Articles related to "Landscape Architecture"

It's that time of year. University of California--Los Angeles Extension Department of the Arts offers a sneak peek at their offerings with a day of free seminars.

With urban sprawl on the rise, Landscape Architects are in very high demand. It is a career with a strong future. Harvard agrees. They offer a Landscape Architect Degree.

Allen Chan, Anwar Mukhayesh and Matt Davis bring with them years of experience in architectural, interior, landscape and industrial design.

Outdoor spaces need not be simply practical and useable, they can also bring the exotic nations of the world into the suburban backyard.

For a peaceful garden retreat that relieves stress and increases property values, a creative garden plan incorporates good tree choices, patio design and more.

Among the best known are Frederick Law Olmsted and Thomas Jefferson. Other names might be less familiar but have left their unmistakable stamp on our environment.

The options for creating a residential landscape are almost infinite. Professional landscape architects consider needs and possibilities in landscape design.

It's hard to get to the small city of Nelson, in south-central BC, Canada, which doesn't stop its artists from producing & displaying edgy, experimental work at Oxygen.

A lawn is certainly green - with enough water - but it's anything but ecologically sound! Here are ten tips from a landscape architect on truly greening your yard.

Less prominent than the sanctuary of Poseidon, the temple of Athena at Sounion demonstrates the interplay between architecture and landscape in Greek sacred sanctuaries.

An overview of duties and education requirements for green structural and civil engineers, construction managers, and landscaping architects careers are discussed.

Rutgers University believes that the future looks bright for well-trained experts in the preservation of items of cultural and historical significance.

Paul Bennett creates a beautiful and useful guidebook to southern gardens in this 2000 release of Garden Lover's Guide to the South.

Get an overview of historic London on a bus tour that allows you to select your personal sites of interest.

Outdoor Kids includes more than 40 gardening activities for kids and is a great guide for parents who want to share a love of gardening and nature with their children.

When Nicola Harwood, Oxygen Art Centre's artist-in-residence, found that rapid urban expansion divided the community of Nelson, BC, she put together a special exhibition.

Buffalo is home to some of the most well preserved churches on the Underground Railway and boasts great architecture from American great, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Eighteen kinds of crabapples form the backdrop to a Memorial Garden in a western MA orchard. Autumn crabapple display begins with warm sunny days and cold nights.

Araucaria heterophylla is a striking plant for home décor and a popular choice as a living Christmas tree.

Designing the formal garden is not a trend of the past, but more often landscape designers are shifting to low maintenance garden plans.

The Italian Riviera, stretching from the northern port of Genova to the naval base of La Spezia to its south, has always been a popular tourist destination.

Ideal for indoor and outdoor activities, the compact PENTAX Optio W60 is suited for winter and summer travel, particularly in and around water, mud, and sand

With everything from Confederate memorabilia to garden furniture for sale, Richmond's museums offer shopping opportunities galore for museum goers.

Landscape planning involves more than just deciding where to put the flowers. Each site is unique, with its own set of problems and potentials impacting final design.

The first ever Southwest Flower and Garden Show in Glendale Arizona is exhibiting a premier display of flowers and gardens from March 6th through March 9th 2009.

Inviting visitors to savor panoramic views of the city, Lake Washington and the Cascade and Olympic Ranges, Volunteer Park offers perennial beauty.

There are several top golf and spa resorts in Palm Springs CA., but La Quinta Resort & Club has the best mix of family activities and a serene, adult sense of privacy.

137th Annual New England Spring Flower Show March 8-16, 2008. Hundreds of vendors & landscaping exhibits from all over the Northeast will show off their blooms in Boston.

Before building a garden, homeowners should have a clear understanding of their needs and wants - their design intent.

Communicating sustainability ideals and putting them into urban practice is focus of a new project showing us how to reduce, reuse, recycle, retool our lives and menus.

Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge and Everything in Between is written by Horticulturalists, Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford.