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WEBThe cover of Wonderland of Weeds. With beautiful, delicate, hand-drawn colored pencil illustrations, the duo turns the notion of what a weed is on its head, changing the reader’s perspective along the way. The book focuses on the aesthetic and ecological value of weeds, as well as their edible and medical uses.
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.
Life on the Wedge - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBOct 4, 2016 — Superkilen (“super wedge” in Danish) was designed by the landscape architects at Topotek 1, the architects at Bjarke Ingels Group, and the artists of Superflex. The park occupies a narrow stretch of land between 1980s housing projects and old neighborhood fabric. Nørrebro has a relatively high crime rate—high enough that …
The Schoolyard is Sick - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBJun 25, 2019 — This article is also available in Spanish.. The design of school grounds is being rethought for many reasons. Claire Latane wants improving students’ mental health to be one of them. By Jane Margolies. Not long ago, the schoolyard of Eagle Rock Elementary, in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, was a sea of cracked asphalt.
Live and Learn - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBFeb 12, 2019 — In pursuing the applied use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the research and innovation lab XL: Experiments in Landscape and Urbanism follows a small but growing number of researchers and practitioners interested in the ways the enigmatic yet ubiquitous culture of algorithms might be deployed in the field.
i, Designer? - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBAug 19, 2021 — The authors’ conceptualization of future AI integration into landscape practice. Image by Phillip Fernberg, Associate ASLA, and Brent Chamberlain. One of the things that makes the idea of artificial intelligence so elusive is the way we constantly shift the baseline for what counts as “thinking” or “intelligence.”.
Soft Landing - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBFeb 22, 2016 — Thomas M. Connolly Jr., met and became friends while working as mechanics at this airport. During World War II, they served heroically on the crew of the same B-24 when it was shot down over Serbia. Aided by resistance forces, they hid behind enemy lines for two months before being rescued in a daring airlift.
The Return of the Swamp - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBAug 25, 2015 — The compensatory mitigation mandate opens a dynamic arena for landscape architects. By Philip Walsh “Konk-la-ree!” Or, “O-ka-lee!” The song of the red-winged blackbird, although instantly recognizable, is hard to put to words, as even Roger Tory Peterson, author of A Field Guide to the Birds, …
Water Squares - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBAug 22, 2024 — Inspired by the Dutch city of Rotterdam, Montreal is adopting water squares: urban plazas, typically hardscaped, designed to double as heavy-duty stormwater retention infrastructure, or vice versa. The city currently has six water squares built, two under construction, and 20 more planned for 2024. Continue reading →. …
High Profile - Landscape Architecture Magazine
WEBNov 30, 2021 — The High Line Canal reinvents an irrigation canal that shows off the region’s diversity. By Haniya Rae Stretching 71 miles from south of Denver into Aurora, Colorado, the High Line Canal is a constructed feat of the late 19th century. Originally hand-dug to supply irrigation to local farmers, the canal is now in the midst.