j.a.b.LOG Roundup of Recent Interesting Articles

Landscape Architecture Related

 “You have to build coalitions of unlikely partners to get parks built, restored and maintained.”

The long-standing tradition of landscape architecture and sustainability

Paver Power in Europe

The Real High Line Effect — A Transformational Triumph of Preservation and Design

Value of homes near wildlife refuges higher

Why Cities are Better for Watersheds than Suburbs: “High-density areas reduce pollutant loading on a per capita basis, acting as a truer indicator of damage to receiving waters than low-density areas.”

A field guide about how we view urban plants, native and non-native

Vertical Park in Barcelona

NW Related

Corps, Puget Sound Partnership agree to collaborate on levees

Seattle Center’s new food options and perhaps a new Bubbleator!

Competition for adaptive reuse of 520

Historic building in Bellingham a teardown?

Sea-Level Rise studies in Richmond, BC