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Turning Grey Infrastructure Green in Southern California
Stormwater challenges create opportunities to rethink how cities are built.
When Shade is Not a Tree
Trees aren’t always the best way to create shade. Learn how shade structures are a critical part of outdoor infrastructure.
Land8x8 Lightning Talk: To Make Memory Speak
What does it mean to design with memory rather than against it?
The Ogden Harvest Table by Maglin: Designing Outdoor Dining for Everyone
Offering flexibility and stability, Maglin's Ogden Harvest Table is a great option for designers and users alike.
How Parks Improve Community Health: Why They Are Critical Infrastructure
Parks improve quality of life and help build healthier, more connected communities. See how.
Land8x8 Lightning Talk: Landscape Architecture as Disruptor for Corporate Change
See how landscape architects made Alcon Laboratory's campus safer, healthier, and more sustainable.
Remembering Kongjian Yu: A Permanent Memorial Bench in Central Park
Donate today to honor the visionary landscape architect's legacy.
Party With Us at ASLA 2026!
Coming to Los Angeles for ASLA 2026? Stay for the Wrap Party! Land8 is proud to announce that we’re partnering with the American Society of Landscape Architects to host the Wrap Party for ASLA 2026. Join us at The Belasco in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, September 18 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Connect with old friends; make new ones; hear some great music; and raise a glass to the ideas, collaborations, and community from an inspiring week in Los Angeles. Reserve your tickets today! Who: You! (and several hundred other landscape architects, designers, and fans) What: ASLA/LAND8 Wrap Party Where: The Belasco, 1050 S. Hill Street, Los Angeles When: Friday, September 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets: Get ‘em here.
Land8x8 Lightning Talk: The Texas Crossroads– Olmsted and ’48
1848 was a momentous year in the Americas and Europe. Abolitionist movements gained traction in North America while revolutions swept across Germany, France, and other European states, and women agitated for the right to vote in the U.S. 1848 was a pivotal year for Frederick Law Olmstead, too. A recent Land8x8 Lightning Talk by Dr. Austin Allen, Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington, highlights a lesser-known chapter of the legendary landscape architect’s story—one shaped by global upheaval and a life-changing journey through Europe and the American South. Allen shows how for Olmsted, landscape architecture didn’t emerge from aesthetics alone. It grew out of conflict, movement, and larger societal questions about who shapes the la...Read More
Residential Design Trends 2026: Take the Industry Survey
Residential Design Trends 2026: Your Feedback Counts! From native planting and sustainable materials to outdoor kitchens, AI-assisted workflows, and climate-resilient landscapes, the practice of residential landscape architecture is always in flux. Landscape designers know what’s coming next. Your experience drafting site plans, selecting materials, and talking to clients can show current challenges and future opportunities in the industry. Take our short Residential Design Trends survey and help us create a snapshot of residential landscape design today. Loading…
AI in Landscape Architecture
How the Profession is Navigating the Robot Revolution Artificial intelligence (AI) has officially entered the landscape architecture studio. As a rendering tool, a writing and research assistant, and a spreadsheet wizard, it’s quickly becoming part of everyday practice. Like most technological shifts in design, reactions are mixed. For many landscape architects, AI offers real benefits. The question is how it’s implemented. The Practical Benefits of AI in Landscape Architecture Tasks that once consumed hours — drafting outlines, organizing specifications, generating concept imagery, formatting proposals, or assembling preliminary planting studies — can happen in minutes. For small firms, especially, that efficiency matters. Some practitioners are experimenting with AI to help analyze tree ...Read More
The Recreation Boom Is Real; the Missing Piece Is Getting Around Without a Car
Rural towns are making a strategic pivot: build an outdoor recreation economy that can steady local livelihoods when extractive industries swing from boom to bust. In Utah, places like Vernal and Richfield are investing in new experiences—mountain bike and off-highway vehicle networks, events, and destination anchors like the Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata—to bring visitors in and keep dollars circulating closer to home. The national context is just as striking: outdoor recreation contributed $1.3 trillion to U.S. GDP in 2024 and supported 5.2 million jobs. But economically healthy communities need more than recreation. People want to move around safely and efficiently once they arrive. The outdoor economy is about destinations—and active transportation. Rather than encouraging a car-centric app...Read More