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The Landscape Performance Series (LPS for short) is a non-profit resource platform operated by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF). It launched officially in 2010, with a core mission to advance quantitative evaluation of sustainable landscape design, and provide evidence-based practical references for design practitioners, educational institutions, and policy advocates. The platform operates entirely as a non-profit initiative: all resources are free to access, and it is sustained through donations and sponsorships.
LPS's core offering is a case study library of over 200 high-quality built sustainable landscape projects. Each case includes quantified environmental, social, and economic benefit data, rather than only showcasing design renderings. The platform supports multi-dimensional filtered searching, allowing users to sort projects by benefit type, project characteristics, location, size, budget, completion year and more. It also lets users bulk download all case data in CSV format, which is extremely convenient for academic research. Beyond the case library, the platform also hosts a research news knowledge base, performance evaluation toolkits, and a teaching material library for educators. It organizes regular training sessions and webinars, and maintains an open submission channel to accept contributions of case studies, blog posts, and teaching resources.
On the plus side, LPS's core value is that all of its case data is verified, quantified results — far superior to generic design case libraries, with extremely high reference value for sustainable design practice. It is also completely free to access, and all data can be exported for research use. The drawbacks are fairly clear: the platform only offers service in English with no Chinese language support, cases are heavily concentrated in North America with very few projects from China or other regions, the interaction design is rather outdated, and the mobile experience is quite poor.
This platform is ideal for landscape architecture students and faculty, practicing landscape architects, urban planning practitioners, and sustainable design researchers.
Users in mainland China can access this website directly, no VPN/proxy is required. All public resources can be browsed and downloaded normally.
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