JULY 2017

 

14 Inside

16 Land Matters

18 Letters

FOREGROUND

24 Now
A resilient streetscape in Miami; tactile tools give GIS a hand; toaster-size weather satellites improve forecasts; rethinking Detroit’s east riverfront; and more.
Edited by Timothy A. Schuler

48 New at HQ
Reopened for Business
Welcome to the Center for Landscape Architecture, ASLA’s newly renovated national headquarters in Washington, D.C.
By Bradford McKee

54 Materials
Concrete Minus Carbon
New technologies could make concrete more sustainable.
By Meg Calkins, FASLA

66 Tech
Pictures in Sound
Hyperlocal podcasts bring landscapes to life.
BY Timothy A. Schuler

74 Goods
Home Swank Home
It’s patio time. Live it up.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA

FEATURES

84 Disrupting the Park Bench
As data collection technology comes to parks and other public spaces, the question becomes how to balance the need for privacy with the possibilities for public good.
By Brian Barth

92 Martha Schwartz, Reconnecting
In China, “They just love Martha.” They’re not the only ones: a conversation with landscape legend Martha Schwartz, FASLA.
By James Trulove

116 Context Clues
Liz Sargent, FASLA, plumbs the culture of landscapes to “unify the understanding of the place.”
By Kevan Williams

THE BACK

132 The Cost of the Coast
In Hawai‘i, surprisingly well-preserved traces of ancient culture persist among sybaritic resorts.
By Adam Mandelman

142 Books
Off the Road: Learning to See, Trying to Remember
A review of Easy On, Easy Off: The Urban Pathology of America’s Small Towns, by Jack Williams.
By Jane Gillette

166 Advertiser Index

167 Advertisers by Product Category

180 Backstory
Danger! for Kids
The artist Julia Jacquette’s book recalls the brutally beautiful playgrounds of her New York City youth.
By Tom Stoelker

 

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