Gehl founders hope an infusion of new talent will aid generational leadership transitions to come.
By Jennifer Cooper
L to R: John Bela, Blaine Merker, Mayra Madriz, Matthew Lister, Julia D. Day. Courtesy Gehl Studio.
When you hear about mergers of design firms, it usually involves a global conglomerate swallowing up a smaller office to obtain local clients and staff. You seldom hear about two firms coming together simply out of mutual interests, but that is how the principals of Rebar, in San Francisco, and Gehl Architects, of Copenhagen, describe their new venture together. Continue reading The Gehl + Rebar Merger→
Design’s role in mitigating the impact of natural disasters takes center stage at the National Building Museum.
The exhibit features a tabletop version of the Wall of Wind at Florida International University, which can simulate a Category 5 hurricane.
Earth, air, fire, and water—the National Building Museum’s Design for Disaster exhibit, which opened on May 12, separates out the forces of destruction. Continue reading The Elements of Disaster→
Shale drilling booms, like the Marcellus craze in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, sacrifice living landscapes in to volatile bets about what lies below.
Kristina Floor, FASLA and Chris Brown, FASLA, are two of the most prominent landscape architects working in Phoenix today. Their work on the Lost Dog Wash Trailhead and the “Desert Lives” exhibit at the Phoenix Zoo received national recognition from the ASLA. They are also a married couple. In 2008, their Phoenix-based firm, Floor Associates, merged with JJR, a subsidiary of the large multidisciplinary firm SmithGroup. But as of January 1, they are working on their own again. In a brief phone conversation, they explained why. The conversation below has been edited and condensed. Continue reading Why Floor and Brown Left SmithGroup JJR→
An interview with Gary Hilderbrand and Douglas Reed.
By William S. Saunders
In the culture of landscape architecture, the work of Reed Hilderbrand of Watertown, Massachusetts, stands out by not calling attention to itself in any brash way. Continue reading The Inventions of Reed Hilderbrand→
Ten ways the new ADA regulations will affect landscape architects.
By Daniel Jost, ASLA
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
A major upgrade to the fine points of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has gone into effect, and landscape architects will have to take note of the many changes that will affect their work. Continue reading A More Accessible Exterior (2010)→
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