Landscape Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 2025: MILE BY MILE On the cover: The Great American Rail-Trail, illustrated by Meg Studer. Also in the issue: What happened to debate in landscape architecture? Plus, landscape characters in the cinematic lens; Ground, Inc.'s design process in three dimensions; a review of Silt Sand Slurry: Dredging, Sediment, and the Worlds We Are Making by Rob Holmes, Brett Milligan, and Gena Wirth; and more~

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A fascinating feature by Berlin-based science and design journalist michael dumiak on the fiery liquid landscapes of Iceland. Dumiak reports from Iceland on the aftermath of lava and the preparation for more to come, including the way designers are working with the cooled basalt to shape the landscape. Read the full story on LAM Online: https://bit.ly/3CoJfuy In this nighttime rendering of the Línudans lava bridge concept, the flow glows orange as it crosses over the protected road below. Image by Magnús Rafnsson/Línudans.

An accountability atlas highlights the urgent need for preemptive climate adaptation across U.S. landscapes. Read more on LAM Online: https://bit.ly/4gV4ZNV Image: A map showing the extent of federal disaster declarations in a 12-year period. Map by Rebuild by Design.

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JANUARY 2025: LANGO HANSEN On the cover: Portland's newest mixed-use development feels like home. Landscape Architecture by Lango Hansen Landscape Architects. Also in the issue: Odessa's Bee Landscaping Bureau works around the war; outcry over redevelopment threats to Florida state parks; Tulsa's Gathering Place gets a new river link; accounting for disaster funding; and more. In western North Carolina, ornamental nursery growers dig out after the damage from Hurricane Helene. Plus, the winners of the 2024 International Landscape Photographer of the Year, a review of Shrouded in Light: Naturalistic Planting Inspired by Wild Shrublands, and Land Morphology finds new uses for relics of Kentucky's industrial past.

In 1969, Landscape Architecture Magazine explored the pros and cons of the snowmobile boom. From new recreational opportunities to environmental challenges, the rise of these machines brought both excitement and concern. Photo Captions: 1. Areas inaccessible a few years ago are becoming winter picnic grounds, as snowmobile fans explore. 2. Manufacturers promote sales with action shots such as this, suggesting new scenes for frustrated dragsters. Credit: U.S. Forest Service #LandscapeArchitecture #WinterRecreation #LAMArchive

After a devastating storm, an Iowa landmark finds the silver lining. Brucemore in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, joined increasingly common company: an important landscape destroyed by climate change-accelerated natural disasters. Brett Seelman, ASLA, and his firm Seelman Landscape Architecture (SLA) are rehabilitating Brucemore’s landscape and attempting to answer the hard questions raised by the derecho’s destruction. Read more on LAM Online: https://bit.ly/3P00uFj Photo Credits: 1. Courtesy of Brucemore Inc.; 2. Courtesy of Brucemore Inc. Archives; 3-4. Courtesy of Seelman Landscape Architecture

An interim landscape at NC State University is a master class in reuse. Kimley-Horn navigates the university's rules on salvaging construction waste to pay homage to a campus icon. Read more on LAM Online: https://bit.ly/4g1YsjQ Photos Courtesy Kimley-Horn

DECEMBER 2024: PAVE THE WAY On the cover: An artful insertion unites Denver's museum complex. Landscape Architecture by Mundus Bishop Also in the issue: The 2025 LAM Product Directory; Design Workshop restores a sculpture by a Bauhaus icon; MNLA tackles a challenging urban infrastructure with a transformative respite; three standout landscapes cherished by Danika Cooper; and more. Plus, a landscape architecture educator talks to Land Kit founder Chris Landau, Affiliate ASLA, about the ups and downs of introducing computational design into a graduate studio on coastal resilience at the University of Virginia.