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Category Archives: landscape architecture

Dumbarton Oaks Symposium in May

March 19, 2009by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

May 8th and 9th Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC is hosting their Spring symposium entitled: The Interlacing of Words and Things in Gardens and Landscapes: Beyond Nature and Culture There […]

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Associations, landscape architecture, landscape design

LEED 100K House, more!

March 17, 2009by Rick Anderson 6 Comments

Yesterday I wrote about a comment thread at the 100K Leed house. Interesting commentary thread over at this website about building a $100,000 house, following LEED requirements, and the landscaping, […]

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Einstein, landscape architecture, landscape design

Stunning Homes, Karachi, and Hanoi

September 26, 2008by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

So I ran across this article about 5 rules to design stunning homes and I thought I’d share them with you. Then let you decide for yourself if you think […]

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design principles, landscape architecture
Manuel de L’Architecte des Jardins

Pierre Boitard

June 9, 2008by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

A interesting looking book just sold on e-bay for $1.031.00 Not bad for a 1834 book on Garden Architecture. Here’s a blurb on the listing: Pierre Boitard’s 1834 Manuel de […]

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design principles, landscape architecture, sectional drawings

Are There the “Worst of the Worst Landscapes”?

April 2, 2008by Rick Anderson 2 Comments

Bill over at the Giant Duck Institute has suggested an idea You’ve hit on the idea for a post to rival “Trees We Do Not Like”. Perhaps you could call […]

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design principles, hardscape design, landscape architecture, landscape design

Tree Houses . . . that are Super

May 24, 2007by Rick Anderson 4 Comments

For the cool price of $250,000 you can have this little beauty built for you in your own backyard. though for that much money you may want to put it […]

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color rendering, design principles, landscape architecture, plant material

Robert Marvin

April 30, 2007by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

Every so often I have been fortunate enough to meet the man whose work I have come to respect and study. In this field of Landscape Design this had/has happened […]

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landscape architecture, South Carolina

Martha Schwartz interview

December 27, 2006by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

I just ran across this interview in Metropolismag.com. I was hoping to read a good in-depth, insightful interview. Let’s just say I was disappointed. it comes across a one of […]

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design principles, hardscape design, landscape architecture, stuff

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. . . My hope is to use this site to spread some info about the art and practice of Landscape Design. It is a very misunderstood profession. I do not cut grass like the next door neighbor's cousin who carries 3 mowers and a blower in the back of his truck. I will also pass along comments on industry happenings, events, etc., and maybe a few other thoughts, musings, ramblings and adventures going on in my world. After all this is "my" blog. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Questions? Drop me an e-mail. wcicrane (at) gmail (dot) com

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