Landscape Life

Landscape Architecture is a way of seeing the world and is the creation of our minds.

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Material Transitions of Boston Ground Planes

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Paver patterns of the Children's Museum, Boston

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Piet Oudolf / plan

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I’ve been asked to recommend plants and good gardening books. In their book, Designing with Plants, by Piet Oudolf with Noel Kingsbury, six forms that are basic to flower compositions are identified. It’s really influenced my approach to gardening. If you’re not a gardener you can just appreciate it for the wonderful photographs, and help stave off your winter blues.

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I’ve literally been laughing at this for the past five minutes

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Photo: VPSN

Last summer, I highlighted the new (some temporary) public spaces that popped up in the city. Here are Vancouver’s new public spaces this year. Enjoy them while the weather allows.

Urban Reef

Each summer, the 500 block of Robson Street (between Howe and Hornby…

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People doing good!

A couple of these I came across randomly, but most of them were found here.

Webofgoodnews.com

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Ocean of clouds (by Evgeni Dinev)

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Koi pond at an An Phu An Khanh District residence, Vietnam. VietPhu Design Construction.

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Bench to Bedroom: Urban Furniture Turned Homeless Shelters

http://weburbanist.com/2014/07/24/bench-to-bedroom-public-furniture-turned-homeless-shelters/

"Whereas London and Montreal have installed spikes on the sidewalks to keep homeless people from getting too comfortable, Vancouver offers a kind welcome with benches that transform into mini-shelters. A nonprofit called RainCity Housing teamed up with Spring Advertising to create the modified public benches in order to provide a covered place to sleep while simultaneously raising awareness….”

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