Foreground’s most-read: Top stories for June 2020
David Hay’s remembrance of a farmer who transformed his property into a wetland and regenerative landscape – John Fenton – topped out Foreground’s most read stories this month. With coverage of AILA’s awards of excellence, particularly for walkable streetscape projects, following closely behind.
1. A farewell to John Fenton, Australia’s influential “untrained environmentalist”
David Hay reflects on the legacy of regenerative farmer and forester John Fenton, who passed away last month.
2. Walking wins: The prize-winning projects helping people get back on their feet
For most of us, walking is so basic an action that it seems unremarkable, but these award-winning landscape architecture projects demonstrate that thoughtful pedestrian design can contribute far more than we realise to our enjoyment of the urban landscape.
3. Our post-pandemic landscapes must be more equitable by design
The disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis on the poor and marginalised have helped to ignite protests exposing long-standing inequalities. Much of this injustice is manifest in the way we design and regulate our cities.
