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The Vetra Building public spaces regeneration reimagines the urban landscape surrounding Milan’s historic heart, enhancing the relationship between the Basilica of San Lorenzo and Parco delle Basiliche. Through the renewal of streets, squares, and green corridors, the intervention strengthens pedestrian connectivity, restores identity to fragmented public spaces, and merges historical heritage with a contemporary vision of urban life.

Alongside Momentum, LAND developed a study at the request of the Yukon Government for Rabbit’s Foot Canyon, part of the Whitehorse corridor and a key component of the broader Alaska Highway Multi-use Trail Masterplan. This proposal aims not only to improve safety and connectivity across the corridor but also to enhance economic development and tourism opportunities for the territory, aligning with a strategic vision that integrates ecological, social, and cultural values.

This vision transcends infrastructure rehabilitation by proposing a holistic, multi-dimensional approach that fosters coexistence, resilience, and experience within the landscape. This means supporting wildlife movement and biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem resilience especially regarding water systems, and enriching human interaction through accessibility and valorization of the local unique assets.

These include the cultural and natural heritage of the Chasàn Chùa Park, which is vital for the project’s long-term sustainability. By recognizing and respecting this legacy through collaborative governance with Indigenous communities, traditional knowledge will be actively integrated into the development process.

The YZD Responsible Development Framework is the guiding document for managing environmental and social impact at YZD, an ambitious project of Northcrest Developments aimed at transforming the former Downsview Airport Lands, including hangars, runway and the surrounding areas into a dynamic, climate-resilient community hub. Spanning 370 acres, this redevelopment aims to align with Toronto’s 2040 Net Zero Carbon Plan and higher levels of the Toronto Green Standards, setting new perspectives for sustainable urban development. LAND Canada and LAND Research Lab GmbH provided key expertise in sustainability consultancy.

Aeral view of YZD Downsview airport

The Rettorato Roma Tre project integrates sustainability and urban regeneration through green roofs, vertical gardens, and biodiverse landscapes. Designed to improve microclimate regulation, reduce noise pollution, and enhance energy efficiency, the project transforms the university’s public spaces into a model of environmental innovation and ecological dialogue between architecture and nature.

La Promenade Fleuve is the answer to the ideation competition launched by the Quebec government to imagine the redevelopment of phase 4 of the Saint-Laurent River, with particular regard to the green and blue infrastructure of the area.

The design of McGill College Avenue proposes a new participatory spatial configuration with specific biotopes for humans and nature. McGill College Avenue is envisioned as a new plaza ecosystem that connects users through a new pedestrianisation inspired by the Avenue du Campus Universitaire.

The coastal city of Genova is addressing climate and social challenges and has reshaped a former military barrack by deploying co-created nature-based solutions (NBS) within the H2020-funded UNaLab project.

The Parco Unione project addresses the dual identity of the Sesto San Giovanni area, bridging the historical urban fabric of ex-Falck industries with the marks of recent industrial transformations.

The charging station is an “urban living room” that offers pleasant waiting and creates a “micro-landscape” within the city. The project aims to imagine a new model capable of dismantling the paradigm and aesthetics of traditional refuelling stations. A place to recharge both cars and people: “Plug-in Nature”

Corridor de Biodiversité  is a masterplan that introduces vibrant habitats—forests, wetlands, and more—into the urban monotony. The project launched in Saint-Laurent with the Bureau du Design de la Ville de Montréal, aimed at boosting biodiversity through a seamless integration of green, blue, and social infrastructures. This venture takes a comprehensive approach, spanning neighbourhood to territorial scales, to mend the fragmented natural and human landscapes of urban environments.

The project was awarded the National Urban Design Awards 2020 for Sustainable Development, Canada and won the Awards of Excellence in the “Planning and Analysis” category by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA/AAPC) in 2021.

The project, located in the Quartier des spectacles in Montréal, aims to enrich the cultural district with a new landscape identity providing an ecological service for the city centre.

Milan’s northwest is getting a green makeover with the Ex Trotto Milano (EXTM) urban regeneration project. The 130,000 sqm area in one of the city’s greenest residential zones will become a thriving metropolitan hub focusing on pedestrian-friendly living.

A synthesis of historical and architectural tradition, Via Orti extends and completes the quadrilateral of the Orti di Milano (Milan Gardens) between Corso di Porta Romana and Viale Emilio Caldara. Cloisters, interior gardens, and ancient residences conceal the dual essence behind the rebirth of this vital urban space for Milan.

The project is intended as an opportunity to expand Porta Nuova’s polycentric system. Tertiary buildings and new housing facilities are thoroughly combined and integrated with the existing ancient residential buildings and open public areas

Today more than ever, people need social interaction, daily physical movement, the presence of nature and an healthy environment: this is why the vision for MIND is to define an ecosystem based on science, innovation and well-being by bringing together education, research, creativity, commercial and cultural activities in order to contribute to the social, cultural and economical growth.

Porto Piccolo Baia Sistiana is a transformative coastal redevelopment project in Trieste, Italy, redefining the relationship between architecture and nature. Developed on a former quarry, the design integrates green infrastructure, sustainable urban planning, and a deep respect for Carsico’s landscape, cliffs, and the renowned Rilke Trail, ensuring environmental and social harmony.

Porta Nuova is the biggest urban redevelopment project ever carried out in the heart of Milan. The project extends over three neighbourhoods (Garibaldi, Varesine, and Isola) and involves a 290,000 m² brownfield site that has been deteriorating for over 50 years. The landscape design focuses on creating a large park and extends to the design of both hardscape and softscape for the inner courts and the main pathways.