News for LA’s, A’s , UD’s, P’s & E’s
- NEW $500 MILLION CASINO HIRES NATIONAL FIRM PLANTERRA CORPORATION TO DELIVER ‘LAS VEGAS’ STYLE EXPERIENCE
West Bloomfield, MI –-Earlier this month, the new Horseshoe Casino, owned by Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., unveiled its $500 million expansion in Hammond, Indiana with an innovative new way to capture guest’s attention: a dramatic floriculture display designed by Planterra® Corporation,(www.planterra.com), a Michigan based interior landscape firm.
SOURCE: PRLEAP.com – NEW $500 MILLION CASINO HIRES NATIONAL FIRM […]
- Kathryn Dean appointed director of the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design
Acclaimed architect Kathryn Dean, founding partner of Dean/Wolf Architects in New York City, has been appointed director of the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. She previously served on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture. […]
- Urban farms grow as cities seek safe, cheap food - Forbes.com
City folks also are relearning how delicious homegrown food can be.
read more of this article @ the SOURCE: Forbes.com – Urban farms grow as cities seek safe, cheap food
- New Orleans To New York: Fighting Blighted Properties - Bayoubuzz.com
When critics blasted the slow rebuilding of New Orleans, Ray Nagin shocked the world when he answered that all New York had to show for its recovery was a “hole in the ground” where the Twin Towers used to be.
Outrage flowed from all corners; yet ironically, Research Fellows at the conservative think tank the […]
- ArquitectonicaGEO Brings Landscape Design to Projects for Booming Latin American Seniors Market
Building on successes in Miami with leading experts in senior living facilities, ArquitectonicaGEO partners with CSD to expand their offerings for the senior markets in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama
SOURCE: earthtimes.org – ArquitectonicaGEO Brings Landscape Design to Projects for Booming Latin American Seniors Market.
- Lincoln Road closes for makeover - MiamiHerald.com
In 12 to 18 months, the west end of Lincoln Road will be transformed into a vehicle-free public plaza with lush water gardens and an all-glass, interactive public art installation.
Read mroe @ the source MiamiHerald.com – Lincoln Road closes for makeover
- New California Academy of Sciences green building to open 27th September
The Renzo Piano designed Calfornia Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco is set to open on Spetember 27th.
The new Platinium LEED certified musuem will house the Kimball Natural History Museum, Steinhart Aquarium and the Morrison Planetarium. The new energy saving building with its 2.5 acre roof was design by Renzo Piano in collaboration with STANTEC architecture.
You […]
- Creating Landscapes That Balance Beauty and Sustainability - NYTimes.com
The NYTimes gives a good overview working with clients on designing sustainable residential landscapes.
Read more @ the SOURCE: NYTimes.com – Creating Landscapes That Balance Beauty and Sustainability
- Oklahoma bike group installing needed Bike racks
OKLAHOMA CITY – Pedaling a bicycle around town for health or gasoline savings loses its appeal once the rider realizes he’s got nowhere to park his bike, Jeff Bezdek said.
The Urban Neighbors downtown neighborhood association, of which Bezdek is a member, is working to solve that problem and help reinforce a sense of community in […]
- Legislature takes aim at urban sprawl and global warming - Los Angeles Times
Will Californians drive less to reduce global warming? Maybe not on our own — but state officials are ready to nudge us.
Read more @ the SOURCE: LA TIMES – Legislature takes aim at urban sprawl and global warming - Los Angeles Times.
