Parks & places

A young resident waters a freshly planted street-tree in Blacktown, NSW. Image: James Norton.

Cool it: Getting green into both our suburbs and our cities

by Foreground—August 2, 2017

The Kangaroo Bay play space by Playstreet. Photo: Fred & Hannah

In Tasmania, Playstreet is bringing child-life back to urban wilderness

by Foreground—August 1, 2017

The park's main thoroughfare lines up directly to Plant 4.

For a new community in Adelaide, life starts inside the square

by Foreground—July 28, 2017

Marnebek pupils enjoying the sea-themed courtyard play.

Prepping a Victorian playground for a bear hunt

by Foreground—July 21, 2017

Roma Street Children's Garden. Image: Lat27.

Garden of delight: a botanical playground brings joy to inner city Brisbane

by Foreground—July 13, 2017

To design a play space, first take some children on a site visit

Penned in: How public space is failing our children

by Shea Hatch—July 7, 2017

Darling Quarter by ASPECT Studios. Image: Florian Groehn.

Blurred Lines: landscapes that bridge the physical and virtual worlds

by Scott Hawken—June 23, 2017

Was a skate park designed for 8-14-year-olds really going to bring in drugs and graffiti?

Against everything: The curious case of Rushcutters Bay skate park

by Alan Weedon—June 8, 2017

How do children feed into decisions which affect their city? Image: Larry W. Lo

Designing for children: Beyond the playground

by Kate Bishop and Linda Corkery—June 8, 2017

Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO surveying Marrickville PS' freshly minted greens.

From asphalt jungle to edible landscape

by Foreground—June 2, 2017

The local cemetery in Panygiotis. Image: the author

Finding the sublime in a city’s forgotten spaces: Part 2

by Helen Armstrong—May 25, 2017

Little adventurers in discarded places.

Finding the sublime in a city’s forgotten spaces: Part 1

by Helen Armstrong—May 17, 2017