Why Landscapes Designed to Flood Are Environmentally Sound
The author of a new book explains why a landscape may be more resilient when it is designed for and defined by its floods.
Water
Step Inside Water Works, WORKac’s Aqueous Exhibition at Poortersloge
After shuttering in March, the studio’s water-driven retrospective is available virtually.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Rights to Resources
At this year's event, exhibitors look critically at the dynamics of resource distribution and ecological stewardship.
Architecture Firm Ooze Harnesses Natural Systems to Solve Freshwater Crises
"We have moved away from the systems nature has provided to us, it's time we move back," says Ooze cofounder Eva Pfannes.
Kate Orff on Her New Project in Israel, What's in Store for the Venice Biennale, and Activism in Landscape Architecture
Orff's New York practice SCAPE develops broad-based coalitions that can advocate for the firm's projects.
What If...We Could Save Our Coastal Cities by Treating Land Like Water?
F.R.E.D, an award-winning rethinking of a coastal community in New York City, respond to nature’s ebb and flow—not against it.
What If...Infrastructure Could Engender Public Trust?
Water Pore Partnership is not only bringing beautiful water infrastructure to cities, but using these systems as tools for public engagement and awareness.
Can This Group of Activists Awaken Venice to Its Water Problem?
“We’re beyond the times when some ministry for infrastructure and public works can just come and do what they want to do, or what business interests make them do. The whole city needs to wake up.”
Getting Its Grove Back: Landscape Elevates BIG's Grove at Grand Bay
Landscape architect Raymond Jungles saved BIG's Grove at Grand Bay from becoming what it would otherwise be: yet another luxury highrise in Miami.
Remembering the Life and Work of Ecological Artist Jackie Brookner
Jackie Brookner was a pioneering ecological artist, designer, writer and educator. Here, she is remembered for her passionate work with ecologists, design professionals, and communities on water remediation/landscape restoration for parks and wetlands, among many other projects.
A River Corridor "Frees the Falls," Transforms Downtown Greenville
The next stop for the Bruner Foundation team on their tour of site visits was in Greenville, South Carolina, where a forgotten 40-foot tall waterfall was transformed into an urban oasis and centerpiece for the city.
A Captivating Plan to Capture Water in Las Vegas
For 1 LU|HSW, read an article about the Water Pore Partnership's plan to revitalize Las Vegas’s stressed water supply and answer questions about the multi-disciplinary firm and its work capturing water in arid climates.
The Politics of Water: Andrés Jaque on His 2015 MoMA PS1 YAP Winning Design
This year's pavilion will put the thorny issue of water management on the map.
This Designer Wants to Create a Real River for Los Angeles
The landscape architect has spent nearly two decades helping transform a mammoth drainage canal into a true urban amenity.
Reporter Frank Runyeon on New York's Bacteria-Ridden Water Towers
The reporter behind a new investigative documentary discusses the health of New York's water towers.
Q&A: Thomas Balsley, Landscape Architect
Anticipating the ravages of climate change with the design of resilient waterfront parks in urban settings.
Saving Coastal Louisiana: Why We're Suing the Oil Companies
A former member of the flood protection authority in New Orleans explains why legal action is being taken against the petroleum industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
Newark Reconnects With Its Long-Abused Waterfront
This gritty industrial city is reconnecting with its long-abused waterfront.
After Hurricane Sandy: New York City's Vulnerable Relationship to Water
New book points to New York City’s enormous water resources and lack of political will to tap it
The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative: Greenscaping Brooklyn's Waterfront
An ambitious project could create landscaped spaces that would enable travel along the area’s currently inaccessible 14 mile-long waterfront.
