editor’s note
Thomas Alva Edison once said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." That may be his most famous utterance - and for good reason: A good idea is important in just about any creative endeavor, but without dogged pursuit of appropriate
It is with complete and utter candor that I must point out a significant error on my part. In our June 2007 issue, we mistakenly ran several photos with
It is with complete and utter candor that I must point out a significant error on my part. In our June 2007 issue, we mistakenly ran several photos with
Back on March 17, the World Wildlife Fund released a report on the profound level of environmental damage that's been done to some of the world's most iconic rivers. The news about the Nile, Danube, Yangtze, Ganges, La Plata and Rio Grande rivers is indeed grim: All are so severely polluted that they're in immediate danger of
Back on March 17, the World Wildlife Fund released a report on the profound level of environmental damage that's been done to some of the world's most iconic rivers. The news about the Nile, Danube, Yangtze, Ganges, La Plata and Rio Grande rivers is indeed grim: All are so severely polluted that they're in immediate danger of
You hold in your hands an entirely unique issue of WaterShapes - distinct in that all four of the feature articles are about a single project called Jade Mountain. Time will tell, of course, but Jade Mountain may turn out to be
You hold in your hands an entirely unique issue of WaterShapes - distinct in that all four of the feature articles are about a single project called Jade Mountain. Time will tell, of course, but Jade Mountain may turn out to be
Through all my years of working on WaterShapes, one of the most persistent frustrations I've encountered has had to do with the ongoing lack of access would-be watershapers have to college-level education on the subject. And it's a frustration shared by landscape architects, many of whom have told me how rankled they are by
Through all my years of working on WaterShapes, one of the most persistent frustrations I've encountered has had to do with the ongoing lack of access would-be watershapers have to college-level education on the subject. And it's a frustration shared by landscape architects, many of whom have told me how rankled they are by
Anyone who's a parent knows that taking pride in their children's accomplishments and personal growth is one of life's greatest joys. In my case, that pleasure has been one of the defining factors of my existence for the past twenty-plus years - ever since the day my son Brett Herman was born and was joined four years later by his sister, Amanda. I know that I'm right in line with other parents who call their children
