JANUARY 2022 | Landscape Architecture Magazine

10 land issues

FOREGROUND

14 Now
Pilot project restores 1,200 acres of wetlands in Dutch Slough swamp in San Francisco Bay; Studio-MLA’s plan to animate the neglected Santa Ana River; Culdesac Tempe chooses Floor Associates to design a car-free neighborhood; students design a Baltimore park with a heart of gold; and more.
Edited by Timothy A. Schuler

34 Technology
“I” is for information
The focus on the building and the model may overlook the many new approaches landscape architects are taking to incorporate detailed site information into BIM projects.
By Aidan Ackerman, ASLA

46 Goods
get smart
Seamless technology and design integrations at your service.
By Emily Davidson

CHARACTERISTICS

52 Prairie Prime Time
When Mundus Bishop was selected to upgrade public access to the Plains Conservation Center, a shortgrass prairie preserve in Colorado, the pandemic was still two years away. Social distancing made the center a destination for nearby Aurora residents, so the design team focused on the delicate balance between people and the prairie.
By Haniya Rae

72 Roll, Tide
A decade after the Deepwater Horizon explosion killed 11 workers and spilled 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Coast’s fragile economy and environment have returned, thanks to billions of dollars payments and federal support. A rebuilt lodge in the area’s top attraction, Gulf State Park, backed by a master plan by Sasaki, now represents everything money can and cannot deliver.
By Jared Brey

THE BACK

92 One Giant Leap
The parallel tales of space exploration and the protection of life on Earth have startlingly similar roots: survival.
By Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa, FASLA

102 Books
Lessons from Medellin
A review of Social Urbanism: Reframing Spatial Design – Discourses from Latin America by Maria Bellalta.
By Gabriel Diaz Montemayor, ASLA

121 Index of advertisers

122 Advertisers by product category

132 Background
Wonderland
by Georgina Reid Wonder newspaper makes room for untold landscape stories.
By Lea Ghazarian