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AUGUST 2015

10 Land Matters

FOREGROUND

14 Now
Toronto bucks the trend and decides to remake its elevated highway; DredgeFest goes to Duluth; new flood maps for New York City may already be outdated; GMOs may offer protection to landscapes facing climate change, and more.
Edited by Timothy A. Schuler

38 Species
The cry of the loon is an anxious one, and it can be surprisingly violent; plus, the hawthorn, respected or begrudged, depending on where it sprouts up.
By Constance Casey

50 Education
New Chairs, Subtle Shifts
Harvard’s Graduate School of Design adds two new program chairs, and for the first time, those chairs are women.
By Jessica Bridger

58 Nursery
Plant Sheriff
Growers who don’t comply with rules for patent-protected plants may find life a bit harder.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA

66 Water
Boston from the Ground Floor
The sea wants back into Boston, and a competition looks for ways to negotiate a peaceful solution.
By Elizabeth S. Padjen

74 Goods
Essential Objects
Embellish a space with just the right piece.
By Lisa Speckhardt

FEATURES

86 The return of the swamp
As compensatory mitigation for wetlands evolves, landscape architects can claim an integral role in re-creating wetlands.
By Philip Walsh

102 Freeze, Thaw, Flourish
The success of a small park by Thomas Balsley Associates has made Cleveland reconsider open spaces for downtown.
By Steven Litt

116 The Wetter, the Better
In Washington, D.C., the new Coast Guard headquarters works like one big weir.
By Bradford McKee

THE BACK

138 Space, Grounded
Charles Jencks used boulders and earth to re-create the cosmos amid rolling hills in Scotland.
By Lisa Speckhardt

144 Books
A Visual Treasure Trove
A review of Frederick Law Olmsted: Plans and Views of Public Parks, The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, Supplementary Series, Volume 2, edited by Charles E. Beveridge, Lauren Meier, and Irene Mills.
By John Dixon Hunt

164 Display Ad Index

165 Buyer’s Guide Index

176 Backstory
Lean Initiative
Mia Scharphie’s call to action.
By Jennifer Reut

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