Ever since the 18th century when Alexander Pope advised his peers to “consult the genius of place,” the idea that designers could interpret and then express the essential identity of a place has been venerated in landscape architecture. This issue of LA+ is devoted to critically exploring the nexus between place and identity with contributions from disciplines as varied as landscape architecture, architecture, philosophy, literature, ethics, marketing, anthropology, history, politics, and visual arts. Featuring contributions by: Ursula Heise, Edward S. Casey, Dirk Sijmons, Clive Hamilton, Martin Rein-Cano, Rui Yang, Charles Waldheim, Robert Zhao Renhui, Jim Igoe, Mark Kingwell, and others.
