Green Project Grows

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Green Project Grows

Fox, an assistant professor of landscape architecture, is helping to transform campus by incorporating real sustainable construction projects into the curriculum. Graduate and undergraduate students in landscape architecture and related fields get credit for taking part in these design/build studios.

 

This semester’s project was the second phase of a three-year effort to create an environmentally friendly corridor, called “the Artists’ Backyard,” between Turlington Hall and Owens Hall. If you didn’t know to look for the sustainable features, you’d probably miss them. There’s a cistern that collects rainwater off the roof and diverts it into a nearby rain garden, drought-resistant plants to reduce the university’s landscape maintenance budget, and permeable bricks in the walkways that help filter water bound for the storm drains.

 

SHIFT: process – Landscape Architecture Student Journal – Call for Submissions!

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North Carolina State University’s Student ASLA Chapter seeks submissions for it’s 2nd annual professional-reviewed landscape architecture student journal, SHIFT: process. Recognizing that students represent the next generation of leaders and design innovators, SHIFT… Read More →

The Department of Landscape Architecture at the North Carolina State University College of Design has announced the First Annual Richard C. Bell Lecture Series

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“The Department of Landscape Architecture wishes to honor Dick Bell for his professional achievements, leadership, and many landscape legacies through this annual lecture in his name,” said Gene Bressler, FASLA, NCNLA, head of… Read More →

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In a ceremony held Friday, August 19, the Landscape Architecture Design-Build (LA 500) class officially cut the ribbon on the Artists’ Backyard. The project, located between Owen and Turlington Halls, is just the… Read More →

monday morning deliciousness – Anne Holtrop – Floating Gardens

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    landscape//architecture via Anne Holtrop.

The Sweet Scent of Urban Renewal

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Bond No. 9 The World’s First Railroad Perfume. The scent of wildflowers, green grasses … and urban renewal. Anyone wish to douse themselves with the scent of a construction site? Or the Hudson… Read More →

(old news but good news) GeoDesign at TED 2010

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“I believe that ‘designing with nature’, or GeoDesign, is our next evolutionary step. GeoDesign is both an old idea and a new idea. It reopens our minds and hearts; it puts in our… Read More →

T H E U N D E R S T O R Y

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“What if, for just one day, we all decided to let everyone know what the heck landscape architects do. That we create the very places used to live, work and play. That we… Read More →

‘Surface Deep’ – an interactive exploration of the classic gateway

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“The structure greets visitors on first arrival with an impressive take on a traditional wall that would otherwise be an overlooked necessity. The temporary entrance simultaneously acts as both a resting space and… Read More →

“The Infrastructure Revolution: Adaptation to Climate Disruption in Coastal Cities” by Kristina Hill, Monday Feb 21st

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Women in Landscape Architecture (WILA) in cooperation with NCSU Department of Landscape Architecture invite the community to attend “The Infrastructure Revolution: Adaptation to Climate Disruption in Coastal Cities”: a public presentation by Kristina… Read More →