Reflections on Housing Diversity
by Regan Pence, ASLA From a drone flight over Omaha / image: Regan Pence I am a practicing landscape architect in Omaha, Nebraska, and I have grown to love the community and the projects I have been a...
View ArticleDispatches from the Community Design PPN
Apartment residents in the Washington, D.C. area gather on their balconies every Friday to applaud, cheer, and bang pots and pans for healthcare workers and first responders. / image: Alexandra Hay As...
View ArticleRebuilding Small-Scale Community
by Oliver Penny, Student ASLA A proposed design for a cottage court development in Athens, Georgia, featuring a community garden in the foreground. / image: Oliver Penny Although the coronavirus...
View ArticleReviving the Hill, One of the Oldest Residential Neighborhoods in the Steel City
by Udday Shankur Datta, Student ASLA Aerial perspective. The project explores the opportunities to connect the Hill District with downtown Pittsburgh to restore the once vibrant neighborhood that was...
View ArticleEnvisioning the Future of Community Design for World Landscape Architecture...
2019 ASLA Professional Honor Award in General Design. Barangaroo Reserve. Sydney, Australia. PWP Landscape Architecture / image: PWP Landscape Architecture Today marks the start of World Landscape...
View ArticleRevitalizing an Urban Village: The Example of the Sterling Community
by Thomas Schurch, ASLA A master plan for a portion of the Sterling Neighborhood depicts street upgrades, public spaces including a memorial square at a highpoint of the site, townhouses inspired by...
View ArticleCommunity Design Snapshot
Willoughby Corner in Lafayette, Colorado. / image: BCHA, Norris Design, and HBA Architects, courtesy of Don Ryan This fall, ASLA’s Community Design Professional Practice Network (PPN) solicited updates...
View ArticleCall to Participate: IN-FILL PA
by Cynthia Hron, Associate ASLA image: Cindi Hron Designers, Artists, and Design Firms, and Interested Parties: IN-FILL PA wants YOU to participate in an exhibit of designs for in-fill spaces. IN-FILL...
View ArticleSurvey on the Practice of Community Engagement
by Eric Higbee, ASLA, PLA image: Eric Higbee Do you work with communities? What community engagement practices do you use most often? How do you decide? What barriers or opportunities are there for...
View ArticleReimagining Abandoned Airfields Through Adaptive Reuse
by Anhad Viswanath, Associate ASLA ASLA 2021 Professional Urban Design Honor Award. Xuhui Runway Park. Shanghai, China. Sasaki / image: Insaw Photography This post discusses “Reed City’s Exhilarating...
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