Talk about a Sonic Bloom. Seattle’s psychedelic new solar-powered streetlights are 40-foot flowers that sing to passerbys. (Atlantic Cities)
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
- Penn State University’s MLA program achieves LAAB accreditation. (Stuckeman)
- Competition alert! The James Rose Center for Landscape Architectural Research and Design launches Suburbia Transformed 3.0, a new residential landscape design competition with a focus on sustainability. (The Dirt)
- Landscape architects pride themselves on the diversity of their skill sets–but why isn’t that diversity reflected in our demographic numbers? (OLIN)
- Explore the work and process of landscape architect Mikyoung Kim in this video interview conducted by Alex Ulam. (Landscape Architecture Magazine)
& RELATED
- The next time you park your car, please remember to look at your rear view mirror before opening the door. You could save a cyclist’s life. (Atlantic Cities)
- Writers for the garden and landscape design industry will meet for the first annual Garden Bloggers Conference in Atlanta, GA from September 22 – 24. (Urban Gardens)
- Mindblowing video of the massive Rim Fire burning near Yosemite National Park. (Skip to the 4:00 minute mark for a full view). Progress update: Rim Fire is 20% contained with a recent decline in wildfire activity across the nation. (NPR)
- An ecosystem like no other grows on the summit of an extinct volcano on Ascension island, one of the most remote places on earth. This man-made tropical forest challenges the typical standpoints on dichotomies like natives vs invasives and Nature vs garden. Very, very cool article. (Yale)
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