Category Archives: Materials

Design, Materials

Solid as a Rock

February 27, 2018 LAM Staff 3 Comments

The stone industry adopts a new sustainability standard.

By Meg Calkins, FASLA

Sandstone for the Barangaroo project in Sydney by PWP Landscape Architecture was quarried directly on the project site. Image courtesy PWP Landscape Architecture.

In 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, Bill Browning, an environmental designer and founder of Terrapin Bright Green, cites “material connection with nature” as a significant principle. Continue reading Solid as a Rock →

Materials, Plants, Water

Soils: The Measure of Moisture

January 21, 2014 LAM Staff 6 Comments

Understanding soil moisture terminology is key to making accurate decisions in the field.

By James R. Urban, FASLA

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Most projects don’t have a soil scientist as a consultant, which leaves landscape architects to make important field decisions during construction. Continue reading Soils: The Measure of Moisture →

Environment, Materials, Practice, Preservation

Landscapes Over Time

March 14, 2013 Accounts @ Reason One 19 Comments

With any luck, you’ll stay close to your projects as they season. But you have to design and plan as if they you won’t.

By Michael Van Valkenburgh, FASLA, with William S. Saunders

Unlike architecture, landscape architecture evolves (and almost always improves) through time. Continue reading Landscapes Over Time →

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