Landscape Architect, MAA, MDL and Master of Public Management, MPM
Danish landscape architect Helle Nebelong is a pioneer of the natural playground movement. Natural playgrounds are made of natural materials, rather than plastics, but they also encourage creativity and independence rather than rule-based games. In the Studio follows Helle as … Read More
Play in the City is a compilation of the views of world-renowned experts. The book brings together thirteen articles including Mine Göğüş Tan’s article summarizing the history of childhood, Simon Nicholson’s “Theory of Loose Parts” and Helle Nebelong’s “Nothing Ventured, Nothing … Read More
“This project is already wildly successful. I have seen children chasing butterflies and heard unbridled enthusiasm as they explored, built forts and sang into little tunnels and cavities in the ground.” Bill Davison, an award-winning wildlife photographer, biologist, farmer, and … Read More
URBAN DESIGN vol. 165 with the theme ‘Sensing the City’ is now available with Helle Nebelong‘s article ‘Walking with the Senses Open’. Guest topic editor Daniela Lucchese who has handpicked a list of interesting writers issues a plea to look less and feel more. … Read More
How can city life be created in urban outdoor spaces that invite play and stay for all ages? Helle Nebelong is invited to talk about Landscape for play in cities in the breakfast seminar Wednesday 19th October at Oslo Architecture … Read More
Yesterday, the staff and students at Colene Hoose Elementary School in Normal, Illinois were joined by the donor, Charlie Jobson, and planted the first new trees for the school’s new natural playground. The natural playground rethinks the entire 16-acre grounds … Read More
A former student of Colene Hoose Elementary School in Bloomington Normal, Illinois, has donated 5.1 million dollars to engage a team that includes one of the world’s leading landscape architects, Helle Nebelong, to create America’s most dynamic and engaging natural … Read More
BUILT ENVIRONMENT vol. 47 number 2 with the theme “Natural Playscapes and Outdoor Education” is now available with Helle Nebelong‘s article ‘When There’s Nothing but Nature: The Danish Experience with Natural Playscapes’. Guest editor of the issue, Deike Peters writes in her introductory article: – We … Read More
Helle Nebelong was among the distinguished speakers at the resent Nordic Talks webinar “The Cities and Architecture for the Kids in the Light of COVID-19” hosted by Danish Consul General in Istanbul. Helle’s presentation (19:25-34:55) includes a scene Natural Playscapes from the award-winning … Read More
Two new booklets “Design for Diversity” and “The Importance of Sharing” has just been published by The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS), the organization for all local governments in Norway. KS is Norway’s largest public employer organization. … Read More