Tag: Landscape Architecture
Open Voices News Roundup: April 1
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. A Chicago Park Learns from New York’s High Line There’s no denying that the High Line, New York City’s famed elevated park, has captured the imagination of…
‘Green Infrastructure’ Can Help Regions Better Prepare for Natural Disasters
In addition to the better-known effects of ever increasing urbanization, in some areas of the country the proliferation of concrete and skyscrapers has also made the regions more susceptible to natural disasters. When coastal wetlands are filled in and replaced it leaves fewer areas capable of absorbing the massive amounts of rain that come with…
Open Voices News Roundup: January 23
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Betting the Farm: Is There an Urban Agriculture Bubble? It’s no secret that urban agriculture is in vogue. But as major urban farms such as the Milwaukee-based…
Open Voices News Roundup: January 7
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items….
Open Voices News Roundup: October 15
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. This week: Stunning examples of urban waterfront renewal; the many benefits of urban trees; and the children-nature movement.
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.
Recommended Reading: Corners of Green Serenity in Japan
From the New York Times comes a lovely article about “tsubo-niwa” — very small gardens that are popular in Japan, where urban apartments often can’t support a larger outdoors space. Though these gardens and green spots are quite petite — often no larger than the same area that would be covered by a king-sized mattress…
