Features innovative outdoor spaces created by landscape design companies from around the world with text and color photographs, and presents essays that describe current and future trends in the profession.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 350).

Challenge of landscape urbanism -- Landscape urbanism challenged -- The resurgence of landform -- The future of landscape design -- Agence TER -- Balmori -- Partick Blanc -- Christopher Bradley-Hole -- Bruto -- Fernando Caruncho -- Andrea Cochran -- Vladimir Djurovic -- estudioOCA -- Formwerkz -- GREENinc -- Juan Grimm -- Hager -- Hocker Design Group -- Hoerr Schaudt -- Hood Design -- Charles Jencks -- Mikyoung Kim -- Landscape India -- Latz + Partner -- Tom Leader -- Levin Monsigny -- Lohaus Carl -- McGregor Coxall -- Mesa Design Group -- Teresa Moller -- N-Tree -- OAB -- Office of James Burnett -- Ossart & Maurières -- Piet Oudolf -- Dan Pearson -- Péna & Peña Paysages -- Planergruppe Oberhausen -- POLA -- Patrizia Pozzi -- Proap -- Raderschall Partner -- Sant en Co -- Sheffield School -- Stephen Stimson -- Tom Stuart-Smith -- Surface Design -- SWA Group -- Turenscape -- Patrick Verbruggen -- Wette + Künecke -- Kim Wilkie -- Wirtz International -- ZUS.