...6th, Ryan Deane, Landscape Architect at The S/L.A/M Collaborative (SLAM) and ASLA chair will be moderating an education session titled “The LA Media Continuum: Projecting the Future of Our Profession” at the annual ASLA meeting and expo in Chicago. Deane will be moderating the session with panelists Daniel Tal, ASLA Principal Landscape Architect at Ambit3D in Lakewood, Colorado, Bradley Cantrell, ASLA, Associate Professor of Landscape Architectural Technology at Harvard University Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts and David A. Rubin, ASLA, FAAR, Principal at LAND COLLECTIVE in Philadelphia. The ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO offers over 130 courses, allowing attendees to earn up to 21 professional development hours (PDHs). It is the largest gathering of landscape architecture professionals and students in the world to gain perspective and establish new connections within the profession....
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...the most important paragraph is on page 56, “the whole landscape showed design, like man’s noblest sculptures” (Muir 56) shows how the land was so perfect and detailed as how a sculpture is but was created by mother nature hands instead of another man’s work. 2. Most important sentence (CORRECT MLA CITATION REQUIRED) and why? I believe the most important sentence is, “beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever” (Muir 56). This quote shows how the beauty of the landscape has been created and still continues to grow in an endless beauty. This paragraph is an important sentence that show how important the landscape was to John Muir and how others would see the land if they were standing where John Muir was in the moment. 3. Most important word (CORRECT MLA CITATION REQUIRED) and why? The word that I think was most important is “divine” (Muir 59), because it is a word pertaining to god or devoted to God. This word is used many times and to say something is pertaining to God means it has great value and is very important along with very special. 4. What surprised you the most? What surprised me the most is how John Muir creates visions to my eyes with his choice of sentences and words. 5. What makes the character(s) believable (dress, accent, actions, etc.)? What makes the character believable to me is how he describes the landscape through his vocabulary and the way he gives the reader such...
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...The Summer Palace (Chinese Pinyin: Yí Hé Yuán), northwest of Beijing, is said to be the best preserved imperial garden in the world, and the largest of its kind still in existence in China. It is only a short drive (15 km) from central Beijing but seems like another world. Most people find they need to spend at least half a day here, there’s so much to see and enjoy in the gardens, buildings, and waterways. You can take a 10 minute boat-ride to see an island temple, sit and watch a traditional Chinese performance in the restored theatre (one of the three great traditional theatres in China), or explore the recreated traditional shopsby the river. The story goes, that former Emperors, or their concubines, used to enjoy 'pretend-shopping', as normally everything was bought for them. Just wandering round enjoying the different buildings and courtyards, or just taking in the views from one of the many vantage points is a pleasure. A visit involves plenty of walking, so wear comfortable shoes and protection from the weather (sun or rain) and be prepared to be enchanted. There are many pleasant spots along the way to pause and enjoy this much-loved summer retreat, as well as places to enjoy cool drinks and snacks. The Summer Palace (Chinese: 颐和园; pinyin: Yíhéyuán), is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing, China. It serves as a popular tourist destination and recreational park. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (万寿山; 萬壽山; Wànshòu Shān) andKunming Lake (昆明湖; Kūnmíng...
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...This world is full of creation and inspiration. Talented hands and minds create beautiful sceneries and landscapes for all walks of life. These are the hands and minds of landscape architects. Landscape architects create a wide arrange of landscape designs. Most architects get their inspiration from art and personal experiences. I am designing a landscape area for my Aunt Stacy’s grave. She has always been my inspiration for art and design, so she deserves a beautiful grave site and a place for her loved ones to be comfortable visiting. Landscapers are important to our communities. They create nice places for us to visit and live in. Without them, land areas and yards would be boring and run down. Landscape architects have required degrees...
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...Landscape photography captures the beauty and natural essence of the environment. With a wide range of skills and technology the world of landscape photography continually evolves. Many key components involved in photography directly relate to the camera and the skills of the photographer. Camera specifications, equipment requirements, and the many elements of photography all integrate into crucial elements of photography. Therefore by incorporating these skills, photographers have the possibility to turn their works into art. Landscape photography requires attention to detail and the use of acquired skills. Inspiration Capturing an image that impacts an audience holds the upmost importance to any photographer. Inspiration for photographs...
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...The interior of your home is complete, walls painted, furniture positioned, each room curated with care; now it’s time to think about the exterior: a beautiful landscape design is what you need to showcase your stylish tastes and boost your home’s curb appeal. But exquisite home gardens take time and energy you can’t spare. Professional landscaping companies are the ticket to gorgeous gardens. For residents of Orange Beach, AL, Emerald Coast Landscaping provides quality lawn maintenance and landscape design. After the professionals exact your lawn’s new stylish design, what can you do to care for your new plants? Here are 3 easy DIY gardening tips to keep your flowers healthy and full: Garden after your morning eggs: Sprinkle eggshells at...
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...The representation of Place within artworks throughout our history was caused by the search to understand the world and its roles. Throughout this time, many artists devised landscapes in a much different form to the usual accurate representations. Artists in the Post-Modern era have begun to investigate the relationship of memory, psychology and imagination to place and space. These landscapes differ greatly between artists, especially throughout different time periods. Three artists that take very different approaches to the idea of places and spaces are Joseph Mallord William Turner, Toba Khedoori and Jeffrey Smart. Joseph Mallord William Turner was an English Romanticist landscape painter whose work is often regarded as a Romantic...
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...1. What past forest management activities have lead to the unique landscape seen today at Shelburne Farms? The ice storm hurt the forest big time there for some management activities were focused on making sure the forest aspects can stand another storm like the ice storm more so than it did last time. And the landscape has changed due to water erosion and land movement. The hills make for the sugar lines to run smoother and quicker. On the other hand the steady land makes it easier to collect sap buckets. 2. How did the 1998 ice storm affect forestlands at Shelburne Farms? What kind of challenge does this type of natural disturbance present for forest managers? The 1998 ice storm affected the Shelburne Farms forestlands by destroying many trees and most things froze to where they broke. The sap had to stop flowing because the trees were so damaged and solid. The ground and landscape also could have been damaged as well. This kind of disturbance to the forest can prevent sales and even take time to rebuild the entire forest floor. 3. One major challenge facing forest managers and sugarbush owners in the northeast is deer overpopulation. How do deer affect the long-term management of a forestland? Sugar lines if any would be affected and possibly the buckets may be torn down. The deer also would eat the natural wild life around and bugs that are keeping the pests away. 4. In the Shelburne Farms management plan, the section on Harvest Systems is quite specific...
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...Austin Matheney Professor Witschi ENGL 2220 4th December 2014 Contrasting Landscapes in Bless Me, Ultima As the pages flip, and the story unfolds, the audience begins to notice that the landscapes in Bless Me, Ultima play a vital role in many different facets of the novel. Throughout the novel, there is an obvious dichotomy between the llano, the land of the main character’s father, and El Puerto de los Lunas, the land of the main character’s mother. As Antonio, who is the focus of the novel, grows older, he is forced to make a decision between the llano and the Luna. This decision is not based upon which land to dwell upon, but rather on which path Antonio should place his life: the dreams of his father or the dreams of his mother. Rudolfo Anaya, the author of the text, also utilizes other simple landscapes, such as the river and the pond, to aid in the coming of age of Antonio. Ultimately, Antonio must choose a path in life, and Anaya implements these different landscapes in order to exemplify Antonio’s struggle and development. The land of both Antonio’s father and of Antonio’s biggest inspiration, Ultima, is the llano; a beautiful landscape of rolling hills and dark plains. At first glance, this is all that the llano holds, but the llano is much more than just a beautiful piece of land to the vaqueros, to Ultima, and to Antonio’s father. The llano represents freedom and embodies the spirit of the vaqueros, or herdsmen, who are a group of people that Antonio’s father...
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...I do not support the EPA allowing DC Water to use Green Infrastructure (GI) to help meet its responsibilities for water quality improvements. Although implementing GI has tremendous environmental, social and economic benefits, DC Water’s proposal to use GI doesn’t adequately render GI as a viable option for the following reasons. The first reason the implementation of GI is unacceptable is because DC Water has failed to show that GI works. The Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) consent decree was signed in 2005. In 2014, DC Water proposed to amend LTCP to include green infrastructure. In this nine year period, DC water failed to demonstrate and provide site specific performance information on the Potomac and Rock Creek illustrating that GI can achieve equal or greater reductions of combined sewer overflows (“CSOs”) compared to building tunnels. Therefore utilizing $30 million dollars of the rate‐payers money to reduce the size of the Potomac’s tunnel and replace it with GI is a poor choice since DC Water has not proved its proposed GI would fulfil the same requirement as a large tunnel would. DC Water’s General Manager, George Hawkins’ power point presentation indicates DC Water has invested 10 million in GI projects such as tree plantings, rain gardens, green roofs, bioretention, etc., but the presentation lacks providing any significant data or measuring tool on how successful the projects have been while implementing GI. The second reason DC water should not use...
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...for any inconvenience this may have caused you. This was an unfortunate incident. I assure you we take our customer’s concerns very seriously and the matter is being addressed. I strongly believe this was an isolated incident, as it does not reflect values and professional work ethic that we here at Green Wave Landscaping dedicate our selves too. I am glad to inform you that we will be making full restitution for the services provided and for any damages caused during our visit. Our claims department will be contacting you to arrange for full compensation. We value you as a customer and hope you will reconsider doing business with us in the future. To show you our good faith we would like to offer you six months of free premium landscape service, to be provided at your convenience. We would also like to offer you a 10% discount on all future services provided to you and your clients. Let us continue to provide you with the professional services you were accustomed to receiving prior to this incident. Our customer’s satisfaction has always been and always will be our number one goal. Have a great day and we look forward to doing business with you in the future. Sincerely, JOSE F. PEREZ Jose F. Perez Operations...
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...corner, hill, and door. It’s as if the gods’ themselves designed this sunny wonderland as a vacation home. With Intricate patterns of mountains, valleys, and vegetation that nearly engulfs the entirety of the land. Coastal scenery, and hill side villages that give off a 13th century appearance but the architecture perseveres the history but also gives has modernized manifestation. Valldemossa gave me an experience of a lifetime. Appealing to all senses- the history, landscape, and food played a roll into the experience The land of the heavens, also known as Valldemossa is put on par with the divines for many different reasons’. One, is the luxurious landscape- mountains emboss the earths crust giving the land characteristics, such as the haze grey mountains were an expressed feeling from the earth itself. Continuing on, the mountains towered in groups as if they’re standing a post, watching, and keeping guard for troubles that lurks along the ocean’s horizon. The luscious vegetation filled the landscape, and skirted the contour of the mountains- as if it was water filling the volume of the available space. Or better yet a Bernhardt page 2. blanket that covers the mountains and its surroundings keeping them warm through the winter season. Although its the winter season, when the temperature...
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...i need to open the page wht wrog but rjgtn dlgny fkgmbn ddlgnt dn gjto nfkrjgtnhbmf lfgm khyngbmjr fgtkhnymu rfdvnthj dkgn dkl khbmg dkggn fdkngrpr cfngm fgmkfm dkgmot mg dflg kfohjtmb dlfr seft fkg rdlkog fgrtk s;o; kpk dkrng dkmtn pfkthnygkbm dtjg dlgntfj mbgjtfr kvngtjb nfjrtng nfkrr nfgkties;d;vmgt fkjtto dojrn pdkrpt pdfgpr pgrkr dlmjgfkgjt fkgt f g t f g t f g tytyt h fg ht yt h fg tr f g t ht r f g rrrr g fgtr e v b g h y t g b b h t t f v v b b n b b b b b bb b b g h g t r fr f f f d f gf g t r e e gtyh drt we r df e rd f er d f er d f e r efd f er df e r df e r df e r df e r df e r df e r df e rIntroduction Theme park is idea of having entertainment attractions for the purpose of entertaining large numbers of people, is actually a distinct style of amusement park, for a theme park has landscaping, buildings, and attractions that are based on one or more specific or central themes .Theme park providing attractions that meant to cater to children, teenagers, and adults. Issues Financial Issues: 1. The cost of the land for the theme park could be very high and it required a large scale initial investment, normally ranging from 50 million to 3 billion. Also theme park required over 50 acres of land for the development, however some of theme park using about 10000 to 30000 acres. Decision: Developers chose to buy a central location...
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...the photographic process to create the impressive vision of the landscape ‘Tempest: After Streeton’. This view is a fictitious creation that has been created by the particular elements and aspects of the work; and it challenges the traditional role of photography as a document of the real world. In addition, Shane Fitzgerald works significant elements together to promote a specific theme that makes spectators feel free to read into the image and to distil from it –an ‘awesomely’ sublime environment and extreme weather. This is in addition to exploring the human perceptions of the environment and telling people what the real art is. This artwork functions like a large ‘mirror’ in which the viewers may identify with a creative expression of the landscape to which it belongs. The ‘mirror’ gives an illusion of sublime weather under the conditions of tempest, which captures the viewers’ mind all the time—the vast realms and luminous coalescences of the grassland and dark clouds. The panoramic landscape at sunset has been manipulated, producing a paint-like effect across a vista of clouds at dusk, with extreme fears and depression sweeping over the horizon. This is the viewer’s first impression regarding the artwork’s composition in terms of evoking a breath-taking natural spectacle so intense it seems to pulse with life-force. In these intense stunning conditions, Fitzgerald seeks a sublime expression of the landscape by standout artwork techniques through composition, line, space...
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...Profiles belong to a very “stretchy” and versatile genre. These profiles of Griffith Park differ greatly, but they both describe the same place. A.How do they differ in terms of the details they describe? The first story has a real historic feel. The writer goes into a lot of details about the land and how the land later came to be a national park. The second story tells a story of an adventured through the famed park. b. How do they differ in purpose, angle, audience, and style? The first article is for more of a historic reason, while the second story is there simply to tell a story about a night filled with adventure. c. How do their titles forecast the content, angle, and style of each? The first title is long and detailed. The seco0nd is short and sweet. d. How do their organizations differ? How do they begin and end? The article which tells the history, lists several historic facts about the person whom created the Park. The second article tells a story which happens to take place in the park. One Article is to educate, the other is simply to tell a story. e. Finally, compare the two in a single sen- tence that follows a pattern like this one: “The Recreation and Parks piece makes me feel alive, while Percy’s piece makes me feel kind of bored. Exam With over 4,210 acres of both natural chap- paral-covered terrain and landscaped parkland and picnic areas, Griffith Park is the largest mu- Nicipal Park with urban wilderness area in the United States (Johnson-Sheehan...
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