But first, some housekeeping. My earlier post on the bankruptcy filing of Friendly's restaurant wasn't accurate. An article in today's Boston Globe discussed how the private equity firm that owns the brand is trying to restructure. One of their reasons for filing for Chapter 11, according to the article, is that it would allow for an elimination of pension obligations. We'll see how this plays out. Based on some things I've observed, I think the franchise has run its course.
Now, for landscape architecture, which, from everything I've seen, is much more comprehensive, sensitive and intelligent than building architecture. Landscape architecture considers the full temporal and spatial impact of human interventions on the surface of the planet, and below ground, and the sky above. By adopting this holistic attitude, the educational and professional infrastructure of landscape design achieves a well-justified superiority in relation to other parts of the design field. Building architects have had their moment in the sun, and have demonstrated a frequent inability to think very far beyond the walls of the building and the concerns of the client. I'm being harsh, but from a perspective of time management, a building architect has an obligation to enclosure and space use issues, and the broader impact of the building on its site tends to be relegated to a lower status. The landscape architect, who in the past got instructions from the architect as to the placement, height, and circulation pattern of the building, will in the future more thoroughly integrated into the beginning of the design process.
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