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Studio Outside Introduces New Initiative: Second Nature — Studio Outside Blog
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Produced by Studio Outside. Studio Outside Introduces New Initiative: Second Nature. August 29, 2014. Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works. . Mdash; Steve Jobs. So what exactly does Studio Outside’s ‘Second Nature’ look like? It could take the form of a small-scale intervention or community project, similar to Little Free Libraries. View down an alley along Parry Ave. All photographs by Charlie Pruitt. Larr; A Dee...
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Safety Second? Designing Playgrounds with Discovery in Mind — Studio Outside Blog
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Produced by Studio Outside. Designing Playgrounds with Discovery in Mind. June 19, 2014. Wait Safety First, Safety First. It's a Liability issue. They could hurt themselves on [blank]. Bright colors and plastic slides are fun, but do they promote creativity? Photo Terence Ong / Wikimedia Commons. Nature Play Areas, open-ended outdoor natural playgrounds, are an attempt to solve this growing conflict between liability and creativity. Photo by Rod Wojtanik Learning Landscapes Design. Designers of children’...
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Unveiled: Oakbrook Center Vortex, Chicago — Studio Outside Blog
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Produced by Studio Outside. Unveiled: Oakbrook Center Vortex, Chicago. July 14, 2014. Photo Credit: Jongmu Lee. Oakbrook is the second-largest retail destination in the Chicago area, so it was an easy decision for Chicago-based development company General Growth Properties. To invest in the redesign of the shopping center. In 2011, GGP engaged Omniplan Architects. In that task: to take the strong points of the existing shopping center and re-envision them through total renovation of the exterior space.
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blogOutside — Studio Outside Blog
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Produced by Studio Outside. Studying for the LARE: Getting Started with the New Landscape Architect Registration Exam. February 26, 2014. Image via Alberto G/Flickr. Old vs. New Format for the LARE in 2014. One of the most daunting tasks in beginning the LARE exam has been to understand the difference between the old format (5 sections A-E) and the new format (4 sections 1-4). Regrettably, most of the study material available has not been updated to the new format. The CLARB website. Inventory and Analys...
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Historical Maps are Cool: Did Our Office Used to Be a Veterinary Hospital? — Studio Outside Blog
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Produced by Studio Outside. Historical Maps are Cool: Did Our Office Used to Be a Veterinary Hospital? September 30, 2014. 1918: Expo Park, a little slice of Old East Dallas. I’ve been interested in maps for as long as I can remember, specifically historical maps. Seeing what was there and imagining your city, neighborhood, or home in an entirely different era is an exercise I really enjoy, especially when it comes to unearthing and wandering through old (and sometimes cryptic) maps. By 1922, the neighbo...
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blogOutside — Studio Outside Blog
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Produced by Studio Outside. February 10, 2014. We have more conference space now! You're reading blogOutside, the official blog of Studio Outside, a landscape architecture firm located in Dallas, Texas. This site will showcase the individual voices of all the unique personalities. That make up the SO team, and will be a notebook on wide-ranging topics including art&design, architecture and landscape architecture, studio news and events, community goings-on and much more. Post #1 and other new news! Quisq...
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A Deep Well and Living Water: Mission to Nicaragua — Studio Outside Blog
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Produced by Studio Outside. A Deep Well and Living Water: Mission to Nicaragua. September 2, 2014. Studio Outside's Paul Freeland. Traveled to Nicaragua recently with representatives from Weathermatic. To help bring water to a small village via drilling a deep well. Living Water International, the organization supporting the mission on the ground in Nicaragua, is an international organization with the goal of bringing safe, clean drinking water for as many people as possible. We arrived in Managua and me...
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LeftBrain4RightBrains.com - who I help
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Helping you do what you already do. only better. Who do I help? Who have I helped? From busy business owners, to one-man artisan outfits, to artists, to contemporary art galleries, to investment advisors, to tech startups, to psych group practices, to at-home computer users. Marketing assistant; IT coordinator; operations lead; webmaster and email campaign designer/coordinator (full-time all of 2011; now freelance client). Mutual-client collaboration, IT consulting (2010-present). Consolidation of three ...