SquareRoot Landscape Group

06/21/2017

More publicity is never a bad thing. Check out the latest project to make an appearance in The San Diego Union-Tribune Coastal San Diego Homes Magazine!! (see pages 24 & 26)

Coastal Homes - 06/17/2017

05/02/2017

Another example of collaboration and thoughtful design winning the day.

The flood control project that has transformed downtown Napa is everything that’s out of favor in today’s spiteful political scene. In other words, it performed exactly as predicted back in 1998, when Napa County voters approved a half-cent sales tax to fund their portion of a multifaceted flood con...

03/28/2017

San Diego peeps, check out this workshop coming up that's a great resource for anyone looking to be more water-conscious:

11/19/2016

Ms. Balmori’s projects included buildings, gardens and master plans that emanated from “very clear human engineering with ecology and with landscape.”

10/20/2016

Here are the edited professional photos of the finished project from the aforementioned contest we won recently. Some of the other, less attractive contest photos from the original post were taken by the contest board, in between maintenance visits.

05/10/2016

Service providers (in any part of the country): if you haven't checked out Thumbtack, here's your chance to do so, with a little incentive.

10/22/2015

This would be a great step forward!!

Tell Congress TODAY to strengthen Complete Streets in the House Transportation Bill This afternoon the House of Representatives will mark up its version of a multi-year surface transportation bill, meaning that today is our chance to make sure this important legislation supports Complete Streets. Th…

10/06/2015

Save the Land and Water Conservation Fund This Fall, one of the most important programs to the landscape architecture community expired due to inaction by Congress – the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Created by Congress in 1965, LWCF was a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas…

09/15/2015

A great article that addresses how over sanitized playgrounds have become over the last 30+ years. There (thankfully) seems to be an about-face in attitudes within the design industry, while balancing with, and acknowledging the need for, a certain level of safety that doesn't limit a child's desire for risk-taking.

In New York's municipal playgrounds, parents, architects and city officials wage a seemingly ceaseless struggle to balance safety and creativity.

09/07/2015

Better late than never..

A San Diego assemblywoman's drought-driven bill to prevent homeowners' associations in California from banning the installation of artificial turf was signed into law Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown.

08/17/2015

Another great event for Jeremiah's Ranch!! We're so proud to be a part of their growth and success!!

Z Cafe Hosts CAE Art Reception 8.1.15

07/28/2015

Check out this short piece in Coastal San Diego Homes Magazine (a U-T insert -- p. 32 & 34) that highlights another great project by Square Root Design Studio!! http://sandiegouniontribune.ca.newsmemory.com/special.php?pSetup=sandiegouniontribune_coastalhomes