Arts Aug 29 Landscape architect Kate Orff shares visionary goal of nature-based infrastructure By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson
Arts Apr 16 Watch 6:22 How landscape designer Piet Oudolf captures nature’s ‘emotion’ As spring takes hold, sparking thoughts of budding plants and new life, we explore how one of the world’s preeminent landscape designers approaches creating a garden. Piet Oudolf is perhaps best known for his work on New York City’s High… By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe
Science Oct 11 Why MacArthur ‘genius’ Kate Orff says designing for nature can protect our cities Twenty-five years ago, Kate Orff didn’t know what landscape architecture was. Today, her approach to promoting the environment in urban design earned her a 2017 MacArthur “Genius” grant. By Julia Griffin
Nation Aug 11 Watch 6:32 Above Manhattan’s bustle, a reshaped public space In the mid-20th century, it was a railroad; now it’s a public park. Built in the 1930s, 30 feet above the streets of Manhattan, the High Line was crucial for transporting cargo. But with the decline of rail transportation, it… By PBS News Hour