To ensure the survival of urban green spaces in the 21st century the project ‘Under the Canopy’ calls for improving climate resilience and inclusivity for all human and more-than-human species.
Tara Schwarze-Chintapatla uses trees as the main design material to reimagine vulnerable city spaces such as monoculture playing fields and impermeable plazas to be under the dappled shade and ecological haven of a tree canopy. Such changes require shifts in public perception to the forest and the untamed aesthetic it often brings. Through phased community and design implementations ‘Under the Canopy’ aims to strengthen communities’ pro-environmental behaviours giving them the skills to take on the role of a keystone species. This process improves the acceptance of the urban forest aiding its protection and expansion.
