This park shows how successful design for human thriving can – and should – centre non-humans

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Architect
https://www.urbsp.arq.br/
UrbSP
Conceptual Urban Planning
Initiated
2019
Completed
2024
Area
38,090 sq-m
Here's how the designers of the Orla Piratininga Park built a space that benefits human visitors by considering its non-human stakeholders.
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