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WEBCourtesy Brett Mulligan, ASLA, and Emily Schlickman, ASLA. The book holds 27 narratives of fire environments worldwide. “Most importantly, the book demonstrates how landscape architecture practice shifts with the evolution of environmental demands to benefit society,” said a juror. The project won an Honor Award in the Professional ...
On Design - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBLandscape Architecture Magazine covers the wide range of design by landscape architects written by award-winning journalists. More than parks, landscape architecture is woven into cities, neighborhoods, and rural places in projects large and small. Below is a sample of some of the best feature articles on design that have appeared recently.
About Us - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBAbout Us. Founded in 1910, Landscape Architecture Magazine (LAM) is the monthly magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). It is the magazine of record for the landscape architecture profession in North America, reaching more than 60,000 readers who plan and design projects valued at more than $140 billion each year.
On Climate - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBLandscape architects have been working on issues of sustainability and resiliency for the last century. Reporting on projects and approaches to sea-level rise, extreme drought, urban heat islands, flooding, and wildfires has raised public awareness of the vital work landscape architects are doing to help communities adapt to climate change.
The Wright Way - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBDec 15, 2021 · By Joann Greco. Photo courtesy Bayer Landscape Architecture. Daylilies and phlox are thriving along the terrace with the pergola in the background . Darwin and Isabelle Martin were getting tired of waiting. “We want a garden,” Darwin wrote to their architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, late in 1903. “We do not want the whole thing a lawn.”.
The Story Beneath Our Feet - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBJul 31, 2018 · Uncovering historic pavements reveals each city’s “urban fingerprint.” By Zach Mortice Vitrified brick in Cincinnati. Image courtesy Robin Williams. In the past 200 years, cities have become larger, safer, and healthier places to live, but there’s one arena of urban infrastructure that has become incalculably more monotonous and denuded: the range and diversity of pavement types on ...
JANUARY 2021 - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBFEATURES. 66 Reveal the River Though 100 protected miles of the Chattahoochee River flow through the Atlanta metro area, a lack of access and a long history of segregation have kept locals away and distrustful. SCAPE lays out a path, or three, forward. By Jonathan Lerner. 82 Mixed Media Landscape architects have been slow to adopt social media ...
Mind the Gaps (and Curves) with Precast Concrete
WEBJul 15, 2022 · Landscape architects are specifying precast more and more for those very reasons as well. Precast allows for consistent finishes, complex forms, and uniformity among pieces that may otherwise be difficult to achieve in the field. It is, however, likely to cost more in the long run, especially if you do not have economy of scale.
Your Land - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBA magazine for students interested in learning about landscape architecture. YOUR LAND was produced in response to a demand for more information about the profession of landscape architecture for students, parents, and educators.. Inside you’ll learn about the profession from examples of design, including skate parks, urban rivers, and …
Soils: The Measure of Moisture - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBJan 21, 2014 · Understanding soil moisture terminology is key to making accurate decisions in the field. By James R. Urban, FASLA Most projects don’t have a soil scientist as a consultant, which leaves landscape architects to make important field decisions during construction. We need to specify soil moisture as part of the process of installing and compacting soils,