Kenilworth, Illinois. Parks

Ink on linen; location, type of plantings; list of types; signed. 34 x 38 cm. Scale: 1"=40' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Plan of trellis. W.H. McClintock Property. Kenilworth, Illinois.

Red, black ink on tracing paper; signed. 28x12 cm. Scale: 1/4"=1'. [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Planting design. W.H. McClintock Property. Kenilworth, Illinois.

Ink on linen; location, type of plantings; signed. 97x39 cm. Scale: 1'"=10' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Grounds of Benj. F. J. Odell, Esq. ... Plan of tape survey. Kenilworth, Illinois.

Ink on linen; signed. 56x33 cm. Scale: 1"=10' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

A preliminary sketch for the property of Mr. Payoff Tinkoff

Yellow, brown, red, blue, black ink on heavy paper; unsigned. 95 x 85 cm. Scale: 1" = 10' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Mark W. Cresap; Kenilworth, Illinois

Pencil on tracing paper. Plan of grounds, with buildings, trees. Unsigned. 80 cm. x 49 cm. No scale [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Planting plan for the homes of F. Lackner and C. Corbin, Esqs. Kenilworth, Illinois

Ink on linen; location, type, amount of plantings designated by number; signed. 42 x 49 cm. No scale. [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Planting plan for the homes of F. Lackner and C. Corbin, Esqs. Kenilworth, Illinois

Ink on linen; lkey to planting numbers; initialed. 21 x 29 cm. No scale. [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Grounds of Benj. F. J. Odell, Esq. Kenilworth, Illinois.

Ink on linen; planting plan, with location, type, amounts of plantings; gardens, seats; most amounts crossed out in pencil and revised; signed. 56x30 cm. Scale: 1"=10' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Landscape planting design for home grounds of Dr. William H. Lamborn. Highland Park, Illinois

Ink on linen; location, type of planatings; signed. 88 x 80 cm. No scale. [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Landscape symphonies : gardening as a source of landscape architecture practice engaged with change

The notion of designing with change constitutes a fundamental and foundational theoretical premise for much of what constitutes landscape architecture, notably through engagement with ecology, particularly since the work of Ian McHarg in the 1960s and his key text Design with Nature. However, while most if not all texts in landscape architecture would cite this engagement of change theoretically, few go any further than citation, and when they do their methods seem fixated on utilising empirical, quantitative scientific tools for doing so, rather than the tools of design, in an architectural sense, as implied by the name of the discipline, landscape architecture.

Rhetoric of landscape architecture and interior design discourses : preparation for cross-disciplinary practice

The rhetoric of the pedagogic discourses of landscape architectural students and interior design students is described as part of a doctoral study undertaken to document practices and orientations prior to cross-disciplinary collaboration. We draw on the theoretical framework of Basil Bernstein, an educational sociologist, and the rhetorical method of Kenneth Burke, a literary dramatist, to study the grammars of ‘landscape’ representation employed within these disciplinary examples. We investigate how prepared final year students are for working in a cross-disciplinary manner. The discursive interactions of their work, as illustrated by four examples of drawn images and written text, are described. Our findings suggest that we need to concern ourselves aspects of our pedagogic discourse that brings uniqueness and value to our disciplines ,as well as that shared discourses between disciplines.

Australian landscape architecture in China

Urbanisation of the Chinese landscape continues at a great pace. Landscape architecture is only a newly recognized profession here, in contemporary practice terms at least, but our expertise is in great demand. However only some Australian companies and a few Australian expats have managed to overcome the complexities of working in the Chinese context. It is worthwhile knowing how some of these individuals reflect on working in China and what they consider to be our strongest areas of expertise here.

Landscape Architecture History Seminar Notes 2015

These notes cover landscape design from ancient times to the early 20th century and were compiled from seminars delivered by the author for the DEB202 Introducing Design History unit at QUT.