ASLA Launches the Landscape Architect’s Guide to Washington, D.C.

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The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Landscape Architects Guide to Washington, D.C. This online, mobile-friendly guide will help visitors and locals discover more than 75 historic, modern and contemporary landscapes in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Va. Expert commentary and more than 800 photos are provided by 20 landscape architects. It is located at http://www.asla.org/guide.

According to Nancy Somerville, Hon. ASLA, executive vice president and CEO of ASLA, the guide is the first of its kind devoted to Washington, D.C. It highlights historic monuments and parksincluding the National Mall and Memorial Parks and Capitol Hilland examples of new sustainable worksincluding Constitution Square, a cutting-edge green street that is one block long, and Diamond Teague Waterfront Park, which incorporates man-made, water-cleansing wetlands on the Anacostia River.

The guide will provide the 19 million tourists who visit D.C. annually, along with locals, a fresh perspective on both iconic and brand-new landscapes within the nations capital, says Somerville. D.C.s vibrant public realm didnt just magically appear but was carefully designed over the years, and is continually evolving, through interactions among elected leaders, communities and landscape architects.

The guide is divided into 16 distinct tours in all four quadrants of the Districtas well as a tour of the new D.C. bicycle network. Each tour covers multiple neighborhoods, and includes a printable walking or biking map.

The guide was created by ASLA in partnership with 20 nationally recognized landscape architects, all of whom are designers of the public realm and leaders in sustainable design. The guides were asked to explain the sites from a landscape architects point of view and show how the design of these sites influences how people interact with or even feel about these places.

The guides are:

Media wishing to interview the guides or learn more about the website should contact Karen Trimbath, public relations manager, at ktrimbath@asla.org or (202) 216-2371.

List of Sites Featured in the Guide

John Marshall Park

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ASLA Launches the Landscape Architect’s Guide to Washington, D.C.