by John W. Olson | Jul 21, 2022 | Business, Landscape Architecture, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Urban Landscapes, LLC is inching closer to being three years old. Given that this is my Sixth (gulp) company since 2010, I am careful with how everything transpires (read further about my path here). This includes the hiring processes, the type of work that we do and...
by John W. Olson | Apr 22, 2022 | Events, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
It’s Earth Day, so of course, it made perfect sense to plant a tree! Because, we are a Landscape Architecture office, there were a few choices where we could plant a tree. This year, we decided to do so at Working Fusion – Colorado Springs’ Own Tiny...
by John W. Olson | Nov 14, 2021 | Business, Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Urbanism
The holidays are coming and today, I reflect back on the past two years of Urban Landscapes. Urban Landscapes, LLC was technically created as a business December 1, 2019. The idea and even somewhat of the name of the company has been in place since March, 2010. In the...
by John W. Olson | Jun 24, 2011 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
The following is a reply to an email from a College student in Colorado Springs interested in the Planning/Landscape Architecture field of expertise. I have received a few of these since opening my company and I always take the time to reply and help assist the...
by John W. Olson | Jun 6, 2011 | Events, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
This past Saturday evening, I attended a much-anticipated discussion about landscape urbanism, sometimes referred to as ecological urbanism, at the annual Congress organized by the CNU, or Congress for the New Urbanism, in Madison, Wisconsin. The Landscape...