New new urbainsm?

In April, ASLA's The Field published a piece looking at the latest examples of New Urbanism and calling for landscape architecture to assert itself in more meaningful ways in these projects. The author, Clemson Professor Thomas Schurch, talks about the role for landscape architecture on Professional Community Assistance Teams, which seems even more timely today.

As he points out, in between some compelling project photos and plans, the relationship between LA and our allied professions is incredibly important. And in a post-pandemic, post-protest, post-recession world, inclusive teamwork is going to be critically important.