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Everything You Need to Know About Integrating Native Plants Into Your Landscape

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Whether you’re landscaping your front or back yard with flowers, grasses, shrubs or trees, choosing native plants can have a positive impact on the ecosystem. Wild areas have become fragmented as more land is used for agriculture and urban development. Plants also contribute to the landscape by serving different functions.

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Adaptive Urban Regulations: Navigating Change in Affordable Housing, Infrastructure, and Sustainability in the U.S.

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Image © Billie Grace Ward via Flickr In the ever-evolving landscape of urban development , cities are faced with an array of challenges that demand quick and innovative solutions, ranging from the critical issue of affordable housing to the pressing need for efficient and decongested infrastructure and sustainable energy practices.

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7 Ways Landscape Architects Broke New Ground in 2022

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The relationship between built and organic landscapes can sometimes be a fraught one. Too often, urbanization is undertaken at the expense of the natural environment rather than in support of it. These exceptional winning landscape projects from the 10 th Annual A+Awards achieve precisely that.

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“Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion”

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The exhibition “Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion” was recently inaugurated at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MoCAUP) in China. It encourages the public to delve into their inner thoughts and expand their imagination of future life and urban environments.

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The Future of Architecture: BioDiverCities and Nature-based Solutions (NbS)

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Imagine a city where vibrant green spaces and natural solutions not only enhance our urban landscapes but also boost our well-being, creating healthier and happier urban environments. Architects and landscape architects are instrumental in the practical implementation of NbS in urban environments.

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Common Landscape, Aedes Exhibition

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Common Landscape, Berlin Built Environment Exhibition, Nine examples from Austria, Aedes Architecture Forum News Common Landscape, Aedes Exhibition in Berlin 2 Mar 2023 Common Landscape 80,000-ton Silos Art Centre. Riverside Passage. Upper-Cloister in Jinshan Mountain. Upper-Cloister in Jinshan Mountain.

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The Copera’s Garden, a Modern Oasis in an Industrial Landscape

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The Copera’s Garden – is a scenic space within an industrial landscape. Possibly, what most often attracts the attention of the project is the shocking encounter between the idea of a garden and the, a priori, harsh industrial environment in which it is found. Project Status: Built. Year: 2021. Size: 0 sqft – 1000 sqft.