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How much time do you really spend outdoors? Find out why it matters — and how the Yalla Go Outside!™ movement is making a difference.
The latest edition of YUAN LIN 2024 is available now, exploring critical topics shaping the future of our cities and landscapes. We also featured a global open-source course designed to transform how we approach sustainable urban land restoration.
And finally, exciting news — the IFLA Asia-Pacific Landscape Architecture Awards 2025 officially open for submissions tomorrow!
Keep scrolling for all the details.
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| People Spend Less Time Outside Than Prisoners! |
| Modern life keeps adults indoors nearly 90% of the time, worsening issues like loneliness, obesity, and poor sleep. Despite investments in green spaces, few people use them regularly. Dr. Salma Samaha’s Yalla Go Outside!™ movement encourages daily outdoor habits to reconnect with nature, improve health, and foster community. Even small, consistent steps—like 20 minutes outside a few times a week—can make a big impact on personal well-being and sustainability. |
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| New Edition of Yuan Lin is Available Now! |
| The 2024 issue of YUAN LIN – The HKILA Journal is now available online, featuring key topics like urban heat, bioactive soils, plant nativity, and tree management in Hong Kong. It highlights the vital role of landscape architects in reconnecting people with nature.
The HKILA Publication Committee also welcomes new volunteers; contact them at publication@hkila.com to find out more. |
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| ILAM TOWNHALL 1.0 x ILAM RAYA TOGETHER GATHER 2025 |
| ILAM Members — register now for ILAM Townhall 1.0 x ILAM Raya Together Gather 2025 on 3 May 2025 at UPM! - Townhall Session (10am–12pm): Share ideas and industry concerns. (2 CPD Points)
- Raya Gathering (12pm–2pm): Celebrate and reconnect over festive treats. (2 CPD Points)
- ✅ Attend both for double CPD points!
- 📍 Faculty of Design and Architecture, UPM
- 🔗 Register (limited to 200 members, first come first served): [link]
For enquiries, contact Zarinah Abd. Muis at 013-2020827. |
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| Trigger Change! Innovations in Sustainable Urban Land Restoration - A Global course launch event! |
| Urbanization has brought innovation, employment but also pollution, heat, land degradation and a human health crisis. The challenge is how to revitalize degraded urban areas, while prioritzing ecological, social, and economic sustainability. Tackling these challenges requires innovative and transdisciplinary approaches to land restoration that are not adequately covered in most urban planning / landscape architecture university courses.
Join this launch webinar to learn more about this open source university course, intended for universities and training instituitions in the fields of urban planning / landscape architecture / urban geography / land adminsitration and related courses worldwide. |
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| IFLA APAC LA Awards 2025 – Registration Opens tomorrow! |
| The IFLA Asia-Pacific Landscape Architecture Awards return in 2025, celebrating excellence in landscape architecture across the region. With refreshed categories and updated guidelines, the Awards provide a premier platform to showcase innovative, sustainable projects.
📅 Registration opens 1 May 2025 📢 Full details coming tomorrow
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