by John W. Olson | Dec 3, 2011 | Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Urbanism
Recently, I wrote a blog post on the EVstudio website that discussed the philosophy in designing a streetscape. The blog post was titled “The Urban Streetscape Process.” In writing it, I wanted to emphasize the importance of designing in context. This...
by John W. Olson | Sep 26, 2011 | Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Sustainability, Urbanism
There are many parallels between the disciplines of Civil Engineering and Landscape Architecture. The two fields of land development expertise are in many instances dependent upon the success or failure of each industry. The relationships are most often interrelated...
by John W. Olson | Jul 25, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Events, Sustainability, Urbanism
John Olson will be presenting at the REpowering Southern Colorado Renewable Energy Expo 2011 on August 6, 2011. He wil participate in a panel on Future Jobs Potential in NEED©. The following is a bio for John and a brief abstract of his portion of the presentation. ...
by John W. Olson | Dec 6, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Renewal
I am always pleased to see clients realize the satisfaction and joy from projects that I am involved. It is even more exciting when the project wins a national award! Pueblo’s Urban Renewal Authority recently received an award for the Main Street Parking...
by John W. Olson | Nov 28, 2010 | Business
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I decided to try out the latest version of Photoshop CS5. Through my experimentation with this software, I was made aware of their latest feature called ‘Content Aware’. The ‘Content Aware’ feature allows the...