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    Kofi Boone: Designing a Black Commons

    Black Bottom neighorhood in Detroit, 1959, before and after 1-375/I-75 construction / Courtesy of the Detroit Historical Society Black Bottom neighorhood in Detroit, 1959, before and after 1-375/I-75 construction / Courtesy of the Detroit Historical Society Historically marginalized and...
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    Interview with Chris Hardy: How to Decarbonize Design

    Chris Hardy, ASLA / © Sasaki Associates, Inc. Chris Hardy, ASLA, is senior associate at Sasaki and founder of Carbon Conscience. He is Co-chair of the ASLA Climate Action Committee Subcommittee on Carbon Drawdown and Biodiversity. He was a 2022-2023 Landscape Architecture Foundation Innovation...
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    Kongjian Yu Wins 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize

    2023 Oberlander Prize Laureate Kongjian Yu, FASLA / © Barrett Doherty The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) announced Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, has won the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize for his influential planning, design, and...
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    Best Books of 2024

    30 Trees: And Why Landscape Architects Love Them / Birkhäuser Delve into new books on nature, design, and the climate that inform and inspire. Explore THE DIRT’s 10 best books of 2024: 30 Trees: And Why Landscape Architects Love Them Birkhäuser 30 landscape architects around the world offer...
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    A New Plaza in Denver Shows the Beauty of Local Design

    Denver 17th Street Corner Plaza, Denver, Colorado / Danielle VonLehe, Courtesy of Terremoto A plaza in downtown Denver, Colorado was a “harsh place,” a “terrible concrete plaza,” explained Kasey Toomey, PLA, landscape architect, artist, and partner at Terremoto. “We decided to create a habitat...
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    Bold Solutions from Emerging Landscape Architecture Leaders (Part I)

    El Paso Pedestrian Pathways, El Paso, Texas / SWA Group, Jonnu Singleton Research on climate change, biodiversity loss, and systemic inequities is now being undermined. But there are still “crevices, nooks, and crannies” where important independent research is being conducted. “We need to...
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    ASLA Announces 2023 Professional Awards

    ASLA 2023 Professional General Design Honor Award. The Meadow at the Old Chicago Post Office, Chicago, IL. Hoerr Schaudt / Dave Burk Thirty-four Professional Award winners represent the highest level of achievement in the landscape architecture profession By Lisa Hardaway ASLA announced its...
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    Confronting the Racist Legacy of Urban Highways

    Justice and the Interstates: The Racist Truth About Urban Highways / Island Press By Diane Jones Allen, D.Eng., PLA, FASLA Highways, in their inanimate state, cannot be racist. However, the forces that located them and the consequences of their placement are inextricably connected to race...
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    Best Books of 2023

    Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes / Island Press, 2023 Delve into new books on nature, design, and the climate that inform and inspire. Explore THE DIRT’s 10 best books of 2023: Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes Island Press...
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    President Advances Landscape Architects’ Priorities in 2025 Budget Request

    ASLA 2023 Professional General Design Honor Award. The University of Texas at El Paso Transformation. El Paso, Texas. Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Inc. / Adam Barbe By Roxanne Blackwell, Caleb Raspler, and Matthew Gallagher On March 11, the White House released the Budget of the U.S...
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    Biking: An Undervalued Climate Solution

    Protected bike lane in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires / FotografiaBasica, istockphoto.com Transportation accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Of those emissions, 90 percent is from road vehicles. And approximately half of those emissions are from passenger cars...
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    ASLA Survey: Continued Increase in Demand for Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change

    ASLA 2023 Landmark Award. Vista Hermosa Natural Park. Los Angeles. Studio-MLA / Hunter Kerhart Clients are looking to landscape architects to increase resilience to climate impacts faster — and address biodiversity loss ASLA has released the results of its second national survey on client...
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    ASLA Announces 2024 Professional Awards

    ASLA 2024 Professional General Design Honor Award. Tom Lee Park: “Come to the River.” Memphis, Tennessee. SCAPE / Landscape Architecture, Studio Gang / Tom Harris By Lisa Hardaway ASLA has announced its 2024 Professional Awards. Thirty-nine Professional Award winners showcase innovation and...
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    Landscape Architects Form Task Force to Scale Up Solutions to the Climate and Biodiversity Crises

    ASLA 2023 Professional General Design Honor Award. The Meadow at the Old Chicago Post Office. Chicago, Illinois. Hoerr Schaudt / Dave Burk Led by leaders in the field of landscape architecture, ASLA is developing an updated, profession-wide Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan ASLA is...
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    New Strategies to Improve Road Safety

    Protected, separate bike lane in Paris, France / istockphoto.com, Oliver Djiann Road accidents are a leading cause of death worldwide, causing 1.19 million fatalities each year. More than 90 percent of these fatalities occur in low and middle income countries. And more than half worldwide are...
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    SWA/Balsley Carves Public Space out of a Dangerous Intersection

    Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Plaza, Washington, D.C. SWA/Balsley / Sam Oberter, courtesy of SWA One of the top ten most dangerous intersections in Washington, D.C. has been transformed into a safe gateway and green public space. Thomas Balsley, FASLA, co-managing principal of SWA/Balsley, said the...
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