• Case Studies
    • U.S. Mid-Atlantic

        Sidwell Friends School

    • U.S. Northeast

        Bryant Park

        From Brownfield to Greenfield

        Gowanus Canal Sponge Park™

        High Line Park

        Living Breakwaters

        Lily Lake Residence

        The Steel Yard

        Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Master Plan

    • U.S. Northwest

        High Point

        Lafayette Greens

        Mount Tabor Middle School Rain Garden

        NE Siskiyou Green Street

        Washington Mutual Center Green Roof

    • U.S. Midwest

        Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan

        James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center

        Kresge Foundation Headquarters

        Rooftop Haven for Urban Agriculture

        The Woodland Discovery Playground

    • U.S. West

        Burbank Water and Power Eco-Campus

        California Academy of Sciences

        California Institute of Technology Master Plan

        The Crack Garden

        Drs. Julian and Raye Richardson Apartments

        Garden/Garden — A Comparison in Santa Monica

        Geos Net Zero Energy Neighborhood

        Nueva School

        Pacific Cannery Lofts

        Sunnylands Center & Gardens

        Transformative Water

    • U.S. Southeast

        Viet Village Urban Farm

    • U.S. Southwest

        Pete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse Sustainable Landscape Rennovation

        Underwood Family Sonoran Landscape Laboratory

    • Canada

        HtO Park

        Sherbourne Common

    • Europe

        Park 20/20: A Cradle to Cradle Inspired Master Plan

    • Asia

        ChonGae Canal Point Source Park

        Crosswaters Ecolodge

        Quarry Garden

        The Red Ribbon, Tanghe River Park

  • Animations

      Building a Park Out of Waste

      Designing for Active Living

      Designing Neighborhoods for People and Wildlife

      The Edible City

      Energy Efficient Home Landscapes

      From Industrial Wasteland to Community Park

      Infrastructure for All

      Leveraging the Landscape to Manage Water

      Revitalizing Communities with Parks

      Urban Forests = Cleaner, Cooler Air

  • Education

      Brownfield Restoration / Ecosystem Rehabilitation

      Design for Active Living

      Designing for Biodiversity

      Energy Efficiency

      Green Infrastructure

      Incorporating Sustainable Materials

      Transforming Transportation Infrastructure

      Urban Agriculture

      Urban Forestry

      Urban Parks

DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES
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40 case studies illustrate the transformative effects of sustainable landscape design.

Living Breakwaters

Staten Island, New York, U.S.A

The Steel Yard

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

Lafayette Greens

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

The Woodland Discovery Playground

Shelby Farms Park, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Burbank Water and Power Eco-Campus

Burbank, California, U.S.A.

Drs. Julian and Raye Richardson Apartments

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

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Sunnylands Center and Gardens

Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.A.

Pete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse Sustainable Landscape

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Sherbourne Common

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Quarry Garden

Shanghai, China

California Academy of Sciences

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

ChonGae Canal Point Source Park

Seoul, South Korea

Sidwell Friends School

Washington, D.C., U.S.A

Gowanus Canal Sponge Park™

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

Geos Net Zero Energy Neighborhood

Arvada, Colorado, U.S.A.

Crosswaters Ecolodge

Nankun Mountain Reserve, Guangdong Province, China

James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center

White Lake Township, Michigan, U.S.A.

Garden/Garden — A Comparison in Santa Monica

Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.

Lily Lake Residence

Dalton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

California Institute of Technology Master Plan

Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

Park 20/20:
A Cradle to Cradle Inspired Master Plan

Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands

High Point

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Bryant Park

New York City,
New York, U.S.A.

Rooftop Haven for Urban Agriculture

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

NE Siskiyou Green Street

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Pacific Cannery Lofts

Oakland, California, U.S.A.

From Brownfield to Greenfield

Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan

Greensburg, Kansas, U.S.A.

Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Master Plan

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Mount Tabor Middle School Rain Garden

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Transformative Water

Pitkin County, Colorado, U.S.A.

Viet Village Urban Farm

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

HtO Park

Toronto, Canada

The Crack Garden

San Francisco,
California, U.S.A.

Kresge Foundation Headquarters

Troy, Michigan, U.S.A.

Washington Mutual Center Green Roof

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

High Line Park

New York City,
New York, U.S.A.

The Red Ribbon, Tanghe River Park

Qinhuangdao City,
Hebei Province, China

Nueva School

Hillsborough, California, U.S.A

Underwood Family Sonoran Landscape Laboratory

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

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