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Infrastructure for All Source: American Society of Landscape Architects Use the   icon above to adjust the  sound . Select the   icon above to watch in  full-screen mode . To  download  video, go to  Vimeo and login. Key Facts: Many cities have been designed around their transportation systems, to the detriment of their own people.  Now, transportation infrastructure accounts for 20-40 percent of all urban land . Even in Washington, D.C., which has invested in a range of sustainable transportation options, streets, intersections, and alleys accounts for 22 percent of all land, and once you include parking spaces, that number easily reaches 30 percent. These systems have also enabled the growth of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), which now account for 30 percent of all U.S. emissions. (Sources:  Wikipedia ,  Washington D.C. Department of Transportation , and  “Urbanism in the A...

Ten design lessons from Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture Frederick Law Olmsted  (1822-1903), the father of American landscape architecture, may have more to do with the way America looks than anyone else. Beginning in 1857 with the design of Central Park in New York City, he created designs for thousands of landscapes, including many of the world’s most important parks. His works include Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Boston’s Emerald Necklace, Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, Mount Royal in Montreal, the grounds of the U.S. Capitol and the White House, and Washington Park, Jackson Park and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. (The last of those documented excellently in Erik Larson’s book  The Devil in the White City .) Plus, many of the green spaces that define towns and cities across the country are influenced by Olmsted. Below, ten lessons from Olmsted’s approach: 1) Respect “the genius of a place...

Landscape architecture: a guide for clients - what landscape architects offer go to:  http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/registeredpractices/clientsguide_offer.php http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/   Landscape architecture is a creative profession, skilled in strategic planning, delivery and management. It is rooted in an understanding of how the environment works and what makes each place unique. Bringing vision, imagination and technical rigour to a project, regardless of scale, landscape professionals see the bigger picture - this is the role of landscape architecture.   Vision: the power to transform places Integrated landscape-led design has the power to transform a place into somewhere that has  character  and  beauty  - and is highly  functional . Landscape at the heart of 'excellent ordinary housing' The Wirral hosts the UK's largest regeneration project Enhancing the Cotswolds landscape   Mast...

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