It’s difficult to believe that we are approaching the end of spring and beginning of summer! With the warmer temperatures early this spring, we’ve been hustling.
I would like to congratulate CDM Smith for winning the Grand Iris Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee for their work on the John J. Duncan Jr. Knoxville Station Transit Center. http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2012/0316b.asp The Grand Iris is the highest level of engineering awards for the State!
The Penland Studio – Landscape Architecture has been busy with projects ranging from residential to institutional at various stages from design through construction administration. We’ve also been consulting with another local landscape architecture firm to assist with development of construction drawings for an exciting public park in Johnson City, TN.
The Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building at the University of Tennessee was dedicated in March.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/mar/14/min-kao-haslam-dedicate-new-engineering-building/ The landscape installation is nearing completion and we’ll be posting photos soon.
We’re working on updates to our website, www.penlandstudio.com. Look for a freshened appearance in the upcoming months.
We’ve been interviewed for an article about formal backyard gardens by LandscapingNetwork.com. We’ll post a link when the article, featuring one of my favorite residential projects, is published.
Also keep an eye out for an upcoming blog about the recent improvements in landscape irrigation technology. We’ll talk about how the new generation of inexpensive controllers can offer truly automated watering, giving each plant no more and no less water than needed while reducing your water bills!
Thank you for your continued support and happy gardening!
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