The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) has announced the teams and projects selected for their 2026 Case Study Investigation (CSI), which will include thirteen faculty Research Fellows and ten projects of varying type and geography. The faculty-student research teams will partner with designers to quantify the environmental, social, and economic impact of each project.

The LAF-funded CSI program runs from February to August, resulting in Case Study Briefs for the foundation's Landscape Performance Series, an online set of resources for sustainable landscape solutions.

 
The 2026 CSI teams and projects are:
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo & True Nature Design - The University of California, Santa Barbara North Campus Open Space - Goleta, CA
- Harvard University & Reed Hilderbrand - The Clark Art Institute - Williamstown, MA
- Illinois Institute of Technology & Lamar Johnson Collaborative - PopCourts! Series - Chicago, IL
- KU Leuven & Turenscape - Qunli Wetland Park - Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
- Louisiana State University & CARBO Landscape Architecture - Gretna City Park - Gretna, LA
- Rutgers University & Starr Whitehouse - Arverne East Nature Preserve - Far Rockaway, NY
- Universidad Ana G. M?(C)ndez & Marvel Architects - Portal de El Yunque Rain Gardens - R?-o Grande, PR
- University of Delaware & ForeSite Associates - The Pilot School - Wilmington, DE
- University of Kentucky & WRT - The Parklands of Floyds Fork - Louisville, KY
- Utah State University & Studio Outside - Water Conservation Garden at Red Butte Garden & Arboretum - Salt Lake City, UT

To read more about the CSI program and 2026 teams, go to: https://www.lafoundation.org/news/2025/12/2026-csi-teams