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Behind the scenes
The Student becomes the Teacher
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit my Alma Mater, The University of Texas Austin and was pleased to see the campus full of our Michigan-made product! An old professor of mine, Nancy Kwallek, invited me to …
Baltimore Green Week
If you haven’t been to Baltimore lately, there’s a good chance that mere mention of the city will conjure up images of streets plagued by drugs and crime as depicted in The Wire, the award-winning drama series based in Baltimore. …
Special Case Study: Critter Guards
“Specials” are an important part of Landscape Forms’ relationship with the design community. “Specials”, defined as modifications to standard product, are sometimes necessary when a standard product does not accomplish what the designer needs. This is where our relationship with …
Winning!
Last Friday, April 13th, I was able to be a part of the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) through the American Advertising Federation. For the past year, my team and I were assigned the daunting task of creating a year-long …
Uptown Memphis
Uptown Memphis is one of the newest developments in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The 100-block planned community has the character of a traditional neighborhood, coupled with the vibrant lifestyle of downtown. It’s only a short walk, bike or trolley ride from …
Generations At Work
Earlier this week, Tracey Moon, the Director of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs from Western Michigan University came to speak to us. Why would the Director of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs come to speak to …
Learning the art of new processes
Take one step into the Metro 40 area of the Trash and Metro cell and you will see that things are done a little differently. With the introductions of new products come new materials and new processes. Since the introduction …
All About College Unions
If you read my previous blog post, you know I was recently in Boston to staff our booth at the ACUI Expo. As I talked to attendees, and walked the Expo to see the products and services on display, I …
LABash 2012
Spring break in sunny South Beach–sounds like the typical student vacation right? Not if you’re a landscape architecture student! Last Thursday, over two hundred landscape architecture students convened in Miami, FL for the LABash 2012 conference, hosted by the students …
A little fun in Boston
I’m excited to be in Boston for the ACUI (Association of College Unions International) conference! Today I will be happily kibitzing with delegates of ACUI but yesterday I had the opportunity to explore Boston. And what a fantastic day it …
