While the preservation of historical landmarks has been made feasible and codified through organizations such as National Park Services and UNESCO, we sense the need of new approaches for ...

The linear wetland in the middle of the park with terraces covered by a variety of native grasses and wetland plants (view facing north). The terraced wetland is heavily planted to clean the ...

Solar Reflectance has a significant impact on surface air temperatures in the built environment. Materials with low solar reflectance absorb a larger amount of solar energy, which leads to higher air ...

The landscape architects collaborated with the architect to place the majority of the building below grade, allowing the landscape to become a central expressive medium on the site. The undulating ...

About the Sustainable SITES Initiative and the SITES Rating System The Sustainable SITES Initiative is a set of comprehensive, voluntary guidelines together with a rating system that assesses the ...

Aogu is a 1,600-hectare site located on the route of Asian migrating birds. The site has been reclaimed from the sea and unexpectedly reverted to a coastal wetland because of land subsiding and the ...

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) convened a Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience last fall to offer communities strategies for adapting to global climate change and ...

Harriett Jameson, Associate ASLA; Asa Eslocker, Associate ASLA | Graduate | Faculty Advisors: Michael Lee | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA ...

This garden is a contemporary space in sync with Brazilian tropical heritage. It harmonizes a floating garden amidst water, lush greenery with bold, clean constructed elements. Located in São Paulo, a ...

Building Upon a Water Network: The landscape infrastructure and resulting water quality improvements will in turn make possible re-vegetation, habitat creation, and integration of recreational and ...

Bird’s-eye view of the Garden from the hill. Each rusty steel fence inclines 1 degree more than the last one, creating dreamlike light change; the plants popped their heads from gaps, luxuriantly and ...

Location Not Applicable | Team: Kari Spiegelhalter, Student ASLA; Patricia Noto, Student ASLA; Tess Ruswick, Student ASLA | Faculty Advisors: Joshua F. Cerra, ASLA ...