Friday Image Roundup

Lots of good stuff this week, but my favorites are these info graphics.  It can be such a fine art to make good looking diagrams or drawings that also convey the information you want to get across. 

Here's my favourite for the Seattle Waterfront Park Design by James Corner Field Operations.  I especially  like simple colour scheme.

And here's a great volcano map image.  Feels like it's ready to frame and hang on the wall.

This came in a close second.  I like patterns in the landscape and using them in such an ingenious way.  I want to be able to do something like this one day.  It's by PEG  who have done similar work like this with planting patterns.  Also very cool.

And here's the rest of the inspirational mix for this week.  Have a great weekend.

Unexpected Influences for Landscape Details

A co-worker pointed out to me recently the interesting similarity in the Landscape Forms product 'Show' in their Metro Line with the iPhone.  Take a look.

I can't say if the iPhone did influence that line of products for Landscape forms, but it is an interesting comparison, and something I hadn't thought of before.  A small digital smartphone influencing large common objects in the landscape.  Looking at it now, it makes sense.  Smart phones are becoming the single most used object in a person's life.  If we are used to and comfortable with a form, than we will be comfortable when we see a similar form in the world around us.  And I bet it won't be long until that subway or transit map is interactive becoming essentially a very large smartphone with one app, Maps. 

I'm keeping my eyes wide open for patterns in design influence from now on. 

Bending Wood

Love this chair by Sara Rowghani. Bending wood on a project usually means custom and expensive which means it's not often done. To add to this most woods wear quickly outside so a hardwood like ipe is best which is next to impossible to bend (a word on that in a later post).  Custom benches are always fun to design if you get the chance.

C.G.W.C.D
Sequence of how it's made there


Originally seen at Design*Sponge.

Friday Image Roundup

Here's the roundup.  It's a toss-up for my favourite between the High Line Phase 2 bench.  (I was three weeks too early visiting New York to see this section), or the concrete speakers.  They remind me of how good architectural concrete can look in a space if done well.

I had the chance to visit Sugar Beach in Toronto which was great to see.  I'm going to actually get to breaking down details soon and Sugar Beach will be on the list.  So will Sherbourne Park which I visited as well.

 
I think there should be more everyday items on the street like this news paper box.  Although this is for a competition, it could easily be made a regular occurrence.  The hydro boxes in Vancouver were sometimes wrapped in images and it was a great little feature.  Hurry up Ontario and get on it.

And one last one for awesome's sake.  This is a post card!  You grow!

I collect all my images here.  Happy Weekend...

And congratulations to Margaret & Joe who are getting married this Saturday.  Two great Landscape Architecture Guelph Grads.

Revitalizing City Communities with Parks - ASLA

A quick little animation explaining how a small park can revitalize a neighbourhood.  The animation of the park coming to life is a little exciting.  It's great seeing a space take life which reminds me how fun it is to help design spaces just like it.

The ASLA are doing a lot of good initiatives to educate and achieve change.


Revitalizing Communities with Parks from ASLA on Vimeo.


Originally tweeted by planet forward from PBS.

Design periods

I've been trying to come up with definitive periods for design movements and who knew it would be so difficult.  I want to relate this different periods to a weekly post about Landscape Architecture and Details within each period.  I'm slowly working on it.  Here's the list that I have started, although it is taken directly from Rejuvenation Hardware it's a starting point.




Victorian - 1870-1915
Period Basics - 1895-1950
Arts & Crafts - 1900-1920
Colonial Revival - 1903-1935
Classic Revival - 1910-1935
Old World - 1920-1940
Art Deco - 1925-1950
Mid-Century Modern - 1950-1970
Industrial - 1890-1930


This is definitely a beginning.  Feel free to get on the virtual horn and comment to add periods. This is the start of the guide to look at Landscape Architecture details through the ages.

More References I found


Architectural Style
Art Movement

Friday image roundup

I want to make this a regular Friday thing. Here's a few of the images I have collected over the last week about Landscape architect and design that I have found interesting. I use Pinterest. You can find all my pinnings at Pinterest.com/g2thet.

Here is the weeks best.

Absolutely love this chair from Loll Designs.

These rockers and other chairs by Loll were all over the patio in Bryant Park in New York.

And here are some odds and ends that I found.  Check out the detail on that door knob.

Have a great weekend.