7 articles tagged with therapeutic landscapes
The juxtaposition of ancient desert wisdom and futuristic ambition creates a fascinating tension in Doha that few visitors truly comprehend. As a landscape architect who's spent decades studying how environments influence wellbeing, Qatar's capital offers a remarkable study in contrasts—where...
There's something profoundly restorative about the interplay of land and sea that defines Martha's Vineyard—a quality I've come to appreciate deeply during my decades studying therapeutic landscapes. While my professional journeys typically take me to more exotic locales documenting healing...
Having traversed continents designing therapeutic landscapes and healing gardens, I've developed a particular appreciation for urban environments that successfully balance commerce and wellbeing. Dallas—a city often reduced to business stereotypes and cowboy clichés—has surprised me repeatedly during my consulting visits...
The juxtaposition of Southeast Asian urban sophistication with Australia's untamed northern wilderness creates a harmony that speaks to both the cultivated and primal aspects of our human experience. During my recent consulting project for a wellness retreat straddling these two...
The Bay of Islands has long held a special place in my heart, not merely for its stunning archipelago of 144 islands, but for how the landscape itself seems to embody the principles of healing I've spent decades studying. As...
The juxtaposition of natural and constructed beauty has always fascinated me as a landscape architect. Los Angeles, with its harmonious blend of Mediterranean climate, coastal topography, and human ambition, offers a unique canvas where luxury and landscape intertwine in spectacular...
There's a profound irony in how Los Angeles presents itself—a city where manufactured landscapes and curated experiences are designed to appear effortlessly natural. As someone who has spent decades crafting therapeutic environments for both public spaces and private estates, including...