The Olmsted Conference
Beginning on American History TV, C-SPAN, aired a conference on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, […]
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Frederick Law Olmsted at 200
Designing an American Landscape Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation’s
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Will World-Class Architecture Bring Civic Pride Back to Memphis?
Spurred by Herzog & de Meuron’s new art museum and a rethought waterfront park by Studio Gang, city leaders turn
A photo essay on coral reef restoration efforts in Florida
from Yale’s Climate Connections Over the past 40 years, nearly 90 percent of live corals on reefs in the Florida
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“A Brief History of Earth” by Andrew H. Knoll
How well do you know the ground beneath your feet? Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a
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Creative Placemaking
from Urban Land Institute Report Summary: Creative placemaking, or leveraging art and culture in tandem with great design, is a
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Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller
perating Manual for Spaceship Earth is one of those wonderful books that were written decades ago but still provoke thought,
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A fairly simple breakthrough makes accessing stored hydrogen more efficient.
A new catalyst from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators extracts hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily