_SCAPE

Established in 2003, _SCAPE magazine is a regionally recognized publication produced by the American Society of Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter (ASLA-MN). Since its launch, _SCAPE has evolved to become a valuable publication made available to ASLA-MN members in print and to the general public through an electronic version. _SCAPE serves as the chapters’ primary tool for communicating the nature and value of landscape architecture to broader audiences such as affiliated professionals, municipal administrators, policy makers and educators.

Content is based on two primary objectives: 1) serving ASLA-MN members and, 2) promoting the landscape architecture profession through education and information. As a core element of the landscape architecture profession, design is a prominent focus of both the articles and essays and their graphical presentation. Vendor advertisements fund the publication. Standing features have included coverage of the ASLA-MN design awards, annual membership directory, and letter from the chapter president. Dynamic features include articles and essays addressing trends in the profession at-large and coverage of local developments and activities. Authors have also varied, and have included both practitioners and non-practitioners.

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_SCAPE is now accepting content for this year's first issue of the magazine, to be published in the Summer of 2024. The focus of our next issue is S.T.E.M.

With the formal designation of Landscape Architecture as a S.T.E.M. field by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2023, the expertise of those within our field is being recognized and elevated now more than ever before. With this issue, we want to hear about the unique and innovative ways your projects have leveraged Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics within the landscape architecture profession.

Send your proposal (300 word max.) to scape@aslamn.gmail.com by Friday May 10th for consideration.

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A Note From the _SCAPE Editors

In recent years, climate change’s impacts to water systems have become increasingly noticeable. Rising temperatures and unpredictable precipitation patterns are having significant effects on the quantity and quality of the 0.5% of freshwater on Earth that remains available for use. As a society, we must recognize that water is vital to our continued existence and find safe and sustainable ways to live with it, manage it, and protect it.

Fortunately, landscape architects and urban designers are finding innovative solutions for water challenges all over the world. As environmental stewards, we are tasked with protecting the natural environment and its resources by developing sustainable strategies to adapt to change. As the profession continues to deal with the impacts of climate change on water resources, landscape architects and urban designers must find new ways to address the unresolved water challenges the world is currently facing. This issue of _SCAPE highlights three innovative, unique, and adaptive

Enjoy,

Aus Perez + Colin Thomasgard