Terrain Studio

Terrain Studio Terrain Studio is focused on design excellence and innovation in landscape architecture and urbanism Landscape Architecture | Planning | Urbanism

Principals, Scott Slaney (FASLA, PLA) and Minhui Li (ASLA, PLA), represent over 50 years of combined professional experience with a 13-year history of collaboration. Through collaboration and deep principal involvement, our projects have received 40 professional awards at local, state, national and international levels, including some of the highest professional awards given in the industry. In ad

dition to its principals, Terrain Studio brings to the project a staff of locally, nationally and internationally experienced professionals from around the United States and beyond, a staff that shares a passion for the profession and desire to make a difference in the world through the art and science of landscape architecture, planning and urban design.

Los Angeles Unified School District is in the process of implementing a plan to ensure that at least 30 percent of all c...
09/27/2023

Los Angeles Unified School District is in the process of implementing a plan to ensure that at least 30 percent of all campuses include green spaces by 2035.
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Los Angeles Unified School District is in the process of implementing a plan to ensure that at least 30 percent of all campuses include green spaces by 2035.

Parks and Recreation as a Health Solution: New research by the Trust for Public Land explores connections between urban ...
09/21/2023

Parks and Recreation as a Health Solution: New research by the Trust for Public Land explores connections between urban parks and health, building on prior research and offering insights such as the growing importance of partnerships with health organizations.
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Americans turned to parks for physical and mental relief during the pandemic. New research by the Trust for Public Land explores connections between urban parks and health.

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed in both the design and management of landscapes, with new generative models c...
09/18/2023

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed in both the design and management of landscapes, with new generative models creating both fresh opportunities and novel challenges. https://bit.ly/3R8xeOQ

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed in both the design and management of landscapes, with new generative models creating both fresh opportunities and novel challenges.

New research shows that people are likely to walk more in places that are both walkable and green.https://bit.ly/486emq2...
09/14/2023

New research shows that people are likely to walk more in places that are both walkable and green.
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New research shows that people are likely to walk more in places that are both walkable and green.

Creating Sustainable Cities: The Role of Green Architecture and Urban Planninghttps://bit.ly/45FIZAX
09/12/2023

Creating Sustainable Cities: The Role of Green Architecture and Urban Planning
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“Exploring the Impact of Green Architecture and Urban Planning in Building Sustainable Cities”

How urban planning solutions and architecture help cool down cities.https://bit.ly/3PnujR7
09/08/2023

How urban planning solutions and architecture help cool down cities.
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The way we design urban environments has an impact on city temperatures. These solutions are bringing down temperatures in some European cities.

From the grid plans of ancient Greek cities to the Renaissance's idealized urban layouts, the history of urban planning ...
09/05/2023

From the grid plans of ancient Greek cities to the Renaissance's idealized urban layouts, the history of urban planning is a reflection of evolving power structures and societal priorities.
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Urban planning faces a dichotomy - top-down and bottom-up design approaches. Is there merit in combining these strategies to create resilient cities?

A Baltimore analysis showed that cool roofs, green roofs, porous pavement, tree cover and similar investments could prov...
08/31/2023

A Baltimore analysis showed that cool roofs, green roofs, porous pavement, tree cover and similar investments could provide value of more than 10 times their cost.
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The benefits of implementing these surfaces across a city may far outweigh the costs, according to the nonprofit Smart Surfaces Coalition, which is leading the initiative announced Thursday.

Rather than shuttling stormwater away from the city and into the ocean as quickly as possible, Los Angeles is now—slowly...
08/28/2023

Rather than shuttling stormwater away from the city and into the ocean as quickly as possible, Los Angeles is now—slowly—moving toward a ‘city-as-sponge’ approach that would capture and reclaim more water to recharge crucial reservoirs.
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Rather than shuttling stormwater away from the city and into the ocean as quickly as possible, Los Angeles is now—slowly—moving toward a ‘city-as-sponge’ approach that would capture and reclaim more water to recharge crucial reservoirs.

The Opportunities of Decarbonization: When looking at landscapes, the share of embodied carbon as a percentage of total ...
08/23/2023

The Opportunities of Decarbonization: When looking at landscapes, the share of embodied carbon as a percentage of total emissions changes. For landscape architects, approximately 75 percent of project emissions come from materials.
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Architecture 2030 states that the built environment generates 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually. Building operations, which includes lighting, heating, and cooling, are respons…

Wildfires are a Land-use Problem: The broader importance of land use, community planning, and landscape design in fire s...
08/18/2023

Wildfires are a Land-use Problem: The broader importance of land use, community planning, and landscape design in fire safety.
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The Camp Fire that tore through the communities of Concow and Paradise in Northern California in 2018 was the deadliest and costliest in Californian history. Some 150,000 acres burned, causing 50,0…

Department of Homeland Security Designates Landscape Architecture a STEM Discipline: The designation recognizes the high...
08/15/2023

Department of Homeland Security Designates Landscape Architecture a STEM Discipline: The designation recognizes the high degree of science, technology, engineering and mathematics course work required in landscape architecture.
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The designation recognizes the high degree of science, technology, engineering and mathematics course work required in landscape architecture collegiate programs By Lisa Hardaway The U.S. Departmen…

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