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 ...

Any residential landscape can be designed to both reduce flooding during storms and conserve water in times of water scarcity. Homeowners can use green infrastructure approaches, like bioswales and ...

Elevated Courtyard—This second-story garden helped children grow 1,000 pounds of vegetables last year. Garden Stripes — Linear strips of recycled tire pavers are the framework for the garden and ...

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 ...

Stormwater from any roof should be captured and treated so it doesn't overwhelm our stormwater infrastructure and pollute our rivers and lakes. The Rain Garden at the Oregon Convention Center ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Governors Island is a 172-acre island in the heart of New York Harbor. It is located 800 yards from Lower Manhattan and 400 yards from Brooklyn. The entire groundplane of the south Island will be ...