Cairo has a huge shortage of accessible green space, just 1.7m²/person average, and more than half having only 0.5 m². Extreme heat, water scarcity and pollution means greening strategies are urgently needed to improve resilience and quality of life.

Green Infrastructure such as green roofs, rain gardens and urban forests offers natural solutions to heatwaves, flooding and biodiversity loss. These systems mimic natural processes by cooling streets, absorbing stormwater, and filtering pollutants.

Plaza Vieja’s nature-based retrofit embeds systems such as green walls and pocket parks to reduce urban heat, improve biodiversity and importantly return the plaza to the people as a space of resilience, public participation and local stewardship.

By proposing a biodiverse district, the hope is that this spreads to other neighbourhoods and parks, strategically restoring lost species and creating a sociable, communal space that people and use all year around.

My design transforms the Ringway Centre roof into a long public park, with a café providing users with a panoramic viewing platform, living wall panels, open green space, a mini park for an immersive green space experience with key species habitats.

Stockholm Tree Pits are an innovative way to add urban trees and green spaces via structural rocks and soils, to support healthy tree growth, rainwater management, urban cooling and visual delight, specifically in difficult urban areas.

Hart Plaza is a dense urban area affected by heat, flooding, air pollution and a lack of vegetation. Green infrastructure such as green roofs, rain gardens and biodiversity-enhancing design offer a cooler, greener and more sustainable public space.

This report proposes green infrastructure networks of natural systems such as green roofs, rain gardens, and urban forests, to manage water and improve biodiversity and environmental quality at the Brutalist-style Brunswick Centre in Bloomsbury.

This report offers green infrastructure responses to environmental and experiential challenges such as air quality and urban heat, visually integrating with Model Town’s climate and culture to create a more ecologically conscious, user-focused space.

This report proposes green infrastructure at the Barbican Centre, with its Brutalist architecture and multi-level design, to support biodiversity, manage rainwater and strengthen climate resilience while preserving original architectural features.

In 2013 the European Union embraced nature-based solutions to adapt cities to climate change. This project proposes more liveable places for people and ecosystems through planning, design, delivery and long-term stewardship of green infrastructure.

Unlike conventional grey infrastructure, nature-based systems can be regenerative, socially inclusive and cost-effective. Green infrastructure is a vital strategy for long-term liveability and quality of life in cities facing climate uncertainty.

In today’s climate crisis, the need for green infrastructure is undeniable. In this proposal, I aim to green cities where few efforts have been made in recent decades: post-communist spaces that could benefit immensely from the touch of green care.

Gray’s Inn Road needs the Green Infrastructure and ecosystem improvements proposed in this report, especially the green roofs and walls as they provide the most benefits. Investors and new funding mechanisms for sustainable cities are also vital.

This project proposes retrofitting underused areas of Electric Avenue, including mosaic habitats, urban food gardens, rain planters, green roods and living walls, all mirroring global strategies for heat adaptation, while reviving local ecosystems.

This proposal recognises that our clients are not just human — invertebrates, plants, pollinators and urban wildlife are year-round inhabitants, and the design is shaped with their habitats, movement, and survival in mind.

Why do we need Nature-Based Solutions? They help us address climate and societal challenges, supporting well-being and biodiversity and include the integration, protection, restoration and care of natural ecosystems and wildlife in cities.

As climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity escalate, greening cities strategically is vital, integrating nature-based solutions into urban planning to reduce climate risks, improve ecosystem services, and enhance quality of life.