The Landscape Series: Introduction

This essay marks the start of a new design series titled “The Landscape Series”.  The series will include six projects that will be presented in no particular order:

• The Japanese Garden Project
• The English Estate Project
• The French Estate Project
• The Backyard Project
• The Museum Project
• The College Project

Each design will be accompanied by an essay. The reader might recognize the Japanese, French, and English styles from the Designing A House series. In that series, I incorporated some elements from each style into the backyard. In this new series, each style will stand out on their own. My intention is to build upon those elements and create something exciting. The other three projects are more abstract, but they will revolve around a central concept. The intention here though is the same: to create something exciting. And, as always, to have fun.

The presentation will loosely follow the same structure as the Designing A House series. For the College, Backyard, and Museum Projects, we will start with some questions to identify our central concept. For the Japanese, English, and French Projects, we will review the elements that make up those styles. For all projects, we will review examples for inspiration. And as with all my essays, there will be an infusion of personal experience.