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A Nationwide Survey of Landscape Architecture Professionals’ Perception and Implementation of Sustainable Design
Quenton Bortmas, Wonmin Sohn, Guanqi Lu and Jun‐Hyun Kim

Landscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 1-23; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.1
Quenton Bortmas
Quenton Bortmas is a graduate of the Michigan State University Landscape Architecture Program with a master’s degree in environmental design. He works as a landscape designer specializing in 3D visualization. His academic work has garnered him several accolades, including a Student Merit Award from the Michigan Chapter of ASLA.
Wonmin Sohn
Wonmin Sohn is an assistant professor of landscape architecture in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. She holds a BS in landscape architecture from Seoul National University and both an MLA and PhD in urban and regional sciences from Texas A&M University. Dr. Sohn’s research focuses on enhancing nature‐based solutions and developing resilient community frameworks for climate adaptation, utilizing geospatial analytics. Her interdisciplinary work has garnered over 20 honors, including the 2024 CELA Excellence in Research Award.
Guanqi Lu
Guanqi Lu is a biostatistics PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Michigan State University. She earned her MS in statistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2020. She is currently a member of QuantGen lab, led by Dr. de los Campos and Dr. Vazquez. Her research interests focus on quantitative genetics and multiomics data analysis.
Jun‐Hyun Kim
Jun‐Hyun Kim is director and professor at the School of Planning, Design & Construction at Michigan State University. Focusing on the impacts of environments on health and resilience, he has secured substantial funding from federal and state organizations. Dr. Kim has published extensively and presented over 100 papers, significantly contributing to environmental perception and health assessments. He has received numerous awards, including eight from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), and has served as CELA president. His academic leadership includes advancing landscape architecture education through innovative teaching methods and student mentorship.
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A Survey of Resources for Teaching Nature‐Based Solutions in Landscape Architecture Curricula
Bruce Dvorak, Haoyue Yang and Sinan Zhong

Landscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 47-64; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.47
Bruce Dvorak
Bruce Dvorak, FASLA, PLA, is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. Since 2008, he has integrated the design and implementation of nature‐based solutions into his teaching and research. Dvorak has published and presented extensively on green roofs and living walls in scholarly outlets. His edited book, Ecoregional Green Roofs: Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada, received a Research Honor Award from ASLA in 2021. Dvorak writes the Plants column for the Living Architecture Monitor and is chair of the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Research Committee.
Haoyue Yang
Haoyue Yang is an assistant professor at the School of Planning, Design, and Construction at Michigan State University. Her teaching integrates nature‐based strategies and low impact development principles into construction and design studios that enhance ecological function and foster resilient urban environments. Her research explores the relationship between people and the built environment, with a focus on planning and designing healthy, inclusive, and sustainable communities. She is particularly interested in how urban and community design can support the social benefits of the community and residents, especially through intergroup contact.
Sinan Zhong
Sinan Zhong is an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. She has several years of experience teaching landscape architectural construction courses, emphasizing nature‐based solutions for low impact development. Dr. Zhong’s scholarly work focuses on human‐environment relationships and healthy community planning and design. Her research centers on exploring how community environments influence the health, mobility, and well‐being of their residents, especially older adults. Her research interests lie at the intersection of community design and healthy aging.
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Use Value, Not Exchange ValueA Framework for Designing Landscape Improvements Without Catalyzing Gentrification
Steve Rasmussen Cancian

Landscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 93-113; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.93
Steve Rasmussen Cancian
Steve Rasmussen Cancian is a licensed landscape architect and Senior Project Manager for the San Francisco Unified School District. Previously, he was an assistant professor at North Carolina A&T and an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley and Cal Poly Pomona. During his 17 years in practice, he focused on culture‐ and class‐responsive design for local governments and community organizations. Before becoming a designer, he worked as a community organizer for 13 years, including managing Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign in New Hampshire and building dozens of multicultural tenant unions. He lives with the love of his life, Hanne, and their dog, Oddie, in San Francisco.
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Editor’s Letter
James LaGro Jr.

Landscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) iv; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.iv
James LaGro Jr.
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David George Pitt, March 1, 1948–January 21, 2025
Daniel J. Nadenicek

Landscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.167
Daniel J. Nadenicek
Daniel J. Nadenicek is Professor and Dean Emeritus at the University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design. He joined the college in fall 2008 as dean and served until 2018.
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Warren Russell Bacon, May 14, 1937–November 2, 2024
Robert Ribe

Landscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 165-166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.165
Robert Ribe
Robert Ribe is a professor emeritus of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and Environment.

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The official journal of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)
Editor-in-Chief: James LaGro Jr., University of Wisconsin–Madison
Print ISSN: 0277-2426, e-ISSN: 1553-2704
Published twice per year: Spring, Fall

The mission of landscape architecture is supported by research and theory in many fields. Landscape Journal offers in-depth exploration of ideas and challenges that are central to contemporary design, planning, and teaching. Besides scholarly features, Landscape Journal includes editorial columns, creative work, reviews of books, conferences, technology, and exhibitions.

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