12 Inside

16 Land Matters

18 Letters

FOREGROUND

22 Now
Seattle blends public works and public space; crime may follow the emerald ash borer; the University of Delaware introduces a landscape architecture major; and more.
Edited by Timothy A. Schuler

44 Planning
New Urbanism, New HUD
The federal HOPE VI program created today’s semiprivatized world of public housing, and a lot of work for New Urbanists. What’s next, with social aid poised to crater further?
By Zach Mortice

52 Ecology
From Phyto to Myco
Plants that neutralize pollutants are increasingly important in the landscape architecture tool kit, and fungi are close behind.
By Lauren Mandel, ASLA

68 Materials
Hard Choices
As concern for tropical forests becomes a staple of sustainable design thinking, alternatives to tropical hardwoods are making their way into the market.
By Meg Calkins, FASLA

80 Goods
Street Treat
Planters, benches, and more for public spaces.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA

FEATURES

92 The Toolmaker
Jack Dangermond and Esri’s Green Infrastructure Initiative are taking GIS to the ultimate scale.
By Jonathan Lerner

106 Power Play 2050
Dirk Sijmons of H+N+S has a vision for 25,000 offshore wind turbines to meet the Paris climate goals. The battle for renewable energy in Europe may be won or lost in the North Sea.
By Michael Dumiak

126 Wet Bars
San Francisco’s Exploratorium is all about learning to have a little fun, even outdoors, thanks to GLS Landscape | Architecture.
By Lydia Lee

142 San Antonio Takes the Shot
A plan by Stephen Stimson Associates and D.I.R.T. Studio to restore the wild in the West at Phil Hardberger Park.
By Jennifer Reut

THE BACK

168 Request Not Found
Lisa Orr, ASLA, is working to put West Virginia’s forgotten cemeteries—and more—back on official maps.
By Timothy A. Schuler

178 Books
Constructing Nature
A review of Toward an Urban Ecology by Kate Orff and SCAPE.
By Elissa Rosenberg

206 Advertiser Index

207 Advertisers by Product Category

220 Backstory
Active Duty
The artist Hillary Mushkin’s exhibit Project Series 51: Incendiary Traces examines the landscapes of conflict.
By Mimi Zeiger