Feb

06

“Landscape Architecture is not doing a great job…”

Quote from Alan Berger, professor at MIT and director of the laboratory for design research called P-REX, The Project For Reclamation Excellence (www.theprex.net) “The main issue for me is that landscape architecture is not doing a great job addressing the larger-scale environmental issues that are currently affecting urbanized regions in the world. Rather, landscape architecture […]

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Jan

04

Redesigning the urban fringe: culture + ecology = new landscape park for Utrecht’s green ring

8mb PDF_Jacques_Abelman_Landscape Park Proposal Project Brief from instructor Patrick McCabe ( www.redscape.nl ) Based on the classic Dutch concept of compact city, Utrecht has undergone major transformations in the last ten years. Intensification of urban areas, the realisation of Leidse Rijn (VINEX) and countless large infrastructure projects have been key steps in the city’s ambition […]

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Oct

14

Nederland Wordt Anders … starting the research lab for urbanism

Rijksbouwmeester Onderzoeklab 01 Day 1 : Today was our first moment on site, exploring the Jaarbeursterrein in the center of Utrecht. Our group of 3 intrepid architects and one landscape architect (me!) was assigned the task of exploring the boundary of the site, to find out more about the site’s edge conditions. A lot to […]

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Sep

25

The Great Gradschool Experiment

I recently began coursework at the Academie van Bouwkunst of Amsterdam. Earlier this summer I agonized over the decision of where to go to grad school to pursue landscape architecture at a higher level, or at least to be able to consecrate some time to learning. Here in the Netherlands their is a good choice […]

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Jul

12

FOODPRINT Exhibition: the road to foodscapes

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Jul

11

FOODPRINT: Social infrastructure = food security

Concept Debra Solomon. Images and visual research Jacques Abelman. Baby Bakery. Do-it-yourself oven typologies in the park. Outdoor cooking installations for teen agers to make bread, roti, lavash.

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Jul

07

FOODPRINT Exhibition STROOM Den Haag

I’ll be adding more texts and writing in the coming weeks. I at least wanted to get this up before I run out the door- I’m off to eastern France for a couple of weeks where the internet connection will be a bit more sporadic than downtown Amsterdam… Foodprint at STROOM architectural center Den Haag: […]

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Apr

08

Spring 2009 – the year of Ecological Design

I am an ecological designer, which brings together the science of ecology with the dynamic creative processes of design . My goal is to bring inspiration and new concepts based on living systems to the fields of landscape architecture, urbanism, and industrial design. My practice is research based, aesthetically oriented, and intellectually driven. In this most challenging of times I hope to bring my energy and experience to projects that will build a vital, green, and inviting future.

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