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Landscape Architecture Magazine • THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

CONTRIBUTORS

MORE ‘EXCITING STUFF’

AN OPEN LETTER ON CLIMATE ACTION

SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT CLIMATE PETITION

ASLA’S RESPONSE TO THE STUDENT CLIMATE PETITION

LOUDER

FOREGROUND

REACH OUT • THE LANDSCAPE OF THE NEW ADDITION TO THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS EMBRACES THE CITY.

THE OCCASIONAL BATH • A SMALL KANSAS COMMUNITY TRANSFORMS A PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY INTO A FLOODABLE PARK.

DE-MOTORING DETROIT • AGENCE TER PARTNERS WITH LOCAL DESIGNERS ON A CULTURAL DISTRICT FOR THE MOTOR CITY.

SEA CHANGE • RISING SEA LEVELS PROMPT A TURN FOR A BAY AREA REGULATORY AGENCY.

JOINT EFFORT • IN SYDNEY, A NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY AND PLAZA ARE TREATED AS A SINGLE, PERMEABLE SPACE.

THEATER REVIVAL • ROBERT ROYSTON’S 1967 QUARRY AMPHITHEATER HAS BEEN CAREFULLY REBUILT IN ALL ITS MODERNIST GLORY.

FROM THE GROUND UP • AN ARRAY OF OUTDOOR SURFACE MATERIALS.

FEATURES

HEAD FOR THE HILL • ECOSIGN HAS BEEN DESIGNING SKI RESORTS FOR 40 YEARS, BUT A WARMING PLANET AND NEW MARKETS IN ASIA KEEP THE WORK INTERESTING.

NO PLAN IS AN ISLAND • A FLOOD-FRIENDLY PARK RE-CREATES A RESILIENT LANDSCAPE IN CALGARY’S BOW RIVER.

THE BACK

THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO • A MESSAGE FROM JONATHAN B. JARVIS, HONORARY ASLA, FOR LANDSLIDE 2019

FILL IN THE BLANKS • FROM FALLOW: 100 IDEAS FOR ABANDONED URBAN LANDSCAPES

BOOKS OF INTEREST

Simple Points, Skilled Craftspeople and Landscape Superheroess • 2019 LAMMY Award winners announced in San Diego

San Diego EXPO: On the Floor and Beyond • Floor traffic up due to multiple initiatives, great booths – and engaged landscape architects.

The Student Climate Crisis Forum: The Industry is Working on It • Climate change projections are most acute for younger landscape architects. The Conference and EXPO identified both the problem, and, bit by bit, solutions from designers and suppliers.

CANOPY COMPANIONS • THE TREES STAY, AND THE PUBLIC GETS A BONUS SPACE.