I was probably spending too much time in the studio making models and drawings when I was younger. I’d say the Fridley Civic Campus – a great example of place-making that will be a big part of that city’s residents’ lives for the next 50+ years. White Pine (Pinus strobus) because it reminds me of my cabin and all my favorite places “Up North.” I really enjoy the blend of art and science, and the intersection of natural living environments with human made elements. What inspires you about landscape architecture? Years in the landscape architecture field? Let’s meet several of our team members who are leading our firm and the industry within the landscape architecture discipline:ĭirector of Landscape Architecture, Minneapolis It is this constantly changing environment, and the interplay between living and non-living materials that makes landscape architecture the unique blend of art and science that we in the profession appreciate about our work. Landscape architects do work with more static non-living materials as well, but even non-living materials are more susceptible to time when exposed to the elements. Other considerations such as availability of sunlight, water, soil health, and seasonality all factor into plant health and successful establishment of a landscape, and time is related to each of these elements as well. We also must understand the time or rate at which plants grow, and how large they will be at maturity. The day a landscape “opens,” it’s 5 years from looking anything close to mature, and a great deal of maintenance and care will be needed in those 5 years to keep it healthy. The day a building opens is the nicest it will ever be, shiny and new, with that new building smell. The flowers in our projects will be visited by birds and insects from all over, and the pollen and seeds from those flowers will, likewise, be distributed to other locations outside the property, and the trees we plant will house the birds that fly in as far away as South America, and so forth.ĭesigning with living things presents challenges and opportunities that come along with an ever-changing system, and time is a factor many might not consider. What makes our landscape architecture profession unique among design disciplines is that our palette of materials largely consists of living things that immediately become part of a broader network of living things the day they are implemented.
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