For the past 20 years Katowice undergoes a transformation process. After the decline of heavy engineering and mining, the city is intensively searching for new means to strengthen its potential. Culture has become a focal point in the transformation process. After the last mining area in Katowice was closed in 1999, right in the heart…
Landscape architects deal with different dimensions of green – from small gardens to city parks to green structure systems connecting urban and rural regions. But size isn’t the challenge; it’s the search for suitable idea for each place. Within mega cities there is an enormous competition for space – for everyone and everything. In these…
Green spaces within cities have great values. From history, we´ve learned they play an important role for health and social qualities when our cities some hundred years ago suffered from the industrial revolution. At that time a reaction started, social and green movements occurred and became driving forces for change. They showed the necessity to…
It’s beautiful Thinking of Sweden’s green landscape means often conjuring images in our head of nature or the peaceful coastline of the archipelago – in fact Sweden has a great variety of city parks and gardens. One of the best examples in Sweden is the Gothenburg Botanical Garden. With 175 ha it is one of…