This project uses interview responses from local, impacted people to explore the future landscape of the Lithium Pilot Plant in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, as its development responds to the rise and fall of global lithium ...
Physical activity is a main component of preventing and
controlling chronic diseases associated with sedentary
lifestyles. When built environments are developed to prioritize
vehicle transportation, coupled with increased ...
Federal-tribal collaborations in resource
management are becoming more common,
but successes are difficult to duplicate and
recommendations for future partnerships are
often vague, nontransferable, or dependent
on a ...
In seeking to develop a design approach inspired by African American culture,
jazz emerged as a deep source of creativity in art and design. This project looks
at the invariable features of jazz—improvisation, syncopation, ...
Memories of displacement, loss, and discrimination are oten present in designed sites. A decline in
memory and story sharing has let these memories lingering on sites, open wounds waiting to be unearthed,
discussed, and ...
Planning for uncertain, future climates has become a dominant framework
in resource management fields, and has recently expanded into cultural resource
strategies within the National Park Service (NPS). However, because ...
Urban green stormwater infrastructure facilities come in many forms, which include
variation in the number and types of plant species. How plant diversity in stormwater
facilities is perceived and valued by the public, ...
The troubling material history of the colonial mahogany trade’s ties to slave labor and
environmental degradation is often obscured by the reverence we place on the craftsmanship
and pedigree of its products. Although ...
is project examines the potential applicability of Video Game
Engines to the representation of landscape architectural designs.
Video Game Engines present a unique and novel format for design
representation in that they ...
As communities and demographics shift rapidly in the United States,
landscape architects are responsible for creating and curating progressively
more urban spaces for increasingly diverse communities. In an era of
extreme ...
Butterfly populations face many challenges, none so great as the loss of
habitat do to urbanization. The practice of clearing native vegetation and
replacing it with an exotic plant palette forces many urban butterflies ...
In our rapidly densifying urban environment, diversifying
family types, and evolving urban demographics, it is of great
value to reconsider ways to design residential landscapes that
are adaptable to natural and cultural ...
Extending the workflow of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to the field of
landscape architecture has significantly improved the workflow across design
disciplines. This project explores how BIM can assist landscape ...
At the heart of Portland, Maine is a 500-acre tidal bay framed by a linden tree-lined trail and boulevard. Back
Cove physically and visually defines the city and is regarded as an important natural, historical, and ...
Emergence can be defined as “the movement from low-level rules to higherlevel
sophistication” (Johnson, 2001). Emergence helps to explain how
systems develop and change, and there is a growing body of literature ...
A translation of the Jerusalem pilgrimage site of the
Via Dolorosa (the path followed by Christ over the
course of his Passion), the Stations of the Cross is
a vitally important practice, a frequent subject of
art and ...
The Problem- The threat of a Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake
and tsunami on the Oregon Coast has prompted coastal communities
to update and re-evaluate disaster resilience management plans. Most
plans are based ...
PURPOSE: Evaluating a student’s development is key to understanding whether and
how they are learning. This project focuses on landscape architecture and planning
education, using a set curriculum, courses, and workshops ...
Methods of selecting cultural landscapes by current leading organizations
are successful, however, this paper argues that an expanded definition of
‘cultural landscape’, a less restrictive landscape age requirement, and ...
Tromp van Holst, Katherine(University of Oregon, 2016)
The purpose of this research is to document
the operational elements used to effectively
adapt formerly rural, urban cemeteries into
more multi-functional urban open spaces, with
expanded ecosystem and passive ...