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West Toronto Rail Path – Metro Morning Interview with Ken Greenberg
On May 31, 2011 The CBC’s Mary Wiens spoke with author Ken Greenberg about the City’s rail trails and how they are positive indicators for the City’s future. The interview can be heard at the following link:
http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/columnists/mary-wiens/2011/05/31/rail-trails/
Press the listen button at the lower left to access the audio file.
The West Toronto Rail Path can be [...]
Kingston Park and Waterplay Facility, Chatham-Kent Opens
Saturday July 23, 2011 was the official opening of Kingston Park in Chatham-Kent. This new regional park is a renovation of an existing park into a multi-functional regional destination. It includes looped paths, a series of gardens, Carolinian tree species, lawns, a park pavilion, picnic shelters and a fabulous waterway facility.
it was a [...]
My top 10 iPad apps for landscape architects and architects
1. Goodreader: viewing, editing and filing PDFs
2. Autodesk Sketchbook Pro: sketching; drawing on top of images and plans
3. Docs to Go: working with Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
4. Evernote: taking and organizing notes and recordings
5. AutoCad WS: working with dwg files
6. Maps: maps, air photos and street view (comes with iPad)
7. Weather Eye HD: [...]
Looking for a Landscape Architect to join our team!
Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. is an award-winning Toronto-based design practice located on the Danforth just steps away from Broadview subway station. Our office provides a creative, relaxed and collaborative work atmosphere. Our work is diverse, interesting and challenging. We consult to both public and private sector clients.
We provide ecological and sustainable design [...]
Scott Torrance Receives Carl Borgstrom Award
Scott was recently awarded with the Carl Borgstrom Award for service to the environment from the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA).
Of all the founding members of the OALA, Carl Borgstrom was the most actively in tune with the natural landscape. This award, established in 1995, uses his name to keep alive the links with our [...]
Scott Torrance On Blogs – Landscapes/Paysages Article
Scott was recently interviewed for the publication Landscapes/Paysages regarding his thoughts on blogs and their importance in sharing ideas, promoting your business and staying current with industry trends. See the article at the following link on page 49 of the PDF file.
http://www.csla.ca/sites/csla.ca/files/CSLQ0211pdf.pdf
Victoria Park Subway Station – Green Roof Transformation
Planted in Novemebr 2010, the green roof over the Victoria Park Subway station is looking beautiful.
An amazing transformation of what would otherwise be another lifeless roof top.
We are sure the view of this roof is being appreciated by the residents of the adjacent apartment buildings. Not to mention the birds and the bees!
Scott to Speak at NEOCON Conference Chicago
Scott has been invited to speak at the NEOCON conference in Chicago June 13-15, 2011. Scott will be part of a distinguished panel discussing the “Businees Case for Beauty – Design’s Most Potent Weapon”.
See this link for more information regarding this exciting event:
http://www.bettermail.ca/m/176/42737/82b357ec519197dc41e2373f8aad3c2d
iPad for Architects and Landscape Architects
Is an iPad useful for Architects and Landscape Achitects? My Top 10 Features and Uses
With the recent release of the iPad2, you may be wondering if the iPad would be a useful tool for you, as a design professional? What you would use it for, or what exactly is it (a small laptop? a [...]
What’s all the buzz about?
Bees as Indicators of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Quality on Green Roofs
I met with ecologist, Scott MacIvor recently. He is conducting research on
the ecosystem value of green roofs by studying solitary wild bee diversity found on various buildings (not honeybees, which outcompete native and other solitary bees in
cities for pollen and nectar resources).
He will be placing [...]
