Rethinking the Urban Landscape Exhibition

BioHaven Infographic (download pdf)

BioHaven Infographic – pdf download

The Landscape Institute has announced its next ‘free’ exhibition, jointly curated by and featuring in the main gallery of The Building Centre, Central London that is host to many events in the architectural calendar. Rethinking the Urban Landscape will explore new innovations in green infrastructure showing how integrating landscape into urban planning and design can help resolve social and environmental issues. The highly visual, project-led display will feature new technologies to create livable, healthy places that tackle the challenges of climate change and water security whilst giving nature a home, realigning the relationship between the built and natural environment. Refolo Landscape Architects collaborated with frog environmental to create 50m2 of pocket water gardens on the Regent’s Canal, adjacent to Baynes Street and Camley Street Natural Park in Kings Cross, using the innovative BioHaven floating wetland technology. The project was led through the London Wildlife Trust and was funded by the Royal Bank of Canada, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Kings Cross developers Argent. The once industrial wasteland of Kings Cross is undergoing a transformation to become a hub for people and business, yet this intricate urban landscape must also give wildlife a home. BioHaven pocket water gardens were the ideal choice to provide biodiversity offsetting, making use of the water space to create natural habitats capable of supporting a wide array of native wildlife and naturally cleanse the water. Leela O’Dea from frog environmental says “We’re delighted that BioHaven pocket wetlands are being featured in the exhibition. Green infrastructure has been taken sky high with vertical and roof top gardens, the introduction of BioHaven floating wetlands means that green infrastructure is now taking to the water, boosting the connectivity and health of our aquatic environments, not only creating space for nature but enjoyment for people.”