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WORLD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 23 DECEMBER

EMPLOYMENT

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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RESUMES
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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Damian to find out how.

 
	

 
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 Crown Memorial State
Beach
	

 

	

 
Construction begins on world's longest cross-sea bridge

CONSTRUCTION of the worlds longest cross-sea bridge linking Chinas
southern economic hub of Guangdong Province 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 Daily - Sea 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 Freshkills Park
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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