At-Risk Landscapes

January 23, 2012
UCLA’s Hannah Carter Japanese Garden Facing Uncertain Future
Los Angeles, California

One of the pre-eminent examples of Post-war, residential Japanese style gardens is under threat.

January 3, 2012
Olmsted Brothers' Only Work in Venezuela At-Risk

Caracas Country Club, a design landmark, has helped protect the valley's natural scenery from surrounding urban development.

December 12, 2011
Holmdel Township to Hold a Vote on Bell Labs Redevelopment Plan
Holmdel, New Jersey

Proposed changes threaten the integrity of the iconic Sasaski, Walker and Associates interior and exterior landscape elements. 

November 11, 2011
Court Upholds Saugatuck Township Local Zoning and Planning Authority
Saugatuck, Michigan

U.S. District Court declared illegal a proposed consent decree between developer Singapore Dunes L.L.C. and the Saugatuck Township Board.

September 27, 2011
Historic UMass Pond Landscape Threatened by Construction
Amherst, Massachusetts

Frank Waugh and Warren H. Manning's landscape exemplifies the ecological principles in campus planning.

September 15, 2011
Sharp Park Golf Course Designated an Historical Resource
Pacifica, California

The San Francisco Planning Department has designated the city-owned Sharp Park Golf Course to be an historical resource, and, therefore, subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

August 15, 2011
Wyvernwood – Los Angeles Garden City Complex Threatened
Los Angeles, California

Designed by landscape architect Hammond Sadler, this was the first garden-style housing in the city.

July 6, 2011
Garfield Park Conservatory Heavily Damaged by Hailstorm
Chicago, Illinois

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the conservatory's extensive collection of specimen plants is now threatened.

June 14, 2011
Fate of Margaret Thomas’ Garden in Question
Herndon, Virginia

After decades of dedicated stewardship, Thomas' recent passing puts the future of her Virginia garden in jeopardy.

June 2, 2011
Arapahoe Acres Design Intent Threatened by Unsympathetic Renovations
Englewood, Colorado

The Modernist planned community dating from the 1940s was the first post-World War II neighborhood listed in the National Register.