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A NEW NOW

FOREGROUND

SQUATTER’S RIGHTS, GARDEN DELIGHTS? • THE BATTLE OVER A VACANT LOT IN MONTREAL LEAVES A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN RUINS.

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GETTING BY ON ITS OWN SUPPLY • GEORGIA TECH’S KENDEDA BUILDING TAKES THE STRAIN OFF THE REGION’S FRAGILE WATER RESOURCES.

SALTON SEA SOS • A BATTLE BETWEEN NATURE AND ENGINEERING PLAYS OUT IN A RECEDING LAKE BED.

THE BATTLE OF FORT GREENE • NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVISTS PUT A HALT TO NEW YORK CITY’S PLAN TO MAKE A PARK MORE ACCESSIBLE.

THE RIVER AND THE REAL WORLD • CORNELL STUDENTS BRING VISIONS FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION DOWN TO THE HUDSON SHORE.

NOTHING BUT FUN • NEW PLAY STRUCTURES, FULL OF SURPRISES.

FEATURES

ON-RAMPS, ON TIME • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS CAN DO MORE THAN TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY—THEY CAN ACT.

BIG BEND IN THE ROAD • FOUR COMMUNITIES IN REMOTE WEST TEXAS TRY TO FIND A WAY TO MANAGE THE FUTURE BEFORE IT RUNS OVER THEM.

THE BACK

ONE MARCH DAY • In the early days of the coronavirus shutdown, Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affiliate ASLA, took her camera to Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia’s Center City. The square is both a neighborhood park and a destination, and on an ordinary spring day, you could expect to see a few hundred people enjoying the park at any given time—walking their dogs, jogging, reading, and picnicking on the lawn. Restaurant patrons could be observed pouring out from the bistros that dot the perimeter of the park. This spring, a week or so into the pandemic, there were telling signs of the changes already at hand, with more to come, but visitors still managed to grab a bit of the season’s sweetness.

ROOTED IN PLACE • LO—TEK: DESIGN BY RADICAL INDIGENISM

BOOKS OF INTEREST

STAND UP AND STAND OUT • BEYOND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IS INSPIRING EVERYONE TO LIFT WHILE THEY CLIMB.