Visualization Tools used for Lakeview Legacy project – John Danahy UToronto [VIDEO]

John Danahy is a professional Landscape Architect, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at University of Toronto, and has developed an internationally recognized expertise in digital media for design, planning and visualization. During the video(10:28) he presents a brief history of his use of visualization programs and then goes on to discuss how he used visualization tools . . . → Read More: Visualization Tools used for Lakeview Legacy project – John Danahy UToronto [VIDEO]

Google Street View goes for a walk in the world’s parks

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Google Earth and Street View has been a useful tools for landscape architects, architects, urbanists and other built environment professionals. Google has moved Street View cameras onto trikes to photograph and map the world’s parks and included the vision in Street View.  The parks in Street View include the High Line in New York, . . . → Read More: Google Street View goes for a walk in the world’s parks

‘Urbanized’ showing in theaters

Back in February this year we reported on the doco-film Urbanized by Gary Hustwit who was at the time raising funding for the final cut of the film. We are happy to say that the film is now being showing in theaters all over the USA for the last month  also had special screenings in Vancouver . . . → Read More: ‘Urbanized’ showing in theaters

High Line receives donation for final undeveloped section

The High Line received a $20 million donation from Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation. The unprecedented pledge made by Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg will support afundraising effort by Friends of the High Line to transform the final, undeveloped section of the High Line at the West Side Rail Yards between West 30th and West . . . → Read More: High Line receives donation for final undeveloped section

Cape Town appointed as World Design Capital 2014

The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced recently, that the City of Cape Town (South Africa) has been designated the World Capital Design 2014. Cape Town is the fourth city to hold this biennial appointment and marks the first for the African continent.

For Cape Town, the WDC appointment comes exactly two decades after . . . → Read More: Cape Town appointed as World Design Capital 2014

Million Trees NYC plants the 500,000th tree

Mayor Bloomberg celebrates the halfway mark of the MillionTreesNYC initiative by planting the 500,000th tree. (Photo Credit: Edward Reed)

New York City recently celebrated the halfway mark of the MillionTreesNYC  initiative by planting the 500,000th tree, a Pin Oak, at Saint Nicholas Park in Harlem. MillionTreesNYC  is a public-private partnership between the City of New York . . . → Read More: Million Trees NYC plants the 500,000th tree

Rio 2016 announces golf course design competition


The Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016™ announces the launch of an international contest to select a golf course design for the Rio 2016™ Olympic venue. The call for proposals is available from the Rio 2016™ website, www.rio2016.com.

To take part in the contest companies will be required to evidence golf course design experience, compliance with RIO2016™ international rules and to furnish proof of the qualifications necessary to develop the project. Consortiums of firms will be accepted. If the awarded participant is an individual international firm, it will be required to have an office legally established in Rio de Janeiro.
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Focused Calm – Cleveland Clinic and Allee – PWP Landscape Architecture [VIDEO]

PWP Landscape Architecture designed the Cleveland Clinic and Allee was the first major project built as part of the Cleveland Clinic Masterplan. The design consists of two main parts: A main entry allee and a large circular fountain, which together create a memorable first impression of the campus upon arrival at the Heart Center. The video . . . → Read More: Focused Calm – Cleveland Clinic and Allee – PWP Landscape Architecture [VIDEO]

IFLA 2011 Zurich – Keynote by Kongjian Yu | Turenscape | Beijing [VIDEO]

Kongjian Yu, Founder of Turenscape and Professor at Peking University gave a keynote speech at the 2011 IFLA World Congress in Zurich. Professor Yu, gives a brief history of how he became a landscape architect and the founding of Turenscape. He speaks of his theories of Big Foot Landscape and the future of landscape architecture in . . . → Read More: IFLA 2011 Zurich – Keynote by Kongjian Yu | Turenscape | Beijing [VIDEO]

Green aesthetics catching on in India

India is currently going through a stage of rapid urbanisation that only matching the scale of future growth that has been seen in the last few decades in China. With urbanisation is the design and construction of many residential compounds some of which are more desirable than others. As residents are looking for more green areas . . . → Read More: Green aesthetics catching on in India