I’m in ENDS 221 this term, or Sustainability by Design. It’s about urban planning and design and how we can create sustainable communities by changing our built urban environments. We had a lecture last week about a planning project that is happening in Edmonton. They are trying to convert an old airport site to a new neighborhood. It’s one of the most ambitious sustainable community projects ever! It was really neat to learn about. The best part was that they’re going to design a neighborhood around people growing their own food! The neighborhood is called the “Agrihood.” It’s a pretty cool idea. I would love to help them design a community around food and gardens.
The group that is doing the plan is called Perkins+Will. Check our their Edmonton project, or just peruse their site. They’ve done a lot of projects that we would all recognize.
http://www.perkinswill.ca/work/edmonton-city-centre-airport-lands.html
Here are some pictures of the Agrihood.
