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Find it First in LASN! There are 58 advertisements or product releases in this issue where the picture or ad has never before been published, what LASN calls "World Premieres." Look for the World Premiere icon in the Product Focus section (pages 26-29) and in red text the Ad Index (pages 145-146, 149-150). Contact LASN for more information on how your new product can be in the World Premiere spotlight! (714) 979-LASN (5276) www.landscapeonline.com World Premiere On the cover: Grange Mutual Insurance Headquarters, Columbus, Ohio. Landscape architecture by NBBJ, Columbus, Ohio. Find 58 World Premieres in this Issue For Details See Page 8 World Premiere w w w . l a n d s c a p e o n l i n e . c o m w w w . l a n d s c a p e o n l i n e . c o m THE INDUSTRY TRADE MAGAZINE FOR COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE SPECIFIERS NATIONWIDE! THE INDUSTRY TRADE MAGAZINE FOR COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE SPECIFIERS NATIONWIDE! Volume 31 Number 02 February 2015 Volume 31 Number 02 8 Landscape Architect and Specifier News 30 48 70 40 58 80 92 f e a t u re s 30 Burj Khalifa Tower Park, Dubai, UAE The Burj Khalifa is a celebration of rigorous design, construction and possibilities. The 27-acre "green oasis" features plazas, gardens, pools and promenades that grounds the world's tallest building. In the middle of an extreme desert climate, the landscape architects forged a new baseline for design achievement, and a lasting model of environmental efficiency and sensitivity. —Landscape Architecture by SWA Group 40 Shell Oil Company's Woodcreek Campus, Houston Corporate suburban campuses are changing or creating their spaces to feel more like communities with outdoor amenities: green spaces, trails, seating, dining, event lawns, shade and recreation. —By Beth Clark, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP, Principal, Clark Condon Associates, Houston 48 Centennial Plaza, Round Rock, Texas The nearly 12-foot slope drop of the plaza site created challenges for accessibility and maximizing festival space and performance areas. Existing rock, cast stone, brick building veneers and brick paver sidewalks had to incorporated into the design. —Landscape Architecture by Baker-Aicklen & Associates, Round Rock, Texas 58 Tudor Home Backyard Hardscape The owners of a 1920 Tudor home in southwest Colorado Springs wanted an outdoor space to relax, entertain and enjoy their dogs. The house and grounds had not been updated in several decades, so major renovations were needed inside and out. —Landscape Architecture by Fredell Enterprises, Inc. 70 Hardscape Heaven, San Juan Capistrano The homeowners requested a new entryway leading from the front yard walkway to the courtyard. To complement the multiple types of stone used in the hardscape design the custom archway was faced with brick veneer and adorned with a wrought iron gate. —Landscape Architecture by Elaine Iverson, Altera—Michelle Medaris, LASN 80 Grange Mutual Insurance Headquarters, Columbus, Ohio When Grange Mutual Insurance in Columbus, Ohio outgrew its headquarters, the company decided to expand and continue to invest in the community, rather than relocate and contribute to urban sprawl. —Landscape Architecture by NBBJ, Columbus, Ohio 92 801 Grand Plaza: Remediation Offers Redesign Opportunity Twenty years after construction of the 31,000 sq. ft. plaza surrounding the 44-story 801 Grand Building, the waterproofing had begun to fail, allowing water to leak into the garage and finished spaces below the plaza. Most of the plaza site materials were removed. —Landscape Architecture by Confluence