LAF Case Studies
Performance-Based Design. The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Case Study Investigation program pairs academic researchers with practitioners to evaluate the performance of built landscape architectural projects. Since 2011, Design Workshop has collaborated with teams from Utah State University, Kansas State University, University of Texas Austin, University of Texas Arlington and University of Nebraska Lincoln on triple-bottom-line case studies of 14 of the firm’s master-planned communities, streetscapes, parks, plazas and single-family residences. The completed case studies below are published at landscapeperformance.org as a resource for designers, clients, developers and municipalities.
Story Mill
![Story Mill](img/laf_story-mill.jpg)
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
![Houston Arboretum and Nature Center](img/laf_houston-arboretum.jpg)
Lafitte Greenway
![Lafitte Greenway](img/laf_lafitte-greenway.jpg)
Lincoln P Street
![Lincoln P Street](img/laf_lincoln-p-street.jpg)
Wayne Ferguson Plaza
![Wayne Ferguson Plaza](img/laf_wayne-ferguson.jpg)
Bagby Street Reconstruction
![Bagby Street Reconstruction](img/laf_bagby-street.jpg)
Daybreak
![Daybreak](img/laf_daybreak.jpg)
High Desert
![High Desert](img/laf_high-desert.jpg)
Park Avenue Redevelopment
![Park Avenue Redevelopment](img/laf_park-avenue.jpg)
Cherry Creek North/Fillmore Plaza
![Cherry Creek North/Fillmore Plaza](img/laf_cherry-creek-north.jpg)
South Grand Boulevard
![South Grand Boulevard](img/laf_south-grand.jpg)
Blue Hole Regional Park
![Blue Hole Regional Park](img/laf_blue-hole.jpg)
Capitol Valley Ranch
![Capitol Valley Ranch](img/laf_capitol-valley-ranch.jpg)
Cascade Garden
![Cascade Garden](img/laf_cascade-garden.jpg)
Riverside Ranch
![Riverside Ranch](img/laf_riverside-ranch.jpg)