Fibonacci Spiral: Design Imitates Nature
It’s only appropriate that in a place devoted to higher education, even the site design should reflect the search for knowledge. The redesigned central campus at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire honors math, science, art – even music – with two Fibonacci spirals embedded in the South Schofield Lawn. The spiral design begins with the… Read More »
Tags: Fibonacci Spiral, Golden Ratio, Landscape Architecture, Site Design, UW-Eau Claire
Splashpads Are For People, Not Pups
While your furry canine companion most likely would love nothing more than to frolic at the local water play area, it’s important to know that splashpads are no place for pets. Water play areas, also called aquatic playgrounds, splashpads, or spray parks, have increasingly become a popular, less costly alternative to community swimming pools. Splashpads… Read More »
Tags: Aquatic Playgrounds, Dogs, Landscape Architecture, Pets, Splashpads, Spray Parks, Swimming, Water
Road Closed — But Engineers Are On The Scene
The culvert that carried Trout Brook under STH 13 at North York in Ashland County, Wisconsin, was washed out July 11 after torrential rains hit the area. By Jeff Abramson, PE “All the roads into Mellen (Wisconsin) were closed this morning from washouts and bridges gone.” That daunting line in an Associated Press report on… Read More »
Tags: Ashland County, Bayfield County, Detours, Flooding, Terrestrial LiDAR, Transportation, Washouts, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Transportation