Native Mascagnia macroptera vines cover a southern exposure scrim. Reaching a remarkable 50 feet in height, the vines reduce solar heat gain within the building while blurring the lines between ...

People and Places. This project compared the quality of landscape features at assisted living facilities, with actual levels of outdoor usage by residents. The purpose was to determine whether ...

Commerce City, CO, USA | Design Workshop - Denver | Client: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army, United States Government, and Shell Oil Company ...

Gowanus Canal Bulkhead — Former industrial corridor has deteriorated due to lack of need for water transportation and years of neglect. Polluted Gowanus Canal — Contaminants in the water include ...

Sherbourne Commons, the civic heart of an emerging community, together with many exemplary public realm contributions, exemplifies how initial investment in public space can be a regenerative force ...

The SW Montgomery Green Street is regarded as Portland’s most innovative green street effort. The project demonstrates how, in even the most ultra-urban conditions, downtown streets can be planned and ...

Landscape architecture combines art and science. It is the profession that designs, plans and manages our land. Landscape architecture has strong roots in the U.S., and early examples, such as ...

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 ...

Roof produced a 10 percent decrease in building energy use over the winter months. The temperature on the green roof on the hottest summer days can be as much as 59 degrees cooler than conventional ...

When Portland and Suzhou became sister cities in the late 1980s, the dream for a classical Chinese garden in Portland was born and a newly-formed non-profit began to plan and design the garden.

Your sustainable landscape architecture work is focused on water in urban areas. Please describe a few urban projects that illustrate your approach to designing with water. We have quite a number of ...

Rainfall picks up contaminants from impervious surfaces such as asphalt and concrete streets, driveways, and other pathways, which further contribute to water pollution. In comparison, increasing a ...