London National Park City

IMG_4529 (2) — Epping Forest, North-East London – City Forrest, respite from the city hustle within easy reach of public transport or a bike

“It’s awesome to live in the Park – London National Park City! Together: organisations, professionals, communities and all passionate individuals we can change the world! One Park City at a time. 😊“

I have signed the London National Park City Charter, it can be found here.

By signing it, AS-Landscape Architecture committed, as a professional organisation, to help to create greener, healthier, fairer and more harmonious place to live.

DSC_0210 as — King George’s Field, City of London – one of many City’s pocket parks, lunch spot, play area, water feature, all enveloped with well-managed planting, good for wildlife too

AS-LA through design and advocacy can help to achieve:

A city that is rich with nature and where everyone benefits from exploring, playing and learning outdoors.

A city where we all enjoy high quality public and green spaces, where the air is clean to breathe and it’s a pleasure to swim in its waters.

DSC_0155 as — Planting to support wildlife at local school, East End – enhancing biodiversity and educating new generations

DSC_0562 as — Holland Park, Kensington – contact with nature has scientifically proven (if common sense is not enough 🙂 ) good influence on our mental and physical well being

DSC_0134 as — Pocket Park, Shadwell, Tower Hamlet – raised wall of the planting area turned into a playful element of managed risk-taking, play that involve some risk positively contribute to kids metal and physical development

IMG_3918 (2) — Food growing at Cody Dock, Newham – community garden

IMG_2550 (2) — Play-on-a-way, Elephant and Castle, Southwark – elements placed ‘accidentally’ in the landscape, with natural look and embodied into overall design create an opportunity to discover and play

For better:

LIVES, HEALTH AND WELLBEING

WILDLIFE, TREES AND FLOWERS

PLACES, HABITATS, AIR, WATER, SEA AND LAND

TIME OUTDOORS, CULTURE, ART, PLAYING, WALKING, CYCLING AND EATING

LOCALLY GROWN FOOD AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION

DECISIONS, SHARING, LEARNING AND WORKING TOGETHER

RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATURE AND WITH EACH OTHER

I also, as an individual, try to communicate all above with my teaching as a garden design lecturer and with my local community as a London citizen.