In October 2020, The Landscape Institute launched an international ideas contest to rethink streets and squares in response to Covid-19 and climate change. The pandemic has had a devastating effect on our lives and economy, but it has also compelled us to question our own relationship with our public spaces and natural environment, with many people asking how our streets and public spaces could be adapted to better serve communities, help cope with a pandemic, and combat climate change.
Below are a number of bold visions from our team, of how urban public spaces could be adapted to provide a positive and long-lasting legacy for everyone.
Back down to earth - Overall winner of the professional category.
by Adam Greatrix, Associate Partner and Hilary Barber, Graphic Designer
‘This project is dedicated to all the unremarkable side streets where there is real potential to radically rethink, and pioneer an environmental revolution, responding to the post-Covid-19 opportunities and critically, the climate emergency for the sake of all humanity, these streets could incrementally start to enrich the social and environmental fabric of our cities. Peeling away the existing grey carpet, ‘back down to earth', to promote an ecosystem led approach where people and biodiversity have equal importance to create a balanced, thriving and resilient streetscape for people and nature.’
View the boards here.
Bring Down Walls - Competition entry by Androniki Strongioglou
