10 Inside
12 Land Matters
14 Letters
FOREGROUND
18 Now
A proposed memorial for Sandy Hook Elementary; shining a light on midcentury neon; a resilience plan for Boston Harbor; and more.
Edited by Timothy A. Schuler
38 Planning
Changes Ferguson Can See
In Ferguson, Missouri, the Great Streets plan for West Florissant Avenue is revived, this time with more community participation.
By Miriam Moynihan
50 Materials
Life Insurance for Plants
Who’s responsible when a plant fails?
By Andrew Lavallee, FASLA
60 Goods
Public Options
Seating, lighting, and an outdoor structure with a sensor-equipped, louvered roof keep your public spaces comfortable.
FEATURES
70 Iced Out
The U.S. government does not classify landscape architecture as a STEM topic. That is bad news for foreign students seeking visas to study here—and for the profession.
By Brian Barth
78 Live and Learn
Artificial intelligence may well revolutionize landscape architecture. At least that’s what the robots tell us.
By Mimi Zeiger
90 The Huntress
Hunting her meat, growing her vegetables, and designing for meaning: Christie Green, ASLA, has chosen the wild life.
By Timothy A. Schuler
THE BACK
112 Hard Core
The concrete sculptures of Sections of the Anthropocene take a penetrating look at the human impact on what’s underfoot.
By Jennifer Reut
124 Books
Beyond Her Borders
A review of Ellen Shipman and the American Garden, by Judith B. Tankard.
By Jane Gillette
148 Advertiser Index
149 Advertisers by product category
160 Backstory
Bugged Out
In one Denver park, giant, climbable bug sculptures make infestation fun.
By Haniya Rae