Landscape Architects Specify Tree Grates Benches and Everything in Between

2010-02-23T08:23:45Z

Landscape architects are often under appreciated. The reason is that most people don?t even know there is such a thing as landscape architect. Landscape architects are responsible for making many places not only green and comfortable with natural vegetation but also aesthetically pleasing. Landscape architects design landscapes, but it is not just about trees, bushes, and flowers. Landscape architects also implement a variety of hardscape items such as fountains, tree grates, tree guards, tra...

Engineering firm to cut 502 rail jobs in New York

2010-02-24T15:15:26Z

<div id="subtitle">French engineering firm Alstom to cut 502 jobs at western New York rail assembly plant</div><div><p>French engineering firm Alstom SA is cutting 502 jobs in Hornell in western New York, leaving between 200 to 300 workers at its rail assembly plant.</p><p>The cuts, announced after mo...

Future of many architectural firms in doubt

2010-03-03T15:12:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Growing number of architectural firms report late payments and being stiffed on bills</div><div><p>Shawn O'Donahue knew the architectural firm where he worked was headed for financial ruin when a key foreign developer sent its employees on an abrupt vacation.</p><p>After months of overseas travel, meetings, and nonsensical excuses, it had become clear that

Mia Lehrer - Landscape Designer

2009-04-20T19:25:13Z

Feb 14, 2009 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Landscape designer MIA LEHRER is photographed at the newly designed and open paths at the Silver Lake Reservoir

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Production at MAN-factory

2009-04-20T19:36:46Z

Employees of German engineering company MAN AG work in the manufacturing of lorries at the MAN-factory in Munich, Germany, 02 February 2009. Photo: Andreas Gebert

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10/00/2008. The little damned of Phnom Penh.

2009-03-15T06:26:27Z

Today, this girl works in the administration of a large engineering company in Phnom Penh

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2009-04-22T08:14:39Z

Healdsburg High School Art teacher Tom Laughlin works with Angelica Perez on her pot during ceramics class. Ten years ago Laughlin returned to art after working as a landscape architect

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2009-04-22T08:14:33Z

11/10/2008: A1: Healdsburg High School : Art teacher Tom Laughlin works with Savannah Berry, left, and Julianne Cuneo during ceramics class. Laughlin returned to art 10 years ago, leaving a career as a landscape architect...PC: Healdsburg High School Art t...

AIA: Architecture Industry Activity Drops Precipitously

2010-02-27T22:38:15Z

<div><p>The Architecture Billings Index, an industry measure of the level of activity at architecture firms, has dropped for the first time this year, according to The American Institute of Architects. The index, according to AIA, serves as a "leading economic indicator that provides an approximately nine to twelve month glimpse into the future of nonresidential construct...

Keeping the green in the Green Mountains

2010-03-04T17:34:38Z

<div><p>URS Corporation opened a new office in Rutland in 2007. It provides engineering and consulting services in the environmental, health &amp; safety, and transportation sectors. Maureen Alvarez and Lee Gustafson of URS Corporation in Rutland were interviewed by

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