July 24, 2002—Landscape Forms, Inc., a designer of outdoor commercial furnishings, has partnered with Frog design, a product development and business strategy company, to form a think tank that will study the impact of trends in environmental design as well as the integration of site design, interior design, and architecture.
The two firms state that the collaborative study will focus on the impact of landscape design on behavioral patterns and social interactions in outdoor environments. They plan to assemble panels of leading design professionals, city and transportation planners, developers, sociologists, and futurists. These panels will engage in a series of interviews, observations, and roundtable discussions to explore how an integrated approach to the design of public space can be utilized to create outdoor environments that encourage social interaction, and build community, thereby improving the human experience in urban environments.
The research findings will be co-published by the Landscape Architecture Foundation and shared with industry professionals and educators worldwide
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