描述

DECEMBER 2017
10 Inside

12 Land Matters

FOREGROUND
16 Now
A new study highlights California beach loss risk; Philadelphia gets an elevated rail park; docks could put Portland, Oregon, into the swim; stormwater ponds can be beautiful; and more.
Edited by Timothy A. Schuler

34 Water
It Always Rains on Campus
The EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge is helping make stormwater management part of college curricula.
By Deane Madsen

44 Office
In the Mix
How do landscape architects fit into multidisciplinary firms?
By Wendy Gilmartin

54 Materials
The Biggest Smallest Move
Mutuus Studio plans to coat a gigantic metal sphere—a 1930s industrial relic—with glittering glass beads to give Bellingham, Washington’s waterfront its moment to shine.
By Timothy A. Schuler

64 Goods
Cover Story
Tiles, panels, and weatherproof rugs for a handsome finish.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA

FEATURES
74 Dredging Up the Future
Designing with dredge from the Port of Baltimore has ramifications for both sustainability and social justice.
By Kim O’Connell

92 Pier Review
A redesign by James Corner Field Operations has turned Chicago’s Navy Pier from tourist trap to local treasure.
By Zach Mortice

110 The Rising Tidewater
Higher sea levels in Hampton Roads, Virginia, are threatening local neighborhoods—and the U.S. Navy.
By Brett Anderson

THE BACK
130 Not Gone. Yet.
Open Season on Open Space is this year’s Landslide program by the Cultural Landscape Foundation.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA

140 Books
Dissonance to Consonance: Five Points on a Spectrum
A review of Landscapes of Modern Architecture: Wright, Mies, Neutra, Aalto, Barragán, by Marc Treib.
By Barbara Lamprecht

246 Advertiser Index

247 Advertisers by Product Category

260 Backstory
The Planted Gaze
A new documentary film explores the mastery of the Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf.
By Jennifer Reut