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THE AGE OF PERSEPHONE

FOREGROUND

RETREAT AND RETURN • ON THE FORMER SITE OF FLOOD-SOAKED PUBLIC HOUSING IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, A BLUE/GREENWAY MAY PROVIDE A DRIER FUTURE.

FAST TRACKED • TO MEET THE AMBITIOUS CLIMATE TARGETS AHEAD, DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS, AND CONSTRUCTION FIRMS NEED COMMON STANDARDS. AND SOON.

DIG DEEP • A SOAPSTONE QUARRY WITH INDIGENOUS ROOTS IS SET TO BECOME AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK.

A BUFFER BUFFET • COMPUTER MODELING PUTS A NEW SPECIES ON THE MENU OF EDIBLE FIRE BREAKS.

WHO NEEDS TO KNOW? • FIRMS ARE SHARING PROJECT CONTRACTS AND BUDGETS MORE OPENLY ACROSS TEAMS AS A MATTER OF STAFF ENGAGEMENT.

GO WITH THE FLOW • KEEP COOL WITH NEW WATER FEATURES.

FEATURES

BY BRIAN FRYER JUST ADD WATER • AFTER 20 YEARS AS UTAH’S SPLASHIEST NEW DEVELOPMENT, DAYBREAK WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW.

KAY WALKINGSTICK/HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL

LASTING IMPRESSIONS

WOODS GO URBAN: LANDSCAPE LABORATORIES IN SCANDINAVIA • EDITED BY ANDERS BUSSE NIELSEN, LISA DIEDRICH, AND CATHERINE SZANTO; WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS: BLAUWDRUK PUBLISHERS, 2023; 384 PAGES, $50.

BOOKS OF INTEREST • A CURIOSITY AND A CAUTION ABOUT WATER.

ADVERTISERS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY

THE POWER OF PEERS • In a dog-eat-dog world, landscape architecture is a little different. Corporate Member Peer Groups show how community and connecting win the day.

HKLA’S STUDIES IN CONTRADICTION.