This is what we need to do to build healthy, happy cities
We can learn a lot from urban design around the world: from free public open-air swimming pools in Australia to Gardens by the Bay in Singapore and Mumbai Marine Drive in India.
Jane Coulon is a teaching lecturer, TPCAU, at the School of Architecture of Reunion (ENSAM). After graduation, she obtained a DEA "Gardens, Territories, Landscapes" under the direction of Alain Roger and Augustin Berque. She is currently preparing a PHD on the resilience of tropical cities. She is also a partner in her architectural office, Empreinte.