Following our work on the Knowledge Hub masterplan for Birmingham city centre earlier this year, we’ve been approached by a number of developers and landowners within Birmingham to get involved with several exciting new commissions and projects around Birmingham and across the country.
Cities function on many levels, and those functions are often easy to see. From the obvious effects of needing to move people and goods through the city, to the economics of employment and housing. But what about the more intangible effects? Why do some cities make us feel good? Is this something that we can plan? As a landscape architect, the first places I would go to in a city would be its parks and urban green spaces.
In many urban areas, it is evident that there is lack of greenery and that there are notable gaps in the green network. It is easy to believe that there is no space available for greenery in the dense urban spaces apart from the already existing parks and recreational grounds. But with creativity and innovative solutions, it is possible to introduce green interventions even in unexpected urban environments.
To celebrate the official launch of our masterplan for the Knowledge Hub of Birmingham by Birmingham City Council, Node is excited to announce that we be attending MIPIM in Cannes.
