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The built environment is one of the main factors behind man-made climate change. A rethinking process is already underway, which is being expressed in attempts to transform construction, climate and transport. It’s high time to take a closer look at open space planning as well.
LEARNING FROM WATER. HOW SINGAPORE HARNESSES NATURAL PROCESSES FOR URBAN PLANNING.

How Singapore harnesses natural processes for urban planning.

Gerhard Hauber from Henning Larsen gives an impressive account of Singapore’s transformation into a water-conscious city.
STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN NATURE AND URBAN DENSITY: THE KEY TO HAPPINESS IN THE CITY?

Striking a balance between nature and urban density: The key to happiness in the city?

Caterina and Marc Aurel demonstrate how urban facilities represents a connecting element between people, nature and the city: functional, poetic, and adapted to the everyday life.
“OPEN SPACE IS NEVER NEUTRAL – IT EITHER HEALS OR DIVIDES”

„Open Space is never neutral – it either heals or divides“

An interview with Carlo Ratti, architect, urbanist, and curator of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

What is RE:PUBLIC SPACE?

Many urban centres are experiencing continual population growth, which increases the density of city areas.

Because of this dynamic, it is increasingly difficult to provide sufficient living space, infrastructure and services without negatively impacting residents’ quality of life. In addition, the effects of climate change exacerbate the situation. Solutions are already being discussed to transform construction, traffic and climate, but one transformation has been left out of the conversation: RE:PUBLIC SPACE.

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Bruno Marques,
President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) „STOP PREACHING – START DEMONSTRATING“
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# Climate # Traffic # Urban green
Sabine Dessovic,
DnD Landschaftsplanung ZT GmbH, Vienna UNSEALING PLACES: HOW FORMER TRAFFIC AREAS BECOME FUTURE-ORIENTED GREEN OASES
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# Climate # Design # Society
Niklas Kramer,
ISA Internationales Stadtbauatelier THINKING OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
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# Society # Traffic # Urban green
Xavier Matilla Ayala,
Architect-Urbanist and Lecturer, Barcelona THE BARCELONA SUPERBLOCKS: TURNING CITY STREETS INTO LIVELY, GREEN AND HEALTHY SITES.
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# Design # Society
Carlo Ratti,
Curator of the Venice Biennale Architettura 2025 “OPEN SPACE IS NEVER NEUTRAL – IT EITHER HEALS OR DIVIDES”
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# Design # Society # Traffic
Leslie Kern,
Author and urban researcher INCLUSIVE URBAN SPACES. KEY PRINCIPLES OF FEMINIST URBAN PLANNING.
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# Climate # Society # Urban green
Gerhard Hauber,
Executive Partner, Henning Larsen LEARNING FROM WATER. HOW SINGAPORE HARNESSES NATURAL PROCESSES FOR URBAN PLANNING.
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THE BARCELONA SUPERBLOCKS:

THE BARCELONA SUPERBLOCKS:

TURNING CITY STREETS INTO LIVELY GREEN AND HEALTHY SITES.
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# Society# Traffic# Urban green

Urban planner Xavier Matilla Ayala reports on Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’, a model that has become internationally influential. His article demonstrates how reallocating street space can generate new urban qualities – for health, climate, and community.

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