thomas rainer's Grounded Design
WEBMar 14, 2017 · This site is the blog site of landscape architect Thomas Rainer focusing on the intersection of ecology, horticulture, and design.
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WEBApr 2, 2017 · Modular design seeks to create discrete scalable, reusable units that can be separated and recombined. The number of resulting combinations are endless. Modular design combines the best aspects of standardization with customization. Modularity also works in natural systems.
Blog by Thomas Rainer
WEBApr 21, 2017 · MODULARITY IN DESIGN. The concept of modularity has driven innovation in design since well before the industrial revolution. Modular design seeks to create discrete scalable, reusable units that can be separated and recombined. The number of resulting combinations are endless.
grounded design by Thomas Rainer
WEBMar 27, 2017 · Planting design should be bold, daring, and uncompromising. We can reclaim biodiversity and habitats within human landscapes. A good day ends with dirt under my nails, grass stains on clothes, and dreams of the next garden.
From the Landscape Designer: How to Scale A Landscape
WEBOct 1, 2018 · Landscape architect Thomas Rainer and his team at Phyto Studio in Wash, D.C. consider this in every project they undertake in a practical way, but also as an intellectual concept they call...
grounded design by Thomas Rainer: Profile
WEBMr. Rainer is an accomplished landscape architect with extensive experience in the design of appealing civic spaces, including government plazas and grounds, streetscapes for prominent boulevards and avenues, and public parks and gardens.
Modular Planting Design - landfx.com
WEBModular planting design, an approach that relies on natural ecological community patterns and the designer’s refined knowledge of successful species communities, reduces design, installation, and management costs while producing a rich and complex final design.
Thomas Rainer - Phyto Studio
WEBThomas, a leading voice in ecological landscape design, has designed landscapes for the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and The New York Botanical Garden, as well as over 100 gardens from Maine to Florida.
grounded design by Thomas Rainer: Talks - Blogger
WEBThomas speaks on various topics, many related to the future of planting design and the intersection of design and ecology. If you would like to talk with Thomas about speaking to your group or symposium, please contact him at thomas@phytostudio.com .
‘planting in a post-wild world,’ with thomas rainer
WEBSep 20, 2015 · Landscape architect Thomas Rainer is co-author with Claudia West of a new book called “Planting in a Post-Wild World” that inspires us to design plantings that function like naturally occurring plant communities.