green spaces Archives

Five simple ways to seed change in your neighbourhood for greener cities

Though modest patches of urban greenery are often taken for granted, award-winning garden designer Lottie Delamain believes that they can bring together fractured cities and help to restore their resilience.

Issue #193
3 min read

Five simple ways to seed change in your neighbourhood for greener cities

Urbanism

How Ann Doherty changed city living with a farming collective in Amsterdam

Cityplot, the green-fingered project in the Dutch capital, is proving that urban spaces can provide plentiful produce – and is turning neglected land into fertile spots of tranquility.

Issue #187
3 min read

Environment

Man for all seasons

For renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, the most effective urban greening projects grow out of long-term thinking.

Issue #165
4 min read

Diverse garden with winding path through colorful perennial plantings and ornamental grasses under blue sky

Hospitality

Growing strong

Minagarten, a green retail and residential development, offers locals and visitors everything from delicious pastries to calligraphy workshops.

Issue #165
8 min read

Six people in aprons standing together outside glass greenhouse-style building at Minagarten development

Urbanism

The park project reconnecting Bangkok’s residents with their city’s canals.

Issue #156
7 min read

Aerial black and white view of complex highway interchange with multiple curved overpasses intersecting through urban area

Architecture

10 architecture ideas that cool buildings naturally

From Hawaii to Milan, pioneering architects are proving that smart design can keep cities cool without energy-hungry air conditioning, using breeze blocks, greenery and outdoor living.

Issue #141
8 min read

Woman and child at a table on a lush urban rooftop terrace.

Urbanism

Cities Briefing

A Nairobi park’s transformation, Berlin honours its history and Compton’s living-wage experiment.

Issue #139
3 min read

Woman speaking at a podium at an outdoor civic event.

Urbanism

Soul of the city

Cities have never been so vibrant, vital and on the move. But what is the formula for a perfect neighbourhood? Here we look at urban projects transforming their cities.