f I were to leave Washington, the place I would miss the most would be the garden at Dumbarton Oaks. To those of us who know and love this landscape gem in Georgetown, such a declaration may seem like a statement of the obvious. It is one of [...]
In Drawdown, edited by Paul Hawken, bike infrastructure is identified as one of the top 80 solutions for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The book finds that in 2014, 5.5 percent of urban trips worldwide were by bicycle. If that number grew to 7.5 percent by 2050, displacing [...]
Amy Cupples is the Managing Principal at Keller Mitchell & Company. Kona Gray is a Principal at EDSA. Kush Parekh is an Associate Principal at Studio-MLA. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they discuss how the changes of the last year have impacted the profession, what it [...]
ASLA-NCC acknowledges the outstanding work of bay area landscape architects. Congratulations award winners!
Architecture and urban design firm MVRDV, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has won joint first place in the master plan design competition for Ettlinger Tor, an area in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. The centerpiece of the firm’s design is an enormous elevated “floating” garden that would be located [...]
Despite its tumultuous uncertainty, the past year has anchored several cultural movements: The definition of home has expanded. Work – no longer exclusive to office buildings – and life have rebalanced. The importance of leisure is underscored – travel is cut off and restaurants, clubs and other leisure [...]
Influencing decisions as a Landscape Architect or community member might sound daunting, but advocating for what you believe in is essential. Angela Dye has dedicated her career to advocating for quality of life and habitat no matter where she has lived. Make advocacy, large or small, a part [...]
Thank you for participating in the Northern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architect's call for photos of the most promising outdoor places that have emerged during the pandemic! We need your help to highlight the creativity and innovation that has yielded slow streets, pleasing parklets, [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated a public health crisis that has existed for decades. Rising rates of chronic disease, which can be partially attributed to the design of our built environment, have exacerbated the impacts of infectious disease on many segments of our population. This discussion with Sara, [...]
From my earliest days in private practice I was frustrated with how poorly conceived land use regulations “straight jacketed” my design work; I knew there had to be a better way to design communities. This has proven to be a driving force in my career and a key [...]