Category Archives: Urban Agriculture
A Hoerr Schaudter Shout-Out
We’re thrilled to announce that our resident urban agriculture guru, Jameson Skaife, has won a 2012 National Urban Design Award from Architecture Canada in the Student Project category. The award program recognizes projects that have contributed to the quality of life in Canadian cities and their sustainability. Jameson’s project, completed… Read More >
Urban Agriculture: Concerns and Larger Considerations
Urban agriculture is generally painted with one of two brushes. It is either the most amazing thing that will save the world or it is a health risk that is detrimental to our urban areas and needs policy enacted to keep it out of our cities. I think both sides… Read More >
The Many Flavors of Urban Farming
The practice of urban agriculture is incredibly variable. There are a tremendous number of current technologies and systems for developing urban agriculture on both large and small scales, and on surfaces that are both horizontal and vertical. It demands a certain ingenuity, or creative spirit, to take on farming of… Read More >
Urban Agriculture: The Latest Trend is . . . Ancient
It’s not mentioned much, but the hot topic of urban agriculture is not new. It has strong historic roots and has played a major role in cities for a very long time. As a landscape architect, I find the history of urban agriculture fascinating and I think that having a better… Read More >
A Call to Urban Agriculture
I first became interested in urban agriculture in graduate school when a discussion about how to make cities more ‘sustainable’ turned to the topics of food security and food deserts. This pushed me to explore how landscape architecture can and should not only be about aesthetics but also about… Read More >
Holiday Reading List: Great Books on Landscape Architecture and Design
Stumped on a gift for someone interested in landscape architecture, design, or garden design? Here are some of our faves, for a wide variety of skill levels and interests, ranging from monographs on the hottest landscape architects practicing today to a simple guide for organic composting. Let’s hear it for… Read More >
Designing an Urban Garden for Kids
It’s no secret that as Landscape Architects we are always looking for new ways to engage people in landscapes. Many of the projects we do focus on getting people involved in their environment in a new way. In the early spring of 2010, Hoerr Schaudters David Gianneschi, Brett Weidl,… Read More >