Tag: Awards


Naval Cemetery Landscape — Brooklyn, N.Y.: An Escape from the Built Environment

Six projects received this distinguished national award for researching the transformational power of nature in urban settings. Each project was chosen for combining the creation of tranquil, restorative spaces with rigorous study of their impact on users’ well-being and resilience. See the full list of projects here.  Print version of poster.  More Naval Cemetery Landscape team member interviews:…

Measuring What Works for Healthy Green Spaces— Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Md.: The Mechanisms and Design Elements of Restorative Experiences

Six projects received this distinguished national award for researching the transformational power of nature in urban settings. Each project was chosen for combining the creation of tranquil, restorative spaces with rigorous study of their impact on users’ well-being and resilience. See the full list of projects here. Print version of poster.  While a body of evidence has shown…

Landscapes of Resilience — Joplin, MO and Queens, NY: Exploring How Nature Can Influence, Strengthen Restoration in Times of Crisis

Six projects received this distinguished national award for researching the transformational power of nature in urban settings. Each project was chosen for combining the creation of tranquil, restorative spaces with rigorous study of their impact on users’ well-being and resilience. See the full list of projects here.  Print version of poster.  More Landscapes of Resilience team member interviews:…

A Nature Place — Portland, OR: Quantifying Benefits of a Healing Garden among Hospital Populations

Six projects received this distinguished national award for researching the transformational power of nature in urban settings. Each project was chosen for combining the creation of tranquil, restorative spaces with rigorous study of their impact on users’ well-being and resilience. See the full list of projects here.  Print version of poster.  More A Nature Place team member interviews:  Dr. Alar…

The Green Road — Bethesda, Md.: A Holistic Approach to Healing Wounded Warriors

Six projects received this distinguished national award for researching the transformational power of nature in urban settings. Each project was chosen for combining the creation of tranquil, restorative spaces with rigorous study of their impact on users’ well-being and resilience. See the full list of projects here.  Print version of poster.  More The Green Road team member interviews:…

Homeless Prevention and a Healing Garden

In creating this space, we wanted to help re-introduce homeless clients used to experiencing nature as a negative force in their lives to the healing and humanizing effects of nature. Read about our garden at this homeless center.

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Benefits of Prison Gardens: A Case Study

Here on Open Voices, we occasionally feature locations that we’ve had a hand in creating — both to let you know a bit more about our organization, and also about the benefits of these spaces. Today, we’re featuring our prison garden at the Maryland Correctional Institution.

When creating this space, our challenge was to cultivate an atmosphere of reflection among an incarcerated population, as well as introduce nature as a change agent to address one of society’s most intractable challenges: inmate rehabilitation. Read more

Synopsis of the Planning Grant Projects

The Open Spaces Sacred Places (OSSP) National Awards Program, sponsored by the TKF Foundation, is funding eleven planning grants. These initial projects, and the proposals for full awards, will all integrate the creation of tranquil, restorative spaces in urban environments with rigorous study of the impact of such spaces on user’s well-being and resilience. Each…

$5 Million in Grants to Study the Healing and Restorative Power of Nature National Open Spaces Sacred Places Awards Initiative

The TKF Foundation today announced a new $5 million grant program, the National Open Spaces Sacred Places Awards (OSSP Awards), to fund cross-disciplinary teams of designers, research social scientists and community-based organizations to create and study a series of new public green spaces designed with the specific intent to provide spiritual uplift and the opportunity…

"Peace. Love. Health. Joy. Safety. Serenity. Prosperity. Contentment. All are mine as I walk the ThanksGiving Place labyrinth. I am drawn back again and again."

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