Damian Holmes

Posts Tagged ‘Asia

Over the past two years with the Global Financial Crisis hit nearly every nation across the globe and as a result landscape architects where laid off in large numbers. This was hardest felt in the USA due to lack of work and collapse of the home building market.
Governments from USA, UK, Canada, Australia, China and [...]

04 Dec, 2009

What can we learn from a Xinjiang Noodle Maker?

Posted by: admin In: Business

Recently, I went to my local Xinjiang Noodle shop for lunch. I ordered my usual and sat down inside on a stool. As I sat there looking around at the full tables, I wondered why is it so many people come here. Now to explain the scene, Xinjiang Noodle shops often have three or four [...]

11 Nov, 2009

Green in China

Posted by: Damian In: Built Environment| China| Green/Sustainability

I just came back from Green Drinks in Shanghai and there was a mix of Chinese and Foreigners (about 30/70) and it was interesting to see the crowd. It has grow immensely since the first green drinks last year at URBN hotel when about 25 people jammed into a room. Tonight the presentations were from [...]

08 Nov, 2009

Finding the Time

Posted by: Damian In: Personal

Image by Metafora AD Network via Flickr

Wow, time flies. I didn’t realise its been 3 months since I posted something. Funny thing is that I have posts in draft form on here but they are mainly rants.
Also I haven’t been able to find the time to get my thoughts together as running three industry blogs [...]


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Damian Holmes is Director of SUSTAIN.DS, a landscape architect & designer, a sustainability advocate and entrepreneur who enjoys designing, travelling, problem solving and meeting other designers.

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