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A refresher: 5 things you need to know about LED Lighting
After watching ‘The City Dark’, a documentary on PBS about Light Pollution, I’m even more intrigued with the benefits of LED Lighting. When I recently revisited the blog series we posted last year, “5 things you need to know about …
What do we lose, when we lose the night?
Documentary filmmaker and amateur astronomer Ian Cheney, moved from a town in rural Maine of 4,000 people, with more stars than he could count; to New York City, with 8 million people and the ability to see only 12 stars. …
Technology and the Landscape
A few weeks ago, Landscape Forms brought together a handful of design leaders for a moderated round table discussion to explore the impact of technology on the design of outdoor spaces, the experience of outdoor spaces, and how technology effects …
#NeoCon12
It will be a short post today as we are enjoying NeoCon, but we wanted to share with you a few of our favorite things so far… This pink couch by Herman Miller This chair by Allsteel designed by BMW …
ASLA Legacy Project: Coolidge High School
Marie Davis with Barbara Nolan, Inc., our representatives in DC, Virgina and Maryland, recently emailed me an inspiring story. Every year, the ASLA coordinates a service-oriented project in the host city of its annual conference. The Legacy Project is a …
Making Green Beer
I recently had the opportunity to see how green beer is made. No, not the tasteless, mass produced American lager with green food coloring that is served around St. Patrick’s Day. I’m talking about Belgian and French inspired beer made …
Bike to Work
If you live near a major U.S. city, you may have noticed that the commute last week might have been a bit different than the others. How? Well, in celebration of Bike-to-Work Day, thousands of people across the nation have …
Line On Design: Hotel Valley Ho
Landscape Forms recently held it’s annual sales meeting at the iconic mid-century resort located in historic downtown Scottsdale, Arizona – the property is a must see for patrons of all things design. The hotel, designed by architect Edward L. Varney, …
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 …
Touring Stone Brewing Co. – A SITES™ Pilot Project
Being a San Diego native, I was excited to attend the ‘San Diego Region SITES™ Pilot Projects Field Session’ at the ASLA Conference last October. It featured a tour of three pilot projects: a commercial landscape (HELIX Environmental Planning), a …
