In many ways, an environmental crisis is a design crisis. In parts of the world where humans dominate, ecological landscape design has a crucial role to play in addressing design problems and providing solutions by modelling ecological processes and functions.
Misato Uehara, Ph.D., JLAU, JNLA, is an associate professor, vice-chair of Environmental design unit, the Social Research Center, Shinshu University. He serves as the International Federation of Landscape Architects Asia-Pacific Region’s Chair of Climate Change Taskforce team and is the official delegate of the Japan Landscape Architect Union (JLAU) at the IFLA-APR council.
Stephanie Legaspi is a registered Landscape Architect and a Member of PALA (Philippine Association of Landscape Architects). She is also a graduate of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She is currently working in Plontur exploring business in Landscape Architecture.
19 landscape architectural master’s degree students from the National University of Singapore visited Jakarta for their semester long-studio’s field survey in early February 2020. This design studio aims to understand the complexity and drivers of the city, and provide adaptive landscape schemes to reimagine issues into opportunities, strength into strategies.
LAr. Dr. Nor Atiah Ismail is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She graduated with Bachelor in Landscape Architecture from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1996), Master of Science in Architecture (2001-2002) from the same university and obtained her Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture from Lincoln University ...
In the face of climate change and preparation for uncertainty, do we expect more rigid structures to be constructed for coastal protection?, or would there be opportunities to incorporate multi-functional coastal infrastructures that delivers a wider range of ecosystem services? Planning questions required detailed field surveys to understand the current status of Singapore’s shoreline—especially ...
IFLA APR President, Mr. Takano tells us about the late Dr. Nakamura. Dr. Tetsu Nakamura worked to help hundreds of thousands in Afghanistan. Awarded the Afghan national medal in 2018, Dr. Nakamura was highly respected by locals and his coffin was carried by Afghan president Ghani himself. Read more about the incredible feats of Dr. Nakamura during a eventful life. An inspirational tale of a man ...
Award of Excellence is the prestigious recognition for excellence in overall planning, design quality and practice, strongly demonstrating the process and execution of the works under its category.
