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PAID ATTENTION

LAM/LETTERS

FOREGROUND

STREETS FOR CARRYOUT • ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, SITE DESIGN GROUP PARTNERS WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD NONPROFIT TO KEEP BUSINESS MOVING.

A MORE BIRD-FRIENDLY BLADE • A PROMISING STRATEGY FOR REDUCING BIRD STRIKES AT WIND FARMS, WITH TRADE-OFFS.

THE CARVED GARDEN • CREATIVE APPROACHES TO MAINTENANCE SHAPE THE MODERN TOPIARY AT LES JARDINS D’ÉTRETAT.

COPYCATS WANTED • HOLLANDER DESIGN’S NEW FELLOWSHIP FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS STEPS UP THE SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

IF THE TREES TALKED BACK • AN INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION IN DETROIT REVEALS SURPRISING PERSPECTIVES ON URBAN TREES.s

PAINED PLAZA • AS THE PANDEMIC SLOWS PROJECTS, PHILADELPHIA HAS A CHANCE TO RETHINK A DIFFICULT PUBLIC SPACE.

SHELTER AND SHADE • ALL-SEASON STRUCTURES THAT BLOCK THE ELEMENTS.

FEATURES

BLACK LANDSCAPES MATTER • FOR THE INTRODUCTION TO HIS NEW BOOK WITH GRACE MITCHELL TADA, WALTER HOOD ISSUES A DECLARATION.

THE DARK SIDE OF LIGHT • SMART LIGHTING CAN SAVE ENERGY, ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ENCOURAGE SOCIAL LIFE, BUT DESIGNERS WORRY THOSE BENEFITS COME WITH AN UNCALCULATED COST TO PRIVACY.

THE BACK

RECOVERING, AGAIN • AS THE COUNTRY CONFRONTS ECONOMIC STALEMATE, CHAD RESS’S PHOTOGRAPHS PROMPT COMPARISONS WITH IMPERFECT EFFORTS TO REBUILD IN THE PAST.

ARDENT ARGUMENTS • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CRITICISM

BOOKS OF INTEREST

PROVIDERS: JOIN A PPN • Industry suppliers can play an important role in identifying and sharing solutions with landscape architects by joining Professional Practice Networks.

SUPERNATURAL • A NEW LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DOCUSERIES GOES BEHIND THE SCENERY.