What is biophilic design? 3 ways ‘green’ buildings work better for neurodivergent people
This Child in the City article (15 April 2024) describes how incorporating natural elements into the built environment can benefit neurodiverse users.
Global Designing Cities Initiative resources
Check out GDCI’s free resources and guides to design streets for people: Planning a street project near schools or for children? Use the Reverse Periscope or download the Designing Streets for Kids guide. Want to collect data on the impact of a street project? Get the How to Evaluate Street Transformations [...]
Hedge and living gate installed at a Surrey Primary School
Greenspace Scotland shared this news item by University of Surrey (10 November 2023). Researchers from the University of Surrey, ZERO Carbon Guildford, parents and residents’ groups came up with green infrastructure solutions to curb the effect of air pollution on children and staff at Sandfield Primary. A living green gate [...]
Climate Ready School Grounds – resources for educators, landscape architects & more..
Learning Through Landscapes have announced the arrival of their Climate Ready School Grounds project! This exciting collaboration with Architecture & Design Scotland explores using school grounds to address the impacts of climate change whilst creating outdoor environments that support learning and play. Discover a suite of resources to help schools, [...]
How can a raingarden support biodiversity and education?
Find out more from this wonderful example at Zetland Gardens, Falkirk. Discover how Zetland Park scoops Scottish Award for Planning, as Greenspace Scotland’s project of the month.
Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design
This Child in the City article (22 June 2023) explores why some new schools have to go up. This recently published Australian study surveyed students at three vertical schools. The author points out that ‘While vertical schools generally have limited space on school grounds, they are usually built in central urban [...]
Youth sustainability and democracy: how young people can shape environmental policy in urban spaces
This British Academy report (Sloam, James; Henn, Matt; Huebner, Christine 2023) is available here. This study explores ways of getting young people involved in action to tackle environmental problems in their neighbourhoods. The report summarises the key findings from the case studies in London and Nottingham, and presents the following [...]
Register for Techfest’s Blueprint Challenge: a Future High Street competition!
The Blueprint Challenge: A Future High Street project, TechFest, supported by Bluewater, challenges S3/S6 students to redesign a local high street and create a space that allows society to thrive whilst simultaneously celebrating the natural world. This project spans a range of different disciplines (engineering, architecture, art and design, health and wellbeing, etc.). It [...]
