The High Line in Manhattan is credited with generating over $2Billion of new investment and the creation of 20,000 jobs.
High Line fall 2010
Posts Tagged ‘plants’
Good Design is Good for the Economy (Obviously)
Posted in Found Objects, Information, tagged garden, landscape, New York, plants on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Northern California Fall
Posted in Design Projects, Found Objects, tagged garden, green, landscape, Northern California seasons, passive solar, plants, trees on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of the Northern California Fall I am posting a few photos of the glorious trees that might be the most important architectural feature of my apartment. Without this pair of venerable deciduous Zelcova trees I would have much less privacy in my bedroom and the house and yard would be much hotter and sunnier in the summer months. The beauty of a deciduous tree smack on the south side of the house is that in the winter the sun streams into the south-facing windows. warming and cheering the rooms. Of course the fall foliage is a nice side benefit.
The seasons in Northern California have always seemed a bit confused to this native of Detroit. I recently realized why: When the fall foliage begins, it is usually also the beginning of the rainy season. This means that simultaneously some trees are turning red, orange, yellow and brown, and most other plants and trees are turning bright green from all of the rain. In the spring the reverse is true. The deciduous trees are sprouting little green leaves and buds….and most other things are turning brown as the water supply diminishes.
I painted the burgee on my art studio new colors for the fall. This building also has the benefits of a deciduous tree to the south. This time it is the spectacular California Buckeye. 
The High Line in the Fall
Posted in Found Objects, tagged color, garden, landscape, New York, plants on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Also in New York City, I revisited the wonderful High Line to see how all the plants are doing. The are doing great! In late October the High Line is alive with fall colors:
Woven tapestries and plants are better than acoustical ceiling tiles
Posted in Found Objects, tagged acoustics, garden, New York, plants on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center is a very quiet and peaceful retreat from the clamor of Manhattan.
Instead of more mundane and technical solutions, they chose to achieve the desired quiet by commissioning a textile artist to weave giant tapestries and growing plants on other parts of the walls. A subtle water feature completes the effect perfectly.
The plant covered wall and one of many round skylights
The water fountain and the living wall
Handwoven Tapestry and a Computer Screen
A Nice Fence with a Bit of Whimsy
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Berkeley, fence, garden, holes, isba, landscape, plants, whimsy on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This new fence caught my eye from across the street
All along the fence there are rows of peep holes of different shapes and sizes.
The peep holes let a bit of light through the fence and rhythmically break up the wall of redwood boards
The boards are on the otherside for one section of fence. The neat row of cactuses along it reminded me of Frida Kahlo’s cactus fence in Mexico City
On the front corner there is yellow grid in conversation with the three squares to the right. Im not as big a fan of this side. It looks a bit too post modern.
The owner of this fence also has a bright blue garage door
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