Field Notes
Writing from the Foundation and its working group — on why a fragmented profession needs a shared vocabulary, how definitional terms get debated and revised, and what open metadata means for education, economics, and honest disclosure.
Landscape architecture is spread across studios, universities, councils, and agencies that each name the same things differently. An open data dictionary is the quiet infrastructure that lets them speak — and disagree — precisely.
Synonyms, definitions, and meaning as design material — teaching landscape practice through the lens of data, art, and technology.
When the field dictionary lives inside products, the profession rents its own language. What an open standard changes about the economics of practice.
Practical guidance for practices and institutions on evidencing claims, handling cultural sensitivity, and attributing synthetic assets in exchange bundles.
Commissioning and contributions are open. If you would like to write for Field Notes or respond to a published essay, the specification repository and working group are the place to start.
