Landscape Architecture Magazine

A Park’s Post-Fire Rebirth in Altadena

The Eaton Fire stalled earlier plans to upgrade Charles White Park, but now SALT Landscape Architects and Disney are among those reviving and expanding the vision.

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Article by Patrick Sisson
Photos by SALT Landscape Architects
Aerial image © Google Earth

Landscape Architecture Magazine received a GOLD National Azbee Award for Design Excellence and an Honorable Mention for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).

This recognition reflects the work of the entire LAM team and the landscape architects, firms, and communities whose projects and stories fill our pages each month.

In Richmond, the Brown's Island redevelopment orients a key civic space toward both downtown and the James River.

Led by Timmons Group and 3North, the plan restores views, reshapes circulation, and creates spaces for both everyday use and large-scale events.

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Article by Kim O'Connell
Photo by Dave Parrish Photography
Images by 3North and Hugo Render

AI-generated images leave many landscape architects cold, but perhaps there are other ways to use them that can increase community engagement.

Aaron Thompson, ASLA, who used AI assists in the Diverse Corn Belt project workshops, thinks so.

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Article by Aaron Thompson, ASLA
Image by Aaron Thompson using Midjourney

How AI design tools boost the role of community dialogue New text-to-graphic applications make public engagement a central factor in generating landscape architecture concepts.

Essence (Benzi) Studio reinterprets a brick wall to cultivate neighborhood connections.

At Fayuanli Courtyard, alternating brick patterns, glass blocks, and integrated LED lighting transform a once-solid enclosure into a glowing, permeable edge that draws people in while honoring the spatial rhythms of hutong life.

The adaptive reuse project balances preservation and innovation, using material detail and light to reveal cultural meaning and create a more welcoming street presence.

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Article by Zach Mortice
Photos courtesy of Essence (Benzi) Studio