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Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair
San Antonio, Texas
Argyle Shared Street
Chicago, Illinois
Regenstein Learning Campus at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, Illinois
P Street Corridor, Phase 1
Lincoln, Nebraska
Chester Arthur Schoolyard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vista Hermosa
Los Angeles, California
Phipps Conservatory Center for Sustainable Landscapes
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Swope Campus Parking Lot and Entry Plaza
Kansas City, Missouri
Samford Park at Toomer's Corner
Auburn, Alabama
Middle Blue River Basin Green Solutions Pilot Project
Kansas City, Missouri
North Carolina Museum of Art West Building Expansion
Raleigh, North Carolina
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Alumni Plaza
Lexington, Kentucky

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About Case Study Briefs

The Landscape Performance Series Case Study Briefs are a searchable database of over 150 exemplary built projects with quantified environmental, economic and social benefits. The Case Study Briefs are produced by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF), working in conjunction with designers and/or academic research teams to assess performance and document each project.

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