The scent of ink from heavy markers permeates the design space in a histroic building at 712 Congress Ave. It's not that the folks at RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture and Graphic Design haven't embraced the latest software to bring life to the projects they're plotting. It's just that, sometimes, a 10-foot-long drawing of a master-planned community is the best way to visualize the future. It's these drawings, interspersed with pictures and other representations of RVi's... Read more
On September 21, 2007, we opened our doors to toast 25 years of creating special places in our environment. Over 200 clients and friends of RVi joined us in the celebration with an evening of feasting on music, wine and other delectable treats. The evening culminated in the laughter of the cutting of the 25 Year Anniversary cake. Thank you to all who attended or sent your good wishes. We look forward to another 25 years of creative planning and design.
Upon return, I find myself envious of the Norwegians' personal connection with natural landscapes. We saw a nation-wide dependence on hydroelectric power, the regularity of city dwellers' journey to an accessible wilderness, a living room view of a mountain-sized glacier and fresh seafood and oil reserves that drive an economy. It's hard not to gain admiration for their appreciation and dependence on the land! Highlights included Oslo's hustle-bustle, Bergen's waterfront atmosphere, Drobak's Christmas character and the backcountry's extreme slopes and waterfalls.
