Tag Land Art

17-11-2022

Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio designs Community Landscape in Tromsø

A 30-metre-long wooden construction winding between the trees and the natural setting: Community Landscape is a huge grandstand and the biggest art installation in the city of Tromsø. Commissioned by the municipality and designed by Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio, the artwork becomes a part of the natural landscape and a meeting-point for the community.

22-08-2022

The memory of the countryside as an attraction, Imprint by Hu Quanchun

Designer Hu Quanchun of Field Conforming Studio is the author of an unusual public artwork entitled Imprint. It depicts a section of a muddy country road complete with rural footprints. Made of Corten steel, he designed it for the first OCT Fab Public Art Festival, held in the Fab Town theme park in Xiangyang. Creating a strong contrast in the rarefied context, it is a work that astonishes visitors.

10-08-2022

Public Art for Public Life book by Observatorium

Working between architecture, sculpture, and landscape, focusing on themes such as the creative process, temporality, integration in changing landscapes, public participation, and imagination. In short, this is the work of the Dutch art collective Observatorium presented in their latest book Public Art for Public Life, published by nai010 publishers.

20-08-2021

22nd International Garden Festival in Canada

The International Garden Festival is celebrating its 22nd edition with the theme Magic lies outside. A message of hope to enhance creativity and add colour to this world.

20-08-2021

BIG Marsk Tower, a new landmark for the Wadden Sea National Park in Denmark

The Marsk Tower is a project designed by the BIG architecture firm. It is a new landmark constructed in the famous Wadden Sea National Park, the protected natural area on the south-west coast of the Jutland peninsula, in Denmark, which has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 2014. The tower is a fascinating new viewpoint over the landscape of the national park. An impressive 25 meters high, it has no architectural barriers thanks to the elevator in its core, which enables everyone to enjoy the spectacular panoramic view.

23-04-2021

KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature, an exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden.

A new exhibition has opened at the New York Botanical Garden - KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature, dedicated to the latest pieces by famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Installations that evoke the great fascination that the artist has always had for the natural world, but which also provide an opportunity to enjoy the wonderful landscapes of the botanical garden in which they have been set up.

26-03-2021

Architecture and Landscape in harmony, in the new 2021 Norwegian Scenic Route projects

The Norwegian Scenic Routes attraction is continuing to make headway despite the challenges associated with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The routes that currently unwind through the beautiful and evocative Norwegian landscapes, offering visitors a mix of nature and architecture well integrated into the local context, will see the addition of six new Scenic Route projects to be completed in 2021 and four more that have been announced for the 2022 summer season. By the end of 2023, the Norwegian program will see a total of 190 architectural and artistic installations developed.

25-12-2020

MC A Mario Cucinella Architects Il Natale di Francesco project in Assisi

We wish you a Merry Christmas with a story about a very special project: “Il Natale di Francesco”, a project under the artistic direction of architect Mario Cucinella, made up of light and images that combine art with advanced technology to bring the world a message of hope from Assisi, in the heart of Italy, in this difficult year.

10-11-2020

Moving Dunes, an installation by NÓS in Montreal

With Moving Dunes, the Canadian studio NÓS has designed an urban project in the centre of Montreal based on the concept of anamorphosis. This method revolves around a distorted projection requiring the viewer to occupy a specific vantage point, use special devices or both to view a recognizable image and here it animated their installation that they propose as an experiential mirage.