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“Landscape is where change becomes visible and it is our ground, as landscape planners, on which we confront the challenges of our time and reimagine them spatially”

Our mission to reconnect people with Nature is steadily gaining momentum, cultivating a growing community and spreading globally through a broad, inclusive network.

It is great to see how our mission of #ReconnectingPeopleWithNature is cultivating our community and spreading around the world in a capillary way. I am convinced that this underlines the urgency to firmly answer current challenges and convey our message through an increasingly interdisciplinary and international approach.

On the occasion of its 15th anniversary, Green City Italia, the association founded by Andreas Kipar is organizing the European Green City Forum: a large-scale event at Palazzo Lombardia, dedicated to exploring the theme of urban regeneration through nature, innovation, and active citizenship.

Stefano Roman, Giuliana Bonifati, and Andrea Bulloni

How can nature become the infrastructure of tomorrow’s cities? In Genoa, Parco Gavoglio offers a tangible answer. This former military site in the Lagaccio district has been transformed into a multifunctional public space, designed with Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) at its core.

The German Consulate General in Milan, in collaboration with LAND, is bringing the ‘Climate Talks’ to the Lombard capital. This format, created by the Federal Foreign Office and already implemented by various German representations around the world, aims to explore and share strategies toward climate neutrality. Last night at the “Talent Garden” on Via Arcivescovo Calabiana 6, the virtuous models of Milan and Frankfurt am Main in urban resilience were compared, addressing future design challenges with an increasing focus on people’s well-being.

Over the past weeks, I’ve been reflecting deeply on care: care for places, for people, and for what comes after us. Perhaps it’s the resonance of spring, or the lasting impression of my recent journey to Japan with my wife and daughters: a rare blend of professional inspiration and personal reflection.

The new multifunctional area, dedicated to the father of LAND co-founder Giovanni Sala, spans 4,500 sqm and includes 3,550 sqm of lawn, 820 sqm of permeable paving for climate resilience and 116 trees planted within the Forestami reforestation initiative. The park intends to promote shared well-being, social inclusion, and sustainable development in Barona and Milan.

Manuel R. Cisneros, Director of Environmental and Regenerative Strategies at Sid Lee Architecture - the Montreal-based creative firm supported by LAND Canada for the Pleasantville masterplan study in St. John’s, developed by Canada Lands Company / Société immobilière du Canada - shares his vision for the future of design.

How can we turn a vast minerary void into a livable landscape of tomorrow? What are the transformative challenges and opportunities of one of Europe’s largest surface mining sites?

Across our international projects, meaningful, inclusive participation is key to designing resilient and future-proof landscapes. By integrating communities into the creative process, we not only strengthen local identity and ownership, but also unlock innovative, Nature-based Solutions grounded in real needs.

Stefanie Ostermann, Landscape Architect at LAND Austria, on her voluntary work in the village renewal association in her home municipality of Krumbach in Lower Austria.

A 'healing' Nature that weaves through the pathways between hospital buildings, offering well-being and environmental comfort to patients, staff, and visitors in a place historically dedicated to health. This is the vision of LAND for the regeneration of the open spaces at the Policlinico di Milano, led through permeability and ecological continuity.

At Fuorisalone 2025 LAND brings together voices from Milan and Riyadh to explore how nature, technology, innovation, and human-centered design can collaboratively shape inclusive, adaptive, and future-oriented urban landscapes.

The new "megatrend" of environmentally conscious urban development and sustainability through landscape architecture is rapidly becoming more prominent in major global events like World Expos.

In line with the theme of Milano Design Week 2025, "Connected Worlds", LAND and Porsche Consulting joined forces to highlight the transversal and multisectoral impact of the "Nature-Factory Manifesto", unveiled last January in Davos during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The event conveyed at our LAND Terrace key representatives from both the public and private sectors.

We are glad to announce that Antonello Naseddu starts his new role as Project Director at LAND Italia.

As part of our internal development program, our team members visited the Parco del Valentino construction site in Turin to see firsthand the transformation of this historic green space into a sustainable urban landmark.

As part of Fuorisalone 2025 and its theme “Mondi Connessi” (Connected Worlds), Design4Future will present a multivocal dialogue taking place next April 11 at 17:00 at the LAND Wunderkammer, via Varese 12, Milan.