Energy Landscapes
The major global goal: by what year must renewable energy provide 90% of electricity to meet climate goals?
What is 2050?
Solar farms are best located on what kind of terrain?
What is flat to gently sloping land (less than 5% slope)?
What is the first design principle for multifunctional energy landscapes?
Start with site analysis
What type of infrastructure is green infrastructure meant to replace or complement?
Gray Infrastructure
The lead designer of the High Line in NYC
Who is James Corner Field Operations and
One ecological benefit of well-designed energy landscapes.
What is pollinator habitat creation, soil health improvement, or biodiversity support?
Floating solar panels are also known by what term?
What are floatovoltaics?
Why should designers conduct historical ecological analysis at a project site?
To understand what natural systems or habitats once existed and could be restored.
What is a bioswale and what does it do?
A vegetated channel that slows, filters, and infiltrates stormwater runoff.
The designer of Buffalo Bayou Promenade
SWA Group
One way to reduce the visual monotony of large solar farms.
What is terracing, varied topography, or diverse native planting design?
How can wind farms coexist with agricultural land use?
By allowing grazing or crop production between turbines.
Name two landscape elements that can turn renewable energy sites into public educational experiences.
Interpretive signage, walking paths, seating areas, or viewing platforms.
What is the goal of 40% canopy coverage in residential areas?
To reduce temperatures and provide shade for climate resilience.
The designer of Qunli Stormwater Park
Who is Turenscapes?
What landscape function includes stormwater infiltration and erosion control in energy sites?
What is the hydrological function?
What design strategy can help mitigate the “heat island effect” around solar arrays?
Using native groundcovers and vegetated surfaces for cooling.
How can the “ground plane” be a critical design element in energy landscapes?
It supports native planting, stormwater management, and aesthetic composition beneath infrastructure.
What does “design with flooding” mean in resilient landscape design?
Accepting and planning for periodic inundation rather than trying to completely prevent it.
The designer of Race Street Pier?
Who is James Corner Field Operations?
Why is the idea of “beautiful vs. ecologically sound” a false binary?
Because design can achieve both simultaneously through integrated and visible systems.
What principle guides designers to view energy infrastructure as part of the landscape rather than separate from it?
What is landscape as infrastructure?
Why is “scale and connectivity” an essential design principle?
Because networks of green spaces provide greater ecological and hydrological benefits than isolated sites.
Why must green infrastructure be context-sensitive?
To reflect local climate, culture, and ecological conditions for better long-term performance.
The designer of 11th Street Bridge Park?
Who is OMA and OLIN?