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Lily Jencks, designer and vice president of Maggie's.

“Gardens aren’t just a retreat, but an active advance”

By Tracey Clement — February 18, 2020

Prahran Square is a new kind of purposeful space for a suburb that previously had little public, open space.

Paved for the people: In Melbourne, a parking lot has become a public square

By Jo Russell-Clarke — February 6, 2020

The rise of privately-owned public space has brought with it greater private security surveillance of public activity.

Wrong division: The rise of privately-owned public space

By Claire Martin — November 25, 2019

Winner of The Future Park design competition – The Gap by Marti Fooks, Claire Winsor, Suhas Vasudeva and Jacqueline Heggli.

The Power of Parks

By Foreground — October 17, 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

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

Politicians call for governance review for Fed Square as Apple fails to secure place for Flagship store. Photo: virginiam Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

“Public space should not be managed as a business”

By Foreground — April 29, 2019

A view of Bendigo Hospital from above shows some of the diverse courtyard, rooftop, and pocket gardens.

Nature heals: the return of therapeutic landscapes

By Catherine McGauran — January 18, 2019

The many abandoned mines throughout Australia offer challenges to reimagining future landscape use.

Afterlife of the mine: lessons in how towns remake challenging sites

By Laura Harper, Alysia Bennett, Ross Brewen — January 10, 2019

The New York High Line: The apotheosis of green gentrification? Image: David Berkowitz

Green gentrification and how to avoid it

By Sigrid Ehrmann — November 29, 2018

HOTA Outdoor Stage with the 17 hectares of Evandale. Image: John Gollings

The Gold Coast Home of the Arts takes a bow

By Sharon Mackay — October 13, 2018