A group of disability rights organizations raised concerns about a mural crosswalk in London’s Bankside neighborhood. Photo courtesy Better Bankside.
Viewed by both designers and departments of transportation as an inexpensive way to improve the public realm, street murals that embellish or sometimes even replace traditional crosswalks have become staples in the placemaking playbook. Continue reading Placemaking Pitfall→
As part of an ongoing effort to make content more accessible,LAM will be making select stories available to readers in Spanish.
Backdropped by the COVID-19 pandemic, the shift of city dwellers to rural home buyers has been framed as a panacea to the health risks posed by dense urban environments. Continue reading Small Town, Heavy Load→
Research by Samantha Solano, ASLA, and TJ Marston from the VELA Project.
Samantha Solano, ASLA, and TJ Marston have peeked under the hood of gender equity in landscape architecture once again. Continue reading Climbing the Ladder→
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes more than a dozen ASLA policy recommendations.
By Roxanne Blackwell, Hon. ASLA
Portland Mall Revitalization, ASLA 2011 Professional General Design Award of Excellence, designed by ZGF Architects LLP. Image courtesy ZGF Architects LLP.
Years of politically motivated attacks have put professional licensure at risk. Now, the design professions and their allies are banding together to protect it.
The state of Virginia has regulated landscape architecture as a profession since 1980, certifying practitioners through its professional occupational agency. In 2010, landscape architecture became a licensed profession in the state.
The plan proposes a range of site infrastructure and interpretation, including a downloadable app with narration by Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in elders. Hemis/Alamy stock photo.
Across the Yukon River from Dawson City, up around 64 degrees latitude, the Top of the World Highway wends its way over 65 miles of unglaciated landscape to the border with Alaska. Continue reading Paths Forward→
A conversation between two designers underscores the challenges to entering the profession.
By Jamie Maslyn Larson, FASLA
Jamie Maslyn Larson, FASLA, met Gabe Jenkins, Student ASLA, when he contacted her last summer through LinkedIn. Jenkins, then a BLA candidate at Clemson University, was interested in an internship at BIG, her former firm. Continue reading Interview: The Outside Track→
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