenway stretching from Winchester Road, down Midland Avenue, along Vine Street and around Rupp Arena to join with where Town Branch now comes to the surface in its natural state.

    Town Branch now flows along that route but is buried in one and sometimes two underground culverts, Orff said.

    Vine Street would be changed to a two-way boulevard. Along a portion of Vine would be fountains, a series of pools, and a public plaza and playground call the Karst Commons. On the west side of Rupp Arena, the SCAPE plan visualizes a waterfall dropping from High Street where the land changes grade. That section would be called The Hollow, with a large lawn and a grassy amphitheater.

    Orff said developing Town Branch Commons would bring green to a beige downtown made up of tall concrete buildings.

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    Landscape Architect Bedford NH | Call (603) 491-2322 – Video - April 13, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder


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    Oxford Brookes University Build Talk 8 (The Landscape Architect – Ed Phillips and Richard Hannay) – Video - April 13, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder


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    The eighth in the series of Build Talks is by Ed Phillips and Richard Hannay, the Landscape Architects for Oxford Brookes #39; campus redevelopment. This video w...

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    Martin Barry – New York-based landscape architect, founder of reSITE festival - April 13, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder

    In this weeks Arts my guest is New York-based landscape architect Martin Barry who last year launched a new festival and conference in Prague called reSITE, focussing on urbanism and rethinking the public space. To this aim, he and organisers involved everyone from internationally recognised designers and urban planners, to students of arts and architecture, and last, but not least, politicians.

    Martin Barry, photo: archive of reSITE festival Speaking to Martin Barry on a line to New York, I asked him what first brought him to Prague.

    I came to Prague in August of 2011 on a Fulbright scholarship. My field is landscape architecture and I am a practising designer in New York. I took a year off from my job there and the intention of the Fulbright was to teach in Prague and expand the understanding of contemporary landscape architecture and urban design in the Czech Republic. As it stands, in practice and education landscape architecture is really a garden profession in the Czech Republic, whereas the things I have been involved in around the world have really been improving waterfronts, improving urban plans - more of an urban profession.

    But you also founded reSITE...

    Thats right. We were talking about contemporary practice and expanding on that and as part of the mission, rather than just teaching at the Faculty of Architecture, I began talking to people about the issues of public space and realised that it wasnt be discussed that much. There was a budding interest but it was a matter of re-phrasing the questions. The initial idea was only to have a small symposium to address the issues in the region but the interest was so great that within five months we went from holding a half-day symposium to a six day festival and three conferences looking at public space, complete with all kinds of events, a free pavilion and screenings and so on.

    Do you take, as sort of a launching point, the fact that are always elements of living in cities that can be improved or should be changed?

    Yes. I think that the city is an organism that is always evolving and as designers, politicians, financiers, community members... we always need to be re-thinking the cityscape and making sure that it is keeping up with contemporary demands, be they ecological, economic or development demands. Cities always need to be changed and I think that all those groups that I mentioned have a stake in it.

    reSITE festival, photo: archive of reSITE festival Many problems probably overlap some are unique to certain areas... but before we get to that, what kind of city is Prague positives first?

    Well there is no question that Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Being in the centre of Europe it benefits from an amazing amount of energy and architecturally it is exquisite. Prague sees itself as an architectural gem, with centuries of different styles preserved as it was minimally bombed during the World War. It has intact its medieval core and I think that people really enjoy this. It is easy to walk through this medieval centre and this is definitely very attractive. Its not surprising visitors fall in love with it and come from all over the world to experience it. There is an amazing amount of intellect in the city, always has. So I see the city very positively in this respect.

    Of course, it has also gone through many trials, being occupied, 40 years of communism... which was a disaster. It has taken almost 20 years how to get out of it in terms of forming a modern city. The good thing is that the new generation which has no experience with communism that is determined to introduce change and have a positive impact on the city.

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    NZ first for landscape architecture - April 1, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder

    For the first time New Zealand will host the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World Council meeting and World Congress . The World Council meeting on April 11 at SkyCity in Auckland will be the Federations 50th World Congress, and is hosted by the NZ Institute of Landscape Architects. The Federation represents 70 landscape architecture institutes and associations world-wide. An International Indigenous Workshop for Landscape Architects will also be held as part of the congress.

    "Shared Wisdom is the theme of this World Congress" said Phil Wihongi, the workshop organiser. "There is a body of unique knowledge which stems from the Mori connection to our whenua and landscapes, and sits alongside that of our indigenous whanau from Australia, Canada and other places. The purpose of this session is to discuss how this knowledge can be shared with our delegates, and ways that their professional practice and relationships can be enriched by a deeper understanding of their indigenous landscape, irrespective of their country of origin. I would expect this session to contribute to IFLA policy on the matter of indigenous landscapes. The workshop will take place over half a day led by iwi leader Antoine Coffin; with panellists Rau Hoskins, director of architectural practice Design Tribe; Haare Williams, poet, author and exhibiting artist; Jacob Scott, artist, designer and educator; and Josephine Clarke and Dr Diane Menzies, landscape architects.

    The World Congress on 10 April starts with keynote speaker Malcolm Paterson, heritage and resource manager for Ngati Whatua o Orakei, as a scene setting day. In addition, Aboriginal Landscape Architect Paul Herzich and film maker Vincent Ward will also give keynote presentations.

    Prior to the World Congress an International Student Charrette will take place at Unitec with some 65 students attending from Sunday to Tuesday. Their project is a landscape design for a waka (canoe) landing for Ngati Whatua o Orakei. The students will present their work at SkyCity on Tuesday at 4pm. This is the first time New Zealand has hosted the student charrette.

    Information on the World Congress, International Student Charrette and Indigenous Workshop can be obtained from the World Congress website http://www.ifla2013.com.

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    Gainesville landscape architect wins regional accolades - April 1, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Published: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 7:29 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 7:29 p.m.

    Gainesville landscape architect Larry Teague, of Zamia Design, is the winner for North Florida at the recent Florida Association of Native Nurseries Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition.

    Teagues winning residential design explored the possibilities of landscaping using Florida native plants, and has been selected as one of three demonstration landscapes at the Native Plant Show to be held Thursday and Friday at the Osceola Heritage Park Exhibition Building in Kissimmee.

    . . .

    William L. Grant, a freshman at Morehouse College in Atlanta, has been nominated for membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, which honors high achieving first- and second-year college students. Grant, who is the son of Tammy Williams of Gainesville, graduated last year from Eastside High Schools International Baccalaureate program.

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    Martin Wegman, a student in the University of Florida College of Medicine and chief quality officer of the College of Medicines Equal Access Clinic, is one of 20 medical students, residents and young physicians in the country receiving the 2013 Medical Student Leadership Award from the American Medical Association.

    Wegman, who was named a National Quality Scholar by the American College of Medical Quality, serves as a board member for the local nonprofit Southwest Advocacy Group, or SWAG. He also founded the Health Outreach Quality Improvement program, a partnership with the Equal Access and UF Mobile Outreach clinics.

    . . .

    Khary Khalfani, a sixth-grader at Oak View Middle School in Newberry, is one of three winners of the 2013 Black History Month Essay Contest, sponsored by the office of Gov. Rick Scott.

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    John Johnson – Landscape Architect – Video - March 17, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder


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    tropical backyard design movie (realtime landscape architect) – Video - March 13, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder


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    Landscape Architect Di Lucas talks about her vision for the new Christchurch includi – Video - March 12, 2013 by Mr HomeBuilder


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