Yasmin Barhum: Between Faith and Ecology
Yasmin Barhum, landscape architect and facilitator at "Living in the Levant"at the ICSD #39;s women #39;s seminar "Between Faith and Ecology"

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Downstream Solution Architect - Engineering Data Management - SmartPlant

The role involves delivering solutions for a client engagement throughout the full client delivery lifecycle. The Lead Consultant may have managerial responsibilities towards the team of analysts and consultants and leads project planning and delivery effort from the domain team. As an individual domain contributor, the Lead consultant builds value through deep process expertise and client manager engagement capabilities

*Good knowledge of overall business & technology landscape and geo variations *Required Domain Certifications ( External / Internal) *Awareness of global industry trends and directions and its impact on IT services, and the organizations capability in the domain *Know-how on Project Management & feedback mechanisms to be able to elicit & deliver status updates and feedback to the client *Understanding of the employer's capabilities outside of the domain *Possesses a broad knowledge of background, processes and issues and has an in-depth knowledge in 1/2 two process areas *Ability to design requirement gathering for a low-medium complexity program can visualize process changes; system changes etc. *Communicate and coach the team on development methodologies, change management policies and processes; ensure these are adhered to according to IT Methodology; *Plan, direct and coordinate activities to manage and implement business objectives related to the SPF environments; *Communicate effectively with the business stakeholders to identify requirements and evaluate alternative business solutions; *Identify risks to business processes and data related to SPF environments and develop mitigation strategies to handle these; work with team and business to implement these strategies; *Effectively communicate relevant information to stakeholders and support team supervisors/management and provide alternatives for problem resolution; *Provide input to Application Support Strategies as part of the wider team; participate in ensuring the strategies are communicated effectively to the business and other stakeholders; *Develop roadmaps of how the SPF application and related interfaces will be used by the organization; this includes planning for new releases, service packs and hot fixes as well as custom development and configuration; *Keep up to date on new developments and tools that will help enhance the SPF environment, both from a performance and feature basis;

Personal Skills/Attributes *Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; *Ability to travel domestically as well as internationally *Ability to work well in a team environment and also individually when required;

Education/Experience *Extensive experience with Intergraph products, specifically Smart Plant Foundation; *Deep knowledge in other Asset Information Management and Engineering Data Management tools. *10+ years in the IT industry with broad exposure to applications development and support; *Broad exposure to Microsoft and Oracle tools (certifications preferred), including VB.Net, SQL Server, Oracle SQL, MS Access, IIS, XML, Java;

*Please submit CV's in Microsoft Word format*

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Members of the Architectural Commission approved plans for seven new homes including two island-classical spec houses but deferred a new contemporary-style home at its meeting Wednesday.

Although the commission gave architect Roger P. Janssen the OK on his designs for 256 Palmo Way and 1269 N. Lake Way, both owned by Llywd Eccelstone III, they were not impressed.

Theyre all starting to look alike, Roger, said member Ann Vanneck. We went to far too many houses in the Mediterranean style; now were swinging the other way. I would like to see a little bit more individualism to the house.

Chairman Robert Vila said, We could end up now going through a period of a few years of economic prosperity where we see a lot of speculative building, and we want to make sure we have a variety in the picture.

The house on Palmo Way is being developed in an L-shape, Janssen said. Its essentially a two-story H building at the middle; and a two-story wing with a one-story element to the front running down the east side. The garage is at the rear of the property.

The residence features white stucco, a stained-mahogany door, casement windows, French doors, flat-cement-roof tile, and a courtyard wall enclosing a dining-room bay.

The committee voted unanimously to approve the architecture and landscaping on condition that the landscape architect address a privacy issue on the east side of the property and exchange a few trees.

The two-story L-shape North Lake Way house features a main two-story body, one-story wings, and a front-loading garage with an open courtyard and pool in the back. It also has dark-blue colonial shutters, a one-story entry portico, flat-cement-tile roof and white stucco.

Vincent Ricardel, 1285 N. Lake Way, told the commission he is concerned about drainage and privacy. That area has been a high flood area for a very long time. Im concerned about water fall-off from the property.

He also requested a 12-foot or higher hedge along the north property line, because 6-foot hedges are not adequately high enough to ensure privacy.

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Dancing with Nature By Morgan Dix Wheelock
Dancing with Nature is a monograph of gardens and sculpture created by Morgan Dix Wheelock, landscape architect, during his forty-five years of professional ...

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John Moseley, 96, at his home on Camino Lejo. Moseley traveled the world, working as a landscape architect for the National Park Service, and he survived the Bataan Death March. Chris Quintana/The New Mexican

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War veteran and former National Park Service landscape architect John Moseley, 96, doesnt have many wants, but if he could, he said, he would like to go back to Amman, Jordan, to paint a landscape.

Moseleys home is already adorned with watercolor paintings from scenes that illustrate his travels to countries such as Turkey and Ireland. Other pictures depict adobe walls lined with glowing farolitos. But all reveal a man who can spot and re-create the beauty of his surroundings.

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Garden water conservation design |Kenneth Francis |Central Texas Gardener
How can we maximize rainwater in drought? Surroundings Landscape Architect Kenneth Francis illustrates water management designs from experience in New Mexico...

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Former NFL star running back Eddie George has a secret passion he wants to share with America: architecture. He signed on to be a judge on a new NBC reality show called American Dream Builders, in which hell get to put his Ohio State University landscape architecture degree to good use.

This opportunity presented itself for me...not only to show the talents of a landscape architect, but also to be creative, George told the Associated Press at the Television Critics Association Press Tour.

George played in the NFL for nine years with the Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys. He also won college footballs Heisman Trophy in 1995. On the side though, he had his firm, Edge Group, in Columbus, Ohio. He also earned an MBA at Northwestern University.

American Dream Builders will be hosted by designer Nate Berkus and will judge as well with George and interior decorator Monica Pedersen.

The show involves 12 contestants in two teams who have to renovate a house in each episode. In the finale, the last two contestants will have to redesign two Southern California homes to win a cash prize of $250,000, NBC said in a statement. Theres also an online contest to win a chance for the shows winner to renovate a viewers home.

It's interesting to see the contestants react to Eddie's judgment week after week, because if they don't get the details right, he notices every time, Berkus told the AP.

George noted that he has a differing view of renovations from Berkus and Petersen.

If Eddie can't watch football wherever they put the sofa, he wants to send them home, Petersen said.

American Dream Builders starts on Sunday, March 23 on NBC.

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In the 1880s, a student disciple of famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted envisioned a giant figure "8" encircling Minneapolis and St. Paul, crisscrossing the two cities with a continuity of trails.

In time, Minneapolis embraced the idea, creating the bicycle-friendly Grand Rounds, Midtown Greenway and Chain of Lakes. St. Paul has been a slower study.

That could be about to change.

St. Paul planners on Tuesday plan to unveil a 20- to-30 year bike plan that would complete H.W.S. Cleveland's vision of Grand Rounds trails encircling the city. In addition, the plan adds a 1.7-mile trail loop, or square, within downtown St. Paul, one of the largest holes in the city's existing bike system. And it more than doubles the number of on-street, off-street and designated "bike boulevard" routes throughout St. Paul.

"As a city, we've struggled with how to accommodate bikes downtown for a number of years," said Reuben Collins, a sustainable-transportation engineer and planner within the St. Paul Department of Public Works.

The Grand Rounds improvements would add new cycling amenities along Pelham Boulevard, Raymond Avenue, Como Avenue, Wheelock and Johnson Parkways. A new off-street path for casual riders along Johnson Parkway would complement the existing on-street bike lanes, which typically draw faster riders.

Wheelock Parkway, which has no bike path, could gain both types of lanes as well. The already popular trails along Mississippi River Boulevard would be expanded. The net result is a giant trail ring around much of St. Paul.

The Grand Rounds concept, which spans 51 miles of hiking, biking and drivable trails in Minneapolis, "has been hugely popular," Collins said. Minneapolis neighborhood parks receive 5 million visits per year, and the city's regional parks receive 15.4 million visits, numbers that are no doubt buoyed by their accessibility and the trail connections between them.

Downtown St. Paul would also see changes. Modeled after the popular "Cultural Trail" in downtown Indianapolis, the plan recommends a 10-foot bike path at sidewalk elevation along St. Peter Street, 10th Street, Jackson Street and Kellogg Boulevard in downtown St. Paul, forming a rectangular loop. Curb, trees, plantings and marking would likely separate the 1.7 miles of biking paths from both pedestrian and street traffic.

Each side of the new bike square will lead off to an existing bicycle and pedestrian trail, such as the Sam Morgan Regional Trail, Gateway Trail, Bruce Vento Trail or Indian Mounds Regional Trail. Until now, city officials have wondered how to make those trails connect in ways that invite casual and not just hardcore cyclists.

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Columbia, Md. Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the Japanese-language version of the Vectorworks 2014 line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks.

A&A Co., Ltd., the distributor of Vectorworks software in Japan, held a series of pre-launch events last month to introduce the new version of Vectorworks software to designers across the country and, beginning today through February 24, the company will hold several online product launch events, as well. More information about the online events can be found here: http://www.aanda.co.jp/seminar/web/Vw2014.html

The Vectorworks 2014 software contains more than 130 improvements, including new BIM tools for architects, increased site design capabilities for landscape architects and designers, as well as enhancements to lighting devices, documentation and graphic controls for entertainment designers. Visit http://www.vectorworks.net/2014 to learn more about all the new features in Vectorworks 2014 software.

The release of the Japanese localized version of Vectorworks 2014 continues the global rollout of the software. The English-language version was launched on Sept. 17, 2013; several localized versions were released across Europe in October and November of 2013; the Portuguese localized version was released in Brazil on Oct. 31, 2013; and the Spanish-language version was released on Nov. 26, 2013.

Please visit http://www.vectorworks.net/international to find a local distributor.

About Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is the developer of Vectorworks software, a line of industry-specific CAD and BIM solutions that allow designers to easily capture, develop and communicate their ideas with accuracy and efficiency. With more than 450,000 users around the world, Vectorworks software is a global leader in 3D design technologies for the AEC, landscape, and entertainment industries. Nemetschek Vectorworks was founded in 1985 and has been a part of The Nemetschek Group since its acquisition in 2000. For more information, visit http://www.vectorworks.net.

Lisa Lance Global Communications Manager Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. 7150 Riverwood Drive Columbia, MD 21046

T: 443-542-0719 E: llance@vectorworks.net http://www.vectorworks.net

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PROYEK STUDIO UAS #landscape architect

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