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Greener cities the key to happier, healthier, stress-free lives Date January 26, 2016 Read later Alana Schetzer An artist's impression of Melbourne covered in rooftop gardens and roadway parks.  Photo: Anton Malishev People are biologically wired to need to be close to nature, with more green open spaces and roof gardens needed to support their wellbeing, a new study says. A lack of access to greenery could play a role in stress and overall poor health, with experts calling on architects and urban planners to provide more green, open spaces in built-up areas. Curtin University professor Peter Newman, author of the paper  Biophilic Architecture: Rationale and Outcomes , said  including vegetation as part of building design has been absent in many cities and needs to be given more prominence. The City of Melbourne's Council House 2 building has a rooftop garden.  Photo: Jessica Shapiro "What biophilic designers ...

Photos of the First Flower Grown in Space by  Christopher Jobson  on January 18, 2016 As part of a new series of experiments aboard the International Space Station to study how plants grow in microgravity, astronauts have planted and cultivated an entire flower garden. This weekend, astronaut   Scott Kelly   tweeted a signficant step in their research: this firey zinnia bloom, the first flower grown entirely in space. Plants like lettuce have aready been grown and eaten aboard the ISS, but the   VEG-01   project is meant to explore how astronauts will eventually grow more complex foods like tomatoes. (via   Neatorama )

Delikatesni ponedeljak - Sasvim obična večera Između dva zimska raspusta, 25. januara u 19h, arhitekti okupljeni oko Društva arhitekata Beograda* kuvaju odraslima u KC Grad-u, a za decu sa ulice. Na stolu je meni Svratišta za dece sa ulice. Cena bona je 150 dinara - za jedan bon možete dobiti jednu porciju. Pozivamo vas da zavirite u "šerpu-kasicu" i darujete novčani prilog u iznosu od 550 dinara čime ćete učiniti mogućim jednodnevni boravak jednog deteta u Svratištu. Sva prikupljena sredstva biće usmerena za podršku programa "Svratišta za decu" Centra za integraciju mladih iz Beograda. *Društvo arhitekata Beograda - DAB je dobrovoljno, nevladino, neprofitno profesionalno udruženje arhitekata iz Beograda. DAB je osnovan 1960. god. i od tada do danas ima vodeću ulogu u afirmaciji arhitekture i profesije arhitekt u društvenom životu Srbije. (foto: Stefan Stojanović)

How to Transform an Old Military Area into a Peaceful Park Article by Irmak Bilir. http://landarchs.com/can-this-winning-design-revive-urban-connections/ Green Road, a peaceful park by  REDscape Landscape & Urbanism , Province of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Nobody would deny that no matter the results of a battle, a military area can be depressing. One of the best ways to transform such a site is to turn it into a park. But not an ordinary park — a park that shares its history with its visitors. Green Road does exactly that, in a project designed by REDscape, led by landscape architect Patrick Mc Cabe. A Breif History of Green Road Green Road  is a large military area in the Province of Utrecht, the Netherlands, which has housed a former defensive trench and bunker system since  1918 . The area was a defender of the  River Lek  for invasion from the east, and it was built for this purpose. It has forts, works, and a wide of variety of bu...

http://landarchs.com/ten-documentaries-landscape-architects/ Top 10 Documentaries For Landscape Architects   There is a certain persuasion in documentaries that is not often found in books. Sometimes actually seeing, visually dissecting, a narrative can be more inspiring and engaging than words on a page. The documentaries below can be quite different in their style and delivery – what is important however, is that they all seek to explore man’s relationship with his (natural or unnatural) environment. And as a Landscape Architect, it couldn’t hurt to see a few…. Here we take you through 10 of the best documentaries for landscape architects out there, covering topics such as urban design, landscape architecture, sustainable design, biophilia, climate change and urban planning. These are films that will make you think, generate discussion within your own mind and make you question your own design decisions.  Indeed, these are films to watch with...