https://landezine.com Landscape Architecture Platform Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:38:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://landezine.com/al-ittihad-park-by-cracknell/ https://landezine.com/al-ittihad-park-by-cracknell/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:38:33 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=111008 Al Ittihad Park, on Palm Jumeirah, is a 5.5ha wadi landscape along the ‘spine’ of Dubai’s Palm. Working with a largely inaccessible, ‘redundant’ 45m wide linear space beneath the monorail that runs along the ‘spine’ & between two rows of high rise mixed use buildings, Cracknell proposed a landscape solution to activate the space, providing […]]]> https://landezine.com/al-ittihad-park-by-cracknell/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/marina-park-by-okra/ https://landezine.com/marina-park-by-okra/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:50:16 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=109658 A dialogue between River and City Marina Park in Cork embodies many facets of the city. It fulfils the long-standing promise of creating a regional park to the east of the city. Like many former industrial cities, Cork has significant decommissioned industrial areas along the river, adjacent to its city centre. Today, these areas present […]]]> https://landezine.com/marina-park-by-okra/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/musicon-by-lytt/ https://landezine.com/musicon-by-lytt/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:48:40 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=108354 The Musicon grounds were formerly the industrial site of a large concrete factory, which had been unused for 10 years. LYTT’s overall plan transformed this area into a new neighborhood close to the center of Roskilde with a vibrant urban environment, where the musical aspect forms a central theme. A mix of housing, commercial establishments, […]]]> https://landezine.com/musicon-by-lytt/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/vauxhall-pleasure-gardens-by-dsdha/ https://landezine.com/vauxhall-pleasure-gardens-by-dsdha/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 23:13:23 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=106029 For nearly two decades, the Friends of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens (FoVPG) have defended this historically significant park, protecting it from the pressures arising from the huge scale of development that surrounds it. In 2005 the FoVPG and Lambeth Council commissioned DSDHA to develop a long-term framework plan for the regeneration of the Gardens and environs. […]]]> https://landezine.com/vauxhall-pleasure-gardens-by-dsdha/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/built-on-sugar-park-am-lobauer-wasser-by-hutterreimann/ https://landezine.com/built-on-sugar-park-am-lobauer-wasser-by-hutterreimann/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:10:37 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=98127 The Park on the Löbauer Wasser River is the result of the transformation of a former sugar factory and derelict textile factories in the state of Saxony. It was completed in the year 2012 with the event of the Regional Garden Show. As this part of eastern Germany is suffering especially hard by the structural […]]]> https://landezine.com/built-on-sugar-park-am-lobauer-wasser-by-hutterreimann/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/bicentennial-childrens-park-by-elemental/ https://landezine.com/bicentennial-childrens-park-by-elemental/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:52:14 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=97008 The proposal uses the difficulties of the terrain to solve a classic dilemma of children’s games: do we make it safe, or do we make it fun? The hillside slope allowed us to reach enough height to make them fun, without being a threat to children’s safety. A slide for example, has a height differential […]]]> https://landezine.com/bicentennial-childrens-park-by-elemental/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/rural-estate-kogelhof-kamperland-by-boschslabbers/ https://landezine.com/rural-estate-kogelhof-kamperland-by-boschslabbers/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:10:04 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=94108 71.312 trees and a landing strip for swans Rural estate Kogelhof   A modern rural estate in a Zeeland polder The object that most stands out in the emptiness is a traffic sign, warning of crossing wildlife. Next to it is a recently planted tree meadow. Easy to miss, but this is the entrance to […]]]> https://landezine.com/rural-estate-kogelhof-kamperland-by-boschslabbers/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/north-london-hospice-by-bbuk/ https://landezine.com/north-london-hospice-by-bbuk/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 10:54:51 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=77740 North London Hospice offers specialist palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. Designed by AHMM to be a big version of someone’s house’ to instil a domestic sense of well-being, BBUK created two accompanying courtyard gardens for the scheme in Enfield. Set on a prominent corner in a quiet residential area of north London, the […]]]> https://landezine.com/north-london-hospice-by-bbuk/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/world-horticultural-expo-floriade-2012-venlo-by-arcadis/ https://landezine.com/world-horticultural-expo-floriade-2012-venlo-by-arcadis/#respond Mon, 16 May 2022 08:30:06 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=77557 Once every 10 years, millions of people visit the World Horticultural Exhibition Floriade. Every Floriade edition is hosted by another Dutch town, in the year 2012, this was Venlo. Regio Venlo formulated five themes that explain the importance of horticulture to society and made them central to the expo.   Regio Venlo Floriade 2012 BV […]]]> https://landezine.com/world-horticultural-expo-floriade-2012-venlo-by-arcadis/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/guelph-market-square-by-janet-rosenberg-studio/ https://landezine.com/guelph-market-square-by-janet-rosenberg-studio/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 09:06:43 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=77293 The civic square at Guelph’s City Hall is an important gathering space for the community and is host to many events such as music festivals, the Summer Disco Party, Summer Street Party, Canada Day celebrations, Jazz Fest, and ice skating in winter. As part of the revitalization of the city’s historical downtown core, Guelph Market […]]]> https://landezine.com/guelph-market-square-by-janet-rosenberg-studio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/artipelag-by-nyrens-arkitektkontor/ https://landezine.com/artipelag-by-nyrens-arkitektkontor/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:14:17 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=74094 The art gallery Artipelag in Hålludden outside of Stockholm was built on the initiative of Björn Jakobson, founder and owner of the well-known company BabyBjörn. His love for the archipelago in combination with a great interest in art gave birth to the idea of an art gallery by the water where the experience of nature, […]]]> https://landezine.com/artipelag-by-nyrens-arkitektkontor/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/estavannens-schoolyard-by-vwa/ https://landezine.com/estavannens-schoolyard-by-vwa/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:14:58 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=68992 The landscape project of the enlarged school aims to best integrate the new building into the existing topography while also affirming the volumetric presence of the historic building. The new, modulated topography instigates passage, play and discovery. The entry courtyard is marked with a solid wood trunk and bike shelter and welcomes teachers and students […]]]> https://landezine.com/estavannens-schoolyard-by-vwa/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/dorpsweide-by-atelier-loos-van-vliet/ https://landezine.com/dorpsweide-by-atelier-loos-van-vliet/#respond Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:48:53 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=64848 The plan of Dorpsweide revolves around the existing sport fields in the middle of the park. The pitches are lined with trees, creating green rooms. Closer to the river the tree lines give way to a loose array of park trees. Along the two outer edges, perpendicular to the river, the park is framed by […]]]> https://landezine.com/dorpsweide-by-atelier-loos-van-vliet/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/grand-park-the-park-for-everyone-by-rios/ https://landezine.com/grand-park-the-park-for-everyone-by-rios/#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:22:18 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=58219 The design of Grand Park has no smaller aim than to express the multicultural diversity of Los Angeles through landscape design and architecture. The park transformed a 12-acre space filled with parking lots into “The Park for Everyone,” a community gathering place that has redefined Downtown Los Angeles. Grand Park creates an important link between […]]]> https://landezine.com/grand-park-the-park-for-everyone-by-rios/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/bernepark-bottrop-ebel-by-dtp/ https://landezine.com/bernepark-bottrop-ebel-by-dtp/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:16:00 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=76567 Where sewage once flowed up until the end of the 1990s, a wastewater treatment plant in the heart of the Ruhr area has been transformed into a flourishing landscaped park. The centrepiece of the site is formed by the two sedimentation tanks, which measure 70 meters across. While one of these has been left as […]]]> https://landezine.com/bernepark-bottrop-ebel-by-dtp/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/888-brannan-by-msla/ https://landezine.com/888-brannan-by-msla/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:01:32 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=50050 Meyer Studio Land Architects: The conversion of a utilitarian loading dock into an outdoor gem for San Francisco’s Airbnb Headquarters, serves as a provocative example of how residual slivers of the urban landscape can be radically transformed. The design creates a flexible social space that fosters new ways of working and invites collaboration. Advances in […]]]> https://landezine.com/888-brannan-by-msla/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/central-park-public-domain-by-turf-design-studio/ https://landezine.com/central-park-public-domain-by-turf-design-studio/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:01:45 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=47862  “An impressive icon of urban design that has added much to the urban architecture, setting new benchmarks in central urban design and positively effecting and directing social fabric of the community. The wonderful urban renewal possibilities inherent in this site have been successfully realised. The unique qualities of the existing built form and fabric of […]]]> https://landezine.com/central-park-public-domain-by-turf-design-studio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/gronnegade-square-by-masu-planning/ https://landezine.com/gronnegade-square-by-masu-planning/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 08:07:59 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=47104 Twisting the classic use of brick created a contemporary urban carpet MASU Planning: Grønnegade square was redesigned in 2010, to become a square worthy of its place in front of Brandt’s Art Museum and Culture Institution in Odense city center. The square provides the city with a new diverse urban space for activity and recreation. […]]]> https://landezine.com/gronnegade-square-by-masu-planning/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/erie-street-plaza-by-stoss/ https://landezine.com/erie-street-plaza-by-stoss/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2019 05:53:38 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=46859 Stoss: Milwaukee’s waterfront ecopark is one of a series of public space activators along the Milwaukee Riverwalk, a three-mile pedestrian and bicycle corridor that connects downtown Milwaukee to the emerging and redeveloping Third Ward and Beerline Districts, and to the lakefront beyond. The Erie Street project included extensive interface with the Wisconsin Department of Natural […]]]> https://landezine.com/erie-street-plaza-by-stoss/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/hokksund-middle-school-by-ostengen-bergo-as/ https://landezine.com/hokksund-middle-school-by-ostengen-bergo-as/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2017 08:39:02 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=35705 Østengen & Bergo landskapsarkitekter: The site is limited, flat terrain with no particular sight to the surrounding landscape. However, the site is surrounded by a row of large, beautiful linden trees towards Rådhusgate in east, and nice hawthorns in south. In west, the site borders to a railway on a landfilling, 3 m above the […]]]> https://landezine.com/hokksund-middle-school-by-ostengen-bergo-as/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/daiichi-mutual-insurance-shin-ohi-office-landscape-by-takenaka-corporation-wrt/ https://landezine.com/daiichi-mutual-insurance-shin-ohi-office-landscape-by-takenaka-corporation-wrt/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:40:55 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=35591 WRT: The Daiichi project site is located 40 miles outside of Tokyo in a small, quiet town surrounded by rice fields, mountains, and coastline. The company aimed to improve working conditions for their employees and to make manifest the company’s commitment to a healthy environment. To fulfill their building design concept, “Working in a Forest,” […]]]> https://landezine.com/daiichi-mutual-insurance-shin-ohi-office-landscape-by-takenaka-corporation-wrt/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/buhl-community-park-at-allegheny-square/ https://landezine.com/buhl-community-park-at-allegheny-square/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:36:17 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=35031 Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture: In June 2012, the revitalized Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square opened to the public in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. Spearheaded by the adjacent Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, the project transformed an underused, 1960s concrete plaza into a vital community space. The park design emerged through a highly collaborative process, beginning […]]]> https://landezine.com/buhl-community-park-at-allegheny-square/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/jiading-central-park-by-sasaki/ https://landezine.com/jiading-central-park-by-sasaki/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2016 07:53:59 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=33563 As an ongoing focus on measuring the impact that design solutions have on environmental change, Sasaki is currently conducting a post-occupancy study of Jiading Park. Collaborating with East China Normal University in Shanghai, the team has spent the past year compiling data related to water, soil, and air quality at various locations throughout the park. […]]]> https://landezine.com/jiading-central-park-by-sasaki/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/la-tancada-salt-fields-by-emf/ https://landezine.com/la-tancada-salt-fields-by-emf/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:04:29 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=33391 EMF – Martí Franch: ‘La Tancada’ project sits at the southern tip of River Ebro Delta, Iberian’s Peninsula most important river. The Delta is a crucial step in the Western Europe bird migration route. Over the last century the site has suffered numerous transformations. Originally was a salty intertidal lagoon. In the beginning of s.XX was […]]]> https://landezine.com/la-tancada-salt-fields-by-emf/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-by-hargreaves-associates/ https://landezine.com/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-by-hargreaves-associates/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2016 08:03:38 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=33325 Hargreaves Associates: Hargreaves Associates led the design for the 274 acre parklands that formed the centerpiece for the London Games, recognized as the ‘Greenest Games’ in history, with the park declared the ‘winner of the Games’ by the Mayor of London. The largest new park created in Europe for over 150 years, the design synthesizes […]]]> https://landezine.com/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-by-hargreaves-associates/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/adaptation-of-the-ancient-roman-deposit-of-can-taco-by-toni-girones-saderra/ https://landezine.com/adaptation-of-the-ancient-roman-deposit-of-can-taco-by-toni-girones-saderra/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:01:03 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=31019 The traces of a Roman villa are exposed and the site becomes a viewpoint. The interesting part is the use of steel that is usually a part of welded wire reinforcement for concrete. The material that is supposed to be hidden acts as a key container suggesting the movement of shapes and forms. Like a puppeteers in a puppet theatre. We see them, but we 'think-them-off' as they are a part of the illusion. In this same way the steel is drawing lines of a former building. The shape is suggested, it is there but at the same time it is not. ]]> https://landezine.com/adaptation-of-the-ancient-roman-deposit-of-can-taco-by-toni-girones-saderra/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/helix-by-niva/ https://landezine.com/helix-by-niva/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:01:42 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=29644 Nivå Landskapsarkitektur: The site is a fairly steep hill in Södertörn, south of Stockholm. An aspen covered north-facing slope with moraine and atop a forest with knotty pine. A world of its own on the hill, still commonplace and familiar. Long vistas of the landscape create a visual contact with the institutional buildings of Huddinge […]]]> https://landezine.com/helix-by-niva/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/quilapilun-park-by-panorama/ https://landezine.com/quilapilun-park-by-panorama/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:18:12 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=28337 Parque Quilapilún is the first Botanical Garden exclusively dedicated to represent and educate on local and regional flora in Chile. It is a mining compensation project that integrates several social and environmental requisites.]]> https://landezine.com/quilapilun-park-by-panorama/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/kungsbacka-torg-by-white-arkitekter/ https://landezine.com/kungsbacka-torg-by-white-arkitekter/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:50:37 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=28309 For a long time, the square Kungsbacka Torg acted as a car park which left little space for hustle and bustle. Now, the square has been transformed back into a meeting place for the town’s inhabitants.]]> https://landezine.com/kungsbacka-torg-by-white-arkitekter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/housing-project-triemli/ https://landezine.com/housing-project-triemli/#respond Mon, 25 May 2015 07:23:05 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27540 A housing cooperative had to densify one of their existing housing urbanisations.
To keep the contextual landscape characteristics two vast buildings surround a large courtyard. Architectonically shaped terraces remind of the concise topography of the adjacent Uetliberg. Subtle variations in the geometry and inclination of the slopes create numerous spatial qualities. The specifically composed mix of […]]]> https://landezine.com/housing-project-triemli/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/park-groot-schijn-by-maxwan-architects-urbanists/ https://landezine.com/park-groot-schijn-by-maxwan-architects-urbanists/#respond Fri, 08 May 2015 08:07:40 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27300 The program includes park design (the blueprint for the "green seams" throughout the entire masterplan), landscape design (a qualitative improvement of de Koude Beek Valley), 172 community gardens and a reservation of about 30 additional gardens and a parking for about 50 cars ... ]]> https://landezine.com/park-groot-schijn-by-maxwan-architects-urbanists/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/design-square-waterfront-sweden-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/design-square-waterfront-sweden-landscape-architecture/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2015 07:03:21 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26928 Fisktorget was once a market place for selling fish. Today it is more of a recreational space, with splendid views over a bay, surrounded by the city, and also the departure point for boats going around in the archipelago. The project is right at the edge of the water and is designed as one part of granite and another part of wood. These two are laid out as an L-shape along the quay.]]> https://landezine.com/design-square-waterfront-sweden-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/joel-weeks-park-by-janet-rosenberg-studio-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/joel-weeks-park-by-janet-rosenberg-studio-landscape-architects/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:33:13 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26802 The park design references the history and geography of the area and the Don River, and provides critical open green space for the growing and vibrant Rivertowne community. River plantings and sinuous benches frame old and new park elements. A central gathering space connects other park elements including community garden plots, a multi-function sport court, a bosque of trees and large grassy berms.]]> https://landezine.com/joel-weeks-park-by-janet-rosenberg-studio-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/park-garden-and-green-roof-of-caja-badajoz-by-cristina-jorge-cjcpaisaje/ https://landezine.com/park-garden-and-green-roof-of-caja-badajoz-by-cristina-jorge-cjcpaisaje/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:21:40 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26603 The geometric patterns of landscape design, like circles, ovals and ellipses, pay a lot attention to the survival form of the Dehesa land in the western part of Spain where trees have big canopies and under their shadows many other plants and animals can live because of low temperature and high humidity in contrast with outside where sun’s heat does not allow grass can grow. ]]> https://landezine.com/park-garden-and-green-roof-of-caja-badajoz-by-cristina-jorge-cjcpaisaje/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/ericusspitze-by-wes-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/ericusspitze-by-wes-landscape-architecture/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2015 07:22:03 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26437 The planning of the open spaces is based on the urban planning compositional principle: public promenades and a semi-public square with a base, supporting the buildings above. As a result, the square has become an integral part of the overall composition and part of the building base. The colour scheme and texture of the materials plays a significant role ...]]> https://landezine.com/ericusspitze-by-wes-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/jubilee-gardens-by-west-8/ https://landezine.com/jubilee-gardens-by-west-8/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:02:22 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26248 The renovation of Jubilee Gardens was completed in time for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration in 2012 and as a key public venue for the London 2012 Olympics. The park, a spectacular green public space along the Thames is now a focal point on the South Bank, adjacent to the London Eye, between Festival Hall and County Hall.]]> https://landezine.com/jubilee-gardens-by-west-8/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/housing-in-koln-ostheim-complete-renewal-of-a-1950s-housing-complex/ https://landezine.com/housing-in-koln-ostheim-complete-renewal-of-a-1950s-housing-complex/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:56:24 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26031 In 2004 a competition was launched by the nonprofit housing company GAG to achieve concepts for an urban area in the eastern part of Cologne. The winning entry to the competition by ASTOC architects and planners in team with urbane gestalt combines contemporary urban conditions with the 1950s spatial inventory.]]> https://landezine.com/housing-in-koln-ostheim-complete-renewal-of-a-1950s-housing-complex/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/pedreira-do-campo-by-m-arquitectos/ https://landezine.com/pedreira-do-campo-by-m-arquitectos/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2015 08:37:20 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25909 The plan lies on a very particular geological site, known for its fossils abundance. For its scientific and educational environment, Pedreira do Campo is considered a natural monument.]]> https://landezine.com/pedreira-do-campo-by-m-arquitectos/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/square-of-the-liberation-and-the-banks-of-the-seine-chanel/ https://landezine.com/square-of-the-liberation-and-the-banks-of-the-seine-chanel/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:51:03 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25384 The introduction of an underground car park in the city-centre at the Square of the Liberation in Troyes was the original reason of the re-qualification of the area. Thanks to the construction works of the underground structure and the clearing of some existing trees, a major perspective opened up towards the cathedral, making it obvious that a larger perimeter should be taken into account when rethinking the city center, including three city gardens and the Seine Chanel.]]> https://landezine.com/square-of-the-liberation-and-the-banks-of-the-seine-chanel/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/zeytouneh-square-by-gustafson-porter/ https://landezine.com/zeytouneh-square-by-gustafson-porter/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:13:55 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25269 The Shoreline Walk project by Gustafson Porter is a proposal for a sequence of new public squares linked together as a linear route within the heart of downtown Beirut, Lebanon ... Situated to the south of the Old Shoreline Walk, Zeytoune Square is a key link to the surrounding city. The square will become a celebration of modern Beirut and a place for cultural activities. Terraces make utilise the existing slope to provide open space for cultural activities, such as concerts, festivals, films.]]> https://landezine.com/zeytouneh-square-by-gustafson-porter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/klyde-warren-park-by-the-office-of-james-burnett/ https://landezine.com/klyde-warren-park-by-the-office-of-james-burnett/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:18:03 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24974 Urban Land Institute (ULI) has awarded Klyde Warren Park the 2014 Open Space Award, acknowledging the two-year-old park in Dallas, Texas as an outstanding achievement in urban placemaking. ULI’s annual competition recognizes successful public spaces that have socially and economically enriched and revitalized their communities.]]> https://landezine.com/klyde-warren-park-by-the-office-of-james-burnett/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/public-park-of-de-panne-by-omgeving/ https://landezine.com/public-park-of-de-panne-by-omgeving/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:29:38 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24987 The time of the Belle Epoque has now long ended taking with it most of De Panne's charm and the once chic coastal town gradually turned into a dull extension of the urbanised Belgian Riviera. Developments on the coastal landscape during the 20th century were too drastic and it became clear that at that rate, the town would never regain its former splendour. An ambitious regeneration plan was thus put into action by the local municipality ...]]> https://landezine.com/public-park-of-de-panne-by-omgeving/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/georgia-street-by-ratio/ https://landezine.com/georgia-street-by-ratio/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:31:56 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24932 Georgia Street, located at the heart of the historic Wholesale District and a spine that connected the new major venues, was identified at the time as an important corridor for future improvement. However, it would not see the impetus for its realization until 2009, when City leaders recognized the unique potential the street offered to their bid for hosting the 2012 Super Bowl. By bringing together the original hopes for Georgia Street with new aspirations of a green, pedestrian-centered, outdoor event venue, the city gained a contemporary public space that anchors the convention and entertainment district.]]> https://landezine.com/georgia-street-by-ratio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/enviromental-recovery-of-the-fortress-and-banks-of-goian/ https://landezine.com/enviromental-recovery-of-the-fortress-and-banks-of-goian/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:00:15 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24538 In order to restore the river beach of Goian -partially taken up by a roadway but very popular- and to reactivate the abandoned surrounding environment of the recently restored Fortress of San Lourenço -visually and physically secluded from the river beach and partially abandoned-, we are commissioned to reorganize a number of facilities that will give meaning to a future park in the only possible area: an intermediate hillside with steep slopes permanently facing south and totally disfigured by several quarries and illegal facilities.]]> https://landezine.com/enviromental-recovery-of-the-fortress-and-banks-of-goian/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/havenplein-zierikzee-by-bureau-bb/ https://landezine.com/havenplein-zierikzee-by-bureau-bb/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:56:45 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24411 The nautical character of Zierikzee is still conspicuous in the centre and the relationship with water is strong, partly due to the visible ebb and flow of the tides. The small city owes its monumental, richly decorated houses to a history of sea trade. Where fishing villages can sometimes be sober in their expression, Zierikzee seems to possess a rich culture of beautification.]]> https://landezine.com/havenplein-zierikzee-by-bureau-bb/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/137-pillars-house-by-p-landscape/ https://landezine.com/137-pillars-house-by-p-landscape/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:31:31 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=23365 The 137 Pillars House, formerly known as Baan Borneo, is a 30-suite boutique hotel property located on the banks of Chiang Mai’s Mae Ping River in Northern Thailand. The center of the property carefully preserves historic 19th century architecture which is surrounded by the site’s oldest guardians, a few native trees that existed on the site before it was rediscovered for renovation as a hotel property. Through careful planning and landscape design, the property still maintains its historic value and old-world charm.]]> https://landezine.com/137-pillars-house-by-p-landscape/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/minghu-wetland-park-by-turenscape/ https://landezine.com/minghu-wetland-park-by-turenscape/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:07:23 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=23013 In 2009, Turenscape was commissioned by the Liupanshui Municipal Government to working on the planning and design of the ecological security patterns and ecological infrastructure, and the ecological restoration and landscape renovation of Shuicheng River. Utilizing landscape approaches at both macro and micro scales, the designers have been able to revitalize and upgrade the ecological, recreational and social value of the Mother River.]]> https://landezine.com/minghu-wetland-park-by-turenscape/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/bradfords-city-park-by-gillespies/ https://landezine.com/bradfords-city-park-by-gillespies/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:28:14 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22807 Bradford’s City Park designed by Gillespies includes the UK’s largest urban water feature and tallest city fountain]]> https://landezine.com/bradfords-city-park-by-gillespies/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/beijiao-cultural-centre-by-gravity-partnership-limited/ https://landezine.com/beijiao-cultural-centre-by-gravity-partnership-limited/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:41:40 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22623 The Beijiao Cultural Centre is an experiment that investigates and examines how regional architecture can bridge the emerging contemporary city with its cultural reminiscence. Located in the heart of the emerging Foshan of Guangdong Province, the architectural complex is a local cultural hub consists of a theatre, and exhibition hall, a library, and educational centre, and a variety of indoor and outdoor activity spaces.]]> https://landezine.com/beijiao-cultural-centre-by-gravity-partnership-limited/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/wadi-al-azeiba-by-atelier-jacqueline-osty-associes/ https://landezine.com/wadi-al-azeiba-by-atelier-jacqueline-osty-associes/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:41:30 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22560 The project brings a modern interpretation of the mountain landscape with the cultivated terraces, the dry river of the wadi. It offers proximity uses with its upper and lower promenades along the banks and sports fields in the wadi’s bed.]]> https://landezine.com/wadi-al-azeiba-by-atelier-jacqueline-osty-associes/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/wharf-of-austerlitz-marina-by-urbicus/ https://landezine.com/wharf-of-austerlitz-marina-by-urbicus/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:22:25 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22479 The wharf is arranged in a large sandstone paved esplanade. It forms a garden of cracks, where the joins draw lines moderately conducive to bio-diversity, and the environment. Parisian style trees and riparian forests are planted and climbing plants adorn the walls. The place is pedestrianised, road traffic is limited to the functional uses of a public and port area.]]> https://landezine.com/wharf-of-austerlitz-marina-by-urbicus/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/parco-dora-latz-partner-landscape_architecture/ https://landezine.com/parco-dora-latz-partner-landscape_architecture/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:34:17 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=21864 The area is characterised by industrial monuments worth to be preserved as well as by the river Dora, that in the scope of the project „Torino, Città d‘Acqua” should be rediscovered for the city. Main themes of the project are the connections to the bordering quarters and the development of the new banks along the re-opened waterway.]]> https://landezine.com/parco-dora-latz-partner-landscape_architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/ribe-cathedral-square-schonherr-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/ribe-cathedral-square-schonherr-landscape-architecture/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:15:40 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=21517 Ribe Cathedral is Denmark’s oldest cathedral in Denmark’s oldest town, and the square in front of the cathedral is a very unique space. Schonherr has won the competition for a re-fashioning of Ribe Cathedral Square with a clean and strong proposal for a new look.]]> https://landezine.com/ribe-cathedral-square-schonherr-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/kromhout-barracks-karres-en-brands-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/kromhout-barracks-karres-en-brands-landscape-architects/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:25:37 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=21401 The Kromhout Barracks is a public/private development which accommodates the Headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Army (CLAS), the Support Command (CDC) and several parts of the Defense Equipment Organisation (DMO) with more than 3,000 employees. Karres en Brands drew up the urban development plan ...]]> https://landezine.com/kromhout-barracks-karres-en-brands-landscape-architects/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/the-physic-garden-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/ https://landezine.com/the-physic-garden-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:07:21 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=20099 When commissioned as designers for the new Physic Garden at Novartis Campus, Basel, Switzerland, the idea of trying to create a modern version of the medieval monastery garden intrigued us. It would add a depth of time to the place, as well as symbolic content: the monastery garden represents the very origin of pharmacy as a science and thus the activity of Novartis as a company.]]> https://landezine.com/the-physic-garden-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/wenying-lake-by-aecom/ https://landezine.com/wenying-lake-by-aecom/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:48:32 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19494 In China’s coal belt, Datong has been considered the most polluted city in the world. Wenying Lake, east of the city, once a prominent destination for leisure and trekking, became degraded as the city expanding rapidly in recent decades.]]> https://landezine.com/wenying-lake-by-aecom/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/lakewood-cemetery-garden-mausoleum-landscape-by-halvorson-design-partnership/ https://landezine.com/lakewood-cemetery-garden-mausoleum-landscape-by-halvorson-design-partnership/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:25:05 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19341 During the master planning process, which began in the late 1990s, the Trustees of Lakewood Cemetery asked Halvorson Design Partnership to take on the challenge of integrating a large new mausoleum in the historic garden landscape. ]]> https://landezine.com/lakewood-cemetery-garden-mausoleum-landscape-by-halvorson-design-partnership/feed/ 6 https://landezine.com/pitt-street-mall-by-tony-caro-architecture/ https://landezine.com/pitt-street-mall-by-tony-caro-architecture/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:02:03 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19269 60,000 people pass through Pitt Street Mall on an average summer weekday. Its retail rental rates are amongst the highest in the world. However over the past two decades, the Mall’s public domain had deteriorated due to the intensive levels of pedestrian traffic and incessant re-development of adjacent major retail stores and arcades.]]> https://landezine.com/pitt-street-mall-by-tony-caro-architecture/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/australian-fine-china-by-hassell/ https://landezine.com/australian-fine-china-by-hassell/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:24:06 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19252 The site was home to the Australian Fine China porcelain manufacturing company for 85 years, until its closure in 2006, which presented a unique opportunity for reinvention. The public realm was designed in collaboration with the MRA, the architect and specialist consultants, to achieve the vision of a culturally rich and distinctive urban community that enhances and connects to the surrounding commercial and residential areas through a generous parkland and open space network.]]> https://landezine.com/australian-fine-china-by-hassell/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/edge-of-history-pak-tsz-lane-park-by-gravity-green/ https://landezine.com/edge-of-history-pak-tsz-lane-park-by-gravity-green/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2013 08:41:15 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19153 The historical and cultural background of the site formed the centre of the design concept and approaches, that Pak Tsz Lane was revitalized to become a park in Central district to retrace the old urban fabric and the veiled Furen Literary Society. The “Origin of Chinese Revolution” was therefore adopted as the design theme for the Park.]]> https://landezine.com/edge-of-history-pak-tsz-lane-park-by-gravity-green/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/place-general-brosset-by-ilex-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/place-general-brosset-by-ilex-landscape-architecture/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 08:36:27 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19137 The project creates a garden square, a visible and prestigious, simple and attractive project in total harmony with the 19th century architectural composition of the adjacent Haussmann-style apartment buildings.]]> https://landezine.com/place-general-brosset-by-ilex-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/roll-out-the-rail-carpet-by-elliottjocic/ https://landezine.com/roll-out-the-rail-carpet-by-elliottjocic/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:45:02 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19109 Roll Out the Rail Carpet is a ground plane intervention that announces and intensifies the unique social character of Hamilton's James North neighbourhood.]]> https://landezine.com/roll-out-the-rail-carpet-by-elliottjocic/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/eye-plaza-and-oeverpark-by-landlab/ https://landezine.com/eye-plaza-and-oeverpark-by-landlab/#respond Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:18:16 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=19023 LANDLAB made a purposely reserved design to avoid any competition with the building’s shapes and to make the transitions between the museum, the plaza and the IJ as smooth as possible ... ... The rear of the museum is set in green to establish its relationship with the Oeverpark and the still to develop district.]]> https://landezine.com/eye-plaza-and-oeverpark-by-landlab/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/waterloo-youth-facility-terragram-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/waterloo-youth-facility-terragram-landscape-architects/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:15:03 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=18997 The strong and conspicuous trellis geometry will in time appear considerably more blurred, perhaps at some locations almost invisible. Rampant native and introduced climbers will take care of this.]]> https://landezine.com/waterloo-youth-facility-terragram-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/fdr-four-freedoms-park/ https://landezine.com/fdr-four-freedoms-park/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:25:47 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=18827 …I had this thought that a memorial should be a room and a garden. That’s all I had. Why did I want a room and a garden? I just chose it to be the point of departure. The garden is somehow a personal nature, a personal kind of control of nature, a gathering of nature. And the room was the beginning of architecture. - Louis Kahn, lecture at Pratt Institute Fall 1973]]> https://landezine.com/fdr-four-freedoms-park/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/cranbrook-junior-school-by-aspect-studios/ https://landezine.com/cranbrook-junior-school-by-aspect-studios/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:21:07 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=18807 The new Cranbrook Junior School was designed with the ambition of creating a ‘school in a park’. Working closely with Tzannes Associates, ASPECT Studios developed the landscape design to provide flexible spaces that best meet teaching, learning and play requirements.]]> https://landezine.com/cranbrook-junior-school-by-aspect-studios/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/roof-garden-and-entrance-area-at-kpmg-hq-by-henrik-jorgensen-landskab-as/ https://landezine.com/roof-garden-and-entrance-area-at-kpmg-hq-by-henrik-jorgensen-landskab-as/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:16:26 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=18640 Precise triangular grass slopes form the low pyramid like shapes of the rooftop park area complementing the edged design of the facades and at the same time constituting the transition to street level to the east. ]]> https://landezine.com/roof-garden-and-entrance-area-at-kpmg-hq-by-henrik-jorgensen-landskab-as/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/lotus-lake-park-by-integrated-planning-and-design-inc/ https://landezine.com/lotus-lake-park-by-integrated-planning-and-design-inc/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:09:12 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=18510 As a gateway for the city’s westward expansion, Lotus Lake Park had to define and demonstrate the character of the future public realm in the west.]]> https://landezine.com/lotus-lake-park-by-integrated-planning-and-design-inc/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/cumberland-park-by-hargreaves-associate/ https://landezine.com/cumberland-park-by-hargreaves-associate/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:08:02 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=17815 Cumberland Park demonstrates Nashville’s commitment to both its children and to sustainability through brownfield remediation, floodplain preservation, stormwater harvesting, improved biodiversity, and interpretation of cultural and natural resources. ]]> https://landezine.com/cumberland-park-by-hargreaves-associate/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/graphisoft-park-by-garten-studio/ https://landezine.com/graphisoft-park-by-garten-studio/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:24:50 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=17752 The intensive central park offers a place for events, meetings, lectures, informal relationships and recreation. The pond with the waterfall, the stepped coastline with its claddings became a popular community space for the office park employees.]]> https://landezine.com/graphisoft-park-by-garten-studio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/fast-track-by-salto-architects/ https://landezine.com/fast-track-by-salto-architects/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:06:36 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=17696 “Fast track” is an attempt to create intelligent infrastructure that is emotional and corresponds to the local context. It gives the user a different experience of moving and percieving the environment. ]]> https://landezine.com/fast-track-by-salto-architects/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/campa-de-los-ingleses-park-by-balmori-associates/ https://landezine.com/campa-de-los-ingleses-park-by-balmori-associates/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:02:32 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=17673 The park’s defining lines mark undulating paths that pull up to create a series of curving terraces. These topographic waves mediate a 10m/33ft elevation difference across the park allowing for a café to be tucked under the earthform.]]> https://landezine.com/campa-de-los-ingleses-park-by-balmori-associates/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/cap-rouge-memory-wall-by-plania-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/cap-rouge-memory-wall-by-plania-landscape-architecture/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:20:04 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=17651 At first, the project was an engineering one. It involved installing plant-covered mesh retaining fabric at the top of the cliff and a protective wall at the bottom. Later, it evolved into a landscape architecture project ...]]> https://landezine.com/cap-rouge-memory-wall-by-plania-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/the-australian-garden-by-taylor-cullity-lethlean-and-paul-thompson/ https://landezine.com/the-australian-garden-by-taylor-cullity-lethlean-and-paul-thompson/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:52:04 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=17569 In a former sand quarry, a new botanic garden has been completed, one that allows visitors to follow a metaphorical journey of water through the Australian landscape, from the desert to the coastal fringe. ]]> https://landezine.com/the-australian-garden-by-taylor-cullity-lethlean-and-paul-thompson/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/guldberg-byplads-by-ramboll-denmark-as/ https://landezine.com/guldberg-byplads-by-ramboll-denmark-as/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:40:12 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=16536 Rambøll Denmark A/S: Guldberg Byplads is the final result of a five year old urban renewal project in Copenhagen. The main idea was to cut off the traffic in the street and instead create an attractive open space, where people can meet, sit, talk, play and hang out during the day. Also, it has been […]]]> https://landezine.com/guldberg-byplads-by-ramboll-denmark-as/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/shoemaker-green-by-andropogon-associates/ https://landezine.com/shoemaker-green-by-andropogon-associates/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:56:59 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=16510 Andropogon Associates: Shoemaker Green is a 3.75 acre site located immediately east of 33rd Street between Walnut and Spruce Streets, and is a major component of the east-west connection between the central campus and Penn Park, serving as a new continuation of the Locust Walk / Smith Walk corridor. The site is surrounded by two […]]]> https://landezine.com/shoemaker-green-by-andropogon-associates/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/floriade-2012-by-rmp-stephan-lenzen-landschaftsarchitekten/ https://landezine.com/floriade-2012-by-rmp-stephan-lenzen-landschaftsarchitekten/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:09:11 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=16496 Landscape Architecture: RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten location: Venlo, The Netherlands design year: 2010-2012 year of construction: 2011-2012 area: 2.450 square meter budget: 1.275.000 Euro cooperation: Rhunau Architekten client: Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Gartenbau und Landschaftspflege NRW GmbH award: Gold medal in the international competition of the International Association of Horticultural Producers ( A.I.P.H.), Floriade 2012 image credits: RMP […]]]> https://landezine.com/floriade-2012-by-rmp-stephan-lenzen-landschaftsarchitekten/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/development-bank-of-the-meurthe-by-atelier-cite-architecture/ https://landezine.com/development-bank-of-the-meurthe-by-atelier-cite-architecture/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:48:39 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=16357 Atelier Cite Architecture: Asking questions about the specific characteristics of a certain area, will not only ensure the protection of that area’s cultural heritage, but also how that cultural heritage can be used as a basis to shape a new landscape. The town of Raon l’Etape encloses a green area along the banks of the […]]]> https://landezine.com/development-bank-of-the-meurthe-by-atelier-cite-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/wijkeroogpark-velsen-by-bureau-bplusb/ https://landezine.com/wijkeroogpark-velsen-by-bureau-bplusb/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:38:45 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=16141 Bureau B+B: The Scheybeek is a stream that springs from the edge of the inner dunes near Heemskerk, flows through the Wijkeroogpark and ends the North Sea Canal. The stream is approximately 30-cm above ground level here. This artificial situation on the one hand, and the chances for nature and recreation on the other hand […]]]> https://landezine.com/wijkeroogpark-velsen-by-bureau-bplusb/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/hornsbergs-strandpark-by-nyrens-architects/ https://landezine.com/hornsbergs-strandpark-by-nyrens-architects/#respond Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:44:29 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=16116 Hornsbergs Strandpark is the winner of the Swedish landscape award: Sienapriset 2012. Hornsbergs strandpark is where water and land meet in a curvy shoreline and contemporary design, round organic shape and clean lines. Hornsbergs Strandpark faces west to Ulvsundasjön and the evening sun. The waterfront and the three long floating piers give the visitor a […]]]> https://landezine.com/hornsbergs-strandpark-by-nyrens-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/euroborg-stadium-environment-by-mdlandschapsarchitecten/ https://landezine.com/euroborg-stadium-environment-by-mdlandschapsarchitecten/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:43:57 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=16097 LAOS Landschapsarchitectuur: The Euroborg, Groningen’s new football stadium, is a part of a new urban district in the South-east of the city. The outdoor space of the stadium forms part of the centre of the district, which is made up of the ‘Leisure Centre Euroborg’ with a cinema, a health club, two schools for vocational […]]]> https://landezine.com/euroborg-stadium-environment-by-mdlandschapsarchitecten/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/a-stop-on-the-line-by-100landschaft-and-studio-basta/ https://landezine.com/a-stop-on-the-line-by-100landschaft-and-studio-basta/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:52:58 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15957 Title: A stop on the line Landscape Architecture: 100Landschaftsarchitektur / Thilo Folkerts in cooperation with studio basta Location: Kortrijk-Rollegem, Belgium, Construction: 2012 Copyright photographs, drawings and text: (c) Thilo Folkerts Ugly Spots In 2011 the Westflanders’ intercommunal association Leiedal launched the initiative Lelijke Plekjes (Ugly Spots) to revalidate the public spaces of the affiliated communities […]]]> https://landezine.com/a-stop-on-the-line-by-100landschaft-and-studio-basta/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/urban-revitalization-superkilen-by-topotek1-big-superflex/ https://landezine.com/urban-revitalization-superkilen-by-topotek1-big-superflex/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:57:31 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15726 TOPOTEK 1: Superkilen is a heterogenous site-collage in a dense, centrally located neighborhood in Copenhagen. The strongly international quarter with a mix of different cultures is to be revitalized using open space as a physical framework. This space is to be propelled beyond its current role as a mono-functional transit area into being innovative and […]]]> https://landezine.com/urban-revitalization-superkilen-by-topotek1-big-superflex/feed/ 5 https://landezine.com/garden-for-sales-gallery-by-trop-co-ltd/ https://landezine.com/garden-for-sales-gallery-by-trop-co-ltd/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:34:48 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15510 TROP: In 2012, TROP got a commission from Sansiri PLC, to design a garden for Sales Gallery of a new residential project, Baan Plai Haad (House at the end of the beach). The task was quite simple, to create something nice and green with a limited budget and super tight schedule. We got less than […]]]> https://landezine.com/garden-for-sales-gallery-by-trop-co-ltd/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/martin-luther-king-jr-boulevard-gateway-by-2-ink-studio-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/martin-luther-king-jr-boulevard-gateway-by-2-ink-studio-landscape-architecture/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:06:25 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15448 2.ink Studio: The NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Gateway and Heritage Markers Project supports the ongoing efforts of area residents and business owners to highlight the unique identity of Portland’s inner north and northeast neighborhoods. 2.ink Studio Landscape Architecture led a multidisciplinary team in both Master Planning and Design, working closely with neighborhood activists […]]]> https://landezine.com/martin-luther-king-jr-boulevard-gateway-by-2-ink-studio-landscape-architecture/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/the-crystal-by-townshend-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/the-crystal-by-townshend-landscape-architects/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:33:36 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15331 Located in the heart of the London Docklands ‘The Crystal’, a new visitor destination, has been hailed by the Mayor of London as a new landmark building in East London to kick-start the Green Enterprise District. Townshend Landscape Architects were appointed by Siemens to design a ‘sustainable urban landscape’ as part of their Cities Initiative. […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-crystal-by-townshend-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/footscray-park-memorial-garden-by-fitzgerald-frisby-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/footscray-park-memorial-garden-by-fitzgerald-frisby-landscape-architecture/#respond Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:23:42 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15320 Fitzgerald Frisby: In the aftermath of two world wars, the Footscray community was keen to have those that did not return appropriately remembered. An Avenue of Honour was established along the broad boulevard of Geelong Road in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne. The avenue consisted of hundreds of ash trees with plaques installed at […]]]> https://landezine.com/footscray-park-memorial-garden-by-fitzgerald-frisby-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/canadian-firefighters-memorial-by-plant-architect/ https://landezine.com/canadian-firefighters-memorial-by-plant-architect/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:45:19 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15213 PLANT Architect: The Canadian Firefighters Memorial officially opened on September 9, in Ottawa. Located at the site of the capital’s devastating fire of 1900, this urban-planning memorial ensemble was collaboratively designed by PLANT Architect Inc. and Canadian visual artist and novelist Douglas Coupland. The team won the national competition hosted by the Canadian Fallen Firefighters […]]]> https://landezine.com/canadian-firefighters-memorial-by-plant-architect/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/scholars-green-park-by-gh3/ https://landezine.com/scholars-green-park-by-gh3/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:54:06 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15175 gh3: Located at the centre of Sheridan College’s new campus, the Scholars’ Green is a symbiosis of public park and academic common that provides rich outdoor amenity for students, faculty and the surrounding community. Ordered by a criss crossing circulation system, a modern take on Harvard Yard, it both pays homage to the collegial landscape […]]]> https://landezine.com/scholars-green-park-by-gh3/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/neo-bankside-by-gillespies/ https://landezine.com/neo-bankside-by-gillespies/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:18:01 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15063 Paralleling the opening of London’s luxury NEO Bankside development next to the Tate Modern is the unveiling of a new city-centre green landscape. At NEO Bankside, Gillespies has created a series of richly-detailed garden spaces around the footprint of the apartment pavilions, designed by architects RSHP.  The final landscape features soft planting inspired by native […]]]> https://landezine.com/neo-bankside-by-gillespies/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/hovenring-circular-cycle-brigde-by-ipv-delft/ https://landezine.com/hovenring-circular-cycle-brigde-by-ipv-delft/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:12:06 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=15018 The spectacular circular cycle bridge in the Dutch city of Eindhoven has recently (June 2012) been opened to the public. The cable-stayed bridge, designed by ipv Delft, offers cyclists and pedestrians an exciting crossover. With its impressive pylon, 72 metre diameter, thin deck and conspicuous lighting, the cyclist roundabout is a new landmark for the […]]]> https://landezine.com/hovenring-circular-cycle-brigde-by-ipv-delft/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/leyteire-square-by-debarre-duplantiers-associes/ https://landezine.com/leyteire-square-by-debarre-duplantiers-associes/#respond Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:47:11 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14838 Debarre Duplantiers Associés: The historical centre of Bordeaux University sets a new beginning: the Opération Campus begins with urban design at its heart. These spaces are currently closed, intended solely for receiving deliveries, however the project intends to turn them into a lively heart of the University, where intermingling can take place. The initial meaning […]]]> https://landezine.com/leyteire-square-by-debarre-duplantiers-associes/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/baixa-mar-sky-mirrors-by-x-studio/ https://landezine.com/baixa-mar-sky-mirrors-by-x-studio/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:00 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14724 Itaparica is an island surrounded by a landscape of fishermen in saveiros, canoes, and sailboats, where its inhabitants have a queen: Iemanjá, the lady of the waters, a siren with five names and a powerful orixá of the Candomblé. This is an island whose landscapes are associated with the literature of Jorge Amado, the lyrics […]]]> https://landezine.com/baixa-mar-sky-mirrors-by-x-studio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/edinburgh-gardens-raingarden-by-ghd-pty-ltd/ https://landezine.com/edinburgh-gardens-raingarden-by-ghd-pty-ltd/#respond Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:10:32 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14630 GHD Pty Ltd: The raingarden is to provide a sustainable source of treated stormwater for the parks mature trees and sporting fields in a way that added to the existing landscape character of the park and added interest for users. Melbourne has experienced drought conditions for a number of years now and this project was […]]]> https://landezine.com/edinburgh-gardens-raingarden-by-ghd-pty-ltd/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/bergstrasse-worpswede-by-f-landschaftsarchitektur-gmbh/ https://landezine.com/bergstrasse-worpswede-by-f-landschaftsarchitektur-gmbh/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:08:29 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14591 [f] landschaftsarchitektur: The special characteristics of the artist’ village are reflected in many places in Worpswede- back in the center between Findorff-, Hemberg- and Bergstreet they become more intense. For the visitors, this area represents a kind of “art island” that is to explore gradually. The three streets form the perimeter edges of the island. […]]]> https://landezine.com/bergstrasse-worpswede-by-f-landschaftsarchitektur-gmbh/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/bottiere-chenaie-eco-district-by-atelier-des-paysages-bruel-delmar/ https://landezine.com/bottiere-chenaie-eco-district-by-atelier-des-paysages-bruel-delmar/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:09:44 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14453 The Bottière Chênaie project was rooted in the site history and geography. A history marked by the ground occupation, a geological past that had left layers of confined ground-water, allowing boreholds and human occupation that took advantage of this situation to introduce market gardening parcels at the town entrance. Our work looks to express these attributes […]]]> https://landezine.com/bottiere-chenaie-eco-district-by-atelier-des-paysages-bruel-delmar/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/15-knots-by-atlas-and-forbes-lipschitz/ https://landezine.com/15-knots-by-atlas-and-forbes-lipschitz/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:26:23 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14430 “Winds are advertisements of all they touch, however much or little we may be able to read them; telling their wanderings ever by their accents alone.” – John Muir. Though ever fleeting, the wind is a truly powerful force in the landscape. There is something universally moving about the sound and feel of wind rustling […]]]> https://landezine.com/15-knots-by-atlas-and-forbes-lipschitz/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/asnieres-residential-park-by-espace-libre-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/asnieres-residential-park-by-espace-libre-landscape-architects/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:05:45 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14287 Espace Libre: Located in the heart of Asnières sur Seine, a plot of 6000 m² on two levels becomes a meeting place for the population . As an urban staple it helps build a missing link between the different neighborhoods, college and high school, which revolves around this space. To link the two sides of […]]]> https://landezine.com/asnieres-residential-park-by-espace-libre-landscape-architects/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/b3-garden-by-olm-paysagistes/ https://landezine.com/b3-garden-by-olm-paysagistes/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:09:57 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14232 OLM P. Coignet, S. Zagheno: This project is located on the former site of the Renault factories. The interior of a new private housing block and is crossed by a public walkway. The project is based on two principal ideas: One is to collect the rainwater from the rooftops into large pools of cor-ten steel […]]]> https://landezine.com/b3-garden-by-olm-paysagistes/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/blaxland-riverside-park-by-jmddesign/ https://landezine.com/blaxland-riverside-park-by-jmddesign/#respond Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:20:45 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=14138 JMDdesign: In early June 2012 JMDdesign’s latest project, Blaxland Common Regional Playspace was officially opened. The new regional scale playground and associated kiosk, amenities block and car park were commissioned to expand the recreational opportunities of the Hargreaves and Associates masterplan designed for Blaxland Riverside Park. The park is one of a number of parks […]]]> https://landezine.com/blaxland-riverside-park-by-jmddesign/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/genk-c-mne-by-hosper-landscape-architecture-and-urban-design/ https://landezine.com/genk-c-mne-by-hosper-landscape-architecture-and-urban-design/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:53:45 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=13956 HOSPER Landscape Architecture and Urban Design: The C-M!ne square, situated on a former coalmining site, is the central open space of the new cultural centre of Genk. It will become an urban square with a cultural, creative, design and recreational function. Most of the buildings around the square are former mining buildings, renovated and transformed […]]]> https://landezine.com/genk-c-mne-by-hosper-landscape-architecture-and-urban-design/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/gardens-by-the-bay-by-grant-associates-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/gardens-by-the-bay-by-grant-associates-landscape-architecture/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:47:40 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=13872 Grant Associates: Bay South is the largest garden at Gardens by the Bay and it stands at 54 hectares located next to the Marina Bay Sands.  Masterplanned by UK-based landscape architecture firm Grant Associates, this lively and vibrant garden showcases the best of tropical horticulture and garden artistry with a mass display of tropical flowers […]]]> https://landezine.com/gardens-by-the-bay-by-grant-associates-landscape-architecture/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/le-grand-stade-by-joly-loiret/ https://landezine.com/le-grand-stade-by-joly-loiret/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:19:29 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=13749 Joly & Loiret: Horse, display, prestige, arena, track, course, circuit, jumps, hillocks, slopes and mounds, terraces. Nature, forest, pine and birch, footpaths, walks across heathered heathland, plains, forest edge, clearings, grasses and wildflowers, banks, coppice. Such is the vocabulary that inspires this project. Words relating to equestrianism, landscape, and this exceptional location at the heart […]]]> https://landezine.com/le-grand-stade-by-joly-loiret/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/punggol-promenade-by-look-architects/ https://landezine.com/punggol-promenade-by-look-architects/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:40:35 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=13656 LOOK Architects: Punggol Promenade as a waterfront landscape insertion within the surrounding urban setting allows visitors to revel in a poetic interlude intertwining shifting planes of time and space – memories of a bygone era are evoked through embodiment of signifiers and reality melds with processes of re-familiarization to yield new layers of meaning. The […]]]> https://landezine.com/punggol-promenade-by-look-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/blooming-citycenter-nieuwegein-by-bureau-bb/ https://landezine.com/blooming-citycenter-nieuwegein-by-bureau-bb/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:41:39 +0000 http://landezine.com/?p=13345 Bureau B+B: In its earliest phase, at the start of the 1970s, construction activity in ‘new town’ Nieuwegein concentrated on its residential areas. Around when the city centre was about to have its turn, the economic climate offered little space for financing. The result was an introverted, cheap-looking shopping mall. Like many other ‘new towns’, […]]]> https://landezine.com/blooming-citycenter-nieuwegein-by-bureau-bb/feed/ 1