https://landezine.com Landscape Architecture Platform Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:05:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://landezine.com/zuidpolder-landscape-park-rotterdam-region-barendrechtamsterdamse-poort-by-arcadis/ https://landezine.com/zuidpolder-landscape-park-rotterdam-region-barendrechtamsterdamse-poort-by-arcadis/#respond Mon, 16 May 2022 08:31:08 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=77594 The urban area in the Rotterdam agglomeration has grown rapidly over recent decades. In order to improve water quality in the Barendrecht urban area, as well as the recreational and ecological value of the water systems, we worked with the municipality to redesign the Zuidpolder. Around 110 hectares of agricultural land between Barendrecht and the […]]]> https://landezine.com/zuidpolder-landscape-park-rotterdam-region-barendrechtamsterdamse-poort-by-arcadis/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/living-wetland-theatre-by-bd-landscape-architects/ https://landezine.com/living-wetland-theatre-by-bd-landscape-architects/#respond Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:58:57 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=73979 The Living Wetland Theatre formed part of a £4.4m funding awarded to WWT Slimbridge by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This exciting project provides an open-air venue with amphitheatre seating for live and interactive presentations or talks and bird flight demonstrations on stage.  The new aviary adjacent, saw the creation of a new lagoon fed […]]]> https://landezine.com/living-wetland-theatre-by-bd-landscape-architects/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/kirkkojarvi-flood-park-by-loci/ https://landezine.com/kirkkojarvi-flood-park-by-loci/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:41:28 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=52369 Kirkkojärvi Park is a green oasis in the Espoo river valley. The idea of the park is based on the dynamic movement of the water and sculpting of the ground. The former lake that was in the area was brought to the landscape as a symbolic, open flood field. The lake returns to the landscape […]]]> https://landezine.com/kirkkojarvi-flood-park-by-loci/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/jiading-wetland-park-by-dlc/ https://landezine.com/jiading-wetland-park-by-dlc/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2020 08:08:08 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=51696 DLC: As part of a major campaign of environment improvement, Jiading Shigangmentang Wetland Park is designed to encourage ecological awareness within the Yangtze River Delta, and help capture the long lost natural beauty and ecological diversity that are naturally found in the delta lowlands near Shanghai.  It is important to educate and understand that industrial […]]]> https://landezine.com/jiading-wetland-park-by-dlc/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/lila-2020-phase-shifts-park-by-mosbach-paysagistes/ https://landezine.com/lila-2020-phase-shifts-park-by-mosbach-paysagistes/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:52:13 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=51548 Jury statement: This transformation of an airport into landscape works to balance the extreme climate, the design interlocks three scales: geographical, urban and local. The design meshes precisely formulated climatic and poetic goals in an inextricable way. The reflections of the office are at once complex and simple, of enormous depth, yet with childlike wonder. The design works well on all scales, from the park as a whole to a pedestrian perspective. The jury recognized the relaxed design language of the park that makes it look undetermined, as if it can change at any point. The design shows a powerful mix of a personal design language which doesn’t celebrate itself, but serves the adventures of the visitor through differentiated landscapes, climatic spaces and atmospheres.]]> https://landezine.com/lila-2020-phase-shifts-park-by-mosbach-paysagistes/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/forest-park-by-plat-studio/ https://landezine.com/forest-park-by-plat-studio/#respond Mon, 18 May 2020 06:09:12 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=51017 PLAT Studio: Nestled between Shanghai and Suzhou, Kunshan is a rapidly developing county-level city. The recent influx of industry workers and residents, drawn to the newly flourishing tech district of Kunshan West, has created a need for conscious inclusion of green infrastructure to support the district’s core as it continues to grow. Typical of cities […]]]> https://landezine.com/forest-park-by-plat-studio/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/xuhui-runway-park-by-sasaki/ https://landezine.com/xuhui-runway-park-by-sasaki/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:20:03 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=50168 Sasaki: Xuhui Runway Park is an innovative urban revitalization project that traces the history of the urban development of Shanghai. Formerly a runway for Longhua Airport, the park’s design scheme mimics the motion of a runway, creating diverse linear spaces for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians by organizing the park and the street into one integrated […]]]> https://landezine.com/xuhui-runway-park-by-sasaki/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/wala-open-air-facilities-by-gluck-landschaftsarchitektur/ https://landezine.com/wala-open-air-facilities-by-gluck-landschaftsarchitektur/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:15:10 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=49192 Glück Landschaftsarchitektur: The three fundamental concepts of the landscape park are clearly recognizable in the first construction phase, with the new technical center, garden, plaza and aquatic landscape. A large centrally located plaza with a direct connection to the new technical center provides a transition between the garden and the aquatic landscape, which leads into […]]]> https://landezine.com/wala-open-air-facilities-by-gluck-landschaftsarchitektur/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/calvados-honfleur-business-park-by-la-compagnie-du-paysage/ https://landezine.com/calvados-honfleur-business-park-by-la-compagnie-du-paysage/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:20:12 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=48559 A new-generation business park La Compagnie du Paysage: At the foot of the Pont de Normandie, near Honfleur, a new business park is being created. Ecological, sustainable and perfectly integrated into the landscape of the Seine estuary, Calvados-Honfleur Business Park is innovative in more ways than one. Since 2012, it has been home to the […]]]> https://landezine.com/calvados-honfleur-business-park-by-la-compagnie-du-paysage/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/vaughans-stream-corridor-wetlands-bridge-by-landlab/ https://landezine.com/vaughans-stream-corridor-wetlands-bridge-by-landlab/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:45:58 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=48006 LandLAB: The Vaughan’s Stream Reserve is a new 20 ha infrastructural park that provides the signature landscape experiences for a 162 ha site that encompasses a new town center, 2500 houses, and 28 ha of parks. The project scope includes: 1| the design of 3 wetland areas forming part of an integrated low impact design […]]]> https://landezine.com/vaughans-stream-corridor-wetlands-bridge-by-landlab/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/lammassaari-boardwalk-by-nomaji/ https://landezine.com/lammassaari-boardwalk-by-nomaji/#respond Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:50:36 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=44195 Vanhankaupunginlahti bay nature reserve is the largest conservation area in Helsinki. The wetland area is protected under the Ramsar convention and it is part of the Natura 2000 network. The bay and its islands have a long history of recreational use, considerably related to bird watching. Nowadays the site is very central in Helsinki. The […]]]> https://landezine.com/lammassaari-boardwalk-by-nomaji/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/the-grand-voyeux-regional-nature-reserve-by-territoires/ https://landezine.com/the-grand-voyeux-regional-nature-reserve-by-territoires/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:08:16 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=43935 The Grand Voyeux Regional Nature Reserve is a man made park, 40 km from Paris, which has taken shape over thirty years with the quarrying of gravel pits on the banks of the Marne. This complex project’s strategy distanced itself from the usual didactic development standards for natural environments, in a bid to recover a […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-grand-voyeux-regional-nature-reserve-by-territoires/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/weiliu-wetland-park-by-yifang-ecoscape/ https://landezine.com/weiliu-wetland-park-by-yifang-ecoscape/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:41:58 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=43173 Background: the mother river under pressure Wei River is not only one of the famous “Eight Rivers of Chang’an” described in Chinese historical literature and the biggest tributary of the Yellow River, but also the “mother river” of both Xi’an and Xianyang City. But as the urbanisation progress of these two cities, the once natural […]]]> https://landezine.com/weiliu-wetland-park-by-yifang-ecoscape/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/tianjin-eco-city-by-grant-associates/ https://landezine.com/tianjin-eco-city-by-grant-associates/#respond Fri, 05 May 2017 10:01:48 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=37136 Landscape architect Grant Associates has won an international competition to create a new 41 hectare city park for Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City (TJEC) in northern China. Occupying a central location in Tianjin Eco-City on the Gu Dao Canal, the design vision for Friendship Park is a park that welcomes visitors of all ages, celebrating the friendship […]]]> https://landezine.com/tianjin-eco-city-by-grant-associates/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/kopupaka-park-by-isthmus-group/ https://landezine.com/kopupaka-park-by-isthmus-group/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:08:21 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=37037 Isthmus Group: Kopupaka Park represents a design-led approach that integrates community amenities with engineering and ecology. What once might have been considered ‘space left over after planning’ has been transformed into a hybrid park that challenges expectations around the design and use of stormwater reserves, and illustrates how urban growth can be balanced with ecological […]]]> https://landezine.com/kopupaka-park-by-isthmus-group/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/solana-ulcinj-venice-biennale-2016-by-lola/ https://landezine.com/solana-ulcinj-venice-biennale-2016-by-lola/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:45:23 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=36674 LOLA: Discontinued salt production makes the future existence of the Solana Ulcinj as a wildlife sanctuary uncertain, even though the area is of great value for countless species of birds that cross the Adriatic Sea on route of the Adriatic Flyway. Salt, nutrient rich, shallow water resulted in the massive presence of birds in the […]]]> https://landezine.com/solana-ulcinj-venice-biennale-2016-by-lola/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/river-forest-island-by-swa/ https://landezine.com/river-forest-island-by-swa/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2016 08:04:45 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=33423 SWA Group: A two-mile-long river island in the heart of a city is sculpted, shaped, and forested to provide a refuge for wildlife and people. Utilizing the seasonal flooding regime of the river, River Forest Island demonstrates how these forces can become a positive form-maker for a major new central park in the heart of […]]]> https://landezine.com/river-forest-island-by-swa/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-by-hargreaves-associates/ https://landezine.com/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-by-hargreaves-associates/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2016 08:03:38 +0000 http://www.landezine.com/?p=33325 Hargreaves Associates: Hargreaves Associates led the design for the 274 acre parklands that formed the centerpiece for the London Games, recognized as the ‘Greenest Games’ in history, with the park declared the ‘winner of the Games’ by the Mayor of London. The largest new park created in Europe for over 150 years, the design synthesizes […]]]> https://landezine.com/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-by-hargreaves-associates/feed/ 0 https://landezine.com/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/the-qinhuangdao-beach-restoration-by-turenscape/ https://landezine.com/the-qinhuangdao-beach-restoration-by-turenscape/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:04:20 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=13046 Turenscape: Using various Regenerative Design techniques, a heavily eroded, badly abused and decaying beach has been ecologically recovered and successfully transformed into an aethestically pleasing and well visited place, demonstrating landscape architects can professionally facilitate the initiatives of rebuilding a harmonious relationship between man and nature through ecological design. The beach is located along the […]]]> https://landezine.com/the-qinhuangdao-beach-restoration-by-turenscape/feed/ 4 https://landezine.com/ecological-coridor-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/ecological-coridor-landscape-architecture/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:33:27 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=11860 Turenscape: Located in Qian’an City, Hebei Province, the Sanlihe River uses landscape to revive and construct both existing and new city infrastructure; it is capable of reducing pollution, providing opportunity for urban land development, and serving ecological functions Covering approximately 135 hectares, this ecological corridor stretches 13.4 km in length and varies 100-300m in width. […]]]> https://landezine.com/ecological-coridor-landscape-architecture/feed/ 5 https://landezine.com/skywalk-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/skywalk-landscape-architecture/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:44:26 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=10265 Turenscape: The Long Sleeve Skywalk is a simple but graceful integration of complicated urban functions with poetic space. Straddling across several river systems and a express way （Xuning Road）, the Long Sleeve Skywalk is located on Xuning Road, Suining County, Jiangsu Province. It connects the focal point of the county, Harmony Square, to the Forest […]]]> https://landezine.com/skywalk-landscape-architecture/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/park-of-luna-by-hosper-and-drftwd-office-associates/ https://landezine.com/park-of-luna-by-hosper-and-drftwd-office-associates/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:42:19 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=8368 HOSPER has been working on the Park of Luna for the past ten years, from the masterplan phase up until implementation. In collaboration with the municipality, Neelen and Schuurmans and DRFTWD this resulted in the development of an attractive recreational area with several activities and a naturally purified swimming lake as it’s central element. The […]]]> https://landezine.com/park-of-luna-by-hosper-and-drftwd-office-associates/feed/ 1 https://landezine.com/royal-park-wetland-by-rush-wright-landscape-architecture/ https://landezine.com/royal-park-wetland-by-rush-wright-landscape-architecture/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:33:17 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7933 Rush Wright: Royal Park is central Melbourne’s largest inner city parks; its size, location and design make a significant contribution to Melbourne’s garden character, sporting heritage and its Victorian legacy. The original 1984 design of the park was intended to evoke a sense of the landscape at the time of European’s first encounter with the […]]]> https://landezine.com/royal-park-wetland-by-rush-wright-landscape-architecture/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/shanghai-houtan-park-by-turenscape/ https://landezine.com/shanghai-houtan-park-by-turenscape/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:38:56 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=7081 Turenscape: Built on a brownfield of a former industrial site, Houtan Park is a regenerative living landscape on Shanghai’s Huangpu riverfront. The park’s constructed wetland, ecological flood control, reclaimed industrial structures and materials, and urban agriculture are integral components of an overall restorative design strategy to treat polluted river water and recover the degraded waterfront […]]]> https://landezine.com/shanghai-houtan-park-by-turenscape/feed/ 2 https://landezine.com/gardsvatn/ https://landezine.com/gardsvatn/#respond Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:18:59 +0000 https://landezine.com/?p=3596 Design: 70°N Arkitektur Location: Lofoten Islands, Norway Completed: 2004 Project is a part of a ‘National tourist routes‘ project.]]> https://landezine.com/gardsvatn/feed/ 0