cities for children

Linda Corkery is a Director of Corkery Consulting and Professor in the Landscape Architecture Program, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW.
Culture

Learning from the landscape: Linda Corkery

by —March 5, 2020

The ‘civic plaza’ greets pupils and visitors with subtle changes in the site's grade. Image: Chris Matterson.
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground Five: April’s most-read stories

by —May 2, 2018

Landscape architect Shea Hatch presents at Foreground's Cities for Children forum.
Culture

To make cities for children, we’ll have to overcome our culture of fear

by —August 9, 2017

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

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

by —August 1, 2017

Children walk through Tokyo independently.
Culture

Can children be free in a city?

by —July 26, 2017

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

Penned in: How public space is failing our children

by —July 7, 2017

The future of Western Sydney. Image: Fusion Western Sydney.
Planning & policy

Inheriting the Western Sydney of tomorrow

by —June 29, 2017

Children in Victorian-era slums. Image: Ted Hood.
Culture

The birth of the larrikin: Melbourne’s colonial children

by —June 28, 2017

Darling Quarter by ASPECT Studios. Image: Florian Groehn.
Parks & places

Blurred Lines: landscapes that bridge the physical and virtual worlds

by —June 23, 2017

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

Against everything: The curious case of Rushcutters Bay skate park

by —June 8, 2017

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

Designing for children: Beyond the playground

by —June 8, 2017

The local cemetery in Panygiotis. Image: the author
Parks & places

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

by —May 25, 2017