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National Place in 2024 HALS Challenge!
Results of the 15th annual HALS Challenge were announced at the annual ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture on Tuesday, October 8,...
Laura Knott
Oct 23, 20241 min read


Award for Excellence!
Congratulations to the Shalom Baranes Associates and their team, including Laura L. Knott, HLA, for receiving the 2021 District of...
Laura Knott
Feb 16, 20221 min read


Honorable Mention: Richmond's Evergreen Cemetery
Thank you to the National Park Service for selecting our Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) short form history of Evergreen...
Laura Knott
Nov 24, 20212 min read


Now SWaM-Certified in Virginia!
Thanks to the Virginia Department of Small Business Supplier Diversity for their help in getting our firm SWaM-certified We are now...
Laura Knott
Nov 19, 20201 min read


Thank you, ASLA!
https://www.asla.org/land/LandArticle.aspx?id=57900 I was pleasantly surprised a couple of weeks ago to receive a call from the American...
Laura Knott
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Park Road 4 CLR Featured at Cultural Landscape Symposium
This past February, Texas held its first cultural landscape symposium, sponsored by Preservation Texas in partnership with the National...
Laura Knott
Jun 25, 20201 min read


LIVE on Join Us In France!
Live on the Join Us In France podcast this week, Episode 290, I'm talking about parks in Paris. If you've not stumbled upon this podcast,...
Laura Knott
Jun 23, 20201 min read


Black Landscape Architects Matter
In 1902, Booker T. Washington recruited landscape architect David Augustus Williston (1868-1962) to join the faculty of the Department of...
Laura Knott
Jun 10, 20204 min read


What is a Historical Landscape Architect, Anyway?
If you’re scratching your head when you hear the term, “historical landscape architect,” you’re not alone. Having developed only since...
Laura Knott
Apr 28, 20203 min read


Earth Day Celebration of G.W. Carver, Early Conservationist!
George Washington Carver came to Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute in 1896 to establish its agriculture department, but over his 47-year...
Laura Knott
Apr 22, 20203 min read


It Could Be Worse.
Between 1844 and 1846, thirty-six ships brought a total of 5,257 German immigrants to the Port of Galveston, from where they were to...
Laura Knott
Apr 17, 20202 min read


PLUMs? Yes, Please.
Created to guide long-term maintenance of National Park Service parkways, "Planting, Land Use, and Maintenance Plans," or "PLUMs"...
Laura Knott
Apr 15, 20201 min read


Homeland Security Embracing Historic Preservation
Last week, I was fortunate to be able to visit the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) secured campus at the historic St. Elizabeths...
Laura Knott
Mar 29, 20201 min read


Pavilions in Bloom!
While working from home in Charlottesville, I'm trying to take a long walk to somewhere interesting every day. On Tuesday, I hiked over...
Laura Knott
Mar 28, 20202 min read


Letting Go in the Face of Climate Change
Traditionally, historic preservation best practices have been based on the belief that historic built resources are irreplaceable and...
Laura Knott
Mar 10, 20201 min read


Celebrating the Launch!
Please join me in celebrating the launch of my new firm, Laura L. Knott, Historical Landscape Architect, LLC! First challenge: what do I...
Laura Knott
Jan 30, 20201 min read
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