Blair Parker, principal, has been appointed as the Landscape Architecture representative to the Tennessee A&E Board.
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BPD is both proud and honored to be the “Face of Landscape Architecture” in the 2016 edition of Memphis magazine’s annual ‘Faces and Places Issue’. Follow this link to find this issue and read more about BPD and the other featured participants this year! Click here to find out
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Throughout the summer, one plant seems to be a mainstay in the Mid-South landscape: the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstromia indica). They are available in countless colors – red, pink, white, and purples – shapes and sizes, but they are ubiquitous. They are revered for their summer color and
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As the year comes to a close, BPD is taking some time to clean-up, organize, and get ready to hit the ground running in 2015. A few sketches turned up during this process that inspired us to share a little about how we communicate throughout the design
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Infiltration Planters within the Right-of-Way BPD developed graphics to illustrate the functionality & benefits of infiltration planters, also known as green street planters, and how they can be implemented into urban streetscapes. Infiltration planters are landscaped spaces that capture & slow down stormwater runoff, allowing it to soak into the ground
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Sometimes, a plan view graphic just doesn’t cut it when trying to convey an idea or design. As designers, we need to utilize additional tools to further develop and convey design intent to clients or contractors. One of the methods we use to accomplish this is 3D
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The Memphis-Shelby County Low Impact Development (LID) Design Competition came to a conclusion last week with presentations by the three finalist teams. We are proud to announce our team including Blair Parker Design (BPD) and Civil Engineering Solutions (CES) placed 2nd in a field of 11
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Blair Parker Design and Civil Engineering Solutions are honored to have been selected as one of three finalists in the Memphis-Shelby County Low Impact Development (LID) Design Competition. Thank you to all of the partner individuals and organizations, in particular, the Houston jury, Memphis-Shelby County Office of Sustainability, and
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Landscape Architects are stewards of the environment, we are designers educated to create special places, to disturb nature as little as possible and to restore the environment where needed. The current buzzword “Sustainable” is well overused but accurately describes the core of our profession. Often teaming with
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