We tend to think about our city as a series of objects, but really people experience the city in the spaces between buildings - along the road, in a plaza, in a park, along a sidewalk. Spaces aren’t objects, buildings are objects. This is where the landscape architects come in. The purpose of this stormwater plan is to encourage/mandate sustainable practices for landscape design, construction and landscape maintenance, reduce urban runoff, conserve water resources, reduce the urban heat island effect, and "protect public health, safety, and welfare by preserving and enhancing the positive visual experience of the built environment, promoting urban forestry, providing appropriate transition between different land uses, preserving neighborhood character, and enhancing pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety." Article 23 provides new landscape architecture requirements to developers looking to build or remodel a site over 5000 square feet. New Orleans is currently reviewing a new CZO, which includes, for the first time, a Landscape, Stormwater Management, & Screening ordinance (Article 23). WHY IT MATTERS: The city’s new Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance They’re also design experts in plants, and green infrastructure uses plants and soils as main materials in "designing the outdoors." They care about drainage, and perform terrain modifications to deal with what happens with water once it hits a ground surface. Landscape architects have a significant background in site engineering. HOW it relates to green stormwater management and infrastructure: The idea is to create outdoor spaces for people to use. Everything outside of the building is "landscape." This work includes the manipulation of spaces like grading and terrain modeling. A landscape architect is trained to design everything outside of a building - where pedestrians flow, where plants grow, seating, parks, playgrounds, sports fields, etc.
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