The Ten Largest Issues Architects/ Landscape Architects Currently Face When Working On Interior Landscapes in Tall Buildings A successful project must incorporate an eye for detail and design, as well as a greater understanding of the current trends, issues and needs...

Innovative Plant Technology offers one cost effective solution for bricks vs. clicks  The major advantage shopping malls have over the on-line retailers is that purchasing goods is only part of the reason people visit, not only their local mall, but, other interesting...

A necessary collaboration between architects, engineers and plant specialists  Hassell Principal and Practice Architecture Leader, UK. Julian Gitsham, in a recent post “Buildings Need to be Curated; Collaboration With Other Fields Is Vital to an Era of Experience”...

WOW What a view! Yes, that is The Sydney Harbour Bridge. Since my recent post, from installation in July 2016 to December, the Ficus tree is looking superb, with dark glossy green leaves, having grown from 3.6m at installation to 4.0m now and 3.6m width, and heading...

Making the Pitch for Corporate Greenery Highly successful workspaces designed to enhance collaboration, innovation and productivity, embrace building features that impact on health and wellbeing. Incorporating creative interior landscapes that reconnect people with...

The way ahead is to stay ahead with outstanding interior landscapes According to a recent Shopping Centre Council of Australia Briefing Note, shopping centres must constantly reinvent themselves to stay relevant and contemporary. David Segal, in a December 2016...

Leading-edge CBD Building Feature Tree The recently completed (July 2016) 37-storey tower at 200 George Street, Sydney, occupied by Mirvac and Ernst & Young’s Sydney headquarters is described as one of Australia’s most environmentally advanced and sustainable...

Clearing the air As a first step, we need a clear understanding of the terms IEQ (indoor environmental quality) and IAQ (indoor air quality), as they are frequently confused and often used interchangeably. We each need to take a deep personal interest in IAQ as it is...

Nightingale, Florence, Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, London: Harrison, 1960 Second only to fresh air ... I should be inclined to rank light in importance for the sick. Direct sunlight, not only daylight, is necessary for speedy recovery ... I...