Community Landscapes - Refurbishing the Eco-city Augustenborg, Malmo
The 1st in Gardens Trust series of online talks with FOLAR – social processes and landscape design at the turn of the millennium with Ann-Sofi Högborg and Bengt Persson
The housing area of Augustenborg in Malmö, Sweden, is stunning due to its loveliness and functioning as a working landscape - for drainage, biodiversity and play - but also by the fact that it was refurbished 25 years ago with an existing community. Since the 1940s the Augustenborg residential area has been a model and a success story. When Augustenborg was planned and built in 1948-1952, it was the first major housing development project in post-war Malmö. The story of Malmö’s modern transformation, that puts a focus on sustainable urban development, in fact began in Augustenborg. When the Eco-city project was implemented in the late 1990s, it was the first time an existing residential area had been transformed through a major sustainability initiative and environmental regeneration. In this FOLAR talk we will focus on the social processes and the landscape design that led to what Augustenborg is today.
Online.
Time: 18:00 GMT
