REENGAGING THE LAND AT THE GEORGE *** PRESIDENTIAL CENTER

作     者：Laura Solano Herb Sweeney IV 

作者机构：Michael Van Valkenburgh AssociatesLandscape Architects Senior AssociateMichael Van Valkenburgh AssociatesLandscape Architects 

出 版 物：《Journal of Green Building》 (绿色建筑学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2014年第9卷第3期

页      面：3-22页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0814[工学-土木工程] 

主　　题：presidential libraries parks sustainable landscapes stormwater management cistern irrigation tank forebay bioswale native ecologies native plants prairies meadows planting soil Texas 

摘      要：In planning the George *** Presidential Center in Dallas,Texas,former First Lady Laura Bush presented a very clear vision of what the Center should epitomize:“Because George was the first president of the new millennium,I wanted it to be forward and modern.1 For the president and *** this meant making the building and landscape environmentally responsible,beautiful,and *** particular,their love of native Texas landscapes was an important framework for transforming the project’s urban site into a park that was sustainable and experientially rich for *** was addressed from the start with smart planning that privileged contiguous parkland over impermeable surfaces and *** consideration of every landscape component—-stormwater,plants,soil,topography,and more—netted cohesive natural systems that are better able to succeed with short-term establishment and provide enduring long-term health,the ultimate goals for a sustainable landscape.