by John W. Olson | Apr 27, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The following is my brief 2-minute portion for the Collaborative Design Group presentation for the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners. The presentation was for the Catalytic Downtown Design and the slides can be found here. Additional information from the...
by John W. Olson | Nov 12, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Sustainability
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 | 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 | Jul 27, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
Previously, I wrote blog posts about a landscape retrofit in Spring Creek, a southern Colorado TND. The issue that was presented along the Spring Creek Townhomes was the presence of large plantings located in narrow spaces. Some of the areas, such as the location in...
by John W. Olson | May 12, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The grand opening for the Pueblo Justice Center was last Friday, May 7. It was great to see the finished product of years of hard work. The Justice Center was a fantastic project for a client is second-to-none. The project manager for the City of Pueblo was Steven...
