Green Infrastructure through t...

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[Translate] The Dirt Contributor Before. ASLA 2012 Professional General Design Award or Excellence. “Green Sponge” for a...

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[Translate] Dana Davidsen   THEDIRT.ASLA.ORG Chicago River / Pinterest Take a dip in the Chicago River? Those familiar with its...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS (JUNE 1 — 15)

[Translate] DIRT.ASLA.ORG     J.R. TaylorLeave a comment Lake Kittamaqundi is one of five manmade lakes originally planned for...

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[Translate] J.R. Taylor   DIRT.ASLA.ORG MVRDV’s elevated sky garden in Seoul / ossip van duivenbode Architects Aren’t Happy with...

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ARE MODERNIST LANDSCAPES WORTH...

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ARE MODERNIST LANDSCAPES WORTH SAVING?

[Translate]   THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG  Jared Green Freeway Park, Seattle by Lawrence Halprin / The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Charles...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MARCH 16-31)

[Translate] THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG   J.R. Taylor Dominique Perrault reimagines the Île de la Cité in Paris / Dominique Perrault...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (FEB. 16-28)

[Translate] J.R. Taylor    THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG Chicago’s Martin Luther King Drive transformed by driverless cars / The Driverless City...

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CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO L...

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CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN A CITY

[Translate] Aaron King   THE DIRT Water Infrastructure / Columbia University Press Water Infrastructure: Equitable Deployment of...

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HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE...

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HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE TO IMPROVE OUR CITIES

[Translate] Jared Green   THE DIRT Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design / Island Press People feel happier, healthier,...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS JAN 16-31

[Translate] J.R. Taylor THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG From mall to park in Meriden, Connecticut / Clem Kasinskas One Connecticut Town Swaps a...

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CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO L...

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CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN A CITY

[Translate] Aaron King   THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG Water Infrastructure / Columbia University Press Water Infrastructure: Equitable...

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MOST POPULAR DIRT POSTS OF 201...

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[Translate] Jared Green   THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG India’s water crisis / National Geographic As we look forward to covering new stories on...

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WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM COPENHA...

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WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM COPENHAGEN?

[Translate] THE DIRT   Jared Green Copenhagen bicyclists / Citi.io In Copenhagen, Denmark, nearly 50 percent of people commute by...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (DEC. 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT  J.R. Taylor The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative / Image: Michelle & Chris Gerard America’s First...

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A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUT...

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A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESILIENT DESIGN

[Translate] THE DIRT   Jared Green Resilient Bridgeport / Rebuild by Design “We don’t know what resilience policy will look like in...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 16-30

[Translate] THE DIRT    J.R. Taylor Freeway Park, Seattle, Washington by Lawrence Halprin / Photograph © Aaron Leitz, courtesy The...

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INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER...

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INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER ON NYC’S GAME CHANGING PARK SYSTEM

[Translate] THE DIRT    Jared Green Mitchell Silver / NYC Parks and Recreation Mitchell Silver is commissioner of the New York City...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (NOVEMBER 1-15)

[Translate] THE DIRT   J.R. Taylor Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta / Matthew Pillsbury for The New York Times Sponge-Worthy Design for the...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (OCTOBER 16 – 31)

[Translate] J.R. Taylor   THE DIRT Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan / Mia Lehrer Associates Good News, Brooklyn Skaters:...

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[Translate] THE DIRT   J.R. Taylor Kites, by Jacob Hashimoto, was created specifically for the east and west atria of GSA...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION:...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: PERSPECTIVE AND CRITIQUE (PART 2)

[Translate] The Dirt Contributo New Landscape Declaration / LAF The second day of the Landscape Architecture Foundation‘s New...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: PERSPECTIVE AND CRITIQUE (PART 1)

[Translate] THE DIRT BY Jared Green New Landscape Declaration / LAF After hearing 23 declarations on the first day of the Landscape...

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THE RESURGENCE OF DOWNTOWN DET...

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THE RESURGENCE OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT

[Translate]   THE DIRT  BY Jared Green John Varvatos boutique, downtown Detroit / John Varvatos “The opportunities Detroit has today...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: LOOKING BACK OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor Manhattan smog in 1966 / Andy Blair At the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s New Landscape...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: VISIONS FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS

[Translate] THE DIRT  BY  Jared Green India’s water crisis / National Geographic Over the next 50 years, landscape architects must...

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A NEW KIND OF URBAN FARM IN DE...

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A NEW KIND OF URBAN FARM IN DETROIT

[Translate] THE DIRT   Jared Green Penrose market garden / Jared Green In the Penrose neighborhood of Detroit, two landscape...

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REVIEW: NACTO’S TRANSIT ...

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REVIEW: NACTO’S TRANSIT STREET DESIGN GUIDE

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor Transit Street Design Guide / Island Press The new Transit Street Design Guide, the third in a...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 16–30)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor A rendering of the forthcoming Presidio land development / The Atlantic Disaster by Design:...

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THOMAS BALSLEY TELLS HIS STORY...

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THOMAS BALSLEY TELLS HIS STORY THROUGH PUBLIC SPACES

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Thomas Balsley Uncommon Ground / ORO Editions Thomas Balsley, FASLA, and his eponymous firm have...

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MARGIE RUDDICK IS WILD BY DESI...

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MARGIE RUDDICK IS WILD BY DESIGN

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Wild by Design / Island Press “Combining ecological function and design is now mainstream,” said...

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