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- Open AccessPractice‐Based Research Now: Purpose, Approach, and a PropositionMegan Barnes, Anya Domlesky, Allison Harvey, Lisa Hwang, Eric Kramer, Allyson Mendenhall, Margaret Plumb and Rebecca PopowskyLandscape Journal, November 2024, 43 (2) 87-114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.43.2.87Megan BarnesMegan Barnes is senior program manager for research programs at the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF). She manages LAF’s Case Study Investigation (CSI) program, the Deb Mitchell Research Grant, and Landscape Performance Series initiatives. Her primary focus is on landscape performance and connecting research and practice in landscape architecture.Anya DomleskyAnya Domlesky is the director of research and an associate principal at SWA. She runs XL Lab, the firm’s innovation group, which undertakes practice‐based research. As a designer, Anya focuses on landscape‐driven urban design and environmental planning.Allison HarveyAllison Harvey is a principal in the Philadelphia office of OJB. She has over 15 years of professional experience combining practical research with emerging design practices. As a coleader of OJB* Lab, she is a passionate advocate for finding evidence‐based solutions to our complex and interrelated environmental challenges.Lisa HwangLisa Hwang is a design data and metrics specialist at LandDesign, where she works to bridge her experience as a licensed landscape architect with firmwide support services teams to better track, measure, and communicate the impact and value of the firm’s expertise and projects.Eric KramerEric Kramer, FASLA, is a principal at Reed Hilderbrand. Through two decades working within consequential landscapes across the United States, he has guided the renewal and enrichment of numerous campuses, cultural institutions, and urban districts. His work engages basic research into both the cultural and technical aspects of the discipline.Allyson MendenhallAllyson Mendenhall, FASLA, is chief practice resources officer at Sasaki. A landscape architect with experience leading complex, multidisciplinary design projects, she leads internal operations teams to provide essential support for projects, staff, and firmwide initiatives. Allyson is recognized for bridging design practice and academia through research partnerships and publications.Margaret PlumbMargaret Plumb is director of DW Legacy Design® at Design Workshop. She harnesses her love for collaboration and creative thinking to enrich the firm’s culture, ensure high quality work, and foster a participatory design practice across all seven of Design Workshop’s studios.Rebecca PopowskyRebecca Popowsky is a research associate at OLIN. She has contributed to a wide range of design, planning, and construction projects at OLIN and currently leads OLIN’s external research initiatives, including work with academic and scientific institutions and allied professionals. In addition to practicing, Rebecca teaches design studios and professional practice at the University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College.
- 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 accessDigital Review Sessions: Student Perceptions of Digital Tablets in Design Studio Review and Desk CritiqueRichard leBrasseurLandscape Journal, January 2021, 39 (2) 17-30; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.39.2.17Richard leBrasseurDr. Richard leBrasseur is Director of the Green Infrastructure Performance Lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Assistant Professor of landscape architecture. He holds multiple degrees in landscape architecture, including a master’s from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on the effects of urbanising (spatial fragmentation of urbanising landscapes) on human-based ecosystem services and their corresponding green spaces. His teaching weaves together landscape urbanism, hybrid infrastructures, and human ecology to inform ecospatial relationships and multifunctional landscapes.