The work described herein produced a list of 87 species recommended for use in the design of rain gardens, bioswales, and bioretention cells in the Caribbean Islands. Plant palette selection for green infrastructure projects in the world tropics is an area of ongoing research that still needs significant work. Recommended technical specifications for the soils,Continue reading “Recommended Species for Green Infrastructure in the Caribbean”
Tag Archives: Landscape Architecture
Nature working for the city: Perspectives on ecological urbanism
Landscape architecture as an occupation, and later as a profession, has only 300 years of history; as a particular human activity, though, it essentially dates back to the emergence of humanity itself. This activity of human beings – to change their environment for their own survival, prosperity and enjoyment – definitely predates the construction ofContinue reading “Nature working for the city: Perspectives on ecological urbanism”
Los árboles en el diseño urbano
Un escrito sobre el uso de los árboles en el diseño urbano, con especial referencia a Puerto Rico. Ver PDF adjunto:
La naturaleza haciendo trabajo en la ciudad: perspectivas para la ciudad ecológica.
La arquitectura paisajista como oficio, y luego como profesión, tiene apenas 300 años de historia, pero como actividad humana se remonta esencialmente al surgimiento mismo de la humanidad. Esta actividad del ser humano de modificar su ambiente para su propia supervivencia, prosperidad y disfrute es definitivamente anterior a la construcción de edificios y encierra enContinue reading “La naturaleza haciendo trabajo en la ciudad: perspectivas para la ciudad ecológica.”
Landscape as Planes of Continuity
Landscape can be conceived as a series of continuing planes in space and time. Discontinuities or wrinkles in continuity might be found, but there is always at least one plane in which there is continuity in the landscape. The work of the landscape architect is to modulate those planes of continuity and discontinuity to transmitContinue reading “Landscape as Planes of Continuity”
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)”
Environmental Design
There can be no higher calling, no older human endeavor, than designing the human environment for the survival and enjoyment of our children. And doing so in an intelligent, mindful, and ecologically sensitive way has never been such an important task.
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”
Contemporary Issues in Landscape Architecture
Course Syllabus 2013: Syllabus – Contemporary Issues in Landscape Architecture_Fall 2013
Landscape and experience
Landscape is at the heart of all experience.
Flights of the Mind 
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