A guide to the skills, education, and work behind the places that shape daily life—and the people who design them.

The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) is designed for students who seek to become a licensed professional serving the public in a variety of roles, such as site design and planning, urban ...

Landscape architects design outdoor spaces from parks, campuses, streetscapes, trails, plazas, and other projects that help define our communities. To see real-world examples of landscape architecture ...

A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current ...

Layers of native plantings, selected by Marpa Landscape Architecture, provide a soft counterpoint to the striking facade of this Boulder house—this year’s “whole home” winner. Photo by James Florio ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Spoiler: Landscape ...

Barranca Landscape crew members ascend a steep hill overlooking the Silver Lake Reservoir in Los Angeles to prepare the land for native plants. (Courtesy Terremoto) In the spring of 2021, we published ...

The aesthetic character of a city depends on the design of open space -- streets and parks, squares and plazas, courtyards and gardens -- as much as the design of individual buildings. Often exterior ...

“A compact tape measure is ideal for field visits to well-designed sites, such as Little Island in New York City. It’s ...

In a corner of the fast-growing northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, a vast landscape of blue and green is conspicuous among the housing blocks and high rises of a metropolis that’s home to 10 million ...

For landscapes, approximately 75 percent of emissions come from embodied carbon. These are generated by the extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and installation of landscape materials. The ...