A once-noxious industrial frontier is now a wellspring of hope for the future of New York's waterfront.

A spirited public facility in Scotland integrates with its verdant topography.

Precise detailing and understated drama create an unexpectedly serene sports facility in the U.K.

Careful siting elevates a rugged boathouse in New York.

In Atlanta, a landscape project decades in the works opens an old-growth forest to a new generation of museumgoers. Watch our video for a virtual tour.

A central grouping of buildings creates a gateway and support system for 4,500 acres of parkland in Memphis.

A waterfront park on the site of an abandoned sugar factory pumps up a once barren post-industrial neighborhood in New York.

A riverside pavilion in Texas teaches visitors about water conservation by showing, not telling.

As memorial groves become more common, architects like Stockholm-based landscape designer Thorbjörn Andersson of Sweco Architects reconcile the needs of the living with those of the dead.

Henry David Thoreau hoped to teach by example. So does the new visitor center near his famous retreat.