Landscape Architecture

Pocket parks make big impact on liveability

06 Oct 2023

In growing cities, where we need to squeeze the most out of every parcel of land, where do we find the space for new outdoor recreational areas?

Tiny pocket parks make a big impact on urban living

05 Oct 2023

These miniature-sized parks could help insert more public recreational spaces into our cities.

Weeds: the woes and wonders of the plant out of place

04 Dec 2020

They might be seen as noxious, but it turns out there is an unappreciated side to weeds.

Rooftop gardens: taking green spaces to new heights

20 Nov 2020

With parks and other green spaces often at a premium on the ground, could we look to the skies for the answer?

Food for thought: edible public spaces

28 Sep 2020

The time is ripe for bringing food production back into urban life through our use of public space.

Desire lines: to pave or not to pave?

24 Jul 2020

These unsanctioned footpaths defy design, but is that necessarily a bad thing?

Living locally and the rise of the 20-minute neighbourhood

06 Jul 2020

The ability to work, live and play all within 20 minutes' reach is the new gold standard for urban planning.

Car space by day, pop-up park by night

05 Mar 2020

As public space becomes premium in our cities, could boutique sidewalk activations known as parklets be the solution?

Community gardens: coming to a nature strip near you

07 Feb 2020

What started as a form of gardening activism, planted the seeds for a blossoming community movement, centred on inclusivity, sustainability and participation.

How can spaces preserve history and build community?

14 May 2019

Celebrated landscape architect, artist and designer Professor Walter Hood explores how public space can embrace the past, present and future, in the next instalment of UNSW Built Environment's UTZON Lecture Series.

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