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The Regenerative Architecture Index - OOBE Landscape Architecture
We need to stop designing nature and start working with it
At OOBE, we believe biodiversity net gain is a step in the right direction. The principle is simple: developments should leave nature better off than before. This means making sure that new developments don’t just limit environmental harm but actively improve nature, by creating more or better-quality habitats than were there before. Embedding nature into development is essential – not just for ecology, but for the health, identity and resilience of places.
Edinburgh’s Springside takes shape as landscape-led neighbourhood completes
Built on the ex-Scottish & Newcastle brewery site, Moda, The McEwan, is a build-to-rent (BTR) development by Moda Living in Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge.
The final phase has now been completed, with landscape architecture practice OOBE helping to shape the public realm and placemaking vision for the site.