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    Landscape Architects Form High-Profile Task Force to Take Action on Climate and Biodiversity Crises

    ASLA 2019 Professional General Design Honor Award. Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park Phase II: A New Urban Ecology. Long Island City, NY, USA. SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI with ARUP / copyright Vecerka/ESTO, courtesy of SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI Led by climate leaders in the field of...
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    The Opportunities of Decarbonization

    ASLA Climate Action Case Study. Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, Reed Hilderbrand and Design Workshop, Inc. / Brandon Huttenlocher/Design Workshop Architecture 2030 states that the built environment generates 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually. Building operations, which...
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    Biomimicry Tools to Inspire Designers

    Rainforest epiphyte leaf formation / Reforestation.me “Biomimicry is about learning from nature to inspire design solutions for human problems,” said Gretchen Hooker with the Biomimicry Institute at SXSW Eco in Austin, Texas. To enable the spread of these exciting solutions, Hooker, along with...
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    New Case Studies on Sustainable Landscape Design

    Sherbourne Commons / ASLA 2013 General Design Honor Award. Sherbourne Common / Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg A newly expanded and now mobile-friendly version of ASLA’s Designing Our Future: Sustainable Landscapes online exhibition highlights real-world examples of sustainable landscape design...
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    Best Podcasts for Landscape Architects

    And the best way to listen Over the past decade, podcasts have emerged as a popular storytelling platform and captivating way to learn more about the world around us. Podcasts offer a source of inspiration for designers exploring other disciplines and seeking fresh perspective within their...
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    How Can Cities Best Plan for Future Growth?

    Model of Manhattan’s grid / Pinterest The world’s cities are growing at a rapid pace. By 2030, nearly 70 percent of people will live in urban areas. Cities not only face immense challenges related to climate change, migration, mobility, infrastructure, equity, and security, but are also dealing...
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    The Desert Gardens of Steve Martino

    Desert Gardens of Steve Marino / Monacelli Press 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...
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    Landscape Architects: Now Is the Time for Climate Action

    Climate Positive Design / Pamela Conrad, ASLA, CMG Landscape Architecture Earlier this month, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a bombshell report concluding that the world has as little as twelve years to act to stave off the worst impacts from a...
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    Interview with Hitesh Mehta: The Spiritual Side of Sustainability

    Hitesh Mehta, FASLA / HM Design Hitesh Mehta, FASLA, is president of HM Design, which has completed planning, architecture, and landscape architecture projects in more than 60 countries. He is an international expert in sustainable tourism, including wildlife conservancy planning and eco-lodge...
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