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THE NEW TOPOS

Posted in CITIES, ENVIRONMENT, INTERVIEW, ONLINE ONLY, PLANNING, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

BY BRADFORD MCKEE

Image Courtesy Topos Magazine 99.

Readers of the much-beloved magazine Topos will see a striking difference with the newest issue, its 99th, released in mid-June: a front-to-back redesign and editorial overhaul overseen by its editor-in-chief, Tanja Braemer. It is the first redesign of Topos since 2005. The new format, arriving in the title’s 25th year, slices its landscape-driven content in new ways and moves it closer to urban design and planning in its coverage of what Braemer calls “open-space culture.”

“I would like the urban disciplines to be more confident, to be more outgoing, and say, yeah, we are talking about free space,” (more…)

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ART DIRECTOR’S CUT, AUGUST 9

Posted in HISTORIC LANDSCAPES, HISTORY, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, ONLINE ONLY, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRESERVATION, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The things our art director, Chris McGee, hated to leave out of the current issue of LAM.

Credit: Sahar Coston-Hardy.

Credit: Sahar Coston-Hardy.

From “Industrial Evolution” by Tom Stoelker, in the August 2016 issue, featuring the National Park Service’s management plan to unite industrial history with natural beauty at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, New Jersey.

“A view above and below.”

—Chris McGee, LAM Art Director

As always, you can buy this issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine at more than 700 bookstores, including many university stores and independents, as well as at Barnes & Noble. You can also buy single digital issues for only $5.25 at Zinio or order single copies of the print issue from ASLA. Annual subscriptions for LAM are a thrifty $59 for print and $44.25 for digital. Our subscription page has more information on subscription options.

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ART DIRECTOR’S CUT, APRIL 19

Posted in BROWNFIELDS, ONLINE ONLY, PHOTOGRAPHY, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The things our art director, Chris McGee, hated to leave out of the current issue of LAM.

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Credit: Eddee Daniel.

From “Most Industrial” by Adam Regn Arvidson, FASLA, in the April 2016 issue, featuring the careful balance between brownfield remediation and industrial center in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“Valley wetland mirror…”

—Chris McGee, LAM Art Director

You can read the full table of contents for April 2016 or pick up a free digital issue of the April LAM here and share it with your clients, colleagues, and friends. As always, you can buy this issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine at more than 200 bookstores, including many university stores and independents, as well as at Barnes & Noble. You can also buy single digital issues for only $5.25 at Zinio or order single copies of the print issue from ASLA. Annual subscriptions for LAM are a thrifty $59 for print and $44.25 for digital. Our subscription page has more information on subscription options.

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ART DIRECTOR’S CUT, FEBRUARY 11

Posted in ONLINE ONLY, PHOTOGRAPHY, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2016| 1 Comment »

The things our art director, Chris McGee, hated to leave out of the current issue of LAM.

Brian Luenser Photography.

Credit: Brian Luenser Photography.

From “Square Dance” by Jonathan Lerner in the February 2016 issue, featuring Sundance Square Plaza in Fort Worth, Texas, designed by Michael Vergason Landscape Architects.

“There’s something very Lewis Carroll about the reflections.”

—Chris McGee, LAM Art Director

As always, you can buy this issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine at more than 200 bookstores, including many university stores and independents, as well as at Barnes & Noble. You can also buy single digital issues for only $5.25 at Zinio or order single copies of the print issue from ASLA. Annual subscriptions for LAM are a thrifty $59 for print and $44.25 for digital. Our subscription page has more information on subscription options.

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MEET US IN CHICAGO!

Posted in ASLA, ONLINE ONLY, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 5, 2015| 1 Comment »

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Credit: David Wilson [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

It’s that time of year again, and the Landscape Architecture Magazine team is off to sweet home Chicago [Many LAM staff hail from Chicago.—Ed.] for the 2015 ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO. Here are just a few places to find us during the meeting:

Editor Brad McKee will be a panelist on From the Editor’s Desk: Navigating the Modern Media (SUN-A08), at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, 11/8. He will also be moderating Hybrid Practices (FRI-B02), at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, 11/6, and Inside the LA Studio with Hollander Design (SAT-A02), at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 11/7.

The staff will also be attending the Landscape Architecture Magazine Advertising Awards (aka the”LAMMYs”) on Friday, 11/6, the ASLA Student and Professional Awards Ceremony on Monday, 11/9, and the second annual Edible Landscape Celebration on Saturday, 11/7. Tickets are still available for this event, but it will sell out.

LAM editors will be on hand for Meet the Editors in the EXPO hall on Saturday and Sunday to hear about those new projects and story ideas, so sign up if you’d like to pitch your project.  New to Meet the Editors this year is LAM Art Director Chris McGee, who will be available for photography reviews. There are still a few spots left, so be sure to snag yours before they’re all gone!

In between sessions you can find us at the LAM table in ASLA Central on Saturday and Sunday. Drop by and introduce yourself and be sure follow us on Twitter @landarchmag throughout the meeting—remember to use #ASLA2015 on Instagram and Twitter! If you see us in a session or event, be sure to say hello—we love to meet readers and hear what they think about the magazine and the blog.

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ART DIRECTOR’S CUT, JUNE 4

Posted in ART, NEW YORK CITY, ONLINE ONLY, PHOTOGRAPHY, tagged , , , , , , , on June 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The things our art director, Chris McGee, hated to leave out of the current issue of LAM.

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Mark Handforth’s Painted Phone art installation on Governors Island. Credit: Timothy Schenck.

From “Treasure Island” by Jonathan Lerner, in the June 2015 issue, featuring the recently completed first phase of Governors Island in New York City, designed by West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture.

“I love the trail from the plane’s lights in this eerie night shot of Governors Island. It’s as if it’s circling the Statue of Liberty.”

—Chris McGee, LAM Art Director

As always, you can buy this issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine at more than 200 bookstores, including many university stores and independents, as well as at Barnes & Noble. You can also buy single digital issues for only $5.25 at Zinio or order single copies of the print issue from ASLA. Annual subscriptions for LAM are a thrifty $59 for print and $44.25 for digital. Our subscription page has more information on subscription options.

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