{"id":5237,"date":"2019-01-30T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/gardens-worth-saving\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T10:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:29:41","slug":"gardens-worth-saving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/gardens-worth-saving\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Reasons We Should All Care More About Landscape Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Landscape Architects:\u00a0Enter the 7th Annual A+Awards<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>before February 15th for an early entry discount!<\/em><\/p>\n

Five years ago, news that an expansion of The Frick Collection Museum in New York would\u00a0destroy a Russell Page-designed garden\u00a0had landscape architects, Upper East Side residents and green space aficionados up in arms. Gardens at ground level are precious commodities in Manhattan, and if removed, they usually aren’t brought back \u2014 except in rare examples like the High Line, where flora became the lynchpin in a transformative reclamation project.<\/p>\n

Widespread protests over the proposed demolition proved fruitful. 70th Street Garden was ultimately saved<\/a>, and new expansion plans design by Selldorf Architects<\/a> \u2014 approved in April last year \u2014 actually see the green space take center stage, with new architecture oriented towards it. It’s compelling proof that landscape architecture is just as valuable as the built kind in shaping the urban environment to benefit the lives of a city’s inhabitants. That’s why the A+Awards includes several prestigious prizes for landscape design, including the following categories:<\/p>\n