Molecular Landscape Architecture (Paisajismo Molecular)

To Richard T. T. Forman, with great admiration and respect. Even though during the last 200 years the visual aspects of the design and construction of landscape have predominated, that definitively had not been the case during the rest of human history. Landscape has a utilitarian dimension that, while not completely absent at any timeContinue reading “Molecular Landscape Architecture (Paisajismo Molecular)”

Notas sobre dibujo arquitectónico-paisajista

Materiales de dibujo y representación arquitectónico-paisajista recomendados para uso “en plein air”  Pluma fuente Lamy Safari o Lamy AL-Star, punta Extra Fina (EF), cargada con tinta negra Pelikan 4001 o tinta negra J. Herbin Perle Noire Lápiz de carpintero, 4B Lápices de carbón, 2B y 6B Lapicero Staedtler Mars Technico para minas de 2 mm,Continue reading “Notas sobre dibujo arquitectónico-paisajista”

Designing Nature as Infrastructure – Symposium

La Parguera Analysis Designing Nature as Infrastructure – Symposium – Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany Here’s the Symposium poster and program.  We will present on a Green Infrastructure Plan for La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Poster Program, Abstracts, Authors

The Mindful Designer

The Buddhist tradition is essentially about the discipline of the mind to attain Enlightenment or transcendental wisdom, but its techniques and outlook can (and should, for the Buddhist) be applied to any task at hand, including design.  The application of Buddhist thought as a non-religious, philosophical outlook to engage daily life, from psychology to literature,Continue reading “The Mindful Designer”