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It’s Time to Get Political

07/06/201607/07/2016The Dirt ContributorLeave a comment

Social justice. Environmental stewardship. Enduring aesthetic beauty. An expanded role for landscape architects. These were the predominant themes in the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s Summit on Landscape Architecture and the Future at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. These goals…

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Landscape Architecture, Policy and Regulation

Hug a Tree for 15 Minutes (and Complain to It)

12/17/202012/24/2020Jared Green1 Comment

After this challenging year, Marina Abramović, perhaps the world’s most famous performance artist, recommends everyone vent their frustrations to a favorite tree in a public park. She tells you to hug one tightly for no less than 15 minutes and…

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Art, Environment

Explore the Landscapes of Michel Desvigne

08/25/202008/26/2020Jared GreenLeave a comment

The French landscape architect Michel Desvigne isn’t well-known in the U.S. but a new monograph of his firm’s work from the publisher Birkhäuser should help change that. Transforming Landscapes: Michel Desvigne Paysagiste beautifully conveys Desvigne’s simple yet striking parks, plazas,…

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Cities, Green Infrastructure, Landscape Architecture, Public Spaces

Security Is a Design Problem

10/22/201912/17/2020Jared GreenLeave a comment

Equitable access to public spaces is central to our civic life and democracy. We can’t let the threat of terrorist attacks or mass shooters turn our public spaces into inaccessible fortresses. To protect our people and economy, cities instead need…

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Landscape Architecture, Public Spaces, Security Design

The Pioneers of Postwar Landscape Architecture

01/29/201901/30/2019Aaron KingLeave a comment

Shaping the Postwar Landscape, edited by Charles Birnbaum, FASLA, founder and CEO of the Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), and Scott Craver is the fifth in a series of books that serve as an encyclopedia of landscape architects and allied professionals…

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Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Public Spaces, Residential Design

We Are Designing the Earth, Whether You Like It or Not

09/03/201909/05/2019The Dirt Contributor1 Comment

This purpose of this article is to reflect on the Design with Nature Now exhibition that ran over this past summer at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. The exhibition marked the 50th anniversary of…

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Cities, Climate Change, Ecosystem Restoration, Ecosystem Services, Landscape Architecture

The Desert Gardens of Steve Martino

04/18/201804/18/2018Aaron KingLeave a comment

The work of landscape architect Steve Martino, FASLA, derives its interest and relevance from a simple notion: the desert landscape should be celebrated, not ignored. This notion is expertly manifested in the 21 gardens featured in the new book Desert…

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Gardens, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Design

Listen to the Ecosystem; Design with Sound

12/10/201912/14/2019Jared GreenLeave a comment

There are three primary types of sound in our environments. There is geophony, which is the sound made by geophysical forces like rain, snow, rivers, ice, and cobble stones; biophony, which is the “sound of life,” including birds, frogs, and…

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Ecosystem Restoration, Ecosystem Services, Health + Design, Landscape Architecture

The Case for Complete Streets 2.0

10/08/201910/08/2019Jared Green1 Comment

Complete streets are designed to create safe access for all people — pedestrians and bicyclists, motorists and public transit riders. But at the Urban Land Institute’s fall meeting in Washington, D.C., Brad Davis, a principal at Alta Planning + Design,…

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Cities, Landscape Architecture, Public Spaces, Sustainable Transportation

How to Reintegrate the Homeless into Their Communities

12/02/201912/04/2019Ian DillonLeave a comment

A survey of homeless individuals by Downtown Streets Team yielded one overwhelming response: they felt completely ignored as human beings. At the ASLA 2019 Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Diego, Brian Elliott, policy analyst for San Diego Councilmember Chris…

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Cities, Inclusive Design
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