Los esfuerzos de la iniciativa de diseño Kounkuey en el Valle Oriental de Coachella animan a las comunidades. Por Mimi Zeiger ? Fotografía de Michael Todoran/HAPS Agency Un mapa de madera aglomerada del Salton Sea es una herramienta táctil para...

In the Eastern Coachella Valley, where shade is a luxury, the nonprofit Kounkuey Design Initiative focuses on empowering the residents through design. By Mimi Zeiger ? Photography by Michael Todoran/HAPS Agency A chipboard map of the Salton Sea...

Inspired by the Netherlands, Montreal is adopting water squares to mitigate urban flooding. By Katharine Logan Montreal?s Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam is part of the city?s investment inDutch-style water squares. Photo by Roxanne Marcil. ?The main...

Landscape architects seek novel solutions to navigate tricky regulations. By Timothy A. Schuler The ?pond? in Lake County, Illinois, shown in May 2021, is subject to a complex legal and regulatory system. Photo by Practice Landscape. At first...

Philadelphia commissions a public memorial to commemorate a forgotten Black burial ground. By Jared Brey Artist Karyn Olivier (seated) wanted to create a plaza that responded to the weather. Photo by Ground Reconsidered. In 2012, an independent...

Landscape architects will need to consider 3D printing?s carbon footprint. By Timothy A. Schuler Lindsey Heller examines one of several finishes applied to 3D-printed prototypes. Photo by Joey Neff, Local 528. Lindsey Heller sees a lot of...

Mary Miss has filed an injunction against the Des Moines Art Center to protect her work. By Stephen Zacks Mary Miss, pictured in her New York City studio, says the museum did not consult with her on plans for demolition. Photo © Lila...

A new resilience plan for Butte, Montana, is built on bipartisan community support. By Kylie Mohr Community meetings focused on the felt impacts of climate change, such as wildfire smoke, in and around Butte. Photo by Water & Environmental...

30 Trees: And Why Landscape Architects Love Them Edited by Ron Henderson; Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser, 2024; 232 pages, $53.99. Reviewed by Pollyanna RheeA sketch of the ancient Japanese cherry tree, Yamataka Jindai-zakura, speaks to the...

With a new lynching memorial in Fort Worth, DesignJones continues to create landscapes of racial reconciliation. By James Russell Image courtesy DesignJones LLC. Fred Rouse was hanged from a hackberry tree north of downtown Fort Worth, Texas, on...

An applied research project in Buenos Aires brings fresh eyes to urban vacancy. By Jimena Martignoni Custom bird feeders are one of the few designed additions in the lot. During “open� days, visitors fill them. Image by Estudio Bulla. In...

Only one obstacle stood in the way of a Long Island retreat: a grove of 100-year-old cedars. By Andrea Timpano A diagram of the property, which also includes a tidal wetland.Laguardia Design Group When an entrepreneur on the hunt for a new home...

Updated and expanded for new grads, with more tech, more cult books, and a few surprising must-haves for the newly minted designer. By the LAM Editorial Advisory Committee* Well, it?s finally happened. You (or your family...

A travel grant yields walking as art and research. Interview By Timothy A. Schuler Connecting a mode of drawing to the experience of walking was a core part of Rachel Valenziano?s project. Why Rome"  I [chose Rome] because every inch of the...

Miami?s Vizcaya Museum and Gardens recovers from design drift in the face of rising seas. By Kelly Enright Vizcaya?s Gilded Age design referenced European gardens adapted to Florida?s conditions. Image by the Historic American Landscapes Survey,...

Duluth?s Lincoln Park preps for a $25 million RAISE grant, with help from Damon Farber Landscape Architects. By Sarah Chase Shaw Community input informed design priorities for Lincoln Park?s Craft District. Photo by Damon Farber Landscape...

BKV Group connects a new development with an old idea.   “We have a lot of owners who want to immediately establish where private property is and boundaries, put up fences and things. This is the exact opposite. They don?t want anyone to be...

Seferian Design Group undoes years of additions and urban encroachment at a historic green space.  By Zach Mortice Waterloo Park’s new approach to Silver Lake brings visitors to the water with a terraced fountain and a sloping, accessible path....

Toronto?s cold-savvy planners adapt the city to hotter summers. By Sam Bloch Illustration by Meg Studer When cities plan to mitigate extreme heat, many draw from a now-familiar playbook?more trees, more reflective surfaces, and more...

A new strategy for public space planning takes the stops off small-wheeled sports.   By Katharine Logan

A hotel in the shadow of a national park blends in. ?Usually, you?re curtailed to a pretty small postage stamp site for an outdoor space at a hotel like this. We?re saying, no, let?s push this program out and around and depart from the typical ?you...

Firms are sharing project contracts and budgets more openly across teams as a matter of staff engagement. By Bradford McKee Clockwise from top left: Paul Kissinger, FASLA, CEO, Kissinger Design, Dexter, Michigan, photo courtesy EDSA; Susannah...

?On a leftover site in Punta Pite, landscape architect Teresa Moller?s house is a study in give and take. By Jimena Martignoni/Photography by Cristóbal Palma The terraced gardens behind the house showcase many different species that can now be...

Transforming a defunct monorail into an elevated trail was an exercise in creative friction. By Timothy A. Schuler A section illustrates how the access points meet the ground. Image by TEN x TEN Landscape Architecture and Urbanism. When the...

No longer just for coastal areas, WEDG 3.0 adds inland waterfronts to its certification. By Clare Jacobson Funded through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan, each breakwater features new below- and above-water habitats. Image courtesy Living...