Tag Archives: By T. Schuler
Seeding a Wilder Future
A new gorilla conservation campus by MASS Design Group and TEN x TEN is a laboratory for reforestation.
By Timothy A. Schuler
The plan was ambitious, even by MASS Design Group standards. For the headquarters of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the world’s foremost mountain gorilla conservation organization, the designers envisioned a series of lily pad-like buildings nestled into a landscape made up of plant communities drawn almost exclusively from the gorillas’ native habitat in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park.
(Re)making the Grade
At the University of Pittsburgh, a Complete Street caps a series of student-centered outdoor spaces.
By Timothy A. Schuler
In the mid-1950s, the fast-growing University of Pittsburgh acquired two historic properties: the Hotel Schenley, built in 1898, and the Schenley Apartments, built between 1922 and 1924. The buildings were renovated for use as dormitories—and later, in the case of the hotel, a student union—but the spaces around them were left largely untouched, updated over the years to meet local codes but otherwise given little thought. Continue reading (Re)making the Grade
Hawaii Coastline Report Links Resilience with Access
A landscape architect-led study from the University of Hawaii combines climate adaptation and waterfront access.
By Timothy A. Schuler
United States-controlled islands such as Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa are rarely mentioned in U.S. climate coverage, but the projected impacts of sea-level rise to island communities are severe and far-reaching. Continue reading Hawaii Coastline Report Links Resilience with Access
Placemaking Pitfall
Creative crosswalks are increasingly popular—except among the disabled.
By Timothy A. Schuler
A group of disability rights organizations raised concerns about a mural crosswalk in London’s Bankside neighborhood. Photo courtesy Better Bankside.
Viewed by both designers and departments of transportation as an inexpensive way to improve the public realm, street murals that embellish or sometimes even replace traditional crosswalks have become staples in the placemaking playbook. Continue reading Placemaking Pitfall
People and Paseos
This article is also available in Spanish
Culdesac Tempe, a car-free development in Arizona, turns to Floor Associates to design the neighborhood.
By Timothy A. Schuler
It’s likely a fantasy of any number of landscape architects: designing an entire neighborhood without having to consider a single car. Continue reading People and Paseos
Better Edges for Eels
On a living shoreline in Ontario, Canada, Seferian Design Group balances designing for erosion and endangered species.
By Timothy A. Schuler
On the northern shore of Lake Ontario, 25 miles outside Toronto, a quarter mile of once-eroding lakefront is a case study in resilient design for the Great Lakes. Continue reading Better Edges for Eels