FOREGROUND
22 Now
A landscape architecture graduate finds herself doing forensics; Kevin Sloan, ASLA, proposes a radical departure in planning for Dallas–Fort Worth; wildlands in New York and other cities are getting their due; and more.
Edited By Timothy A. Schuler
42 Species
If millipedes had not come on land so long ago, there might be a lot more dead leaves lying around. Plus, the enigmatic Boquila trifoliolata
of South America takes on various guises to mimic plants it is near.
By Constance Casey
50 Parks
Dogs Are the New Kids
Dogs deserve better than parks the size of a litter box. In many places they’re getting it (ahem, Denver has a whole dog park master plan).
By Brian Barth
60 Office
Right Sized
However small or large their firms may be, principals have definite philosophical reasons for keeping their staffing levels to a certain number.
By Jennifer Reut
70 Archives
Balancing Act
The story of ASLA’s push to establish the National Park Service a century ago.
By Jennifer Reut
80 Goods
Hit the Lights
After dark, look for the good stuff.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA
FEATURES
90 An Island Unto Itself
Surfacedesign makes an homage and an invention around a midcentury modern office building in Honolulu, with the native planting knowledge of HHF Planners.
By Timothy A. Schuler
106 Step By Step By Step
There was only one thing for Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates to do for a tiny garden in Brooklyn: Go big and fill it up.
By Jane Margolies
120 Most Industrial
Along the Menomonee Valley in Milwaukee, incremental plans are coming to life to mitigate the harder aspects of a longtime manufacturing zone yet keep it as a hub for jobs.
By Adam Regn Arvidson, FASLA
136 Four For Four
The Phipps Conservatory’s new Center for Sustainable Landscapes by Andropogon Associates embeds generative design principles so deeply that it is the first to pick up the highest ratings among all the major green certification programs. Plus, it’s a lepidopteran magnet.
By Jane Berger
THE BACK
156 Life Between the Lines
An exhibition at the California Historical Society explores how the impulse to draw flowed through every aspect of the life of Lawrence Halprin.
By Mimi Zeiger
168 After Hours
Photographer Lynn Saville’s book Dark City: Urban America at Night shows what cityscapes become when there’s no one around.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA
176 Books
Caution in Advance
A review of John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner, by R. Bruce Stephenson.
By Mac Griswold
208 Display Ad Index
209 Buyer’s guide Index
224 Backstory
Native Grounds
The United States Botanic Garden brings out botanical art inspired by the plants of U.S. national parks.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA
