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Course Orientation

McKinnon, K. (Ed.). (2010). Grounded: The work of Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg. Blueimprint.
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. (n.d.). Landscapes | Paysages Magazine. https://www.csla-aapc.ca/landscapes-paysages/landscapes-paysages-magazine
American Society of Landscape Architects. (n.d.). Landscape Architecture Magazine. https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/
The Trustees of Princeton University. (n.d.). Student Guide to Scholarly Integrity. Princeton University. https://odoc.princeton.edu/learning-curriculum/academic-integrity
Purdue University. (n.d.). Purdue OWL. https://owl.purdue.edu/

Unit 1

Home Designing. (n.d.). Live in falling water, Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece. Retrieved June 2, 2025, from https://www.home-designing.com/2009/10/live-in-falling-water-frank-lloyd-wrights-masterpiece
Sokol, D., Mafi, N., and McLaughlin, K. (2023, September 25). 33 spectacular buildings designed by Frank Gehry. Architectural Digest. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-of-frank-gehry-slideshow
Bowen, B. (2025, April 2). Glossary of landscape & landscape design terms. Ross NW Watergardens. https://www.rossnwwatergardens.com/portland-landscaping-blog/glossary-of-landscape-design-terms
TED. (2008, April 15). Edward Burtynsky: Manufactured landscapes [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Dd4k63-zM
TED. (2009, November 13). Edward Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEsJI6Nxo4Q
Strombo. (2007, April 24). Manufactured landscapes -- Edward Burtynsky [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZiKBKnesnU
USC Architecture. (2011, April 29). James Corner, ASLA - Recent work [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrdo4xMKD4

Unit 2

World Commission on Environment and Development. (n.d.). Our common future, chapter 2: Towards sustainable development. In Our common future: Report of the world commission on environment and development. NGO Committee on Education. http://www.un-documents.net/ocf-02.htm
World Commission on Environment and Development. (n.d.). Our common future: Report of the world commission on environment and development. NGO Committee on Education. http://www.un-documents.net/wced-ocf.htm
TED. (2011, December 14). Pavan Sukhdev: Put a value on nature! [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-QpKiU-NHo
Harvard GSD. (2016, November 17). Fionn Byrne: "Designing natures: For a pluralism of ecology, ethics and aesthetics" [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8LRnF4tiU

Collection 1: Historic Landscapes

The Cultural Landscape Foundation. (n.d.). Vernacular landscapes. https://www.tclf.org/vernacular-landscapes
Friends of the High Line. (n.d.). Home. High Line. https://www.thehighline.org/
National Park Service. (2025). Technical Preservation Services. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/index.htm

Unit 3

Dumbarton Oaks. (n.d.). Garden Perspectives. https://www.doaks.org/resources/online-exhibits/garden-perspectives
Young, T. G., & Riley, R. B. (Eds.). (2002). Theme park landscapes: Antecedents and variations. Dumbarton Oaks. https://archive.org/details/young-riley-theme-park-landscapes/page/n3/mode/2up
Brown, J., Mitchell, N., & Beresford, M. (Eds.). (2005). The protected landscape approach: Linking nature, culture and community. https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2005-006.pdf
Government of Canada. (n.d.). Parks Canada. https://parks.canada.ca/index
Scheinman, A. (2003). Criteria for the identification of cultural heritage landscapes. Town of Caledon. https://www.caledon.ca/en/living-here/resources/Documents/recreation-leisure/Criteria_for_the_ID-of_Cultural_Heritage_Landscapes.pdf
UNESCO World Heritage Convention. (n.d.). Cultural landscapes. https://whc.unesco.org/en/culturallandscape/#1
International Federation of Landscape Architects. (n.d.). Cultural landscapes committee. https://www.iflaclc.org/index.html
The Society for Landscape Studies. (n.d.). Our Journal. https://www.landscapestudies.com/journal/
TED. (2009, Ovetober 13). New York -- before the city | Eric Sanderson [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z1cCT2NP4k

Unit 4

Conan, M. (Ed.). (2000). Environmentalism in landscape architecture. Dumbarton Oaks. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401190025/http://www.doaks.org/resources/publications/doaks-online-publications/garden-and-landscape-studies/environmentalism/env5.pdf
Conan, M. (Ed.). (2000). Environmentalism in landscape architecture. Dumbarton Oaks. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401190030/http://www.doaks.org:80/resources/publications/doaks-online-publications/garden-and-landscape-studies/environmentalism/env7.pdf
Jacobs, P. (1979). George Angus Hills: A Canadian tribute. Landscape planning, 6(2), 101–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3924(79)90006-6
UMTaubmanCollege. (2010, April 15). Chris Reed: University of Michigan Taubman College future of urbanism [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-iWpfNRTNA

Collection 2: Environmental Landscapes

Turenscape. (n.d.). Home. https://www.turenscape.com/en
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. (2010). Restoration rehabilitation repurposing. Ground, 11. https://issuu.com/oalagroundmagazine/docs/ground_11-oct29
Hogrefe, A. (2017, October 29). Mapping Philly. Vizualizing Architecture. https://visualizingarchitecture.com/mapping-philly/

Unit 5

Kahn, M. E. (2008, February). Boston's big dig: 15 billion dollars worth of pleasure? Environmental and Urban Economics. https://greeneconomics.blogspot.com/2008/02/bostons-big-dig-15-billion-dollars.html
USC Architecture. (2009, February 24). Planning, echology and the emergence of landscape [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYEgrPBmCqw
TED. (2011, January 31). Reviving New York's reviers -- with oysters! | Kate Orff [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4xCpqVa-6I
Waterfront Toronto. (2009, June 11). Sustainable urban design on Toronto's waterfront [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEQiNXXgu4g

Unit 6

Green, J. (2015, December 11). New case studies on sustainable landscape design. The Dirt. http://dirt.asla.org/2015/12/11/new-case-studies-on-sustainable-landscape-design/
The Dirt Contributor. (2023, November 20). Socially just public spaces are crucial to flourishing societies. The Dirt. https://dirt.asla.org/2023/11/20/socially-just-public-spaces-are-crucial-to-flourishing-societies/

Collection 3: Public Urban Landscapes

Frearson, A. (2018, January 16). Raised stepping stones allow Dutch bridge to remain accessible during a flood. Dezeen. 

Unit 7

TED. (2008, February 7). Jaime Lerner: Sing a song of sustainable cities [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKh9mCk3xk
TED. (2007, January 6). Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto | TED [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ-cZRmHfs4
The American Society of Landscape Architects. (n.d.). The Dirt. https://dirt.asla.org/
The American Society of Landscapes Architects. (2017). Designing our future: Sustainable landscapes. https://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/videos.html
The Sustainable Sites Initiative. (n.d.). Home. https://www.sustainablesites.org/rating-system
Low Impact Development Center. (n.d.). Welcome to the low impact development center. https://lowimpactdevelopment.org/
SABMag. (n.d.). Home. https://sabmagazine.com/
Gauthier, B. (2011, November 17). Time lapse video of the VanDusen Garden green roof [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbwQpDy56oI
Mendelsohn, E. (2011, October 5). Green walls technology: Benefits and design [PowerPoint]. SlideShare. https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/green-walls-technology-benefits-and-design/9558628

Collection 4: Sustainable Landscapes

ArchDaily. (n.d.). Sustainability. https://www.archdaily.com/category/sustainability
Naidoo, I. (2018, March 2). Urban agriculture is the key to a sustainable future. Aljazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/3/2/urban-agriculture-is-the-key-to-a-sustainable-future/
Architecture de Paysage et Design Urbain. (2010). Evergreen brick works. https://ccxa.ca/fr/projets/evergreen-brick-works/
Page, B. (2018, January 26). The frozen road [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/252863313