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Artist Lance Chadd / Tjyllungoo's Wirin is a 9 metre high figure that surveys Yagan Square.

National landscape architecture award winners build resilience through green infrastructure

October 11, 2019

Wathuwardi (Kaurna branch huts) in the natureplay space engage children in the cultural and environmental richness of Felixstowe Reserve. Photo: Same River

From dust bowl to thriving wetland: Felixstowe Reserve

By Foreground — October 10, 2019

Sea Line Park, one of the shortlisted entries in the competition to design a new park for the Melbourne of 2050. Image: Future Park Ideas Competition, author provided

Why we need ‘crazy’ ideas for new city parks

By Wendy Walls — October 10, 2019

Clearings carved from the immensity of the forested Burial Belt could feature floral revegetation. Image: Other Architects

Forest of the dead: beautiful burial for space-poor cities

By David Neustein — October 3, 2019

Greater Western Sydney is home to the largest urban parkland in Australia, the subject of award-winning new design and planning. Image: TYRRELLSTUDIO

What does the future hold for Australia’s biggest urban park?

By Neena Bhandari — October 3, 2019

Uluru from above. It has a total circumference of 9.4km. Photo: Planet Lab

The Foreground five: Our most read stories for September

October 2, 2019

Günther Vogt’s first visit to Australia will be as keynote speaker for the 2019 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ International Festival of Landscape Architecture. Photo supplied.

Günther Vogt and the sensory city

By Foreground — October 2, 2019

Tim Flannery at the 2014 People's Climate March. September 2019: "[I] look back on my 20 years of climate activism as a colossal failure." Photo:Peter Campbell

Foreground Weekly Review: emergency response

By Foreground — September 19, 2019

The leaves of sorghum (pictured) can be toxic to cattle; the level of toxicity is linked to climate change in its environment.

Root problem: Climate change is putting food security at risk

By Foreground — September 19, 2019

Jordan Lacey, ambisonic recording in preparation for COLD. Photo: Alban Mannisi

Sound in the City: Translating Ambiance

By Tracey Clement — September 13, 2019

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake within the 1.6 million hectare World Heritage listed Tasmanian Wilderness. Photo: RN Brauns

The things we keep: Why Australia must protect its national heritage

By David Yencken — September 12, 2019

The award-winning Oxley Creek Transformation Master Plan is an ambitious strategic document that makes the most of water as a shared social, economic and environmental asset. Image: Lat27

Water wins in AILA Queensland awards

By Foreground — September 5, 2019