Crissy Promenade Repairs Slated to Begin in March

With more than 1.2 million annual visitors every year, the Crissy Field Promenade has become a must-visit San Francisco icon for tourists and a favorite recreational destination for locals. Urban…

From Picasso to Noguchi, 11 Artists Who Designed Spectacular Playgrounds

Playgrounds as we know them today can be traced back to the sand gardens of late 19th-century Germany, which resemble what we now know as sandboxes. But it wasn’t until the 1940s that urban planners…

The Art of Andreas Deja at the Walt Disney Family Museum (Mar 23, 2017 – Oct 4, 2017)

Visual development sketch from Deja’s upcoming short “Mushka.” Explore the dynamic work of one of the most accomplished and versatile character animators of our time: Andreas Deja. This unique…

New MLA Program at the University of Cincinnati

=The College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati is launching its new Landscape Architecture program this year, focusing on graduate study with four…

Fired up for February! Marin Park Stewardship’s February 2017 Newsletter

Dear Friend, February is firing up to be an exciting month, as we will be finishing up our planting season!  The Marin Park Stewardship team has been discussing the role of fire in ecosystems and in…

Ridge Lane Awarded Grant!

RLN Awarded Grant! Groundbreaking on Caine-to-San Miguel this Spring! February 15, 2017 · by Eric M-RidgeLaneAdmin · in Ridge Lane in Focus. · On January 17, 2017, Lanita Hernandez, Director of…

Biophilic Design

Dear Reader, Welcome to the latest edition of Green Wall News. This month, we highlight biophilia, the concept undergirding all we do at AgroSci. Conceived by renowned naturalist E. O. Wilson,…

Vogue Arabia Features Jewelry Designs by Recent Graduate

Since debuting her designs at Academy of Art University’s 2016 Spring Show, alumna Deema Hefzi has already crafted a name for herself that’s being heard throughout the jewelry industry. Hefzi, who…

Cartooning the Landscape: Art, Nature, and Consciousness

UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Friday, February 3 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM UC Berkeley professor Chip Sullivan will take us on an optical sweep of the iconic landscapes of history and illustrate their…

Lab explores projects to lessen effects of sea level rise on SF Bay

By John King, San Francisco Chronicle January 22, 2017 Updated: January 23, 2017 5:02pm Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Luna Taylor walks off of Pier 14 during the peak of the high tide…