Important landscape architects are beginning to gain recognition as initiatives strive to preserve historical landscape.
"Historic architecture is well understood, but the designed landscape is viewed by many simply as open space...The meadow where a museum or zoo wants to build a visitor center may well be the work of a design luminary... historically important landscape architects are beginning to get the same recognition that architects have enjoyed for years."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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Manufactured housing communities have long been an affordable housing option for millions of people living in the U.S., but that affordability is disappearing rapidly. How did we get here?
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Minneapolis Bans Rent-Setting Software
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Speaking in Pasadena, Jane Goodall offered a hopeful and inspirational message, urging global compassion, environmental responsibility, and the power of individual action to shape a better future.
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