Case Studies

Below are a series of case studies about designed projects and programs that connect people with nature. To search design projects, click on case studies called PLACE. For programs, click on case studies called PROGRAMS. We hope you will look at all the incredible case studies that prioritize nature and health.

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Two children play on modern-styled exercise equipment with an adult standing near one of them. There are trees, shrubs, and perennials planted on either side and a street with parked cars in the background.

Place

Ricardo Lara Linear Park

Lynwood, CA

Sensory Arts Garden

Place

Sensory Arts Garden at The Els Center of Excellence

Jupiter, FL

Nighttime aerial view shows the illuminated park with a crowd of people sitting on the lawn and the city skyline in the background.

Place

SoundScape Park

Miami Beach, FL

People walking and riding bicycles on a path with tall grass on either side of the path and mountains in the background.

Place

Story Mill Community Park

Bozeman, MT

Low wooden balance beam structures for children are scattered throughout a grove of fledgling trees. Full-grown trees stand tall in the back of the grove.

Place

The Orchard at White Street Park

Suwanee, GA

The exterior of the Outdoor Care Retreat. Its wooden structure stands tall against a summer blue sky; glass windows provide the cabin ample lighting. Photo credit: Maren Lindheim.

Place

The Outdoor Care Retreat

Oslo, Norway

An aerial view of the garden, with the multi-story Unicare Bakke hospital in the background. Groves of mature, leafy trees flank the vertical axes of the rehabilitation garden.

Place

Unicare Bakke Hospital Rehabilitation Garden

Halden, Norway

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