Every landscape material we specify has a hidden story, sometimes beginning far from the place where it’s installed. Mapping all the material origins of a project has the power to not only trace material histories, but it can reveal supply chain insights that may otherwise go unnoticed. We recently analyzed our Dolly’s Park Materials Map and it gave us some new insights about salvage and sustainability…

At Assemblage, our circular design strategy emphasizes adaptive reuse of existing materials in the landscape. Harvesting and reusing the materials that are already manufactured is one of the most impactful ways we can lower embodied carbon in our projects. When we reuse what we already have, we eliminate the need for making new products that have more embedded carbon…