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Category: 
Overall Excellence > Magazine of the Year > 12 or More Issues per Year

Title of entry: 
Landscape Architecture Magazine

Issue or Publication date:
October, November, December 2025

Publication name: 
Landscape Architecture Magazine

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https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/

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Entry Essay: 
Landscape Architecture Magazine, founded in 1910, is the official magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects. It is the foremost resource for landscape architects, a design profession increasingly at the forefront of climate and social resilience. The magazine provides a forum to present and discuss key issues in both the practice and culture of landscape architecture, as well as a platform for new voices and ideas in the profession. LAM's thoughtful and provocative examinations of concepts, context, plans, built projects, and design practices serve professionals and students while illustrating the breadth of the profession's works through photography, illustration, and journalism. These three consecutive issues illustrate how Landscape Architecture Magazine delivers authoritative reporting, clear organization, and visually driven storytelling in service of the profession.

The October issue centers on leadership, equity, and resilience. A major profile of Elizabeth Kennedy, FASLA, founder of the longest-running landscape architecture firm led by a Black woman in the United States (“Elizabeth Kennedy’s Quiet Revolution,” p. 96) examines culturally attuned practice and public-sector impact. It is paired with a feature on LandDesign’s evolution from regional firm to national practice (“No Longer Brand X,” p. 112) and a roundtable of eight Gulf Coast designers reflecting on two decades since Hurricane Katrina (“Make Only Small Plans,” p. 130). Departments extend this range with project reporting, professional news, and visual essays, offering readers both depth and breadth across scales and geographies.

In November, the focus shifts to collaboration, infrastructure, and legacy. A feature on a Baltimore firm’s transition to a cooperative model (“Get It Together,” p. 60) explores new business structures and transparency, while an international residential project in Tbilisi (“Inexactly Right,” p. 70) probes ecological improvisation and material expression. The issue also memorializes Kongjian Yu through an in-depth portfolio of his work, underscoring LAM’s role in documenting the field’s most influential figures and engaging readers in moments of collective reflection.

The December issue foregrounds research, climate, and experimentation. Stories range from an interdisciplinary exploration of endangered species at the Venice Architectural Biennale (“Song for the Cricket Emergency,” p. 28) to the defunding of a rural resilience lab (“As Funds Recede,” p. 38), alongside features on small-scale residential innovation and major urban waterfront transformation. Together, these issues demonstrate consistent editorial rigor, strong visual hierarchy, and a clear mission: to inform, challenge, and connect landscape architects through timely reporting, critical inquiry, and design that makes complex information immediately accessible.

Digital Reading Links
October: http://bt.royle.com/publication/?i=851900
November: https://bt.royle.com/publication/?i=853990
December: https://bt.royle.com/publication/?i=856419