Letters • 7
Land Matters • 15
Riprap • 16
A slightly irregular look at the new and noteworthy.
Edited by Heather Hammatt, asla
On the Boards • 22
Landscape architecture and industrial design combine forces in a plan for riverfront improvements.
By Heather Hammatt, asla
Plants • 24
Lewis and Clark Plants
Commemorating their expedition.
By Don Brigham, Jr., asla
Details • 28
Making Waves
Oceanfront pavement responds to the sea.
By Elizabeth Gourley
Design • 30
Recycled Whimsy
In Mississippi, two landscape architects create garden "art" from cast-off items.
By Felder Rushing
Practice • 34
Hope Springs Eternal
Landscape architects are playing a growing role in the reincarnation of our most desperate housing projects.
By Michael Leccese

Technology • 40
Putting It in Print
Ask and get answers to the critical questions at every stage of a printing project.
By James Sipes, asla, & Anita Hardy
Ecology • 44
Vacant-Lot Eden
A pocket park reflects the native plant communities of Ontario.
By J. William Thompson, fasla
Planning • 50
Discovering the Pedestrian
A new downtown Los Angeles is only a ten-minute walk away.
By Morris Newman
Shared Wisdom • 78
Comic Release
Two students "sustain" the landscape architecture profession with a sense of humor.
By Heather Hammatt, asla
Books • 82
Buyer's Guide Index • 92
New Products • 116
Display Ad Index • 117
Critic at Large • 120
Closing Down "Open Space"
Framing a multifaceted future on an asphalt wasteland.
By Jane Holtz Kay