https://landezine.com Landscape Architecture Platform Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:03:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://landezine.com/mayfield-park-by-studio-egret-west/ https://landezine.com/mayfield-park-by-studio-egret-west/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:15:04 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=86267 Mayfield Park is the first new city-centre park to be created in Manchester for over 100 years. The 6.5 acre park provides a sequence of character spaces connected by a meandering river, the design strikes a careful balance between active useable green spaces for people with natural habitat creation for wildlife. The landscape is inspired […]]]> https://landezine.com/mayfield-park-by-studio-egret-west/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/nottingham-science-park-by-studio-egret-west/ https://landezine.com/nottingham-science-park-by-studio-egret-west/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:14:36 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=86325 Nottingham was designated a science city in 2005; the Nottingham Science Park was designed to act as a catalyst to consolidate this reputation, allowing science to play a big part in Nottingham’s future economy. The purpose built science park, which is sited across the road from the main campus of the University of Nottingham, two […]]]> https://landezine.com/nottingham-science-park-by-studio-egret-west/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/elsa-eschelssons-park-by-karavan-landskapsarkitekter/ https://landezine.com/elsa-eschelssons-park-by-karavan-landskapsarkitekter/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:02:11 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=85241 
Elsa Eschelsson’s park is designed to emphasize the rain and let the visitor observe and experience it. It is a multifunctional park where spaces for activity can be flooded during heavy rains. Stormwater is present in different ways throughout the park, mostly through the collected stormwater pond with adjacent decking, but also through visualized fluctuation […]]]> https://landezine.com/elsa-eschelssons-park-by-karavan-landskapsarkitekter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/fredriksberg-outdoor-swimming-facility-vasteras-by-topia-landskapsarkitekter/ https://landezine.com/fredriksberg-outdoor-swimming-facility-vasteras-by-topia-landskapsarkitekter/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:50:43 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=85341 In the year 2017, the outdoor swimming facility in Fredriksberg (Västerås, Sweden) was destroyed by a fire outbreak. A couple of years later Topia Landscape Architects, in collaboration with Carlsteds Architects, got the commission to design a new swimming facility at the same spot. One of the main goals with the new facility was to […]]]> https://landezine.com/fredriksberg-outdoor-swimming-facility-vasteras-by-topia-landskapsarkitekter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/tikkurila-waterfront-eastern-park-area-by-loci/ https://landezine.com/tikkurila-waterfront-eastern-park-area-by-loci/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:29:29 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=83448 Industrial history and the use of waterpower is strongly visible in the new park area of Tikkurila Waterfront complex. The first part of the Tikkurila Waterfront, Åvik, was opened to the public in 2020. This eastern part of the park consists of two riverbank areas, Vernissaranta and Väritehtaanranta, and a pedestrian bridge. The area was […]]]> https://landezine.com/tikkurila-waterfront-eastern-park-area-by-loci/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/weiherpark-eppingen-by-planorama-landschaftsarchitektur/ https://landezine.com/weiherpark-eppingen-by-planorama-landschaftsarchitektur/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:23:52 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=81079 In 2022, the Kraichgau town of Eppingen will celebrate the Baden-Württemberg Garden Show for one summer under the motto “Summer, the town and you”. As part of extensive urban development measures, a permanently green parkland will be created around the lovingly restored old town for residents and guests. With its distinctive, creamy-light lime-sandstone masonry, the […]]]> https://landezine.com/weiherpark-eppingen-by-planorama-landschaftsarchitektur/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/ringdijkpark-by-delva/ https://landezine.com/ringdijkpark-by-delva/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:58:03 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=79001 Ringdijkpark is a robust ecological landscape park for humans and animals in the Haarlemmermeer. Our design enters into a powerful dialogue with the three existing, typically Dutch landscapes in the context: ring canal, dike and polder. The area is an elongated zone between the historical residential area along the Ringdijk and the economic activities of […]]]> https://landezine.com/ringdijkpark-by-delva/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 https://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/svandammsparken-by-nyrens-arkitektkontor/ https://landezine.com/svandammsparken-by-nyrens-arkitektkontor/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:53:42 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=74067 Nyréns Arkitektkontor was handed the assignment to refurbish and improve Svandammsparken in 2015.  Svandammsparken is a popular park and has been so through the decades. Located in the heart of the district Midsommarkransen in Stockholm is a lush, green park that was originally designed at the turn of the last century. The park is located on […]]]> https://landezine.com/svandammsparken-by-nyrens-arkitektkontor/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/park-zomerhuis-in-stekene-belgium-by-omgeving/ https://landezine.com/park-zomerhuis-in-stekene-belgium-by-omgeving/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:20:14 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=73709 History For many years, het Zomerhuis was an important meeting venue for many Stekenaars. It was established in 1936 by a brewer’s family and originally consisted of an outdoor swimming pool and a brasserie. For a long time, Het Zomerhuis was a popular attraction for Stekene and the surrounding area, but in 1990, the activities […]]]> https://landezine.com/park-zomerhuis-in-stekene-belgium-by-omgeving/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/birzhevaya-square-by-karres-en-brands/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:26:29 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=66121 As a part of a larger strategy to turn inner Moscow pedestrian, Karres en Brands was asked to transform Birzhevaya Square, in collaboration with Strelka KB. The square is located in the historic center of Moscow, a few hundred meters from the historical Red Square, and new Zaryadye Park. What at the end of the […]]]> https://landezine.com/inselpark-wilhelmsburg-by-rmp-stephan-lenzen-landschaftsarchitekten/ https://landezine.com/inselpark-wilhelmsburg-by-rmp-stephan-lenzen-landschaftsarchitekten/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:45:07 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=61498 A new look for Wilhelmsburg – Stadtpark (City Park), Neue Mitte (New Centre) Wilhelmsburg and the Hamburger Terrassen residential development The design of the Inselpark Wilhelmsburg (Island Park) enhanced the value of both unused land and near-natural succession areas. The park was turned into an attractive, central building block in the continuing development of the […]]]> https://landezine.com/inselpark-wilhelmsburg-by-rmp-stephan-lenzen-landschaftsarchitekten/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/middle-pader-springs-area-paderborn/ https://landezine.com/middle-pader-springs-area-paderborn/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:12:03 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=58862 The Paderquellen (Pader Springs) is a nearly pristine semi-natural area in the immediate vicinity of Paderborn’s urban-historical cultural landscape, with its special topography of historical monuments. The reconfiguration of the open spaces comprises the renaturation of the unique inner-city springs and river courses as well as the creation of new vantage points amidst the central […]]]> https://landezine.com/middle-pader-springs-area-paderborn/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/autostadt-wolfsburg/ https://landezine.com/autostadt-wolfsburg/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:38:58 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=58835 In contrast to the layers of construction in the north and south, which are characterised by calm, structured linear aspects (Yin), the park emanates a lively, creative ambience (Yang). Based on the principle of a Japanese garden, the landscape is consolidated, rich in contrast, and figurative. The very individually designed brand pavilions are situated in […]]]> https://landezine.com/autostadt-wolfsburg/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/ketcheson-neighbourhood-park/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:45:20 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=57874 PWL Partnership led the design for Ketcheson Neighbourhood Park, a 1.6-acre park in the Capstan Village in Richmond, British Columbia. Ketcheson Park is a precedent setting project of a public park that has been delivered by the developer and owned and maintained in perpetuity by the developer / residential strata. As cities look for additional […]]]> https://landezine.com/neighborhood-park-abyen/ https://landezine.com/neighborhood-park-abyen/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 08:54:36 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=55958 The city of Aarhus is growing and what used to be a suburban wasteland has now turned into a dense housing area in extension to the inner city. Six apartment blocks and a student house share a small park and are all connected to a rainwater basin in Åbyen. The neighborhood park is conceived as […]]]> https://landezine.com/neighborhood-park-abyen/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/esplanade/ https://landezine.com/esplanade/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2020 10:20:47 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=55458 The former concrete slab sandwiched between the city center of Almere and Weerwater Lake has been transformed into a multifunctional park. It is designed as a public urban space that is simultaneously open and secluded and offers users space to gather, or in contrast find peace and quiet in a dense urban environment. This transformed […]]]> https://landezine.com/esplanade/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/foot-of-lonsdale/ https://landezine.com/foot-of-lonsdale/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:30:29 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=54344 At the foot of North Vancouver’s main street and central to the dramatically re-imagined public waterfront, sits the 2019 CSLA National Award of Excellence winner, the Foot of Lonsdale Plaza. The site was transformed from a leftovers landscape of dwindling industrial waterfront and parking lot, into a public amenity with immediate gravitas thanks to a […]]]> https://landezine.com/foot-of-lonsdale/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/hotel-labaris-khaoyai/ https://landezine.com/hotel-labaris-khaoyai/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:06:53 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=53158 Hotel Labaris is a resort project situated on a narrow land plot that is embraced by fascinating mountains of Nakhon Ratchasima. The enchanting and mysterious vibe of surrounding nature inspires a design concept of ‘Fairy Forest’ which is a blend of Khao Yai’s lush nature, and an accent of magical English garden, resulting in an […]]]> https://landezine.com/hotel-labaris-khaoyai/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/forest-park-in-bad-lippspringe/ https://landezine.com/forest-park-in-bad-lippspringe/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:06:27 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=52819 The interplay between forest and clearing form the atmospheric structure of the new „Kurwaldpark“ – a historical health resort park in Bad Lippspringe. It is a permeable membrane of historical forest blocks, park windows and long stretches of grasses. The dense existing forest is interwoven with a sequence of simple and clear spatial sceneries. They […]]]> https://landezine.com/forest-park-in-bad-lippspringe/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/tikkurila-waterfront-avik-area-by-loci/ https://landezine.com/tikkurila-waterfront-avik-area-by-loci/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:09:07 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=52291 The Tikkurila River Park is developing into an outdoor living room that is a green pair for the urban Tikkurila centre – the major district of Vantaa that is Finland’s third busiest railway station and is in constant renewal. The first phase of the Tikkurila River Park was opened to the public in June 2020. […]]]> https://landezine.com/tikkurila-waterfront-avik-area-by-loci/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 https://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/parc-du-cossy-by-husler-associes/ https://landezine.com/parc-du-cossy-by-husler-associes/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2019 07:58:09 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=49276 Hüsler & Associés: Winner of the landscape competition initiated by the City of Nyon in 2008, the “Parc du Cossy” project aims to be the unifying space of future neighbourhoods of surrounding housing to accommodate, long term, no fewer than 4,000 inhabitants. As an interface between current and future constructions, its role is to create […]]]> https://landezine.com/parc-du-cossy-by-husler-associes/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/taohuayuan-mountain-park-by-cld/ https://landezine.com/taohuayuan-mountain-park-by-cld/#respond Fri, 29 Nov 2019 14:59:28 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=48681 CLD: As humans expand their habitats, natural ecological structures (such as species) and ecological functions (such as material circulation) are inevitably disturbed and sometimes difficult to reproduce. In order to maintain the site characteristics, if we simply rely on some artificial covering and modification measures such as certain input and continuous maintenance, the consumption of […]]]> https://landezine.com/taohuayuan-mountain-park-by-cld/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/parc-kaltreis-by-forder-landschaftsarchitekten/ https://landezine.com/parc-kaltreis-by-forder-landschaftsarchitekten/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 06:54:16 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=47323 Förder Landschaftsarchitekten: The park is located in the southern part of the city center Bonnevoie-South and was realized in the 1980s. Since then, it has been an important part of the open space network of the City of Luxembourg. The park links two landscape types, the urban landscape (residential district) in the north and cultural […]]]> https://landezine.com/parc-kaltreis-by-forder-landschaftsarchitekten/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/tumbling-bay-playground-by-luc/ https://landezine.com/tumbling-bay-playground-by-luc/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:43:31 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=47065 LUC: Part of the long-term regeneration of the London 2012 Olympic site post-games, this project transformed a major sporting venue into a new permanent public park and an appropriate setting for further legacy developments. The project was a central part of the transformation, providing a new community facility and associated play space, and forming part […]]]> https://landezine.com/tumbling-bay-playground-by-luc/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-brick-yard-33-13-by-motif/ https://landezine.com/the-brick-yard-33-13-by-motif/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:59:51 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=46532 MOTIF: The Grass Mountain Teen Club, a brick compound on Yangming mountain that served as a club for US soldiers and their families stationed in Taiwan from the 1950s to the 1970s, has reopened as a public space for music, food and nostalgia. The former club, built in the 1950s and named Grass Mountain Teen […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-brick-yard-33-13-by-motif/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/courtyard-of-suzhou-stream-villa-by-change-studio/ https://landezine.com/courtyard-of-suzhou-stream-villa-by-change-studio/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:40:17 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=46419 Change Studio: The Chinese garden art of Suzhou is a demonstration of ancient wisdom and philosophy. We have been understanding and exploring the spirit and techniques of ancient Chinese garden through designing and execution. The freshness, grace, and leisure found in the natural elements of Chinese gardens are timelessly innocent. We believe designs expressions incorporating […]]]> https://landezine.com/courtyard-of-suzhou-stream-villa-by-change-studio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/freyberg-place-by-isthmus/ https://landezine.com/freyberg-place-by-isthmus/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:32:18 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=46113 Context Isthmus: Located within the ‘engine-room’ of Auckland city, Freyberg Square sits on a north facing slope on the toe of an historic volcano. With fabulous aspect for sun, and shelter from the prevailing south-west wind, it is a popular destination for locals and visitors, adults and children, residents and workers to take quiet refuge […]]]> https://landezine.com/freyberg-place-by-isthmus/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/cassiobury-park-by-luc/ https://landezine.com/cassiobury-park-by-luc/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:10:04 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=45923 LUC: A popular open space in the heart of Watford, Cassiobury Park represents the last surviving portion of the great country seat of the Earl of Essex, and was laid out from C16–C19. The regeneration project aimed to restore and reveal the lost character and features of this 380 year old designed landscape, whilst revitalising […]]]> https://landezine.com/cassiobury-park-by-luc/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/kokkedal-climate-adaption-by-schonherr/ https://landezine.com/kokkedal-climate-adaption-by-schonherr/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:23:38 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=42787 The assignment The challenge of the project was to develop a climate adaption which also could promote an improved urban life: connect the fragmented urban areas, create new attractive meeting points and overall bring nature closer to the residents. The site Climate Adaption Kokkedal covers an area of 60 ha in the North of Sealand. […]]]> https://landezine.com/kokkedal-climate-adaption-by-schonherr/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/brunkebergstorg-by-niva-landskapsarkitektur/ https://landezine.com/brunkebergstorg-by-niva-landskapsarkitektur/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:18:55 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=42366 Nivå Landskapsarkitektur: Brunkebergstorg is a square located in one of the most central parts of Stockholm. This area has been received little attention for many years. The square is situated along a street parallel to Stockholm’s main shopping street, Drottninggatan, where thousands of people pass every day. Despite that, very few people have been using […]]]> https://landezine.com/brunkebergstorg-by-niva-landskapsarkitektur/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/clearwater-bay-road-by-carve/ https://landezine.com/clearwater-bay-road-by-carve/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:15:14 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=42170 Carve: Just an hour drive from the city centre of Hong Kong, the Clearwater Bay area is situated. These peninsulas, with their lush green hills, beautiful bays and little villages, are quite the opposite of the skyscrapers and city buzz of Hong Kong. New World Development has been working on ‘Mount Pavilia’, an extraordinary new […]]]> https://landezine.com/clearwater-bay-road-by-carve/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/xian-qingyue-demonstration-area-by-waterlily-studio/ https://landezine.com/xian-qingyue-demonstration-area-by-waterlily-studio/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:32:56 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=41671 Waterlily design studio: ‘DESIGN is to design the way we live in the premise of practical, diversifying the space and feeling.’ Xi’an, as an ancient capital, is full of historical imprints. Local forms and materials take charge of the beauty. Being an experience area in Xi’an means to have a great amount of historical and cultural atmosphere. […]]]> https://landezine.com/xian-qingyue-demonstration-area-by-waterlily-studio/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/yagan-square-by-aspect-studios/ https://landezine.com/yagan-square-by-aspect-studios/#respond Wed, 29 Aug 2018 07:31:32 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=41443 As part of the Perth City Link project, the overall brief was to design an inclusive, welcoming destination that linked Perth’s CBD to Northbridge. This cultural and civic destination aimed to embody all the characteristics of the local area, Perth and Western Australia more broadly. Lyons, the Principal Architect and Iredale Pedersen hook architects designed […]]]> https://landezine.com/yagan-square-by-aspect-studios/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/rule-water-street-by-yiyu-design/ https://landezine.com/rule-water-street-by-yiyu-design/#respond Mon, 27 Aug 2018 08:19:21 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=41518 YIYU: The project is located at the city of Nanchang in central China and serves as a vital starting point of Rule Lake urban renewal project. Rule Water Street combines its historical evolution with the memories of the mother river, Gan River, of the site, and aims to rebuild a new modern bonding between the […]]]> https://landezine.com/rule-water-street-by-yiyu-design/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/laasby-sea-park-by-labland/ https://landezine.com/laasby-sea-park-by-labland/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:26:19 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=41161 LABLAND architects: Laasby Sea Park is the first of its kind in Denmark designed specifically for climate change, cross-gym and recreational use. A few years ago in the small Jutlandic town, Laasby, you would find an old factory area being overtaken by grass and bushes day by day. No one used the area or had […]]]> https://landezine.com/laasby-sea-park-by-labland/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/vanke-golden-riverside-phase-ii-residental-by-instinct-fabrication/ https://landezine.com/vanke-golden-riverside-phase-ii-residental-by-instinct-fabrication/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:35:43 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=40925 “There could be a slower and simpler lifestyle in a landscape fashion” Instinct Fabrication: Our design intent is based on the fact that people are living under such hustling and bustling in almost every single city of China, where things go fast and get complicated easily, where people feel exhausted frequently. Started with that thinking, […]]]> https://landezine.com/vanke-golden-riverside-phase-ii-residental-by-instinct-fabrication/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-pedagogic-urban-garden-edouard-glissant-by-exit-paysagistes/ https://landezine.com/the-pedagogic-urban-garden-edouard-glissant-by-exit-paysagistes/#respond Thu, 10 May 2018 07:30:56 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=40753 Exit Paysagistes: The project takes place in a former private garden of a master house seen as a protected fallow land, only guessed by the flowing vegetation over its old outer wall. The aim was to keep the nature of this garden transforming the place into a public garden where the local residents could take […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-pedagogic-urban-garden-edouard-glissant-by-exit-paysagistes/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/huizhou-sinic-city-by-metrostudio/ https://landezine.com/huizhou-sinic-city-by-metrostudio/#respond Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:13:23 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=40531 Metrostudio: The project is located in the main road of Huizhou, surrounded by convenient transport and rich natural resources. The overall design is contemporary and simple and the graceful lines and simple shape endow the project with the fashion temperament. Inspired by the concept of Boat, architectural design through clean and simple lines, echoes the […]]]> https://landezine.com/huizhou-sinic-city-by-metrostudio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/lindevangs-park-by-marianne-levinsen-landscape/ https://landezine.com/lindevangs-park-by-marianne-levinsen-landscape/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:11:00 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=39479 Marianne Levinsen Landscape: Cloudbursts and increased flooding are regular occurrences in many urban areas today. The task of Lindevangs Park is to respond to the challenges of a wetter future by looking at ways to adapt the urban landscape. The project is based on the existing park, Lindevangs park, where new initiatives with dual functions […]]]> https://landezine.com/lindevangs-park-by-marianne-levinsen-landscape/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/yueyuan-courtyard-by-zt-studio/ https://landezine.com/yueyuan-courtyard-by-zt-studio/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:24:29 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=35069 Z+T Studio: Yueyuan Courtyard is a courtyard of the sale center of a new development at Mudu village of Suzhou city. Z+T Studio was commissioned to design the place merging modern approach and function with oriental aesthetic sensitivity. It is a place depict the elegant design of the upcoming development, as well as a place […]]]> https://landezine.com/yueyuan-courtyard-by-zt-studio/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/naerheden-suburb-of-the-future/ https://landezine.com/naerheden-suburb-of-the-future/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:24:18 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=34981 karres+brands: The metropolitan region of Copenhagen is very popular as a place to live and work and fast growing. Diverse urban renewal projects and a direct connection to Sweden via the Øresund Bridge ensure that the region will grow strongly, both demographically and economically. As a result, there is a constant demand for new and […]]]> https://landezine.com/naerheden-suburb-of-the-future/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/new-old-market-square-nottingham/ https://landezine.com/new-old-market-square-nottingham/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2016 08:44:20 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=876 Gustafson Porter + Bowman: Old Market Square in Nottingham is one of the oldest public squares in the UK with an 800 year history as a market place. At 11,500m2, it is the second largest in Britain after London’s Trafalgar Square. Its regeneration by Gustafson Porter + Bowman 2005-2007 involved the replacement of a design […]]]> https://landezine.com/new-old-market-square-nottingham/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/lion-mountain-park-suzhou-by-tls/ https://landezine.com/lion-mountain-park-suzhou-by-tls/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:56:40 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=34287 TLS: The City of Suzhou, China has announced TLS Landscape Architecture, Berkeley, California as the winner of the Lion Mountain Park Design Competition. The new 74-hectare urban park, built on the grounds of an old amusement park and pond, is anchored by Shishan (Lion) Mountain. The park will become the key amenity of the newly-developing […]]]> https://landezine.com/lion-mountain-park-suzhou-by-tls/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/rosa-luxemburg-garden-by-in-situ-architectes-paysagistes/ https://landezine.com/rosa-luxemburg-garden-by-in-situ-architectes-paysagistes/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2016 08:16:05 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=33737 In Situ Paysages et urbanisme: A public railroad space, both opened and covered, for the Pajol Market Hall – In Paris, all along the railroad tracks of the Gare de l’Est and inside the old market hall of the Halle Pajol, the Rosa Luxemburg Garden stretches from north to south. The long train track outlines […]]]> https://landezine.com/rosa-luxemburg-garden-by-in-situ-architectes-paysagistes/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/sydney-park-water-re-use-project-by-turf/ https://landezine.com/sydney-park-water-re-use-project-by-turf/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:04:45 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=33475 Turf Design & Environmental Partnership: Much has been achieved over the past two decades to transform the Sydney Park site from its former post-industrial history and waste disposal, into 44 hectares of parkland and a vital asset for the growing communities of Sydney’s southern suburbs. This project forms the City of Sydney’s largest environmental project […]]]> https://landezine.com/sydney-park-water-re-use-project-by-turf/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/lewis-cubitt-park-by-townshend-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/lewis-cubitt-park-by-townshend-landscape-architects/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2016 09:18:55 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=32714 Townshend Landscape Architects: Lewis Cubitt Park is one of the principal green spaces in the 72 acre King’s Cross redevelopment in London. The King’s Cross masterplan has been a collaboration by Allies and Morrison Architects, Porphyrios Associates and Townshend Landscape Architects. The masterplan identifies 40% of King’s Cross as open space, creating a vibrant tapestry of parks […]]]> https://landezine.com/lewis-cubitt-park-by-townshend-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/clementwijk-sint-niklaas-by-sweco-belgium/ https://landezine.com/clementwijk-sint-niklaas-by-sweco-belgium/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:11:19 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=32659 Sweco Belgium: The Clementwijk district is being extended with a sustainable green residential area. The district will offer accommodation for 700 dwellings – a mix of different dwelling types for different groups of residents – and a natural and adventurous district park of four hectares. The scenic qualities, a strong canal structure and for the […]]]> https://landezine.com/clementwijk-sint-niklaas-by-sweco-belgium/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/fuzhou-vanke-yongtai-by-swa-group/ https://landezine.com/fuzhou-vanke-yongtai-by-swa-group/#respond Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:00:03 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=31792 SWA Group: The Yongtai project, located inside the Red Cliff Scenic Area, borders the Dazhang River and consists of a 45-hectare watershed area surrounded by 12 small hills. The overall project plan calls for housing clusters that follow the natural site topography and incorporates a central lake that is preserved and leveraged as a public […]]]> https://landezine.com/fuzhou-vanke-yongtai-by-swa-group/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/rochor-canal-by-ramboll-studio-dreiseitl/ https://landezine.com/rochor-canal-by-ramboll-studio-dreiseitl/#respond Thu, 14 Jan 2016 08:54:01 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=31567 Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl: Rochor River is an urban stormwater canal which flows from Bukit Timah all the way down to Marina Barrage. The canal flows mostly through a dense urban fabric and flows along stretches of heavy traffic roads. The new role of the Canal is to create a ‘tie’ connecting the segregated enclaves together, […]]]> https://landezine.com/rochor-canal-by-ramboll-studio-dreiseitl/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/centenary-square-by-jmd/ https://landezine.com/centenary-square-by-jmd/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:00:27 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=31195 JMD design were engaged by Parramatta City Council in 2013 to lead a multidisciplinary team in the transformation of the civic centre of Parramatta, Centenary Square. The revitalisation aimed at improving connectivity and passive surveillance and re-establishing the space as the civic centre of the city to cater for large community events and gatherings. The […]]]> https://landezine.com/centenary-square-by-jmd/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/millenary-park-by-ujirany-new-directions/ https://landezine.com/millenary-park-by-ujirany-new-directions/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2015 08:25:34 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=30632 Ujirany / New Directions Landscape Architects: Millenary Park is an 8.6-acre park situated near the heart of the commercial and residential district of Buda. Prior to its redevelopment in 2001, the site was an abandoned and contaminated factory complex where mechanical and electrical parts were manufactured. As the city slowly grew around it, the need […]]]> https://landezine.com/millenary-park-by-ujirany-new-directions/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/charenton-le-pont-town-centre-by-agence-babylone/ https://landezine.com/charenton-le-pont-town-centre-by-agence-babylone/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:12:35 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=30435 Agence Babylone: Charenton-le-Pont is one of the smallest municipalities in the Department of Val-de-Marne (1.85km2). It is located 7km east of Paris, in the inner suburbs. Home to around 30,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most densely populated municipalities in the inner suburbs. Situated along the banks of the Seine, the town is divided […]]]> https://landezine.com/charenton-le-pont-town-centre-by-agence-babylone/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/natural-hot-springs-dona-beija-by-m-arquitectos/ https://landezine.com/natural-hot-springs-dona-beija-by-m-arquitectos/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2015 06:59:57 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=29489 M – Arquitectos: “Poça da Dona Beija” reconfiguration have improved the security conditions and the preservation of the complexity of this natural resources. “Dona Beija” has been one of most popular places in São Miguel’s Island, Azores, in last few years. For this reason, some of its existent materials weren’t adequate for the enormous affluence […]]]> https://landezine.com/natural-hot-springs-dona-beija-by-m-arquitectos/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/les-quais-by-espace-mobilites/ https://landezine.com/les-quais-by-espace-mobilites/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2015 09:05:08 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=29584 Espaces Mobilites: The quai du Commerce forms an ensemble consisting of a wide roadway with a tram line, in the middle of which is a verge bordered with a symmetrical alignment of plane trees and a crossroads, which is used as a roundabout. It links the place de l’Yzer with the other historical embankments or […]]]> https://landezine.com/les-quais-by-espace-mobilites/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/riverside-square-of-la-mailleraye-sur-seine-by/ https://landezine.com/riverside-square-of-la-mailleraye-sur-seine-by/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2015 08:23:56 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=29516 Agence Babylone: La Mailleraye-sur-Seine is a village located along the banks of the Seine in the Seine-Maritime department, 20km west of Rouen. It has the highest population in the “Presqu’île de Brotonne” area (2083 inhabitants, or Maillochiens, as they are known). It is also one of the most expansive in France, extending over a surface […]]]> https://landezine.com/riverside-square-of-la-mailleraye-sur-seine-by/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/le-parc-du-chemin-de-lile-by-mutabilis/ https://landezine.com/le-parc-du-chemin-de-lile-by-mutabilis/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2015 08:20:40 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=29400 The park is situated above the level of the Seine and it uses the river’s water for main features in the park. The water is brought in the park using Archimedean screw, then gravity takes over. Water is not only exposed (various pools, fountains and the stream) and used for irrigation, but as well filtered […]]]> https://landezine.com/le-parc-du-chemin-de-lile-by-mutabilis/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/conversion-estienne-et-foch-barrack-by-a24-landschaft/ https://landezine.com/conversion-estienne-et-foch-barrack-by-a24-landschaft/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2015 08:10:32 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=28245 The State Horticultural Show Landau 2015 represents a model conversion project encompassing more than 27 hectares of land and a budget of 13 million Euros ... It will provide a framework for the future development of a new residential quarter as well as a sport and recreation campus on the grounds of the former military facilities there.]]> https://landezine.com/conversion-estienne-et-foch-barrack-by-a24-landschaft/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-paillon-promenade-by-pena-paysages/ https://landezine.com/the-paillon-promenade-by-pena-paysages/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:53:08 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27754 The major goal was to create a large urban park in the heart of the city thereby capturing the sensuality of nature. The park would give the city the green space it lacked, while showing that it could take an ecological vocation by a return to nature in the city. ]]> https://landezine.com/the-paillon-promenade-by-pena-paysages/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/chongae-canal-restoration-project-by-mikyoung-kim-design/ https://landezine.com/chongae-canal-restoration-project-by-mikyoung-kim-design/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:36:22 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27734 The ChonGae Canal Restoration Project is an ambitious redevelopment initiative that transformed the urban fabric of Seoul, Korea. This design was the winning project in an international competition and celebrates the source point of cleansed surficial and sub grade runoff from the city at the start of this seven mile green corridor. The main competition requirement was to highlight the future reunification of North and South Korea.]]> https://landezine.com/chongae-canal-restoration-project-by-mikyoung-kim-design/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/velenje-city-center-pedestrian-zone-promenada-by-enota/ https://landezine.com/velenje-city-center-pedestrian-zone-promenada-by-enota/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:18:24 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27690 The Velenje "Promenada" is an important city space and a vital city thoroughfare. It is one of the central axes of the centre of Velenje, a young town designed in the 1950s, based on the Modernist ideal of the garden city; as such, it is unique in the Slovene space.]]> https://landezine.com/velenje-city-center-pedestrian-zone-promenada-by-enota/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/auteuil-race-course-park-by-pena-paysages/ https://landezine.com/auteuil-race-course-park-by-pena-paysages/#respond Wed, 27 May 2015 06:43:53 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27513 Péna Paysages: Rimbaud and Verlaine were not far from our minds when we imagined the great Auteuil promenade … After trying to bandage the wounds left by the storms on the Bois de Boulogne, we lay down on the grass. And we dreamed of horizons, above which would float large flying carpets where young and […]]]> https://landezine.com/auteuil-race-course-park-by-pena-paysages/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/southwater-one-by-gillespies/ https://landezine.com/southwater-one-by-gillespies/#respond Tue, 12 May 2015 06:40:43 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27353 Gillespies was commissioned to transform the centre of Telford by developing the public realm for the new Southwater One district, a vibrant and identifiable community, leisure and retail destination. Gillespies responded to the brief to create an extension of Telford’s existing town centre and create a distinctive, captivating new landscape that linked the town with the park beyond.]]> https://landezine.com/southwater-one-by-gillespies/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/watford-parade-by-bdp/ https://landezine.com/watford-parade-by-bdp/#respond Thu, 07 May 2015 09:03:08 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=27278 An ambitious public realm scheme has recently been completed in Watford Town Centre. The £4.3m scheme for Watford Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council has transformed the area known as The Parade into a key civic space with the flexibility and capacity to accommodate a variety of outdoor events, and attract a wide range of visitors throughout the day and evening ...]]> https://landezine.com/watford-parade-by-bdp/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/geometrical-designed-corporate-park-roof-garden-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/geometrical-designed-corporate-park-roof-garden-landscape-architecture/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:11:59 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26911 The SUNY Simons Center for Geometry and Physics focuses on mathematical physics and the underlying geometry of nature. The institution required Dirtworks, PC to create a setting that enhances interdisciplinary cooperation among resident researchers (specifically between the departments of physics and mathematics) and deepen an appreciation of the center's work for the larger university community.]]> https://landezine.com/geometrical-designed-corporate-park-roof-garden-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/david-h-koch-plaza-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-olin-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/david-h-koch-plaza-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-olin-landscape-architecture/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:57:17 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26859 Along the length of the landmarked Fifth Avenue façade, OLIN’s design for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s four-block-long plaza enhances one of New York City’s most significant public gathering spaces. OLIN led the design to prioritize the pedestrian experience and create a welcoming urban destination ...]]> https://landezine.com/david-h-koch-plaza-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-olin-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/flood-zone-on-public-plaza-design-atelier-dreiseitl-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/flood-zone-on-public-plaza-design-atelier-dreiseitl-landscape-architecture/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2015 09:02:12 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26821 Zollhallen Plaza is new counterpart for the historic customs hall which was restored in 2009. The plaza is a fine example of water sensitive urban design, as it is disconnected from the sewer system. Beautiful planters provide infiltration points, and subsurface gravel trenches with innovative in-built filter medium reduce the hydraulic overload on the sewer system. Indented plaza areas create a surface flood zone. No rain water is fed to the sewer system, instead the groundwater table is recharged.]]> https://landezine.com/flood-zone-on-public-plaza-design-atelier-dreiseitl-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/landscape-park-wetzgau-by-atelier-dreiseitl/ https://landezine.com/landscape-park-wetzgau-by-atelier-dreiseitl/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2015 08:55:47 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26708 The biggest garden exhibition event in the German south-western state of Baden-Wuerttemberg is the Landesgartenschau (state garden exhibition). Every other year a city, selected in a defiant competition, has the chance to improve it’s infrastructure and green/blue system through this exhibition. For the event in 2014 the ancient city of Schwaebisch-Gmuend was selected ...]]> https://landezine.com/landscape-park-wetzgau-by-atelier-dreiseitl/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/statens-museum-for-kunst-by-karres-en-brands-and-werk/ https://landezine.com/statens-museum-for-kunst-by-karres-en-brands-and-werk/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2015 08:26:19 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26579 In 2011, together with Polyform Arkitekter, Karres en Brands won the international competition for the redesign of the museum garden of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. The design, ‘SMK tilbage i Parken’ (SMK returns in the Park) connects the museum garden with the Østre Anlæg park, located on the city’s former fortifications. With this, the SMK will become naturally embedded in the park, by which it in fact revises the previous situation. ]]> https://landezine.com/statens-museum-for-kunst-by-karres-en-brands-and-werk/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/shale-experience-park-by-atelier-dreiseitl-and-siegmund-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/shale-experience-park-by-atelier-dreiseitl-and-siegmund-landscape-architecture/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:14:01 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26555 In the course of land recultivation of a mining area as part of a cement plant near the village of Dormettingen, not only agricultural land is being restored but a new park is being created, adding sustainable value for people and nature. Instead of clearing away the remnants of the extraction of resources left here, the site is given back to residents and visitors as a nature theme park and event setting. ]]> https://landezine.com/shale-experience-park-by-atelier-dreiseitl-and-siegmund-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/city-garden-zug-by-planetage/ https://landezine.com/city-garden-zug-by-planetage/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2015 08:14:02 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=26366 The winner of the competition for landscape architecture, announced in 2010, was the project oben I unten (up I down) from Planetage landscape architects and Planwirtschaft in collaboration with Ramser Schmid architects. The jury report praised “the clever insertion of a customized fitting component between the upper and the lower level with a surprising and convincing layout of the terrain edge. This is where new offers for a ‚stay’ are concentrated.”]]> https://landezine.com/city-garden-zug-by-planetage/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/westergasfabriek-park-by-gustafson-porter/ https://landezine.com/westergasfabriek-park-by-gustafson-porter/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2015 09:25:32 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25522 Gustafson Porter + Bowman: “Changement”, Gustafson Porter’s competition winning scheme for the Westergasfabriek, responded to the park’s master plan by offering diverse spatial and temporal experiences. The Westergasfabriek is a partially dismantled 19th century industrial site with vestiges of its layout intact and preserved in the new concept. The landscape design for the Westergasfabriek park […]]]> https://landezine.com/westergasfabriek-park-by-gustafson-porter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/four-harbour-roof-park-by-buro-sant-en-co/ https://landezine.com/four-harbour-roof-park-by-buro-sant-en-co/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:49:30 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25343 The Rotterdam Roof park is developed in the so called ‘Four Harbours’ Strip: an elongated strip of no-man’s land not far from the city centre of Rotterdam. The assignment is to integrate the development of 85.000m2 of offices, shops and schools with a sea dyke and a public park on top. This project works as a catalyst in the urban transformation of the harbours, and will form a new landmark along the ‘Park lane’ which is one of the most important roads of Rotterdam.]]> https://landezine.com/four-harbour-roof-park-by-buro-sant-en-co/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/treasury-courtyards-by-gustafson-porter/ https://landezine.com/treasury-courtyards-by-gustafson-porter/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:52:29 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25146 The Treasury Courtyards between St. James Park and Whitehall occupies two roughly square cut outs that once served as light wells in the Treasury’s classic architectural form, the courtyards feature an east-west circulation route that that links to an interior central court. Within each courtyard the axis is intensified by a perpendicular movement, resulting in a cruciform framework that is then softened in plan.]]> https://landezine.com/treasury-courtyards-by-gustafson-porter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/vanke-architecture-research-center-by-zt-studio/ https://landezine.com/vanke-architecture-research-center-by-zt-studio/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:06:17 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25121 Located at Dongguan, China, Vanke Architecture Research Center (VARC) focuses on housing industry related studies. It will become the research base of special architectural material, low-energy consumption methodology and eco-landscape study. Environmental friendly material development is the focus of eco-landscape study, such as the application of precast concrete modules in future real-estate projects, the exploration of different types of pervious materials and plant selection and arrangement etc.]]> https://landezine.com/vanke-architecture-research-center-by-zt-studio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-west-harlem-piers-park-by-w-architecture/ https://landezine.com/the-west-harlem-piers-park-by-w-architecture/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:30:16 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=25095 The West Harlem Piers Park is a dramatic transformation of space that had been lost to the community for many years. Our design leadership over a nine year period terminated a 30 year struggle by the community to regain their waterfront and renew their connection to the river. A narrow 69,000 sf parking lot has been expanded through creative planning into a 105,526 sf park that re-imagines the threshold between the city and the Hudson in a sustainable and meaningful way. ]]> https://landezine.com/the-west-harlem-piers-park-by-w-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/woolwich-squares-by-gustafson-porter/ https://landezine.com/woolwich-squares-by-gustafson-porter/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:00:01 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24774 Gustafson Porter’s proposal for Woolwich Squares, encompassing Beresford Square, Greens End and General Gordon Square (approx 1ha), signifies the consolidation of a fragmented Woolwich Town Centre, rejuvenating its public spaces, and bringing people back into the heart of Woolwich, both socially and commercially.]]> https://landezine.com/woolwich-squares-by-gustafson-porter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/europaalle-21-by-studio-vulkan-landschaftsarchitektur/ https://landezine.com/europaalle-21-by-studio-vulkan-landschaftsarchitektur/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:03:15 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24758 The courtyard, a compact cube of approximately 30 x 30 x 30 metres, embodies a sense of sanctity. It has been created through the convalescence of various architectural facades that stand in stark contrast to one another in terms of material and topographical design. These surfaces complement the light shell limestone floor, which is home to a built-in water feature. The ever-changing light reflects in dynamic patterns against the facades, imbuing the space with theatrical movement.]]> https://landezine.com/europaalle-21-by-studio-vulkan-landschaftsarchitektur/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/diana-princess-of-wales-memorial-fountain-by-gustafson-porter-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/diana-princess-of-wales-memorial-fountain-by-gustafson-porter-landscape-architecture/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:06:30 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24680 Gustafson Porter Shared with us one of their classics. "The work to turn the design of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain from an artist's impression into reality involved skilled craftsmen from across the UK and groundbreaking high-tech production techniques previously used in the automotive industries."]]> https://landezine.com/diana-princess-of-wales-memorial-fountain-by-gustafson-porter-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/central-park-hunnan-axis-by-nrlvv/ https://landezine.com/central-park-hunnan-axis-by-nrlvv/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:36:21 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24452 NRLVV: Hunnan Axis is the central urban park running 4 km north-south through the new city district Hunnan between downtown Shenyang and the airport. The masterplan for Hunnan District is based on an orthogonal network of streets and blocks with various land uses. The urban grid is enriched with two linear parks which cross each […]]]> https://landezine.com/central-park-hunnan-axis-by-nrlvv/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-campus-by-gustafson-guthrie-nichol/ https://landezine.com/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-campus-by-gustafson-guthrie-nichol/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:10:53 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=24299 Congratulations to Gustafson Guthrie Nichol for 2014 ASLA Award of excellence for their project Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Campus. The 2014 Awards Jury comments: "It’s beautifully crafted, elegantly detailed and serves as a new model for an urban campus ... It has altered the way employees interact with the space"]]> https://landezine.com/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-campus-by-gustafson-guthrie-nichol/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/the-ravelijn-bridge-by-road-architecten/ https://landezine.com/the-ravelijn-bridge-by-road-architecten/#respond Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:42:24 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22962 The Ravelijn "Op den Zoom" is a fortress-island of the city of Bergen op Zoom in The Netherlands which is made in the beginning of the 18th century by Menno van Coehoorn, a famous fortress builder. This is the only "ravelijn" of him still present. The fortress was originally only accessible by boat , so supplies and soldiers had to be rowed the 80 meters to the fortress. ]]> https://landezine.com/the-ravelijn-bridge-by-road-architecten/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-commonground-by-land-collective/ https://landezine.com/the-commonground-by-land-collective/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2014 09:30:57 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22881 On the morning of July 29, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM, the community of Eskenazi Health, civic leaders, and designers came together to celebrate the opening of The Commonground, a civic gathering place focused on community, serenity and wellness for patients, visitors and employees of the Eskenazi Health campus.]]> https://landezine.com/the-commonground-by-land-collective/feed/ 0 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/ashton-morph-sukhumvit-38-by-shma-company-limited/ https://landezine.com/ashton-morph-sukhumvit-38-by-shma-company-limited/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:02:01 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22580 The site is situated amongst a tranquil neighbourhood of high-end residential area of Bangkok. The neighbourhood is the low density private housing with garden spaces. Introduction of this high density development in the area is quite a sensitive issue for the neighbours.]]> https://landezine.com/ashton-morph-sukhumvit-38-by-shma-company-limited/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/jardins-de-metis-rotunda-by-citylaboratory/ https://landezine.com/jardins-de-metis-rotunda-by-citylaboratory/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:30:48 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=22415 ROTUNDA is an elemental garden, based on an atmospheric and poetic perception of materials, light, plants and the passing of time. It is a reflection on the fundamental themes of the art of the garden.]]> https://landezine.com/jardins-de-metis-rotunda-by-citylaboratory/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/baan-san-kraam-sanitas-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/baan-san-kraam-sanitas-landscape-architecture/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:21:58 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=21997 Starting with a nautical nostalgia theme, Sanitas envisaged the land as an abstract form of the ocean. It would contain different elements of islands and seascape such as jungle, villages and a floating house.]]> https://landezine.com/baan-san-kraam-sanitas-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/granary-square-townshend-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/granary-square-townshend-landscape-architects/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:43:21 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=21729 Central to the master plan, Granary Square is the largest public space created at King’s Cross Central, roughly equal in size to Trafalgar Square. This open space is adjacent to the historically listed Granary building, originally designed by Lewis Cubitt in 1852 ...]]> https://landezine.com/granary-square-townshend-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/place-flagey-latz-partner-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/place-flagey-latz-partner-landscape-architecture/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:45:57 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=21672 Redesign of a city square on top of a new underground garage and a subterranean rainwater retention basin amidst the vivid multicultural quarter Ixelles in Brussels]]> https://landezine.com/place-flagey-latz-partner-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/wuwei-studio-basta-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/wuwei-studio-basta-landscape-architecture/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:34:04 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=21474 Wu Wei is a renovation project of two mansions and an adjoining old printworks in a well-being centre in Kortrijk. The site of 5000m² is a unique combination of hotel, restaurant, spa, seminar and meeting rooms. The project is located at the back of the station in the middle of a residential neighborhood of stately mansions and city gardens.]]> https://landezine.com/wuwei-studio-basta-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/freedom-park-hapo-by-greeninc-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/freedom-park-hapo-by-greeninc-landscape-architecture/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:25:51 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=21442 //hapo is the Khoi word for dream. It is the name given to the newly opened museum at the prestigious Freedom Park in Tshwane, South Africa, designed by GREENinc + Newtown Landscape Architects together with Office of Collaborative Architects (OCA).]]> https://landezine.com/freedom-park-hapo-by-greeninc-landscape-architecture/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/hyllie-plaza-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/ https://landezine.com/hyllie-plaza-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:46:38 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=20602 Hyllie plaza is a city square, designed as a stylized beech forest which is put in a floor of high finish. 28 grown-up beech trees have been planted in 12 slits cut into solid granite.]]> https://landezine.com/hyllie-plaza-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-floating-islands-palm-island-by-hassell/ https://landezine.com/the-floating-islands-palm-island-by-hassell/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:56:35 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=20245 The HASSELL design for Palm Island was inspired by the city’s position at the convergence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. It visually connects the reservoir and the lake; capitalising on the inherent qualities of the existing bodies of water and extending them to create a spectacular, uninterrupted waterscape and an inimitable dining experience. ]]> https://landezine.com/the-floating-islands-palm-island-by-hassell/feed/ 0 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 https://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/qunli-national-urban-wetland-by-turenscape/ https://landezine.com/qunli-national-urban-wetland-by-turenscape/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:34:34 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=19931 Water sources for this former wetland has been cut, and the wetland is under the threat of disappear. Turenscape’s strategy is to transform the dying wetland into an urban stormwater park, which will provide multiple ecosystems services for the new community. The result is a great success.]]> https://landezine.com/qunli-national-urban-wetland-by-turenscape/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/stationsstraat-sint-niklaas-by-grontmij-belgium/ https://landezine.com/stationsstraat-sint-niklaas-by-grontmij-belgium/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:37:38 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=19808 The Stationsstraat is the main shopping street in the centre of Sint-Niklaas and is the central axis between the Grote Markt and the train station. The profile, use of materials and the present green areas of the old site puts the focus on the traffic situation in disadvantage of the quality of life.]]> https://landezine.com/stationsstraat-sint-niklaas-by-grontmij-belgium/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/zhengzhou-vanke-city-gallery-by-locus-associates/ https://landezine.com/zhengzhou-vanke-city-gallery-by-locus-associates/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:16:57 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=19773 Located in the Advanced Technology Industries Development Zone of Zhengzhou, Vanke City is one of the biggest new town developments in China. Spanning more than 100 hectares, Zhengzhou Vanke City will provide homes for more than 30,000 households in the coming decade.]]> https://landezine.com/zhengzhou-vanke-city-gallery-by-locus-associates/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/paddington-reservoir-by-jmd-design/ https://landezine.com/paddington-reservoir-by-jmd-design/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:58:00 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=19746 The project converted a disused 19th Century reservoir into a public garden in an inner city suburb of Sydney. The project sought to subtly foster and maintain the strange atmosphere found in the subterranean structure.]]> https://landezine.com/paddington-reservoir-by-jmd-design/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-krymskaya-embankment-by-wowhaus/ https://landezine.com/the-krymskaya-embankment-by-wowhaus/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:04:01 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=19648 The Krymskaya embankment in Moscow has received a thorough facelift. New territories were joined with the Muzeon Park of Arts, no longer hidden behind a fence, that now stretches all the way to the banks of the Moskva river.]]> https://landezine.com/the-krymskaya-embankment-by-wowhaus/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-campus-park-at-umea-university-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/ https://landezine.com/the-campus-park-at-umea-university-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2013 08:59:16 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=19599 A campus park should supply with a variety of designated places with the capacity to host informal discussions and exchange of ideas. It is in the open, non-hierarchical spaces, rather than in lecture auditoriums or ...]]> https://landezine.com/the-campus-park-at-umea-university-by-thorbjorn-andersson-with-sweco-architects/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/prince-arthurs-landing-thunder-bay-waterfront-by-brook-mcilroy/ https://landezine.com/prince-arthurs-landing-thunder-bay-waterfront-by-brook-mcilroy/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:49:48 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=19421 Prince Arthur’s Landing transforms the City of Thunder Bay’s waterfront into a mixed-use village and animated waterfront park reconnecting the downtown to the shores of Lake Superior. The waterfront opened to the public December 2011, and has seen record attendance, the opening of several new businesses and over ten design excellence awards.]]> https://landezine.com/prince-arthurs-landing-thunder-bay-waterfront-by-brook-mcilroy/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/sherbourne-common-by-pfs-studio/ https://landezine.com/sherbourne-common-by-pfs-studio/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:04:38 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=18944 As a key component of the redevelopment and renaissance of Toronto’s waterfront, Sherbourne Common is at once a major civic amenity, neighbourhood park, and poetic stormwater treatment infrastructure.]]> https://landezine.com/sherbourne-common-by-pfs-studio/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/the-pool-pyne-by-trop/ https://landezine.com/the-pool-pyne-by-trop/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:43:50 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=18765 In order to get rid of that boxy feeling space, our first move is to create a "loosed" floor plan. Instead of a typical rectangular pool deck, we proposed a series of smaller terraces integrated with the swimming pool. Perpendicular lines were avoided, replaced by angled ones with round corners.]]> https://landezine.com/the-pool-pyne-by-trop/feed/ 2 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 https://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/arkadien-winnenden-by-atelier-dreiseitl/ https://landezine.com/arkadien-winnenden-by-atelier-dreiseitl/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:27:40 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=17441 Sensitive urban designing with rainwater as a vibrant feature underlies the total success of the development. As a result, the location has become desirable. The amazing neighborhood feeling is complimented by the practicality of the site being 5 minutes walk to both the train station ...]]> https://landezine.com/arkadien-winnenden-by-atelier-dreiseitl/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/national-911-memorial-by-pwp-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/national-911-memorial-by-pwp-landscape-architecture/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:39:55 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=16214 The Memorial commemorates the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon as well as the World Trade Center attack of February 26, 1993. Two fountain-lined voids, centered on the locations of the destroyed twin towers, and a surrounding forest of oak trees form the […]]]> https://landezine.com/national-911-memorial-by-pwp-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/tanner-springs-park-by-atelier-dreiseitl/ https://landezine.com/tanner-springs-park-by-atelier-dreiseitl/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:16:26 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=16187 Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl: Formerly a wetland, the Pearl District was bisected by Tanner Creek and sided by the broad Willamette River. Rail yards and industry first claimed and drained the land. Over the past 30 years, a new neighborhood has progressively established itself – young, mixed, urban and dynamic, today the Pearl District is home […]]]> https://landezine.com/tanner-springs-park-by-atelier-dreiseitl/feed/ 1 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 https://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/victoria-park-public-domain-by-hassell/ https://landezine.com/victoria-park-public-domain-by-hassell/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:36:40 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=15991 HASSELL: Prior to European development, the Victoria Park site was part of a large wetland and lagoon ecological system known as the Botany Swamp. The site was developed firstly as a racecourse in the 1800s, and then for heavy industry. The large, flat land and seemingly limitless supply of good quality ground water attracted development, […]]]> https://landezine.com/victoria-park-public-domain-by-hassell/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/friedensplatz-and-rossmarkt-worbis-by-f-landschaftsarchitektur-gmbh/ https://landezine.com/friedensplatz-and-rossmarkt-worbis-by-f-landschaftsarchitektur-gmbh/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:55:14 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=15607 [f] landschaftsarchitektur: Historical features give the urban spaces of the city Worbis their uniqueness, their atmospheres, their memories. With a superior design concept we try to trace the past and the present, and focus attention on the sense of a holistic approach to the citizens, visitors or hikers to share it. [….] Now you can […]]]> https://landezine.com/friedensplatz-and-rossmarkt-worbis-by-f-landschaftsarchitektur-gmbh/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/kobmagergade-shopping-street-by-kbp-eu-karres-en-brands-werk/ https://landezine.com/kobmagergade-shopping-street-by-kbp-eu-karres-en-brands-werk/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:28:01 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=15594 The curved course of the Købmagergade shopping street is typical of the city centre of Copenhagen. Together with the Hauser Plads, Kultorvet and Trinitatis Church squares, this long street embodies the characteristic image of the labyrinthine medieval city centre. The district has its own daily and weekly rhythms: people cycle, walk, shop, play and go […]]]> https://landezine.com/kobmagergade-shopping-street-by-kbp-eu-karres-en-brands-werk/feed/ 1 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 https://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/baan-sansuk-by-trop-co-ltd/ https://landezine.com/baan-sansuk-by-trop-co-ltd/#respond Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:11:02 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=15041 TROP: Baan Sansuk is an exclusive Residential Project, located at Hua Hin, Thailand’s favorite Beach. The site is a long, noodle-like with a small narrow side connected to the beach. There are 2 rows of Buildings on both sides, leaving a long space in the middle of the site. Basically, most of the units, except […]]]> https://landezine.com/baan-sansuk-by-trop-co-ltd/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/hageveld-estate-by-hosper-landscape-architecture-and-urban-design/ https://landezine.com/hageveld-estate-by-hosper-landscape-architecture-and-urban-design/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:38:20 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=14972 Hosper drew up the urban and landscape master plan, a design for the land of the Hageveld estate and the (detailed) design of the ornamental lake on top of the underground car park. The estate had previously been a seminary, and part had been used as a secondary school. Although Hageveld still had allure, the […]]]> https://landezine.com/hageveld-estate-by-hosper-landscape-architecture-and-urban-design/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/boekenberg-park-by-omgeving-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/boekenberg-park-by-omgeving-landscape-architecture/#respond Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:15:35 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=14885 OMGEVING: Working in a historical context, of the continental Europe where the architecture of the past is still very much present, architects are often faced with the question of whether they should restore the physical or rehabilitate the conceptual. This question came to the fore in response to the combined decision of the city of […]]]> https://landezine.com/boekenberg-park-by-omgeving-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/place-lazare-goujon-by-in-situ/ https://landezine.com/place-lazare-goujon-by-in-situ/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:05:35 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=14854 In Situ: At the heart of the “Gratte-ciel” (skyscraper) neighbourhood, between Villeurbanne’s City Hall and the Theatre National Populaire: a vast clearing. The Lazare Goujon square redevelopment restores the unity of a generous pedestrian area. On either side, two planted rows set an intermediate scale between the two main buildings, thus creating a more intimate […]]]> https://landezine.com/place-lazare-goujon-by-in-situ/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 https://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/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 https://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/b3-garden-by-olm-paysagistes/ https://landezine.com/b3-garden-by-olm-paysagistes/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:09:57 +0000 https://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/averbode-abbey-square-by-omgeving/ https://landezine.com/averbode-abbey-square-by-omgeving/#respond Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:44:30 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=14160 Reflection of present and past in the courtyard of the abbey of Averbode: The rejuvenated courtyard of the abbey of Averbode invites anyone to enjoy this century-old décor. The eye-catcher of the square is without a doubt the grand water mirror located in the center of the square which is generated by a water film […]]]> https://landezine.com/averbode-abbey-square-by-omgeving/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/fondation-jeantet-by-agence-ter/ https://landezine.com/fondation-jeantet-by-agence-ter/#respond Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:34:00 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13838 Agence Ter: The aim was to propose a simple response to a programme that included the construction of an auditorium beneath the existing structure, a seven story housing complex, and the renovation of an old villa and its gardens. From the street, a long footbridge leads to the heart of the project which is a […]]]> https://landezine.com/fondation-jeantet-by-agence-ter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/zhongshan-shipyard-park-by-turenscape/ https://landezine.com/zhongshan-shipyard-park-by-turenscape/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:54:20 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13777 Turenscape: This park was built upon an old shipyard and brown field. The design explains itself as to how landscape architects can turn a wrecked site into a beautiful, meaningful and functional place, as well as to the important role landscape architects can play in urban renovation. The following aspects of this project make it […]]]> https://landezine.com/zhongshan-shipyard-park-by-turenscape/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/carmen-amaya-fountain-by-lola-domenech/ https://landezine.com/carmen-amaya-fountain-by-lola-domenech/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:41:42 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13708 Lola Domènech, architect: The current layout of the Barceloneta neighbourhood dates back to 1749. The new district was built on land that had been recovered from the sea since the XIV century. A military engineer was commissioned to carry out the project that was to house the people whose homes had been pulled down when […]]]> https://landezine.com/carmen-amaya-fountain-by-lola-domenech/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 https://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/the-garden-of-the-senses/ https://landezine.com/the-garden-of-the-senses/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:27:25 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13617 VAM10 architecture and landscape: The project developed a compositional idea which, as well as constructing the central axis of the Riu Sec Campus, aimed to define a teaching space that turns sensory pleasure into a vehicle for knowledge. These were the stated objectives, so the central axis would not only be the articulating element but […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-garden-of-the-senses/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/kemerlife-xxi-by-ds-landscape/ https://landezine.com/kemerlife-xxi-by-ds-landscape/#respond Fri, 04 May 2012 17:58:45 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13409 DS Landscape: Kemerlife XXI is settled on a particular residential zone where Istanbul’s most important water reserves and yet least clean underground water exist. Through the collection of rainwater in the walk-through aqua garden that acts as open water storage, landscape design provides the creation of a microclimate which enables the use of water ecosystem’s […]]]> https://landezine.com/kemerlife-xxi-by-ds-landscape/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/kempinski-palace-hotel-portorose/ https://landezine.com/kempinski-palace-hotel-portorose/#respond Wed, 02 May 2012 07:54:08 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13311 Landscape: Hotel Palace and its 4,2-acre luxuriant Mediterranean park is located in the heart of Portorož, a town set in the Adriatic coast-line of Slovenia. The garden design celebrates historical significance, emphasizes carefully restored landscape elements and intertwines old and new. Entire area of the hotel is composed of five individual, yet interconnected landscape units, […]]]> https://landezine.com/kempinski-palace-hotel-portorose/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/haute-deule-river-banks-new-sustainable-district-by-bruel-delmar/ https://landezine.com/haute-deule-river-banks-new-sustainable-district-by-bruel-delmar/#respond Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:05:06 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13188 The Haute Deûle River Banks development project leans on recognition of the site qualities that form its basis and its enrichments. The water presence is undeniable, as much in the district history as in its present-day configuration, despite a loss of recognition. This project for a sustainable district surrounding the old textile mill today transformed […]]]> https://landezine.com/haute-deule-river-banks-new-sustainable-district-by-bruel-delmar/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/mandelapark-almere-by-karres-en-brands-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/mandelapark-almere-by-karres-en-brands-landscape-architecture/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:23:03 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13029 A park and a square designed by karres+brands have been completed in the new business district near Almere train station. The new district includes three office towers developed by the investor Eurocommerce, which are the highest in Flevoland at a height of 120 meters. The park is situated above the underground car parking for the […]]]> https://landezine.com/mandelapark-almere-by-karres-en-brands-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/morelondon-by-townshend-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/morelondon-by-townshend-landscape-architects/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:15:22 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=12914 Townshend Landscape Architects Morelondon is situated on the south bank of the River Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge. Townshend Landscape Architects were appointed as landscape architects for the project in 1998 with a brief to develop a unique place, one with both an individual character which also retained the flexibility to evolve as […]]]> https://landezine.com/morelondon-by-townshend-landscape-architects/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/the-brick-pit-ring-by-durbach-block-architects/ https://landezine.com/the-brick-pit-ring-by-durbach-block-architects/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:05:25 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=12809 Durbach Block Architects: The brick pit is the last tangible evidence of a vast working industry at Homebush Bay. It is archetypal and primitive, raw, stripped and modified. The brick pit is first a place of extraordinary human endeavor, arrested. It is a portrait of land disturbance through use. Equally it is a place of adaptation, as […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-brick-pit-ring-by-durbach-block-architects/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/salinas-swimming-pools-by-global-arquitectura-paisagista/ https://landezine.com/salinas-swimming-pools-by-global-arquitectura-paisagista/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:44:09 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=12611 GLOBAL: Facing a place menaced by a natural and social process of erosion, the project proposes the transformation of the existing site. The sea and wind storms that regularly affect the south coast creates a situation of natural instability on the volcanic cliffs and therefore on the urban structures in place. Moreover, an entangled social […]]]> https://landezine.com/salinas-swimming-pools-by-global-arquitectura-paisagista/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/riverside-origami-millennium-city-center-by-garten-studio/ https://landezine.com/riverside-origami-millennium-city-center-by-garten-studio/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:08:23 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=12440 Garten Studio: The project is located at the foot of the southest bridge of Budapest, on the east side of the river Danube. The main building of the Millennium City Center is almost the last element of the new (mostly office and residential) waterfront building line connecting to the formerly inbuilt downtown. Our garden is […]]]> https://landezine.com/riverside-origami-millennium-city-center-by-garten-studio/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/squares-in-armentieres-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/squares-in-armentieres-landscape-architecture/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:29:10 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=11801 “The great question of town planning is no longer the one that occupied Alberti, to know how to choose a site where the town will be built, as more that of knowing how we will manage to inherit through a few projects sites which are from now on all concerned by the urban transformation of […]]]> https://landezine.com/squares-in-armentieres-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/duisburg-agence-ter-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/duisburg-agence-ter-landscape-architecture/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:16:31 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=11484 Agence Ter: In the heart of Duisburg, a post-industrial town in the Ruhr area, the König-Heinrich Square offered an ambivalent space, half main square and half quiet little park. It had broad, much-frequented lawn spaces and it adjoined a lively pedestrian zone. With a series of new amenities under construction (a convention center, a casino […]]]> https://landezine.com/duisburg-agence-ter-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/moses-bridge-by-road-architects/ https://landezine.com/moses-bridge-by-road-architects/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:22:05 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=11437 RO&AD architecten: The West Brabant Water Line is a defence-line consisting of a series of fortresses and cities with inundation areas in the south-west of the Netherlands. It dates from the 17th century but fell into disrepair in the 19th century. When the water line was finally restored, an access bridge across the the moat […]]]> https://landezine.com/moses-bridge-by-road-architects/feed/ 8 https://landezine.com/toyosu-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/toyosu-landscape-architecture/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:16:16 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=11109 EARTHSCAPE: The plan for this project considers the entire landscape as an ocean, and the people who travel through the area as voyagers. This site was previously a shipyard, and this project will be constructed by reclaiming two old docks. Three waves of “green,” “water,” and “earth” are layered over the reclaimed land, with a […]]]> https://landezine.com/toyosu-landscape-architecture/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/agence-ter-aqua-magica-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/agence-ter-aqua-magica-landscape-architecture/#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:52:30 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=10560 Agence Ter Landscape Architects: The spa towns of Bad Oeynhausen and Löhne lanched an international competition in September 1997, for the design and staging of the Landesgartenschau (regional garden show) 2000. Our plan, which was chosen as the winner, integrates the event dimension (a 6-month-long exhibition) and the dimension of durability (the creation of public […]]]> https://landezine.com/agence-ter-aqua-magica-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/slovenian-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/slovenian-landscape-architecture/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:01:30 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=10349 In the very centre of Jesenice urban life, surrounded by a high school, cinema, theater and library, lies Čufar’s square. Simple, yet very dynamic urban intervention, designed by Bruto and Scapelab. Čufar’s square provides all a city square should offer; social and multifunctional event space. White stripes and a pack of computer-controlled water jets ad […]]]> https://landezine.com/slovenian-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/innsbruck-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/innsbruck-landscape-architecture/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:21:44 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=10296 LAAC Architects: Goal of the intervention at Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz (Landhausplatz) was to create a contemporary urban public space that negotiates between the various contradictory conditions and constraints of the site and establishes a stage for a new mélange of urban activities characterized by a wide range of diversity. The realized project consists of a 9.000 square […]]]> https://landezine.com/innsbruck-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/brixton-square-london-by-gross-max/ https://landezine.com/brixton-square-london-by-gross-max/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:28:33 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=8713 GROSS. MAX.: Brixton Central Square is formed by combining three separate public spaces: Tate Gardens, Windrush Square and St Mathews Peace Garden. The spaces are loosely defined by a series of civic buildings, including the town hall, St Mathews Church, Raleigh Hall and the Tate Library. However, these spaces are disconnected from each other and […]]]> https://landezine.com/brixton-square-london-by-gross-max/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/roombeek-the-brook-by-buro-sant-en-co-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/roombeek-the-brook-by-buro-sant-en-co-landscape-architecture/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:17:16 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=8630 Buro Sant en Co: Roombeek is a commercial street and also the urban core of the district. The small stream, which gives its name to the street and has in the past flowed underground, has been restored and brought up to the surface again. Now the water is part of the urban environment and has […]]]> https://landezine.com/roombeek-the-brook-by-buro-sant-en-co-landscape-architecture/feed/ 5 https://landezine.com/las-arenas-square-by-acxt/ https://landezine.com/las-arenas-square-by-acxt/#respond Wed, 18 May 2011 07:57:58 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=8483 Javier Pérez (ACXT): The aim of this proposal is to achieve a successful link between the two squares belonging to two different neighborhoods. They used to be separated by a railway line. The construction of the Bilbao underground eliminated this physical barrier but a psychological division still remains. Reunite two neighborhoods, two spaces, two squares: […]]]> https://landezine.com/las-arenas-square-by-acxt/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/square-of-may-8th-1945-by-in-situ-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/square-of-may-8th-1945-by-in-situ-landscape-architects/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 15:43:26 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=8282 Landscape Architecture: In Situ Architecture: Jourda Architects Location: Lyon, France Design: 1998 Realization: 2002 Area: 30 000 m2 Cost: 5 M€/HT]]> https://landezine.com/square-of-may-8th-1945-by-in-situ-landscape-architects/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/the-bertel-thorvaldsen-square-by-schonherr/ https://landezine.com/the-bertel-thorvaldsen-square-by-schonherr/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 06:26:39 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=8238 Schonherr: The square in front of The Museum of Thorvaldsen is part of the southern corner of Slotsholmen in the center of Copenhagen. Apart from the museum, Slotsholmen also presents Christiansborg’s chapel and different governmental museums as well as The Danish Parliament and is one of Denmark’s most significant and historical squares. The overall idea […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-bertel-thorvaldsen-square-by-schonherr/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/twickel-estate-by-michael-van-gessel/ https://landezine.com/twickel-estate-by-michael-van-gessel/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:00:08 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7848 Michael van Gessel: Located in the East of the Netherlands and nearly seven centuries old, Twickel was the country’s largest private estate until 1953, when it was taken over by a foundation. Undergoing major changes nearly every century, the park’s 28-hectares had last been redesigned in the late nineteenth century by the German landscape architect […]]]> https://landezine.com/twickel-estate-by-michael-van-gessel/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/st-andrew-square-by-gillespies-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/st-andrew-square-by-gillespies-landscape-architects/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:32:00 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7877 Gillespies: For the first time in its 200 year history, St Andrew Square gardens in Edinburgh have been opened to the public following a new landscape design by Gillespies. Situated in central Edinburgh in the heart of a UNESCO world heritage site, the design retains the integrity of the historic square but also balances this […]]]> https://landezine.com/st-andrew-square-by-gillespies-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/natural-swimming-pool-grossenhain-by-weidinger-landschaftsarchitekten/ https://landezine.com/natural-swimming-pool-grossenhain-by-weidinger-landschaftsarchitekten/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:45:27 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7753 Weidinger Landschaftsarchitekten: How is it possible to keep an artificial basin clean, which is used daily by up to 3000 swimmers, without chemical additives? The monitoring of processes in nature and the application to technical questions creates new technologies. The natural modules of the new eco-tech may be used as interesting and aesthetic elements in […]]]> https://landezine.com/natural-swimming-pool-grossenhain-by-weidinger-landschaftsarchitekten/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/bridge-park-muengsten-by-atelier-loidl/ https://landezine.com/bridge-park-muengsten-by-atelier-loidl/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:10:13 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7677 Atelier LOIDL: As part of the Bergische Regionale 2006, the terrain underneath the Muengstener bridge was developed into a significant supra-regional excursion destination. The draft is based on the distinct examination of the existing landscape elements, the valley space and its traditional lot structure. Underneath the bridge, the area is pooled in an elaborate plain, […]]]> https://landezine.com/bridge-park-muengsten-by-atelier-loidl/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/storaa-stream-holstebro-by-okra-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/storaa-stream-holstebro-by-okra-landscape-architects/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:29:28 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7528 OKRA Landscape Architects: For the municipality of Holstebro, Denmark, the building of a new cultural centre served as the inspiration to give a new impulse to the structure of its public space. The banks of the river Storaa and the area around the town’s new dance theater were made the subject of an international competition, […]]]> https://landezine.com/storaa-stream-holstebro-by-okra-landscape-architects/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/the-dolder-grand-hotel-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/the-dolder-grand-hotel-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architects/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:16:09 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7483 Building Culture, Garden Culture, Urban Nature The Dolder Grand Hotel stands tall between the forested slopes of the Zürichberg and the thriving city. The garden design is a blending intersection between town, country and architecture. The harmony of the built structure and the open space is created by the seamless sequence of three types of […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-dolder-grand-hotel-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/tianjin-qiaoyuan-park-by-turenscape-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/tianjin-qiaoyuan-park-by-turenscape-landscape-architecture/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:31:37 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7426 Turenscape: Through Regenerative Design and by changing landforms, the natural process of plant adaptation and community evolution is introduced to transform a former deserted shooting range used as a garbage dump, into a low maintenance urban park; providing diverse nature’s services for the city including containing and purifying storm water; improving the saline-alkali soil, providing […]]]> https://landezine.com/tianjin-qiaoyuan-park-by-turenscape-landscape-architecture/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/the-hill-square-in-tilburg-by-buro-sant-en-co-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/the-hill-square-in-tilburg-by-buro-sant-en-co-landscape-architecture/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:25:28 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7377 Buro Sant en Co: In this winning design for the Hill, the square becomes the main square of Tilburg once more; lively and relaxing, modern and green. A venue for cultural festivals, fairs and a homage to William II. A square, but green! The layout of the square is simple: a triangular shaped platform with […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-hill-square-in-tilburg-by-buro-sant-en-co-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/volcano-pavillion-and-water-gardens-of-s-vicente-by-global-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/volcano-pavillion-and-water-gardens-of-s-vicente-by-global-landscape-architecture/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:13:11 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7136 Global: The site where Grutas S. Vicente Park sits presents a dramatic context. It is a platform located at the stream edge and bounded by a waterfall and a cliff. This platform had an occupation with farmed land. It is part of a landscape system constructed with farming terraces and which characterizes the specifics of […]]]> https://landezine.com/volcano-pavillion-and-water-gardens-of-s-vicente-by-global-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/the-zurichhorn-playground-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/the-zurichhorn-playground-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architects/#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:22:34 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6979 A Cheerful Enclave on the Quay The Zürichhorn and the surrounding quay complex are by far the most intensively used greenspaces in the city of Zurich. On the periphery of this waterside park the enlargement and redesign of the children’s playground is creating a protected space for its youngest visitors: an inspiring and robust enclave […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-zurichhorn-playground-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/choorstraat-papenhulst-by-buro-lubbers/ https://landezine.com/choorstraat-papenhulst-by-buro-lubbers/#respond Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:18:55 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6927 Between 2000 and 2004 a former cloister in the historic centre of ‘s-Hertogenbosch has been transformed into a luxurious apartment building. Only the front facade in the street has been remained. Behind this façade, contemporary architecture gives the inner court a new image. By demolishing the side wing of the cloister not only the existing […]]]> https://landezine.com/choorstraat-papenhulst-by-buro-lubbers/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/eana-park-by-base-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/eana-park-by-base-landscape-architecture/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:31:49 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6752 BASE: Located near Rouen in the city of Lillebonne in Normandy, the Valasse Abbey dates back to the XIIth century. It underwent several restorations, the last one in the XVIIIth century. The monument lies in the small valley of Bolbec, which meanders in the garden’s 30 ha. The park completes the ongoing restoration of the […]]]> https://landezine.com/eana-park-by-base-landscape-architecture/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/stasfurt-town-centre-by-hafnerjimenez-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/stasfurt-town-centre-by-hafnerjimenez-landscape-architecture/#respond Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:43:02 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6706 Häfner/Jimenez: That the effects of mining extend beyond its borders is something which the residents of Staßfurt can sense in their town centre. For around 150 years, Potassium has been mined in shafts beneath their city. Following the closure of the shafts, they are filling with water and collapsing. As a result, the earth’s surface […]]]> https://landezine.com/stasfurt-town-centre-by-hafnerjimenez-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/ujbuda-city-centre-by-garten-studio/ https://landezine.com/ujbuda-city-centre-by-garten-studio/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:19:19 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6652 Garten Studio: The development started by demolishing a legendary department store of the 2nd half of the 20th century – SKÁLA BUDA. Its inauguration in 1976 passed for a sort of a little scandal, because SKÁLA brought into being based on western samples started its operation as a competitor for the chain stores built by […]]]> https://landezine.com/ujbuda-city-centre-by-garten-studio/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/the-hornli-cemetery-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/the-hornli-cemetery-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architecture/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:10:54 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6070 Switzerland’s largest cemetery and the central cemetery of the city of Basel exudes a monumental power with its clear axes and old trees. The redesign of sector 12 on the cemetery’s rearward slope allows the severe beauty of the old-established site to gradually transition into the contemplative tranquillity of unrestrained nature. 50 Hectares of Parkland […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-hornli-cemetery-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/gouvernementsplein-by-karres-en-brands-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/gouvernementsplein-by-karres-en-brands-landscape-architecture/#respond Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:59:10 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6133 karres+brands: The Gouvernementsplein square lies in the historic city centre of Bergen op Zoom in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Originally a chapel stood there, and later it became a garden connected to the Gouvernements Building. Like most historic Dutch cities, Bergen op Zoom has a network of streets and squares made up of […]]]> https://landezine.com/gouvernementsplein-by-karres-en-brands-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-sulzer-areal-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/the-sulzer-areal-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architecture/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:50:27 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=6078 Post-industrial Open-air Culture The outside spaces of the redesigned Sulzerareal tell a story about history. With generous gestures and quiet notes. They create quality of life in a former industrial location by transforming the identity of the place in an almost imperceptible manner. The fragmentary, the fleeting, the illustrative – these are the guiding concepts […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-sulzer-areal-by-vetschpartner-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/wernigerode-horticultural-show-2006-by-hutterreimann-cejka-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/wernigerode-horticultural-show-2006-by-hutterreimann-cejka-landscape-architecture/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:50:02 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=5656 hutterreimann + cejka Landschaftsarchitektur: The seven historical fishponds on the edge of the town of Wernigerode near the northern Harz mountains provide the setting of the garden festival 2006. Enclosed by industrial and farm land, blocks of prefabricated flats and allotments the existing landscape has a disjointed quality , the ponds being spatially seperated from […]]]> https://landezine.com/wernigerode-horticultural-show-2006-by-hutterreimann-cejka-landscape-architecture/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/public-spaces-in-banyoles-by-mias-arquitectes/ https://landezine.com/public-spaces-in-banyoles-by-mias-arquitectes/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:23:41 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=5323 Josep Mias Gifre / Mias Arquitectes: Banyoles’ old town used to be a deteriorated area in which vehicles and pedestrians cohabitated around a urban system of narrow streets and old sidewalks. The irrigation canals that originally were clean had become part of the sewer system of the city. Around the Central Square there were also […]]]> https://landezine.com/public-spaces-in-banyoles-by-mias-arquitectes/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/neighborhood-park-by-cino-zucchi-architects/ https://landezine.com/neighborhood-park-by-cino-zucchi-architects/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:52:48 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=5032 Landscape Architecture: Cino Zucchi Architects Location: San Donà di Piave, Venice, Italy Project: Neighbourhood Park Year: 2005-2007 Area: 20.000 m2 Photos of the park shortly after the opening: Cino Zucchi Architects Photos of the park in November 2010: Landezine]]> https://landezine.com/neighborhood-park-by-cino-zucchi-architects/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/pedestrian-zone-innichen/ https://landezine.com/pedestrian-zone-innichen/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:29:28 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=3845 AllesWirdGut Architektur: Conversions of old city centers into traffic-free shopping and tourists’ malls have frequently been performed according to trite recipes. The shops’ increase in turnover mostly stands in opposite to the commercial alienation of old structures – a process of ‘gentrification’ in which old substance is scenically pepped up, while local societies are hollowed […]]]> https://landezine.com/pedestrian-zone-innichen/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/ornesvingen/ https://landezine.com/ornesvingen/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:56:21 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=3686 3RW Arkitekter: ‘Ørnesvingen is the most spectacular viewpoint along the Ørne (eagle)-road, a zig-zag road along the steep valley sides of Geiranger-fjord in Møre and Romsdal. Located at one of its many bends the viewpoint gives tourists breathtaking views over the recently acknowledged UNESCO world heritage site, making it one of Norway’s major tourist attractions. […]]]> https://landezine.com/ornesvingen/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/place-des-festivals/ https://landezine.com/place-des-festivals/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:56:59 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=3047 Landscape Architecture: Daoust Lestage Location: Montreal, Canada Construction: 2009 Photo: Simon Duhamel Related Post: Elixir]]> https://landezine.com/place-des-festivals/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/anchor-park/ https://landezine.com/anchor-park/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:09:50 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=3009 Landscape Architecture: SLA Team: Stig L. Andersson, Hans Kragh, J.P.Berglund, Christian Restorff Liliegreen, Hanne Bruun Møller, Stine Poulsen Location: Västre Hamnen, Malmö, Sweden Client: Malmö City Design phase: 2000 Construction: 2001 Area: 2,9 ha. Cost of construction: 4 mill €]]> https://landezine.com/anchor-park/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/frederiksberg-new-urban-spaces/ https://landezine.com/frederiksberg-new-urban-spaces/#respond Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:32:39 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=2896 Landscape Architecture: SLA (Stig L. Andersson, Hanne Bruun Møller, Stine Poulsen, Lars Nybye Sørensen) Location: Solbjergvej, Frederiksberg, Denmark Client: Municipality of Frederiksberg Collaborators: Lighting is designed in corporation with consultant engineers Hansen & Henneberg Design phase: 2001-2004 Construction: 2002-2005 Area: 1,8 ha. Cost of construction: 4,7 mill. €]]> https://landezine.com/frederiksberg-new-urban-spaces/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/nansen-park/ https://landezine.com/nansen-park/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:30:09 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=2705 Landscape Architecture: Bjørbekk & Lindheim Transformation of the former airport area to the park. Collaboration with Atelier Dreiseitl and Norconsult. Client: Public Construction Completed: 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway]]> https://landezine.com/nansen-park/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/fountain-square/ https://landezine.com/fountain-square/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:46:46 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=2519 Landscape Architecture: Labics Project: Fontana square in Quinto de Stampi Location: Rozzano, Milan, Italy Design: 2007 / Construction: 2009 Area: 6,200 m² Budget: 1.240,000€]]> https://landezine.com/fountain-square/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/lurie-garden/ https://landezine.com/lurie-garden/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:07:31 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=2337 Landscape Architecture: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd Perennial Planting Design: Piet Oudolf Location: Millenium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA Size: 1,2ha Check out: Lurie Garden video Photos: Linda Oyama Bryan, Mark Tomaras Construction: 2004]]> https://landezine.com/lurie-garden/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/water-mirror/ https://landezine.com/water-mirror/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 22:53:44 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1990 Landscape Architecture: Michel Corajoud Location: Bordeaux, France Finished: 2009]]> https://landezine.com/water-mirror/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/hundsund-grendesenter/ https://landezine.com/hundsund-grendesenter/#respond Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:12:21 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1822 Project: Hundsund Grendesenter  Fornebu Landscape Architecture: Bjørbekk & Lindheim Landskapsarkitekter Location: Oslo, Norway]]> https://landezine.com/hundsund-grendesenter/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/goerlitz-marien-square/ https://landezine.com/goerlitz-marien-square/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:16:12 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1617 Rehwaldt Landschaftsarchitekten: The concept for the redesign of the “Marienplatz” (Marien square) and adjacent street spaces was developed with special regard to its unique location between the former fortifications and historical succession of squares within the Old Town.The reorganization of traffic resulted in the development of a generous urban open space that can be distinguished […]]]> https://landezine.com/goerlitz-marien-square/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/parque-de-la-ereta/ https://landezine.com/parque-de-la-ereta/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:55:27 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1552 Landscape Architecture: Marc Bigarnet & Frédéric Bonnet Collaborating architect: Armando Sempere Pascual Location: Alicante / Spain]]> https://landezine.com/parque-de-la-ereta/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/marina-park-in-viladecans/ https://landezine.com/marina-park-in-viladecans/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:54:07 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1475 Landscape Architecture: Batlle i Roig Collaborators: Cristina Maragall, Laura Quintana, Antònia Fernández, architects, Antonio Cortines, Oriol Vañó, Antonio Calvo, architects, Oriol Marín, Jordi Gatell, technical architects, STATIC, Gerardo Rodríguez, engineer, structure, PGI Grup SL, installations, IDOM ingeniería y sistemas SA, project manager Location: Viladecans / Barcelona / Spain Photos: Landezine Design date: 2003 Construction date: […]]]> https://landezine.com/marina-park-in-viladecans/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/park-diagonal-mar/ https://landezine.com/park-diagonal-mar/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:19:22 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1347 EDAW: Diagonal Mar, a retail and residential complex centered on a public park, completes Barcelona’s urban beachfront revitalization begun in 1989 for the Summer Olympic Games. Working with Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Spanish architect Enric Miralles, EDAW developed a master plan for the entire development. Providing a gateway to the sea for locals and […]]]> https://landezine.com/park-diagonal-mar/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/pinar-del-perruquet-park/ https://landezine.com/pinar-del-perruquet-park/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:20:13 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1234 Landscape Architecture: ARTEKS Arquitectura Location: La Pineda, Tarragona, Spain Area: 28,000 m² Project: 2008]]> https://landezine.com/pinar-del-perruquet-park/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/parc-central-de-nou-barris/ https://landezine.com/parc-central-de-nou-barris/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:33:05 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1190 A. Arriola, C. Fiol: The construction of Nou Barris Park is the central intervention in the complete renewal of Barcelona’s eastern periphery. It was begun under the leadership of the politician Antoni Santiburcio, who died a year ago after a long struggle to transform the dismal periphery into a self-respecting area. With the new international […]]]> https://landezine.com/parc-central-de-nou-barris/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/placa-virrei-amat/ https://landezine.com/placa-virrei-amat/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:08:33 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1169 Arriola & Fiol Arquitectes: The remodelling of the Virrei Amat square does not only plan the previous round about area, but also proposes a new configuration which gives this public area a new dimension, from 2500 m2 to 18500 m2, adding new spaces and tracing the new traffic flows. The traffic organisation results in many […]]]> https://landezine.com/placa-virrei-amat/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/botanical-train-station/ https://landezine.com/botanical-train-station/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:28:00 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1117 Design: Rafael Moneo Area: 4000m² Completion: 1993 Location: Madrid, Spain More about Atocha Station]]> https://landezine.com/botanical-train-station/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/plaza-de-la-luna/ https://landezine.com/plaza-de-la-luna/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:27:31 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1103 Landscape Architecture: Brut Deluxe Location: Madrid, Spain]]> https://landezine.com/plaza-de-la-luna/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/jbb-jardin-botanico-barcelona/ https://landezine.com/jbb-jardin-botanico-barcelona/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:05:35 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=1011 text via JBB: Barcelona’s new Botanical Garden was designed by an interdisciplinary team comprising the architects Carlos Ferrater and Josep Lluís Canosa, the landscape architect Bet Figueras, the horticulturalist Artur Bossy and the biologist Joan Pedrola. Two fundamental considerations were taken into account in creating the Garden; Firstly, how the vegetation was to be structured. […]]]> https://landezine.com/jbb-jardin-botanico-barcelona/feed/ 10 https://landezine.com/teardrop-park/ https://landezine.com/teardrop-park/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:08:59 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=802 Teardrop Park is a public residential park surrounded by buildings higher than park’s width. It offers places for people of all ages, especially children can enjoy playing in sand, climbing the rocks, hiding in high shrubs etc. Special feature is a stony wall with ice water-fall, which crosses the park and divides it on two […]]]> https://landezine.com/teardrop-park/feed/ 3 https://landezine.com/plaza-espana/ https://landezine.com/plaza-espana/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:16:34 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=784 Landscape Architecture: Herzog & de Meuron Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Construction: 2008 Area: 38,080 m² Client: Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife More images by Iwan Baan]]> https://landezine.com/plaza-espana/feed/ 6 https://landezine.com/westminster-presbyterian-church/ https://landezine.com/westminster-presbyterian-church/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:29:29 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=704 Coen+Partners: Westminster Presbyterian Church is a prominent institution in downtown Minneapolis with far-reaching community service and social justice programs. The Church retained Coen + Partners to complete a new design for the landscape surrounding the 110-year-old building; the firm was challenged to create a modern presence for Westminster along adjacent streets, a meaningful courtyard for […]]]> https://landezine.com/westminster-presbyterian-church/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/plaza-del-desierto/ https://landezine.com/plaza-del-desierto/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:17:55 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=584 Landscape Architecture: Eduardo Arroyo /NO.MAD Location: Barakaldo, Spain Area: 1,2 ha Cost: 210.000 € Image credits: Roland Albe, Geraldine Bruneel]]> https://landezine.com/plaza-del-desierto/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/van-heekplein-market-square-nl/ https://landezine.com/van-heekplein-market-square-nl/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:21:11 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=534 Okra: Van Heekplein is a key project in the transformation Enschede’s city centre, a redevelopment with new commercial and office buildings, rerouting of traffic and an underground car park. The new market square creates a flexible space that emphasizes the constantly changing dynamic of use. Series of elements can be added or taken away, turned […]]]> https://landezine.com/van-heekplein-market-square-nl/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/471/ https://landezine.com/471/#respond Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:39:26 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=471 Landscape Architecture: Heri und Salli Location: Klagenfurt / Austria, All image credits: © Paul Ott / Graz / Site plan and sketches by Heri und Salli]]> https://landezine.com/471/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/198/ https://landezine.com/198/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:08:42 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=198 It’s been fat 4 years since sea organs were built as a enrichment of the Zadar’s Riva-waterfront. The movement of the waves pushes air through the pipes, and makes them whistle. 35 Pipes are hidden in marble staircase, each one is tuned differently, and sometimes can be very loud. Sound comes out from two lines […]]]> https://landezine.com/198/feed/ 5