Urban Landscape

Hong Kong Struggles To Hold On To Its Roots

Hong Kong's oldest living resident, the banyan tree, once lined entire streets in the city and provided an iconic presence that many enjoyed and many felt classified as a nuisance. Now, due to urban expansion, only a cluster of twenty trees remain.

7 December 2010 - 12:00pm

The Wall Street Journal

New Topographics

A photography show in 1975 is credited with changing the way artists looked at landscape, shifting towards looking at the built environment with a less romantic viewpoint. The original show is back on tour and opens at the LA County Museum of Art.

20 October 2009 - 10:00am

artinfo.com

The American Lawn, and its Opponents

The New Yorker traces the history of the American lawn from 1841, commenting on their unnatural origins, and finally analyzing the alternatives suggested by anti-lawn movements.

15 July 2008 - 8:00am

The New Yorker

Transforming Streets Into 'Urban Oases'

A new San Francisco plan seeks to follow in the footsteps of cities like Copenhagen and Portland in revitalizing streets, alleys, medians, and crosswalks. The goal is to bring the city's outdoors to its 'rightful place as the center of civic life.'

10 June 2008 - 9:00am

The San Francisco Chronicle

Tim Halbur

Watch for Desire Paths

Mon, 06/02/2008 - 16:19

My graduate school education left me with a lot of general ideas and a handful of specific ones. One that stuck with me is a concept from landscape architecture: the desire path. Technically, the term means a path where there isn't supposed to be one, a trail of wear and tear that wasn't planned.

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Plants Forced To Evolve By Urban Landscapes

A team of researchers has shown that in urban landscapes -- such as in the cracks of sidewalks -- plant species must evolve their reproduction habits to stay alive.

8 March 2008 - 7:00am

MSNBC