Tag: Benefits of Nature
Creating Urban Density With Reflective Spaces: A Q&A With Green Developer Jonathan Rose
Back when we were at the Greater & Greener Conference, we attended a panel by green real estate developer Jonathan Rose. Our ears perked up when he mentioned incorporating a labyrinth into one of his housing projects — as you might know about us, we love labyrinths and believe that quiet, nature-filled spaces in urban…
Open Voices News Roundup: August 20
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every Monday for our news roundups….
Greening Vacant Lots Can Reduce Crime
More studies and news backing up our belief that nature heals and unifies: Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania published a study that says cleaning and greening empty lots can make people feel safer.
INFOGRAPHIC: Why We Must Get Outside
If you know our foundation, you know our love for nature — is healing and unifying properties are one of the most important tenets we hold. In a time when modern man is more and more surrounded by the built world, beset by ever increasing stress and overwhelmed by technology, the need for open, sacred…
Open Voices News Roundup: August 6
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every Monday for our news roundups.
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…
Open Voices News Roundup: July 30
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every Monday for our news roundups.
Health Benefits of Urban Greening: A Q&A with Kathy Wolf
In this interview, we talk about health benefits and necessities of urban greening, urban landscapes, why trees aid cities in everything from transportation to shopping, and much more.
A Renaissance of Jobs and Positive Change: How Green Spaces Can Create Both
ASLA’s excellent blog The Dirt was also at the Greater & Greener (see our coverage here) conference in New York City last week, and has two wonderful posts up recapping some important sessions that took place. The sessions, while focusing on different topics, both spoke to an idea that we firmly believe in — that…
Open Voices News Roundup: July 23
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every Monday for our news roundups.
