Students earning an MLA degree at Pratt are taught to embrace an inclusive approach to design that bridges culture and nature, ecology and policy, living and built environments. With so many ...

Landscape architecture is so much more than designing backyards. It’s about planning communities and outdoor spaces that are more walkable, more livable, more meaningful and more sustainable.

In a corner of the fast-growing northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, a vast landscape of blue and green is conspicuous among the housing blocks and high rises of a metropolis that’s home to 10 million ...

Decades ago, Mark Hoversten chose not to pursue a career in music. He looked instead to art, architecture and the landscape. N.C. State’s College of Design soon will reap the benefits of that decision ...

Fast Company Executive Board member Torey Carter-Conneen is on a campaign to improve public understanding of landscape architecture—and in doing so, promote the creation of safe, equitable and ...

Landscape architect Michael Gilkey has won the highest design award from the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for his “Urban Modern Retreat” project. Gilkey’s work was ...

The aesthetic character of a city depends on the design of open space -- streets and parks, squares and plazas, courtyards and gardens -- as much as the design of individual buildings. Often exterior ...

An article recently appeared in this publication that mischaracterized the work of landscape architects and insinuated that the licensing of professional landscape architects is unnecessary. I would ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover real estate, economics and cost of living. Landscape architecture is a growing field of employment that combines art and ...

Landscape architect Kongjian Yu (1963-2025) has died in an aeroplane accident, it's been announced. The renowned Chinese design professional was working on a project in south-western Brazil when the ...