St. Louis’ Citygarden, a 2.9-acre landscaped downtown sculpture garden, is the 2011 winner of the Urban Land Institute Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award. The competition recognized an outstanding ...

Most people think of urban open spaces in terms of grand parks—Chicago’s Millennium Park or New York’s Central Park or San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. These are our iconic parks—our sublime spaces.

While many people think of rural landscapes as agricultural hubs, more and more people are realizing the benefits of growing food, flowers, and fiber in urban spaces. Urban cores and peri-urban spaces ...