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Aligning Infrastructure And Environmental Priorities
By 2050, the population in California is expected to increase to 50-million people, while rainfall is projected to decrease by 10 to 15 percent due to climate change. With Californians using the equivalent volume of water of Shasta Lake—the state’s largest reservoir—every 40 days, a new model for urban-water use is being considered at every level of government.
Master-Planning A Garden
The American Public Gardens Association defines a public garden as “an institution that maintains collections of plants for the purposes of public education and enjoyment, in addition to research, conservation, and higher learning. It must be open to the public and the garden’s resources and accommodations must be made to all visitors.”
Grand Scale
PROJECT: Grand ParkLOCATION: Los Angeles, Calif.ARCHITECTS/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS/FURNITURE DESIGNERS: Rios Clementi Hale Studios, Los Angeles, Calif.SIGNAGE DESIGNERS: Sussman/Prejza, Los Angeles,
A Metropolitan Mecca
Vista Hermosa Natural Park--whose name in Spanish means "beautiful view"--has created a new model of park design in downtown Los Angeles. Located at the edge of a dense residential zone, the 9.5-acre