April Philips is excited to donate one of her pencil drawings to The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s 18th annual Silent Auction 2022. Titled “Lands End Dreamtime” the piece uses 314 draughting pencil on mylar and rice paper. With the Conference being in san Francisco this year, Lands End is the western most portion of San Francisco where land,…
“If not us, then who? If not now, then when? We’ve read about the raging fires, melting ice caps, rising seas, hurricanes, droughts and record increase in temperatures. We’ve started to educate ourselves on the the climate crisis. We’ve adopted electric cars, recycled and biodegradable products, and urban gardens – but even so, our built…
What do you do when you are stuck at home because of Sheltering in Place? The stores are closed, and you cannot go out for meals. How about growing your OWN food? In an effort to slow COVID-19 most households stayed home, and one of the key concerns was the anxiety over food. However, instead of…
Today, thousands of young protesters were out in the streets to alert the severity of climate change to send a strong message to global leaders headed to the U.N. Climate Action Summit, which begins tomorrow. We were very inspired and pleased to meet and hear the passionate young voices demanding rights for immediate action, right…
Can you believe it? We raised $170,926 in the fight against cancer, AIDS/HIV and diabetes last Friday! Bike to Hope was a “sore-ing” success. Our Alameda Point Partners Team came in 3rd place for fundraising and we were all so happy to ride for this cause. City of Hope put on a wonderful event that concluded…
At APDW we love bikes. We specifically design for bicycles to maneuver and settle in our landscapes. We applaud bikes as a clean form of transportation that connects people to the urban realm. We also believe bikes are a critical ingredient to the overall health of communities.This week we are taking our dedication to bikes…
Get your bidding paddles ready to be the proud owner of an April Philips original artwork. We are honored to announce April’s invitation to contribute to The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s fourteenth annual silent auction of the ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The auction features one-of-a-kind works by noted landscape architects, artists, photographers,…
Earlier this week APDW’s very own Erika Mayer traveled to Scottsdale, Arizona to learn about the top-secret recipe for those beautiful Kornegay pots. You won’t believe what’s in the mix! As part of the 2018 Landscape Forms Design Advisory board, Erika, along with Paul Kissinger of EDSA and Todd Kohli of JJR Smith Group, had…
Have you ever wondered how these are all connected? They’re all part of SITESv2 Materials Credits! Come join April Philips, Hunter Beckham, and Meg Calkins at the 2018 ASLA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia to find out more. SITES Materials Credits for Project Life Cycle: Deconstruction, Reuse, Specification, & Maintenance SAT-A11 October 20th 11 am- 12:30 pm Room 122