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LAM/INSIDE

NEW ROLES

LETTERS

FOREGROUND

AN EMERALD NECKLACE AT 70 FEET • A STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT IN HURRICANE-PRONE SOUTH FLORIDA MAKES A CASE FOR MESSIER, MORE POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY GREEN ROOFS.

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE • NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT MICROBIOME REWILDING CAN BENEFIT PUBLIC HEALTH.

A LAKE AND A LONG HISTORY • IN AKRON, OHIO, INVESTMENT IN THE CIVIC COMMONS SPARKS A DIALOGUE ABOUT SOCIAL EQUITY.

FIRST FOODS RETURN • A RARE CAMAS MEADOW PROVIDES HABITAT AND AN INDIGENOUS FOOD STAPLE.

BEYOND THE WALL • OUT OF QUARANTINE COMES AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR CHARLESTON’S FUTURE.

CAT CONNECTIVITY • PROTECTIONS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MOUNTAIN LIONS HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

MIAMI’S NEXT WAVE • SEA-LEVEL RISE ADDS TO THE PUSH AND PULL BETWEEN DESIGNERS AND CITY REGULATORS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

AMERICAN GOTHIC 2.0 • A HIGH-TECH GREENHOUSE DEVELOPER ARGUES THAT PRESERVING THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE REQUIRES A SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE START-UP.

EXTRA CREDIT • ACCENTS AND ACCESSORIES THAT CHARM.

FEATURES

THE PLUS SIDE • WHEN DESIGNERS NEED TO CALCULATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF PROJECTS, A NEW TECH TOOL CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS.

TO THE CORE • RECLAIMING PIECES OF DETROIT’S HISTORY TO CREATE AN URBAN WOODLAND.

THE BACK

A WAY OF WALKING • SCHOLARSHIP IN THE OPEN AIR.

SOCIAL STUDIES LANDSCAPE AND THE ACADEMY • EDITED BY JOHN BEARDSLEY AND DANIEL BLUESTONE; WASHINGTON, D.C.: DUMBARTON OAKS RESEARCH LIBRARY AND COLLECTION, 2019; 360 PAGES, $65.

BOOKS OF INTEREST • MULTIDISCIPLINARY ESSAYS CONNECT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE WITH THE URGENT REFORM OF FOOD SYSTEMS.

THE BACK/ADVERTISERS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY

BUSINESS IN A PANDEMIC: THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR • Being outside is a tool to fight the coronavirus, both in public and private places. But what will the industry look like in 2021?

FUTURE FORMS • AN OUTDOOR EXHIBIT REIMAGINES TRADITIONAL MONUMENTS AS PLACES OF PUBLIC RITUAL.