http://www.globalgardeners.net Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:53:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We develop building projects in which landscape, buildings and gardens are truly adapted to support human existence. We help clients maximize the value of land through effective ecological development. Our work embraces innovation in water management, land restoration, and building systems. We are guided by sensitivity to culture and climate of place. We achieve ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/about-global-gardeners/synthesis/93.html We develop building projects in which landscape, buildings and gardens are truly adapted to support human existence. We help clients maximize the value of land through effective ecological development. Our work embraces innovation in water management, land restoration, and building systems. We are guided by sensitivity to culture and climate of place. We achieve ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/uncategorized/92.html AQUAPARQUE in the CITY OF MERIDA, YUCATAN, 2006-2007 This project transformed an abandoned stone quarry into a public park space, making the least change for the greatest possible effect. This site is over 140,000 square meters, and was off limits to the established neighborhoods that surround it. It was ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/uncategorized/restored-wetlands-and-public-park.html Currently we are working on the following projects: RESERVA LA COJOLITA, SELVA LACANDONA Land planning and feasibility studies for a 60,000 hectare ecological preserve in the Lacandon Jungle, for Conservation International and Fundación Na Bolom. HOTEL NA BOLOM An extension for the famed Na Bolom hotel in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, which ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/projects/current-projects/coffee-plantation-and-eco-tourism.html Global Gardeners was founded in 2001 to provide architectural design and consultation services required by businesses, non-profits, and individuals seeking a different approach to the use and development of land within the context of a changing world. Our foremost interest is to design and implement projects that create value by enhancing ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/design-consulting/consulting-services-overview/consulting-services-overview.html Click here to download the Global Gardeners Portfolio in PDF format (5 MB). http://www.globalgardeners.net/about-global-gardeners/download-portfolio/cesar-lopez-negrete-cv.html The charts are being finalized. Here is where we will link to tree charts to be downloaded in Winter 2008. http://www.globalgardeners.net/uncategorized/tree-charts-sample.html Playa Ventanilla is a Zapotec Indian village on the coast of Oaxaca. The people and land are beautiful and captivating. This beach was a pit stop for Guatemalan immigrants traveling to the US, and it is currently at the collision point between ancient ways of life and modern influences. This page ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/ecological-systems-design/ecological-systems-design-community-development/community-development-sample.html We have the ability to deliver effective educational programmes either in conjunction with development/restoration projects, or independently. The principles and strategies outlined below detail our approach to place making. They will eventually form a complete pattern language of land development. Some of these we have adapted from pioneers such as John ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/ecological-systems-design/education/education-sample-title.html The principles and strategies outlined below detail our approach to place making. They will eventually form a complete pattern language of land development. Some of these we have adapted from pioneers such as John Todd, Christopher Alexander and Bill Mollison. Many are simply the result of engaging with the living ... http://www.globalgardeners.net/ecological-systems-design/principles-of-ecological-design/principles-of-ecological-design-sample.html