article thumbnail

Landscape architecture is now officially a STEM discipline, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Archinect

Department of Homeland Security has designated degrees in landscape architecture as a science, technology, engineering, mathematics (or STEM) discipline upon the advice of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) , announced by the organization today (July 12).

Landscape 246
article thumbnail

ERDOS MUSEUM by MAD Architects

Archinect

The urban masterplan drew a symbolic but empty image of “the Ever Rising Sun on the Grassland”; A rigid and precise series of urban landscapes radiating from a central plaza. This ordered plan fulfilled the wishes of the government, but showed no real consideration for the city’s residents.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Paraguay Government Offices // MSGSSV

Architizer

The unification of the Government Offices of Paraguay is an opportunity to search for a local architectural image, far from the extemporaneous international models and transferred to any cultural and climatic environment. It is in this receptive, pleasant environment, where the entrances to the ministries are threaded.

article thumbnail

Clearing Your Landscape: Efficient Solutions for Tree Removal

Architecture Ideas

This is your guide to using effective and secure tree removal techniques to manage overgrown environments. In this context, it can be difficult to comprehend local laws governing the removal of trees. Eco-Friendly Disposal Disposing of removed trees does not have to be another activity that harms nature and our environment.

article thumbnail

Snøhetta's design for a new French asylum court seeks to offer ‘a place of calm during a time of intense turmoil’

Archinect

” Image credit: Aesthetica.Studio for Snøhetta The court will function as a place where judges hear the cases of individuals who appeal against decisions made by the wing of the French government overseeing refugees and asylum seekers.

Permits 264
article thumbnail

Reimagining Landscape Architecture: Designing Without Plants

Architizer

When we think of landscape architecture, the first images that usually come to mind are trees, flowers and soil. But landscape architecture is a process of design that encompasses far more than flora. At the heart of landscape architecture is a shared understanding about time, haptic connection and human experience. HEITO 1909.

article thumbnail

Stoss Landscape Urbanism Strategically Constructs Inclusive and Biodiverse Moakley Park Resilience Plan

Architizer

Architizer chatted with Chris Reed, Founding Director at Stoss Landscape Urbanism , to learn more about this project. Together, these create compelling new experiences of the harbor and the broader environment, and one of the most unique park spaces in all of Boston. © Stoss Landscape Urbanism. © Stoss Landscape Urbanism.