Did you know that landscape architects play an important role in designing aquariums around the world?

Here are a few examples of ways landscape architects are building one-of-a-kind aquariums and aquatic gardenscapes.

National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland

Image credit: ASLA 2019 Professional Honor Award. Urban Aquatic Health: Integrating New Technologies and Resiliency into Floating Wetlands, Baltimore, MD. Ayers, Saint Gross. Design Team

Urban Aquatic Health: Integrating New Technologies and Resiliency into Floating Wetlands, Baltimore; Client: National Aquarium, 2018 ASLA Professional Honor Award, Research The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, sits on a typical postindustrial urban waterfront. Its unique position as a global actor and habitat expert makes it well positioned to be an agent of change for urban water quality. With an ultimate goal of transforming its campus into a living lab, the aquarium teamed with designers, engineers, and researchers to investigate new technologies to produce a sustainable and high-performing floating wetland.

Ocean Wonders: Sharks!

Image credit: New York Aquarium.

Ocean Wonders: Sharks! at New York Aquarium, Coney Island Firm: MIG | Portico; Margie Ruddick Marking a comeback after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the New York Aquarium triumphantly opened its newest exhibit in the summer of 2018. This state-of-the-art exhibit features sharks from around the world with a focus on the wildlife that inhabits the waters near New York City. With its location on the beach at Coney Island, and its work to practice conservation locally, the New York Aquarium has an interesting role connecting people to wildlife.

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