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A
Destination Architect is an executive architect working in the hospitality,
travel and tourism industry providing services to clients who are contemplating
projects and products, and who desire assistance with the conceptualizing
and preliminary design work, which will later inform the project architect
in preparing construction documents. Some Destination Architects may serve
as both preliminary designer and project architect. At MDLA,
we focus on advancing the profession of Destination Design by providing the
best possible preliminary design services to our clients. The following are
the services our clients can expect and the fee range that can be anticipated
with each phase.
Corporate Preliminary Design Services
Concept
Studies - TBA
The Concept Study utilizes information gained during the Market Assessment
to determine what type of architectural/destination design will best serve
as an attractant. This step will determine the most feasible of all the development
alternatives, as well as satellite services and amenities, such as hotels,
golf courses, restaurants and retail shopping offerings as desired by the
developer and host community. Care is given to protect special demographic,
cultural, social and natural resources, while ensuring the success of the
development.
Committed
to Clients & Quality Architecture
Project Background - location of the project and photos, maps or other pertinent site information already in-hand.
Services Required - Type of work envisioned for the Architect/Designer.
Goals of the Project - What end product is desired and what are the key issues.
Set realistic project budgets - Being able to answer these questions helps both parties understand the project's limitations.
Be willing to learn from the process - The Architect/Designer can provide valuable insight on how to maximize your efforts and investments.
| Construction costs | Base fee | |
| up to $1,250 | $250 | |
| to $5,000 | $950 | |
| to $10,000 | $1,850 | |
| to $25,000 | $4,375 | |
| to $50,000 | $7,500 | |
| to $100,000 | $12,000 | |
| to $200,000 | $22,000 | |
| to $500,000 | $50,000 | |
| to $1,000,000 | $94,000 | |
| to $2,000,000 | $184,000 | |
| over 2 million dollars, 9.5 percent | ||
| Construction costs | Base fee | |
| up to $2,500 | $500 | |
| to $5,000 | $900 | |
| to $10,000 | $1,700 | |
| to $20,000 | $3,000 | |
| to $40,000 | $5,500 | |
| to $60,000 | $7,500 | |
| to $100,000 | $11,000 | |
| to $150,000 | $16,000 | |
| to $200,000 | $20,000 | |
| to $500,000 | $45,000 | |
| to $1,000,000 | $87,000 | |
| to $2,000,000 | $170,000 | |
| over 2 million dollars, 8.5 percent | ||
INSTITUTIONAL PROJECT FEE SCHEDULE (i.e. non-profit organization) 10.8% or:
| Construction costs | Base fee | |
| up to $2,000 | $350 | |
| to $5,000 | $850 | |
| to $10,000 | $1,650 | |
| to $20,000 | $3,100 | |
| to $50,000 | $6,300 | |
| to $100,000 | $10,500 | |
| to $200,000 | $19,000 | |
| to $500,000 | $42,500 | |
| to $1,000,000 | $80,000 | |
| to $2,000,000 | $157,000 | |
| over 2 million dollars, 7.8 percent | ||
PAYMENT OF FEES SCHEDULE (i.e. total of estimated fee due when:)
| Work Completed | Sum Due | |
| Schematics are approved | 15% | |
| Preliminaries are approved | 15% | |
| Final documents approved | 40% | |
| Execution of Project | 25% | |
| Final Inspection | 5% | |
| Consultant title | ||
| Mechanical | 5-4% | |
| Electrical | 5-6% | |
| Structural | 5-9% | |
$100,000 4-7 months for design and technical documents 5-12 for execution.
$1,000,000 6-10 months for design and technical documents 9-16 for execution.
$2,000,000 12-14 months for design and technical documents 12-20 for execution.
$10,000,000 14
months for design and technical documents 20 for execution.
Over $10,000,000
18 plus months for design/technical documents 26 plus for execution.
About Our Service
A careful examination of what is gained through design requires more than just common sense. Day-to-day responsibilities can obscure the rational skills most of us possess. Since much capital and effort is going into your estate, business or resort; what should you look for in quality design? Few owners or managers can invest adequate time and expertise to make wise design decisions. It takes a design professional, degreed and experienced, to provide such specifications. However, we offer our clients more than design and architectural services; rather, the role of individual client practice mirrors the relationship with your doctor or lawyer: call it "your personal architect" if you like, but we call it being of service in destination design and tourism planning. MDLA is a full service Resort/Coastal and Attraction design firm owned by its principals.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:
preliminary sketch & cost estimate ~2 hours
(measured drawings - TBA)
administration
of installation ~2 hours
(includes final inspection)
Percentage of project costs (6 to 15% or 22%)
Fee per square area/volume
Royalties (6 to 9% or 10%, i.e. re-use of plans)
Retainership plus hourly rate
Lump sum of fixed fee
Hourly (general use only: $25 to $125/hour & up)
Cost plus fee (fixed or percentage of total costs)
Fee taken as stock (part ownership)
Barter (transfer of ownership of goods or services)
Phone consultations: Initial call - 30 min. (free); additional minutes ($1/min.); all above 60 min. ($5/min.)
Office/site consultations: Initial visit (free); additional visits ($25 to 30/hr.) Design consultations $125/2 hour minimum.
Hourly design fee: Administrative Associates $42/hr.; Principal conducting project design & planning $60-$125/hr.
Preferred
contractor consultations:
If the client contracts to construct/install a design completed by us with
a contractor with whom we have been associated or retained, then various Design/Build
discounts up to and including architectural design fees may apply.
It is now easy to say after professional growth and exploration, including tenures at four universities and three schools of architecture, that my self-study in lieu of scholarship most characterize my creative talent and innovation.
As an individual trained professionally to be an architect, designer, scientist, technologist and educator, I reflect on my compilation of formal education in each of these fields with some disbelief as to what possessed me to pursue such a broad curricular background; and I’m comfortable with the conclusion that they are, in fact, all dealing with the same basic challenge, to which I was and continue to be devoted: that is the notion that good design can make a difference in ways that other disciplines just cannot offer.
However, more important than the triumphs of my multi-disciplinary training, are the exposures I gained while completing the degrees, and the experiences that are now defining my designs and informing the activities that occupy much of my time. I have traveled extensively, and have enjoyed the exhilaration of far-afield and remote locations, as well as the urban density of some of the world’s greatest cities.
I’ve had opportunities with major service and resort industries at various levels of contribution and participated in projects for large corporate clients like Citgo Petroleum, and environmental organizations like The Nature Conservancy. I also have done work for numerous government entities, but remain pleased to contribute to small design and planning opportunities with clients such as Blue Ridge Development and municipalities such as St. Paul.
I have served
in corporate management and have taught project management at the graduate
level, while serving as adjunct faculty at two centers of higher education;
I was also a researcher at four universities, as well as instructor at two
private institutions. I have performed management in the service industry
and have experienced the energy and drive of retail design. I’m happy
to have won funding for engineering research, while involved with a major
state laboratory, which influenced ASTM standards.
I have prepared brochures, marketing plans and image designs, hundreds of
hand-outs, and numerous publications in both hard copy and electronic format.
I authored and co-authored much of the material now available at the Institute
of Destination Architects and Designers. Some of my non-profit writings are
available free to the general public at the Institute’s publications
page, including more extensive works and handbooks on various topics.
Naturally, in the course of my career I’ve given many seminars, talks and design defenses; I have critiqued and juried many design projects, and consequently I have received honors too numerous to mention. I’ve been fortunate to be the recipient of fellowships and invitations for speaking opportunities over the years, including international honorariums to attend design summits at the request of national leaders.
In closing, I
am glad to take this opportunity to explain myself and my design direction
to you. To meet you personally could be the impetus for many great potentials
for you and MDLA, my private practice. We believe that good
destination design and architecture can afford both the community and the
corporation economic prosperity, without the losses associated with other
approaches in the profession.
Great designers generate ideas with greater ease, and only entertain compelling
thoughts, always asking tough questions of themselves, being emotionally indifferent
to the uncomfortable concept. They trust their intuition and seek meaningful
and memorable solutions. To have their understanding of how to design, is
to become an honest strategist, objective inventor and creative intellect.
Ken Mark MacBean on his Design Philosophy
BRIEF
BIBLIOGRAPHY 
The international
Institute and social-entrepreneurial non-profit which he founded is the only
organization of its type in the world. The Institute serves as the professional
body for the new field of destination/coastal architecture, which he is the
major force in defining. The Institute of Destination Architects and Designers
boasts council members who are world-renowned in their own right, some serving
as editors of major global journal publications. It currently has membership
who hold PhDs and Masters degrees in architecture and design, as well as MBAs
in travel and tourism management and
so on…
His private practice is a high-energy studio, engaging the advantages of new technologies, while honoring the traditional strongholds of architecture. The firm of which he is a principal is highly selective of the projects which it undertakes, seeking quality clients who have aspirations for exceptional design.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE Speaking
Fees
- Speeches less than 90 minutes ($2,000)
- Half-day
venues up to four hours ($3,000)
- Full-day
venues up to eight hours ($5,000)
The above fee scale is negotiated against the uniqueness of the opportunity for Ken Mark MacBean and the type of venue or the location of the speaking engagement. Generally, keynote addresses, design sessions, workshops and seminars up to two hours can expect a fee range between $2,900 and $4,900. The above fees do not cover copyright releases on the materials presented or for audio or video taping during the presentation. These charges must be negotiated separately. The host will pay for all video-conferencing, publicity or media coverage costs.
Travel days - Half-fees are charged by the speaker as additional speaking fee days on any occasion that Ken Mark MacBean is required to relocate and travel to multiple sites (as in a lecture tour) for the same venue during the time that he is scheduled to be engaged as a speaker over an agreed-to period of time, with the same host.
Reimbursement - Expenses for travel, accommodations and other expenses incurred, including meals, are reimbursed by the host.
Payment - 60% of the fees must be paid when the speaking engagement is booked; and 40% upon completion. Reimbursement must be paid within 15 days of receipt of invoice.
Cancellation - 75% of the fees paid to Ken Mark MacBean will be refunded to the host if the speaking engagement is canceled by the host up to 20 days prior to the speaking date. All travel expenses incurred which are not refundable to Ken Mark MacBean must be paid in full by the host, even if the host has canceled the speaking engagement.
Fees for speaking in world regions other than those mentioned above may be discounted or inflated. This is determined on a case-by-case basis. Engagements with a non-English-speaking audience will require the host to pay for translation services.
Referrals - Any committee member, professional or individual who recommends Ken Mark MacBean to a potential host for a speaking engagement will be given a tribute of $150 for this recommendation, if the recommender has advised Ken Mark MacBean of his recommendation to the potential host before the engagement is confirmed. This tribute will be paid to the recommender after the host has honored his financial obligation to Ken Mark MacBean.
MEDIA KIT ON THE SPEAKER| K.M.
MacBean, 1989. Engineering Geology and the Assessment of Post-Removal Debris Slide Hazard. 9p. 
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MacBean, "Encouraging Excellence for Design Diversity." Staff, Program, & Organization Development, 1995-98.
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K.M.
MacBean, "The Design Space: The Architectural Design |
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MacBean, "The IDAD Fellows Program." Destination Architect, August 2002.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Economic Awareness Design." A comparison of Destination Design and conventional design. Environmental Management issues, fall 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Landscape change in a destination watershed: the effect of parcelization on riparian resources." Environment and Planning issues, spring 2002.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Managing the landscape/waterscape interface: "An interdisciplinary approach for coastal architecture." Hydroscape and Coastal Space planning issues, 1999-2003.
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MacBean, "Rural land-use for Destination Architecture: Implications for local planning in the river/lake watershed (USA)." Land Use Policy, 2000. |
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Policies for coastal space planning and reclamation of waterfront landscapes: An international comparison." For the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, fall 2006.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Land planning: Functionalism as a limited motivating concept for landscape ecology and its adverse effect on human ecology." Landscape and Urban Planning issues, 2000.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Design Identity: Becoming a successful reflective design professional." Art and Design Journal work, spring 2001.
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K.M. MacBean, "Preliminary design and management plan for destination and coastal visitor use." Report for University Schools of Architecture, Field Station School, 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Destination Architect." Magazine covering global issues and new developments in destination design, 2004.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Seminar Packet." Contains information on seminars, courses and conferences planned by the Institute; plus professional development and continuing education opportunities, 2004.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Journal of Destination Design & Hydroscape Architecture." The official instrument of IDAD for the dissemination of knowledge in the field of destinations/coastal architecture and design research and development, 2004.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Handbook of Destination Design & Near-Water Development/Handbook of Hydroscape Design & Coastal Architecture." Practitioner’s guide for destination development, covering destination travel and tourism design for communities in the near-water zone, 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "IDAD Newsletter." Serves as the primary instrument of events and membership information, 2003-2004.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Study of Revealing Conversations with Selected Architects Discussing Good Design Process Supported or Unsupported as Potential Process for Destination Architecture." Research essay distinguishing Destinations Architecture design process from classical Architectural Design Processes, 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Introduction to Coastal Architecture and Destination Design Issues in Practice." An excerpt from the Institute’s Handbook, available as a stand-alone resource, 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Understanding Destination Design and Coastal Architecture." A brief discussion of the nature of the profession and practice, 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "History and Validity of Destinations Architecture." A primer on the natural genesis of the field, 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Institute Constitution and Bylaws." The official governance document of the Institute of Destination Architects and Designers (IDAD).
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Institute Chapter Handbook." An informative guide for Institute members wishing to establish a local, regional or academic IDAD chapter.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Executive Office Handbook." Fundamental office practices for independent position holders and IDAD personnel who perform services for the Institute, 2002.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Destination Design Process Handout." Details the phases utilized by a destinations architect, designer in the development of a hospitality, travel and tourism project.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Institute Document PSA01/IDAD Destination Architects-Designers/Managers Professional Services Agreement." Contractual form between practitioner and client for the rendering of general destination design and coastal architecture services, 2003.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Destination Design Practice Sections." A concise, generalized overview of the components comprising the field and practice sections generally acknowledged by the industry, 2004.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Architectural Issues in Destination Design." A discussion of factors involved in the consideration of four major design issues, 2002.
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| K.M.
MacBean, "Project Management in Destination and Coastal Architecture." A description of the role of project and construction management in professional practice, 2003.
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K.M. MacBean, 1994. Handbook and Firm Manual. The International Society for Responsible Technology, 400p.
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K.M. MacBean, 1994. Technology and Computer Based Planning. The National Center for Technology Planning, 12p.
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K.M. MacBean, 1994. Industrial Design and Human Factors of Work.
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| K.M.
MacBean, 1994. Industrial Design and the History of Aesthetics.
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| K.M.
MacBean, 1993. Design of Systems and Structures. Manuscript, 300 + pages.
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| K.M.
MacBean, 1993. National Isogram Index of Physical Conditions and Environmental
Factors for Industrial Design. 153p.
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K.M. MacBean, 1992. CAD in the Technologies. 20p.
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| K.M.
MacBean, 1992. Communications & Records - A Study of Instructional Design Management. 20p.
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| K.M.
MacBean, 1991. Technical Communications in Architectural Specifications. Txu 426-825, 63p.
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| K.M.
MacBean, 1991. Technical Communications and the Building of Buildings - A Collection of Data. 316p.
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MacBean, 1990. Architectural Investigations and Descriptive Analysis of Tower Houses in Asir, Saudi Arabia. 20p.
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Landscape Architecture Practice Defined
Landscape architects are considered professionals on par with doctors and lawyers, because they are often required to obtain specialized education and professional licensure, similar to the requirements for those other professional occupations.
Landscape architecture is a multi-disciplinary field, including within its fold mathematics, science, engineering, art, technology, social sciences, politics, history, philosophy, the activities of a landscape architect can range from the creation of public parks and parkways to the site planning for corporate office buildings, from the design of residential estates to the design of civil infastructure and the management of large wilderness areas or reclamation of degraded landscapes such as mines or landfills.
Landscape architects
work on all types of external space - large or small, urban or rural, and
with 'hard'/'soft' materials, hydrology and ecological issues.
They work on:
The most valuable contribution is often made at the earliest stage of a project in generating ideas and bringing flair and creativity to the use of space. The landscape architect can:
Entrance into the profession requires advanced education, training, and licensure in most countries.
See ASLA,IDAD http://www.idad.org, CSLA http://www.csla.ca/, ECLAS http://www.eclas.org/, EFLA http://www.efla.org/, ELASA http://www.elasa.org, IFLA http://www.iflaonline.org/, http://www.l-i.org.uk Landscape Institute, Le Notre thematic network http://www.le-notre.org, for a more thorough examination of the topic and for current contacts and links.
Persons who may work for or with Landscape Architects:
Landscape designers are involved in garden, landscape design and creation of all types of outdoor green spaces. Many work in public offices in central and local government. Others work in private practice and act as consultants to public authorities, industry and commerce, and to private individuals.
Landscape managers use their knowledge of plants and the natural environment to advise on the long-term care and development of the landscape. They work in horticulture, estate management, forestry, nature conservation and agriculture.
Landscape scientists have specialist skills such as soil science, hydrology, geomorphology or botany that they relate to the practical problems of landscape work. Their projects can range from site surveys to the ecological assessment of broad areas for planning or management purposes. They may also report on the impact of development or the importance of particular species in a given area.
Landscape planners are concerned with the location, scenic, ecological and recreational aspects of urban, rural and coastal land use. Their work is embodied in written statements of policy and strategy, and their remit includes masterplanning for new developments, landscape evaluations and assessments, and preparing countryside management or policy plans. Some may also apply an additional specialism such as landscape archaeology or law to the process of landscape planning.
Landscape engineers/surveyors as engineers or surveyors must identify and understand the relevant conditions in order to produce a successful result. Other issues include available resources, physical or technical limitations, and factors such as cost, and serviceability. By understanding these constraints, engineers provide recomendations for which a landscape or system may be developed.
Landscape
artists (Land artists) use the landscape itself, or elements thereof,
to explore relationships between nature and culture. Landscape artworks can
be monumental and permanent or temporary and are usually site specific. Landscape
artists historically reflect social perceptions of the environment, and thereby
explore, interpret, and re-envision the anthropologic role in the natural
world. Issues such as sustainability, adaptability, biodiversity, and renewable
resources are major themes of contemporary land art.
The landscape is the surface of the earth, including land uses, earth forms,
structures, vegetation, roadways & bridges, and walkways. An "architect"
is someone who builds. A landscape architect is someone who builds the surface
of the earth. In order to achieve a harmonious relationship between needs
of people and the environment, a landscape architect must be knowledgeable
in the areas of ecology and human behavior. In addition, he or she must be
knowledgeable in the engineering and technical aspects of land development,
and must be able to demonstrate this knowledge in a creative way in the design
of exciting environments for people.
http://www.design.upenn.edu/new/larp/history.htm “
There is but one profession whose main objective has been to co-ordinate the
works of man with preexistent nature and that is landscape architecture. The
complexity of the problems which the landscape architect is called upon to
solve, involving a knowledge of engineering, architecture, soils, plant materials,
ecology, etc., combined with aesthetic appreciation can hardly be expected
of a person who is not highly trained and who does not possess a degree of
culture."
ROADWAY DESIGN
From The U.S. Department 0f Transportation
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/marapr00/landarch.htm
The development of the nation's highways and parkways is the largest public
works effort ever undertaken in this country, and it has resulted in the greatest
change to the nation's landscape. Landscape architects played a definitive
role in ensuring that transportation corridors (parkways, freeways, and city
streets) respected the land and the communities through which they passed.
As the profession of landscape architecture evolved in scope and content,
early parkways also rapidly evolved from wide, straight lanes established
by a pre-existing urban grid to roadways that wound sinuously through the
landscape in response to natural features. Parkways became a means for structuring
urban growth rather than simply a means for responding to it.
Landscape architects are constantly developing new tools and techniques to
make roadways more compatible with the landscape and communities. Recent developments
include widely used computer-based visualization techniques; visual quality
and visual preference assessment methodologies; and the development and enforcement
of legislation, policy, and guidance. Currently, numerous multidisciplinary
teams, interagency collaborations, and public-private partnerships are being
guided by landscape architects nationwide, including those implementing highway
projects designed to respect their context or place.
Perhaps because the design of the roadway created a landscape, rather than
a simple object, landscape architects clearly had a primary role in the process.
This is further indicated by the fact that landscape architects played a key
role in publicizing the advantages of the new roadway types to their colleagues
and to the public. For example, while noted parkway engineer Jay Downer published
only one or two articles on parkway projects during his lengthy career, his
collaborating landscape architect, Gilmore Clarke, published more than a dozen.
In general, landscape architects were published more often than their engineering
counterparts.
BRIDGE
DESIGN
From The American Society of Landscape Architects
http://www.asla.org/lamag/lam03/february/technology.html
Each year the U.S. spends somewhere between $6 billion and $8 billion for
highway bridge design, construction, replacement, and rehabilitation. And
although aesthetics and impacts on natural resources may not have been considered
important in the past, that has changed, in large part because greater concern
and awareness by both the public and decision makers has resulted in new policies,
procedures, and legislation addressing bridge design, construction, and maintenance.
Landscape architects are playing a major role in designing bridges that not
only fit visually with their surroundings, but are also respectful of those
surroundings.
STORM
WATER DESIGN
From The Journal of Surface Water Professionals
http://www.forester.net/sw_0101_innovative.html#what
"Progressive landscape architects see stormwater as a resource, not a
problem. Their multidisciplinary approach to site design can save money and
better emulate predevelopment hydrology." This statement is even more
succinct than the description used by the American Society of Landscape Architects
(ASLA), which highlights how landscape architects use a comprehensive working
knowledge of architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning to "design
aesthetic and practical relationships with the land." This integrative
function of landscape architecture makes the profession seem a natural spawning
ground for the innovation needed to successfully meet the considerable challenges
posed by stormwater-related pollution and erosion.
INFRASTRUCTURE
From The University of Washington and ASLA
http://www.asla.org/discussions/pdf/Water.pdf
http://courses.washington.edu/larescue/la.htm
Landscape architects may design numerous innovative approaches to provide
for the efficient use of water and the protection of water quality. This includes
the design, planning and management of coastal zones, waterways, enhancement
and revitalization of wetlands, wastewater treatment, stormwater management,
and irrigation.
Landscape architects can engage in building ‘infrastructure’ to
provide and store critical drinking water and ensure environmental and public
health. The recovery effort provides an opportunity to consider issues of
sustainability in local water supply and management and treatment of waste
water.
URBAN
DESIGN & PLANNING
From the Urban Design Group
http://www.udg.org.uk/?document_id=468
Landscape Architects are also Urban designers; Urban design is the process
of shaping the physical setting for life in cities, towns and villages. It
is the art of making places. It involves the design of buildings, groups of
buildings, spaces and landscapes, and establishing the processes that make
successful development possible.
EMERGENCY BUILDING PRACTICE
From The University of Washington
http://courses.washington.edu/larescue/la.htm
Landscape architects can work with local communities to restore farmlands
and coastal zones and forests damaged by the natural events such as tsunami,
including fields that are damaged by saltwater and debris.
Landscape architects can work with builders and local communities to experiment
with locally available alternative materials and techniques for building and
site construction. The use of low-cost and renewable resources is important
for both short-term recovery and long-term sustainable building practice.
Landscape architects can engage in site-scale design for layout of individual
dwelling units, communal facilities, etc., for both short-term transition
and long-term purposes. The design would address issues of disaster mitigation
through low-impact design and sustainable practice through selection of materials,
integration of building and site design, understanding of socio-cultural patterns,
and community building process.
Landscape architects can engage in larger-scale site-planning that considers
landscape strategies for disaster mitigation, emergency evacuation, rebuilding
of urban areas and rural settlements. In addition, they can participate in
analyzing physical and environmental variables that contribute to the severity
of disaster impacts. The study would inform future site planning strategies.
Landscape architects can engage in the restoration of damaged shoreline and
develop strategies and design to restore habitats and ecological functions,
provide disaster mitigation, and address needs for local economic development.
Landscape architects can participate in the creation and operation of community
rebuilding programs to ensure that economic, social and environmental aspects
of recovery and reconstruction are effectively integrated in the above efforts.
For example, restoration and reconstruction can be tied with job creation
and local economic development, rather than simply subsidies. Furthermore,
community process would ensure participation and contribute to capacity-building
within the local communities.
INDUSTRIAL / BROWNFIELD
DEVELOPMENT
http://www.landscapearchitects.org/news0602.html
Landscape architects will be the leaders of discovery to challenge the 21st
Century whether renewing damaged landscapes, redeveloping brownfield sites,
or building community consensus for change, landscape architects must be the
leaders in discovering new techniques, new applications of technology or new
approaches to problem solving.
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENTS
"Low Impact Development" (LID) refers to methods that minimize the
impact of stormwater runoff downstream and encourage on-site stormwater retention,
most notably through bioretention and infiltration methods that allow stormwater
to be distributed evenly around a site. Reducing stormwater runoff rates,
cleaning pollutants from stormwater and recharging stormwater into the ground
are key tenets of LID. The Department of Environmental Resources, Prince George's
County, Maryland, developed a manual—Low Impact Development Design Strategies:
An Integrated Design Approach—
that covers everything from hydrological calculations and site planning strategies
to design guidelines for infiltration trenches, filter strips and planting
of bioretention areas. As LID gains national recognition, landscape architects
appear to be increasingly eager to incorporate more LID-based solutions in
their daily planning and design practices. To implement these hydrologically
sensitive methods, however, landscape architects must still advocate LID to
their clients, public reviewers and fellow design team members, after first
carefully interpreting local codes to find appropriate opportunities for introducing
LID. Compromise and adjustment are important in getting LID on the table.
After regulation and incentives more fully support it and more built works
are added to the LID portfolio, landscape architects are likely to see LID
more frequently and willingly integrated into projects. Landscape Architecture,
May 05, p 70, by Brian P. Kane.
OPEN AIR DESIGN
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/
content/article/2005/06/25/AR2005062500138_pf.html
Surveys generally consider open air design (outdoor rooms) as a defined specialty
of landscape architecture with: living, lounging and dining areas, professional
kitchen, refrigerator, counters, grilling equipment, fire pit, hot tub &/or
whirlpool, in-ground pool, outdoor lighting, heating & air cooling, koi
pond; and amenities such as rugs, artwork, and outdoor entertainment systems,
all of which must be impervious to wind, rain, sun and snow.
SHELTER AND BUILDING DESIGN
Landscape architects may design non-habitable buildings such as spectator
spaces, pedestrian assembly, and outdoor group assembly buildings (e.g. sports
facilities, stadiums, special shelters) and site structure classifications
(e.g, shade, storm, transportation/parking structures), provided such buildings
are not fully-enclosed, except for design of fully-enclosed facilities when
built off-site (e.g. prefabricated habitable spaces and restrooms, offices,
shops, storage). The design of interior landscapes and systems (e.g. sun/green
space design, circulation, potable water distribution and
irrigation) are all enclosed built-environment matters which landscape architects
typically address.
Practitioners of landscape architecture may also collaborate in the design
of all fullyenclosed buildings with respect to functional and aesthetic requirements.
The practice of landscape architecture does not include the practice of building
architecture, or viceversa; except, a licensed landscape architect may do
such architectural work with buildings as is incidental to the landscape architect's
work.
Of course, the design of residences is not generally restricted to any profession,
but includes landscape architects, architects, interior designers, and home
builders and designers.
GOLFCOURSE ARCHITECTURE, EQUESTRIAN DESIGN AND AGRISCAPES
Golf course architecture, regional design, historic landscape preservation,
equestrian land planning and design of equestrian facilities, (e.g, planning
and design of racetracks, grand prix fields, polo fields, dressage arenas,
indoor arenas), ranch production landscapes, farm forestry, rural landscape
ecology, alternative agriculture, land reclamation, farm park and environmental
zone design, environmental sustainability and wetland/water resources, production
facilities and agricultural building design and planning.
SECURITY DESIGN
www.kling.us/2_articles/2005/06_plan_article_selger.pdf
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:SQEUMjMdtY8J:www.kling.us/2_articles/2005/06_
plan_article_selger.pdf+Security+Design:+The+Role+of+Landscape+Architecture+and
+Site+Design&hl=en
Security design and planning is not a new subject for landscape architects,
but the tragic events of the past decade have brought a new set of design
challenges, to be addressed and solved. Landscape architects are playing a
key role in this arena through the use of comprehensive site planning techniques
and placement of site and landscape elements to provide added protection.
More important, landscape architects are striving to integrate security needs
into the overall design concept without detracting from the aesthetics of
the project. The need for security should not run counter to the need for
aesthetic quality.
ECCLESIASTICAL DESIGN
http://www.christianitytoday.com/yc/2001/001/3.24.html
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:lL0l6ECZ5BkJ:www.christianitytoday.com/yc/
2001/001/3.24.html+Transform+Your+Parking+Lot+&hl=en
Parking takes up a huge percentage of church property, the parking and grounds
of a church should be noticeably different from the commercial parking lot
and grounds of a mall or office building. The American Disabilities Act for
all parking lots, requires that one of every 25 spots be set aside for people
with handicaps. Landscape architects promote good standards of design and
repair of ecclesiastical architecture, be they structures, outdoor chapels,
parking and grounds, environmental or similar issues, across all denominations.
Marine concept support services
Researchers
Review of off-site prefabricated structures
Oversight of design/build companies
Pre-design and basis for design specifications
Rehabilitation designs
General condition surveys
Consultation with marine engineering groups
Offshore and waterfront designs
Floating bridges
Floating houses
Floating park and parking landscapes
Floating passenger and car terminals
Floating docks
Floating breakwaters
Floating special purpose platforms
Float-in structure applications
Party Barges
Flotillas
Pontoons
Show platforms
Park water crafts
Specialized rafts
Aquarium/farm architectures
Conservation and landfall protection systems
Water resistant and watertight structures
Maritime warning systems
Open-water marker devices
Hydroscape signage
Waterborne stations
Sub-surface structures
Environmental technologies
Wave/wind energy
Aquaculture/agriculture
Desalination/pollution control
Marine habitat/ecology
VLFS - Very Large Floating Structures
Naval and Maritime Vessels
We will support the client in outsourcing
yacht/ship designers. We do not provide naval engineering and boat production
services.
Bridge/Parkway Architect - design services related to pedestrian
and vehicular logistics and the development of landscape structures needed
to overcome natural barriers and earthscape conditions. Providing connective
tissue pathways and bridging elements for streetscape, environmental, geological
or land planning conditions.
Through-out history,
different professions have dominated bridge design. In the Renaissance and
up to the 1800’s bridges were the work of landscape and building architects.
At the beginning
of industrialization a new bridge designer, the civil engineer began to design
bridges. The engineer made economic simplicity the main goal in bridge design.
Inventiveness became rare and economy dominant.
Although aesthetics and impacts on natural
resources may not have been considered important by the non-architect bridge
designer of the past, that has changed, in large part because greater concern
and awareness by both the public and decision makers has resulted in new policies,
procedures, and legislation addressing bridge design, construction, and maintenance.
Landscape architects
throughout history remained the leading designers of parkways and bridges before the appearance of
engineers and after the reappearance of building architects in bridge design
during the 1980’s.
This bridge architect today continues
to play a major role in designing bridges that not only fit visually with
their landscape, but are also respectful of those natural and man-made environments.
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