The SkyriseCities staff will be offline for Labour Day. Our usual editorial schedule will resume tomorrow, but we've still got a fresh edition of Forum Finds for you to catch up on all the activity on the site this past week!

The City of Edmonton is looking at ways to encourage homeowners to naturalize their front yards, swapping a traditional manicured lawn with a vegetated landscape of native species.

Another residential project in Chicago is just about complete, as photos by harryc show MiCa's near-finished state.

The near-complete MiCa in Chicago, Forum Finds, harrycThe near-complete MiCa in Chicago, image by Forum contributor harryc

PhillipPessar posted a photo of the 1959-built structure in Miami that would be demolished to permit the 80-storey One Bayfront Plaza.

One Bayfront Plaza would rise from this Miami site, PhillipPessar, Forum FindsOne Bayfront Plaza would rise from this Miami site, image by Forum contributor PhillipPessar

Photos by towerpower123 show the external elevator hoist at the URL® Harborside project in Jersey City finally coming down.

URL® Harborside external elevator hoist, towerpower123, New York, Forum FindsURL® Harborside loses its external elevator hoist, image by Forum contributor towerpower123

Construction of the multi-tower Geumcheongu Lotte Gold Park project continues in Seoul, as captured in photos by inno4321.

Geumcheongu Lotte Gold Park in Seoul, Forum Finds, inno4321Geumcheongu Lotte Gold Park in Seoul, image by Forum contributor inno4321

Come back next week for another recap of the Forum's latest news and views. Until then, submit your photos and get involved in the discussion!