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WORLD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

23 DECEMBER

 

 

 

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Management Solutions International - Lead Architect - Airports - Dubai, UAE

 

Crestwood Environmental - Senior Landscape Architect, Wolverhampton, UK

 

Amida - Senior Landscape Architect, Hong Kong - Only HK registered Landscape Architects to apply

 

Amida - Senior Landscape Architect, Hong Kong

 

Hunter Dunning - Senior Landscape Architect, London, UK

 

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Ryan Sand - Junior Landscape Architect - Fort Collins, CO

 

David Kuslveen - Landscape Architect - Louisville, KY

 

Nick Aceto - Junior Landscape Architect - Denver, CO

 

Gretelyn Ruiz - Landscape Designer / Cadd Drafter / Graphic Illustrator - UAE

 

Andrew Konicki - Entry Level Designer - USA

 

Hannah McAleer - Landscape Designer/Planner - Tampa

 

Jill Van Sickle - Landscape Designer - Los Angeles or San Diego

 

Kavan Shane Donohue - Internship

 

Jan Michael Laquian - Architect - Philippines

 

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IULA shortlist announced

The jury session for the International Urban Landscape Award 2009 took place at the end of November 2009. The focus of this year's award was on projects from Great Britain and Germany. The feedback was excellent: 43 projects were submitted.

SOURCE: EuroHypo

Read who made the shortlist at WLA

 

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Calls for Collaboration between professions

Damian Holmes, Editor of World Landscape Architect asks that Landscape Architects to seek collaboration with other professions for the greater good of the profession.

Read the Editorial at WLA

ASLA 2010 Awards Calls for Entries

 

 

Go-ahead on Gustafson Porter designed Woolwich Squares

A £6.6m project to revamp the two squares at the heart of Woolwich town centre will go ahead in the New Year after Greenwich councillors gave the scheme the green light yesterday....

 

Read more at SOURCE: Builder & Engineer - Go-ahead for £6.6m revamp of Woolwich Squares

Happy Holiday Season from World Landscape Architect.

 

 

 

2010 World Architecture report released by Building Design

Building Design has just released its 2010 World Architecture report and it has some interesting findings.

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Australian architects think about cities in 2050 and beyond

The Australian Institute of Architects has announced a shortlist of proposals for the Australia Pavillion at the Venice Biennale. The shortlist of 24 was selected from 129 submissions addressing urban spaces in 2050 and beyond.

Read more on WLA

 


 

Gateway Arch International Design Competition

The National Park Service and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay recently launched an international design competition to invigorate the park and city areas surrounding of one of the world's most iconic monuments, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

The winning design will be announced in October 2010, with the resulting work completed by October 28, 2015 - the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Arch.

The competition - "Framing a Modern Masterpiece: The City + The Arch + The River 2015" - is called for in the NPS's new General Management Plan, which was developed with extensive public input over an 18 month period, and finally approved on November 23.

Additional information can be found at www.cityarchrivercompetition.org

 


 

Walter Hood in the New York Times

 New York Times feature with Walter Hood about CrownMemorialStateBeach

 


 

Construction begins on world's longest cross-sea bridge

CONSTRUCTION of the worlds longest cross-sea bridge linking Chinas southern economic hub of GuangdongProvince to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge will have a total length of almost 50 kilometers(31 miles), of which about 35km(21 miles) will be built over the sea, making it the longest of its kind, according to Zhu Yongling, an official in charge of the projects construction.

The bridge is going to cost 73 billion yuan ($10.3billion USD)

read more at the SOURCE:  Shanghai DailySea bridge goes long way to link key zones

 

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Atkins develops masterplan in Libya

Atkins Middle East has worked with Abu Dhabi based Al Maabar to develop the masterplan for the Al Waha development in Libya. The masterplan was unveiled yesterday and is expected to cost AED 1,400 billion (US$ 375 million) .

SOURCE:WAM

 

 

 

Landscape Architects in NY Mag's - Reasons to Love New York

New York Magazine recently published its 'Reasons to Love New York' and in at No.33 was Because Times Square will never be finished and reported that

The article goes on to give a brief overview of Times Square and gives mention to West 8, BIG and Field Operations

Read more at the [SOURCE: Because Times Square Will Never Be Finished - Reasons to Love New York 2009 -- New York Magazine]

 

 


 

MIT wins Major Urban Design Competition

 A redevelopment plan drafted by an interdisciplinary team from the School of Architecture + Planning has been chosen as the winning scheme in the seventh annual Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition of the Urban Land Institute.

 

Happy Holiday Season from World Landscape Architect.

 

 

 

4 rivers project facing opposition from green groups

South Korea has recently had a ground breaking for a large scale remaking of the four major rivers known as the Han, Nakdong, Yeongsan and Geum.

Read more at WLA

 

 

 

Eli Cohen's sustainability and phytoremediation lecture

Eli Cohen recently gave a lecture as one of the  FreshkillsPark lecture series and the Freshkills Blog posted this on in December

 

 

 

 

 Landscape architects help Australians keep an outdoor lifestyle

  Landscape architects will be among the leaders in the battle to keep Queenslanders cool - and outside - as the world deals with climate change, according to QUT's Professor Gini Lee.

Read more at WLA

 

 

 

 ASLA applaud plan for sustainable National Mall

  If the National Park Service is allowed to move beyond a "no-action" approach for the neglected National Mall, the historic public space could serve as a model of sustainable design for millions of visitors each year. Recently, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) voiced strong support for the Park Service's sustainable vision within the newly-released National Mall Plan.

Read more at WLA

 

 

 

 



 

Climate Change and COP15 meeting Statement by IFLA

International Federation of Landscape Architects released on Friday 4th December in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) meeting

Read the full statement at WLA

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New temporary urban space by SLA for the COP15 arrival area

When thousands of COP15 delegates arrive at the climate summit in the Bella Center, they will not be bored in the queue. SLA has staged the arrival area with a temporary urban space that provides food for thought.

Read and see the temporary entry space at WLA

 

 

 

 

 

Putting the green in the O.C. Great Park

latimes.com reports

Emile Haddad has of what would become the site of the Orange County Great Park and the location of his biggest development project dates from 1986......

Read the full article at the [SOURCE: latimes.com - Putting the green in Orange County Great Park]

 

 

Atkins: Another two years of recession

Architects Journal recently reported that the chief of Atkins has warned that

...We are in for another two years of recession....

 

 



 

Re:Vision Dallas winner announced

Urban Re:Vision and the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation announced that "Forwarding Dallas" has been selected as the winning design from Re:Vision Dallas, an international design competition.

 

 


 

 

Urban greening projects get green light

Three remaining greening projects for three areas in Hong Kong Island will begin soon and, given expectations, be completed in the middle of 2011. Together with other ongoing and completed projects, these mark the completion of the Greening Master Plan Initiative for urban areas.

Read more at the SOURCE: China Daily

 

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