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Opinion

What do we really know about contemporary Asian landscape architecture? From outside of the region, knowledge is sporadic, gleamed from project descriptions on websites or the rare presentation at a conference. Within Asia, there has been limited exchange, complicated by the relative youth of the discipline, along with the fact that a collective notion of an Asian identity is new. With so many ...

Standing Committees

The 58th IFLA World Congress will be held in Gwangju, Korea in the fall of 2022. It is very meaningful to host a festival in Korea that will be joined by landscape architects from all over the world.

Opinion

Today marks the 10th year of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011.

Design

Ko Landscape Architects experiences both pride and humility in its role in creating spaces that shape the way we live and enhance the everyday experience. Through close dialogue with clients, communities, and peers, KOLA is delivering a diverse body of work that speaks of uniqueness and richness. With well-rounded backgrounds in landscape, geography, architecture and arboriculture, the team is ...

Opinion

Jane Jacob’s ecosystemic approach in understanding urban design anticipated many widely recognised principles of sustainable city, such as accessibility, compactness, connectivity, walkability, and diversity.

Opinion

In Hong Kong Government’s Policy Address 2019, the target of providing 10,000 units of transitional housing units has been increased to 15,000 within a year to accommodate low-income individuals and families with urgent housing needs who have been waiting for public rental housing for over three years and are living in deplorable conditions.

Working Groups

Aaron Yu is a Registered Landscape Architect in Hong Kong and a professional member of the HKILA (The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects). He graduated from the University of Sheffield with Class One Honours in Landscape Architecture with Ecology and has completed a Master of Landscape Architecture degree that has enhanced his design and research skills. He was President of the ...

Opinion

Sociologist Aaron Antonovsky’s Theory of Salutogenesis (1979) advanced the concept of salutogenesis as a juxtaposition to the concept of pathogenesis. The former focuses on factors that promote human health and well-being, while the latter focuses on what causes disease. It was found that people who find their environments manageable, develop a “Sense of Coherence” and are better able to sustain ...

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Design

CONVIC is the premier global youth facility and active space design and construction company based in Australia. Over the last 20 years, we have successfully designed and delivered active recreation facilities across the world that meet the needs and demands of local and global youth and community users. Our passion, commitment, engaging approach, and extensive experience in delivering highly ...