Animal Shaped Cities (Sudan): http://yhoo.it/cI8TYt #

sorry twitter we have been neglecting you ….so busy. # RT @Architizer: Brasilia under construction: photos captures the modernist city designed by Lucio Costa + Oscar Niemeyer http://ow.ly/2n46t #

Some guy installed an ant colony in his scanner – and has been scanning it every week for 5 years : http://bit.ly/cMPBea # Just realized that I moved to Los Angeles 8 years ago this week. I thought it would be temporary. Now I can't imagine living anywhere else. # On a landscape jury at [...]

HA. RT @Blooloop: The penguin-themed #waterpark brings the WOW factor http://bit.ly/bQVsPp # We will be watching TV tonight. # RT @JanesWalkPhx: #Placemaking for People of Small Means http://vimeo.com/13628588 #

RT @FreeRangeKids: Sand, sand everywhere! A teacher defends sandboxes and shows them from around the world: http://bit.ly/aNfVO8 # Using Google street view find photos of world streets that are better for pedestrians : http://ow.ly/2d6d0 via @Streets4People @JN_Seattle # RT @SprawledOut: Terms, mind-sets must be changed to encourage and enable more walking in cities http://bit.ly/dnyAlJ # [...]

RT @WalkableDFW A common mistake cities make is the attempt to attract business. Businesses are people. Cities must attract people first. # Looking for #artists that use #water as a dominant theme or material in their artwork. Any thoughts? # Reading about my neighborhood: The History of Forgetting- Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory [...]

Any recommendations on a good #book on #negotiating ? # That would be great. Thx! RT @snohwhite: I have all of #williamUry #039;s books. You can borrow any of the books http://bit.ly/asl7XJ # Thanks for FF & RT – Have a great weekend! : @nm_journal @fountaineer @urbandata @chicorasia @poundforpound # Urban density is a good [...]

On charette. Eyes bugging out from too much CAD. # computer eye fatigue — and suggestions ? # RT @Infrastructurst: The Worst Commutes in the World (And They’re Really Really Bad) http://bit.ly/bWe547 # First half of 2010 ends… I'm close to meeting my goals I set at beginning of year. # Reclaiming the City for [...]

is tired of #tweetdeck app for #ipad crashing and freezing over and over. ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! # RT @mashable: iOS 4 Has Arrived – http://bit.ly/9PRqg9 [update: it's live!] # Is Dubai the world’s smartest city? Check out just one advantage of building a city from scratch http://bit.ly/95Izqq Via @fastcompany # Civic Tourism, and the Importance of Place [...]

RT @gosner: Keepin’ Up with Curitiba (TheCityFix) – http://j.mp/cvowLC # RT @Blooloop: #Aldar reveals plan for huge #waterpark on #YasIsland http://bit.ly/b5EKIO #UAE #Dubai #AbuDhabi # RT @urbandata: What makes Americans fat, sick, and poor? Too much driving & poor alternatives. http://bit.ly/bKnqYu # #IRONY The color #green is actually one of the most toxic and harmful [...]

I recently started a new blog called Water in the City (WITC) as a forum to discuss issues related to water and urban design. I have been writing and posting about these topics for years but never have had a good place to collect my thoughts. I often post articles to this blog but I [...]

RT @IronCladBen @smallbiz : “Failure is the Tuition you Pay for Success” -Walter Brunell # RT @percentopacity: the highest estimate of the amount of the BP oil spilled to date = 25% of our daily oil consumption # RT @percentopacity: the lowest estimate of the size of the oil spill to date = 2.5% of [...]

I got an iPad for my birthday just days before we were leaving on a trip to Indonesia. My fiance (now husband) tried to convince me to leave my laptop at home and just bring my iPad, arguing that I could use his laptop if I needed it. The thought of not having my laptop [...]

A little over a year ago I started a ladies book/wineclub in Los Angeles called the ISPBC. I am happy to say that the ISPBC has grown by leaps and bounds. We now have over 30 amazing members and are growing at a fast pace. Kir Moore, a founding ISPBC member, recently moved to Philadelphia [...]

Jonathan and I eloped and were married May 20th, 2010 in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The ceremony was in the garden of the Indus restaurant/hotel in Ubud. We wore traditional Balinese wedding garments. The ceremony was a traditional Hindu Balinese marriage blessing full of flowers, rice, incense and offerings. It was incredibly beautiful. This illustration gives [...]

Just landed LAX. Craving burrito. # RT @Kaid_at_NRDC: How to gently add density and affordability while maintaining neighborhood character: http://bit.ly/9cf1Yr # #tweetdeck for iPad keeps CRASHING, slow, can't add fb or linkedin. Pretty lame. Might try something else. # How to deal with complexity: learn to improvise! http://ow.ly/1S2SE via @ehooge @wallybock @spirospiliadis @kristinalford # Discovering [...]

Thx! RT @fountaineer: Congrats on your wedding Patty Hume / @waterinthecity : May your happiness be flowing, unstoppable like a great river. # Pineapple pancakes. Chartering a glass bottom boat to go snorkeling and visit nearby islands. Gili islands, Indonesia. # RT @GOODfeed: Weaning Us Off Oil http://ow.ly/17vOyY #

RT @archiCULTURE: Rethinking Our Roads & Sidewalks – Glowcrete, solar energy collecting asphalt, & yellow potholes: http://bit.ly/bZo9lh # !!! RT @troubleinxanadu: The totalitarian Buddhist who beat Sim City. http://bit.ly/aj6PFQ # Lots of monkeys, pringles, hiccups, temples, offerings, flowers, batik, weavers, cut lace, sunset, ocean, waves, volcanic rock : #Bali # RT @Blooloop: Be Like @Starbucks [...]

Rachel Maddow on "America's Sad Cycle of Drilling & Spilling: http://bit.ly/dgb7CN # Got a Pogo sketch pen for drawing on my iPad, only $14.00 : http://bit.ly/agseaj # Great article on #urban #Density : "Taller Buildings, Cheaper Homes" NYT http://nyti.ms/cKrC3n # RT @JanesWalkPhx Urban-planning research has found that roads account for about 35% of a city’s [...]

Omg. New #ipad # Just plain COOL: A "home movie" of San Fran, from a trolley, in 1906! 4 days before earthquake! http://bit.ly/cIFHlN – Via @FreeRangeKids: # any recommendations on #ipad covers? # RT @jamis: Twitter is good at making you feel more famous than you really are. # The Art Studio app for drawing [...]

Thanks Hef. Hugh Hefner helps rescue Hollywood sign. http://bit.ly/dvbbeJ # RT @FreePublicTrans: Abu Dhabi to invest USD 68 Billion in public transport #transit http://bit.ly/cdnNUH # YES. – RT @GOOD: Q: Should we focus our energy on climate change before immigration? (via @ztf) #GOODasks # RT @ehooge: #Placemaking through the lens of 4 basic human needs: [...]

RT @gosner: Water Infrastructure: US Uses 656,000 Gallons Per Person Every Year – http://j.mp/cJzgua # #Coachella -ed out. Brunch & pool time at #Acehotel Palm Springs. Lots of Europeans by pool trying to figure out how to get home. #volcano # RT @archinect: At Harvard, landscape architects reinvent roles, link disciplines: http://bit.ly/a2qNWj # 227 yrs [...]

01. I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi This is a great book for people in 20′s/30′s who want to get their financial life on track. The book outlines a 6 week program to tackle a number of financial issues. Great suggestions and scripts on what to say when you call credit [...]

I don’t make paintings/drawings/collages. I make places; ground. The places I create have multiple periods of occupation. The geology and archeology of the land is evident in the stacking, layering, repetition, rules, erasure. Time, weather, water, gravity, pollutants act as outside forces changing the place. Chance, disaster, intuition, occupation, imposed rules offer new opportunities for change. [...]

On Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden tour in Los Angeles # RT @liquidarch: you know yr #city has sprawled too far when there 6 different temps "across the city" given in the daily weather report. # RT @TheEastsiderLA: Study blames L.A. water main breaks on conservation programs, says LA Now. http://lat.ms/baGFRH # RT @sustaincities: Legitimizing [...]

RT @ehooge: "Urban playground" movement sponsors #flashmob pillowfight in city squares http://ow.ly/1usHh (via @newcolonist @urbandata) # RT @candychang: Excellent taxi flow maps from the NYTimes http://nyti.ms/a5jxRP # Great water feature. Bordeaux Water Mirror / Miroir d'eau des quais – JML Consultants : http://bit.ly/aowXnD #waterfeature #fog # "When a place gets boring, even rich people leave." [...]

There are a few hundred “famous fountains” that have transcended being local landmarks and have become part of our global pop culture. They are on the covers of travel books, in movies, people make pilgrimages to them, their symbolism is often key to the branding of their cities. Some of the fountains are big and [...]

Jonathan and I were in Bloomington, Illinois a couple of weekends ago for my grand parents 80th birthday. One of our friends at Intelligensia (in LA) told us to check out Coffee Hound in downtown Bloomington. Apparently they compete in the national barista competitions with Intel. So between family events we snuck off to downtown [...]

via 33-bordeaux.com Monumental waterskin with fog in Bordeaux. Great project. See link for a couple dozen images. Posted via web from Patty Lundeen Hume

via weburbanist.com Great post. Posted via web from Patty Lundeen Hume

NOTE: This handout is from a lecture I gave a year ago on How to Be Your Own Life Coach. It highlights 15 self guided assignments that will help you identify your strengths; allow you tools to better listen to yourself; develop a strength-based set of goals; and set yourself on an path that will [...]

Paul Williams' Abu Dhabi film: "Concrete Island", Saadiyat Island, under construcion. http://bit.ly/aAACIc Via @ballardian # Jug 'links ancient and modern Ireland' >> BBC News http://post.ly/Wd5A # RT @merrittphoto: Iceland Volcano Pictures: Lava Explodes From Ice Cap: http://bit.ly/cbR0F6 via NatGeo # "Fell asleep in a boring fountain, Woke up with an unkept word in my mouth"-Boris [...]

via youtube.com China’s Empty City; Ordos was built in 5 years time for 1M people, but remains empty. Posted via web from Patty Lundeen Hume

RT @urbanbydesign @OtisWhite Atlanta suburb uses public art in its effort to be "1 of the most connected communities." http://bit.ly/c1RAwh # "There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm." -Edgar Allan Poe | RT @bethebutterfly @Jason_Pollock @mlomb @toddchristenson # Just watched LA marathon runners stream by one block from my house…maybe I will join them next [...]

via dirt.asla.org There is an upcoming show at MoMA in NYC, ” Rising Currents: Projects for New York City’s Waterfronts”. See link for more info. Posted via web from Patty Lundeen Hume

RT @SmartCityTalk: Inhabitat: Karl Lagerfeld Ships a 265-Ton Artic Glacier to Paris for Chanel’s Fashion http://bit.ly/9SmUjj # RT @archdaily: Mowing to Growing: A Design Competition for Creating Productive Green Space in Cities http://archdai.ly/bBBrAH # RT @SmartCityTalk: TreeHugger.com: How Nature Inspired the Alphabet http://bit.ly/aqvYQ5 Full http://bit.ly/a02CPG # RT @archiCULTURE: NYTimes: Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems [...]

Until last fall, I’d been oblivious to my “water footprint,” which is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce goods and services, according to the Water Footprint Network. The Dutch nonprofit has been working to raise awareness of freshwater scarcity since 2008, but it was through something called the “Green [...]

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via archlandscapes.com See link for more images. Posted via web from Patty Lundeen Hume

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