Inspire

Hardscape believe that the best and most aspiring projects in landscape architecture are often bourne from a moment of inspiration and compelling influence from the designer. The source of that inspiration can be found in many facets of life and often acts as a catalyst to create something unique and award-winning. Hardscape appreciate that moment of inspiration and have put together a palette of imaginative ideas both in imagery and information via global landscape architectural resources. Images that are shown may have no connection to Hardscape but are highlighted for their aesthetic relevance and to demonstrate that Hardscape have the capability and resource to help YOU re-create a design or scheme with natural and man-made, globally sourced, materials. Why not share the information with other colleagues and fellow landscape architects? BE INSPIRED! and send Hardscape your inspirational images!
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Inspirational Links

'Scape Magazine

’Scape is the new international magazine for landscape architecture and urbanism. It offers a journalistic, critical and professional view of the design of landscapes and townscapes. ’Scape informs, raises opinions and inspires. Richly illustrated and attractively laid out, the magazine contains news, features, interviews, portraits, design criticism, essays, book reviews and commentaries. ’Scape is written for garden and landscape architects, urban designers, architects, planners, ecologists, developers, geographers, artists and anyone in the public or private sectors and education or research with an interest in landscape and urban design. ’Scape is based on the well known Dutch Magazine Blauwe Kamer. ’Scape is published twice a year in collaboration with Birkhaüser – Publishers for Architecture Basel, Berlin, Boston, in april and october.

World Architecture News - Landscape

worldarchitecturenews.com (WAN) officially launched on 29th September 2005 and is now the world's leading supplier of news to the global architectural community. In March 2007 WAN reached the prestigious Google no.1 position for "architecture news" and has remained in pole position since. Visit the landscape section for further information and global inspiration.

Topos

The International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design was founded in 1992 as an European landscape architecture magazine. From the very start it was published in both German and English to demonstrate its international scope. Featuring a high-quality and distinctive style and layout, it soon developed into a noted publication, gaining itself a reputation as one of the most important voices in European landscape architecture.

Land 8 Lounge

The premier social network for landscape architects around the world. Feel free to take a look around. When you are ready to pull up a chair and recline.

European Federation of Landscape Architecture

EFLA is the professional organisation for landscape architecture in Europe, membership is open to national associations in countries which are members of the Council of Europe. EFLA constitutes the European Region of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).

International Federation of Landscape Architects

IFLA represents the landscape architectural profession globally, providing leadership and networks supporting the development of the profession and its effective participation in the realization of attractive and sustainable environments.

UK Landscape Architect

News Portal for UK landscape architects, urban designers, architects, planners, & engineers. Latest news, jobs and resumes for those in the built environment profession all in one place.

World Landscape Architect

News Portal for international landscape architects, urban designers, architects, planners, & engineers. Latest news, jobs and resumes for those in the built environment profession all in one place.

CG Society - Society of Digital Artists

Graphics card developer NVIDIA and CGSociety, a society of digital artists, sponsored another NVArt competition, this time focusing on architecture and landscape design. The Art Space: Architecture and Landscape digital art competition challenged participants to create "the most awe-inspiring architecture and landscape designs." See the results and winning designs from the competition in 2008.