Archive for August, 2010
Metroplex Industry and Sustainable Design
What would happen if we started applying sustainable design practices to the least aesthetic of places? Industry is zoned separately from residential areas. They are relegated to the status of an economically useful eyesore. Their close proximity is bound to reduce property values. Making them beautiful would be a challenge. But what if we were [...]
More Design with Recycled Glass: Cao Perrot Studio
I recently corresponded with the landscape designer, Andy Cao, but it was after I posted my last blog on recycled glass design in the landscape. He is one half of the artist and landscape duo known as Cao-Perrot Studio. The other half is Xavier Perrot who is based in Paris, France. Their firm also includes [...]
Designing with recycled glass
I thought I’d explore and present various ways that recycled glass can be used to enhance landscape design. Using recycled materials in construction and design is a wonderful way be sustainable and elevate points in a LEED project. Glass has qualities of reflection and iridescence, and comes in a wide variety of colors. The more [...]
Great Trinity Forest and Groundwork Dallas
South of Dallas lies a precious natural feature and a Metroplex treasure: the Great Trinity Forest (GTF). Over 6000 acres, it is also the largest American urban, bottomland, hardwood forest, and is part of the Trinity River Corridor. The forest contains species such as Cottonwood, Cedar Elm, Pecan, Ash, Walnut, Sycamore, and Bur Oak. Wildlife [...]