by John W. Olson | May 6, 2011 | Landscape Architecture
One statement is made to all college students interested in the architecture or landscape architecture profession. That is that they will learn more in the first month of real experience on the job during an internship or their first year out of school that they...
by John W. Olson | Mar 7, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Olson Planning & Urban Landscapes celebrated one year of business this past week. It has been a tremendous year and great strides have been made in building a foundation of business for several years to come. I have been asked over this past year on a few...
by John W. Olson | Nov 12, 2010 | Business
I am providing a few slides for a colleague of mine for the Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference upcoming next week on November 18 and 19 in Colorado Springs. The portion of the presentation I am providing is on Xeriscape and how it relates to residential...
by John W. Olson | Oct 23, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
I put the following video together upon completion of the landscape architecture drawings for the Pueblo Care and Rehabilitation Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The landscape architecture was completed in conjunction with EV Studio. A combination of AutoCAD LT, Google...
by John W. Olson | May 26, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
In Colorado Springs, it is no secret that our City is under major budget cuts. We have made national news a few times in the past year for our miscellaneous cuts. Our City has cut services, employees, water, closed down community centers, etc. What is interesting...
