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- Open AccessUniversal Design in Playground EnvironmentsA Place‐Based Evaluation of Amenities, Use, and Physical ActivityKenneth Hurst, Chanam Lee and Forster NdubisiLandscape Journal, November 2023, 42 (2) 55-80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.2.55Kenneth HurstKenneth Hurst is an assistant professor of the practice in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M Univeristy. He applies behavior mapping research to evaluate evidence‐based support for the contributions that individual park elements and accessible design make toward levels of use and physical activity in urban park environments. He has spent much of his career in facility planning, park and playground development, promoting play, playground safety, and accessibility. He has spoken at the local, state, national, and international levels and currently serves on the ASLA Children’s Outdoor Environments PPN. He is also active in park and playground development.Chanam LeeChanam Lee is a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning and director of Design Research for Active Living at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on linking the built environment with public health outcomes. She has (co‐)led 30 projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Science Foundation, and others, totaling ∼$16 million. Dr. Lee is among the most cited landscape architecture scholars, with over 100 peer‐reviewed publications. Her work has been recognized by multiple awards from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the American Planning Association‐International Division, among others.Forster NdubisiForster Ndubisi, professor and former head of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University and senior fellow with the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, has focused in his teaching, research, and practice on ecologically oriented design and planning, community planning and design, growth management, and sustainable regionalism. He has authored three books, including the award‐winning Ecological Planning: A Historical and Comparative Account (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002). He is a past president of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture and former vice president for research and information for the Landscape Architecture Foundation.
- You have accessRestricted accessResearch in Landscape Architecture Design FirmsLessons from PracticeRobert L. RyanLandscape Journal, November 2023, 42 (2) 129-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.2.129Robert L. RyanRobert L. Ryan, FASLA, is professor and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he teaches courses on green infrastructure planning, research issues, and environment and behavior. His research explores place attachment as a motivation for urban green space stewardship and the role of research within landscape architecture firms. He is a coauthor of the award‐winning book With People in Mind: Design and Management of Everyday Nature (Island Press, 1998) and of Planning for Climate Change (Routledge, 2019), as well as over forty journal articles and book chapters.
- You have accessRestricted accessUrban Agriculture and Community ResilienceThe Vietnamese Village in Post‐Katrina New OrleansChuo LiLandscape Journal, November 2023, 42 (2) 41-54; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.2.41Chuo LiChuo Li is an associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University. She holds a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign. Her research interests include cultural landscape studies, landscape history, and the built environment’s impact on human health. She has published in peer‐reviewed journals such as the Journal of Urban History, the Journal of Urban Design, Journal of Landscape Architecture, and Landscape Research.
- You have accessRestricted accessBlue Architecture: Water, Design, and Environmental FuturesRichard C. SmardonLandscape Journal, November 2023, 42 (2) 165-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.2.168Richard C. SmardonRichard C. Smardon is a SUNY distinguished service professor emeritus at SUNY‐College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
- You have accessRestricted accessAmerican Urbanist: How William H. Whyte’s Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public LifeRichard S. HawksLandscape Journal, November 2023, 42 (2) 168-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.2.170Richard S. HawksRichard S. Hawks, FASLA, FCELA, is a SUNY distinguished service professor emeritus in the Department of Landscape Architecture, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York. He retired in 2017 after 40 years on the faculty and 25 years as the chair of the department. He was the codirector of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Your Town, A Citizen’s Institute for Rural Design, from 1991–2012. Hawks earned a bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, SUNY ESF and Master’s in landscape architecture from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.
- You have accessRestricted accessIs Landscape Music?Itay G. PoratLandscape Journal, November 2023, 42 (2) 1-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.2.1Itay G. PoratItay G. Porat is an engineer, designer, city planner, and musician currently based in Houston. He works to help cities thrive and adapt to climate change through better planning and design, with particular focus on ecology, environmental justice, and geospatial technologies. Active in performing, improvising, and composing music, Porat explores how planning and design can engage and empower artists and audience. He holds degrees in engineering from University of Houston, and city planning from University of Pennsylvania.
- You have accessRestricted accessTropical Typhoons and Humble MarkersNotes on the Past and Future of the Venice LagoonLudovico CentisLandscape Journal, November 2023, 42 (2) 25-40; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.2.25Ludovico CentisLudovico Centis is an architect, founder of the architecture and planning office The Empire, and co‐founder and editor of the architecture magazine San Rocco. Centis holds a PhD in Urbanism from Università Iuav di Venezia. He has been the 2013–2014 Peter Reyner Banham Fellow at the University at Buffalo–SUNY and was awarded a 2018 Getty Library Research Grant at the Getty Center and a 2020 Paul Mellon Centre Research Support Grant. Most recently, Centis was a post‐doctoral research fellow at Università Iuav di Venezia and a visiting school head at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He is currently assistant professor in Urbanism at the University of Trieste.
- You have accessRestricted accessDecolonizing the Language of Landscape ArchitectureN. Claire Napawan, Linda Chamorro, Debra Guenther and Yiwei HuangLandscape Journal, May 2023, 42 (1) 109-129; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.1.109N. Claire NapawanN. Claire Napawan is an associate professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Davis.Linda ChamorroLinda Chamorro is an assistant professor of Landscape Architecture at Florida International University.Debra GuentherDebra Guenther, FASLA, is a design partner at Mithun in Seattle, Washington.Yiwei HuangYiwei Huang is an assistant professor of Landscape Architecture at Purdue University.
- You have accessRestricted accessArtificial Intelligence in Landscape ArchitectureA Literature ReviewPhillip Fernberg and Brent ChamberlainLandscape Journal, May 2023, 42 (1) 13-35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.1.13Phillip FernbergPhillip Fernberg is a landscape designer, PhD candidate, and researcher in Utah State University’s Visualization, Instrumentation and Virtual Interaction Design (VIVID) Laboratory. He has earned an MLA from Louisiana State University and a BA in Latin American Studies from Brigham Young University. Fernberg’s current research focuses on spatial cognition in complex virtual environments and the implications of artificial intelligence for landscape architecture practice. He has published articles in several international journals and magazines and is a current recipient of the LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership.Brent ChamberlainBrent Chamberlain, PhD, is an associate professor of landscape architecture and environmental planning at Utah State University. His expertise as a computational environmental planner is built on three foci: 1) visualization and spatial data science, 2) applied computational approaches (including optimization and artificial intelligence), and 3) environmental perception and affect related to built and natural environments. His work has been published in several international journals, and his research has been funded by several national and state agencies, including the NSF, DoD, NIDILRR, UT DOT, and UT Public Lands. More can be found at:
- You have accessRestricted accessCultivating CreativityBrooke K. SullivanLandscape Journal, May 2023, 42 (1) 139-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.42.1.139Brooke K. SullivanBrooke K. Sullivan has over 20 years of experience in environmental consulting and restoration design and has worked for 5 years in higher education as a teacher and researcher. They received a PhD in Science of Coastal and Estuarine Ecology from the University of Melbourne in Victoria Australia and a Master of Science in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture from the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. Prior to completing their graduate work, they studied for a certificate in Restoration Ecology and earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the Department of Landscape Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Community and Environmental Planning at the University of Washington.