Landscaping Green Architecture
Landscaping and urban design because public spaces are becoming more and more important in architecture.
Curated by Christiane Burklein
02-04-2021 - Landscaping
A hi-tech footbridge over the Moldau
A team of architects and engineers from Prague’s Klokner Institute CTU have built a footbridge over Bohemia’s Moldau River, on the EuroVelo 7 cycling route from Sweden to Sicily.
08-03-2021 - Landscaping
Pegasus Trail by 100architects: an urban attractor in Chongqing
Pegasus Trail, a project by Shanghai firm 100architects located in the city of Chongqing, offers a new type of public space that they have dubbed an "urban toy". This is an urban playground for the use of the city and all its citizens, regardless of age, which aims to foster new interactions in the Chinese megalopolis.
05-03-2021 - Landscaping
The playable city, projects by The Urban Conga
The Urban Conga, a multidisciplinary international design studio based in Brooklyn, has won several awards for its work exploring the concept of the "playable city ": an ecosystem of “playable” opportunities interwoven with the existing urban infrastructure which interrupt and enrich our daily routines.
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22-02-2021 - Landscaping
A park in the forest in Guangming, China
Forest Sports Park in Guangming, China is a project by three studios, LOLA Landscape Architects, Taller architects and Land and Civilization Compositions. Now that the first phase in construction of the 600-hectare park nears completion, it will become an important attraction in Guangming Big Bay.
09-02-2021 - Landscaping
Walking in the light: Het Licht van Jan by Matthias Oostrik
In an underpass close to the centre of Amsterdam, Dutch artist Matthias Oostrik created a light installation that turns on whenever a pedestrian goes by, lighting up the narrow sidewalk and time-worn walls.
01-02-2021 - Landscaping
Clarke Terrace by MYTO design d'espaces vivants
Designer Martine Brisson and landscape architect Roxanne Miller of Canadian studio MYTO design d'espaces vivants created Clarke Terrace, a true landscape on the roof of a house: a place that becomes an integral part of the home, offering users all the convenience of a conventional garden.
28-01-2021 - Landscaping
Cushing Terrell: art and architecture converge at the Tippet Rise Art Center
US architecture firm Cushing Terrell has built a structure for the Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana, to be used as the setting for a sculptor’s work. Designing it to be as unobtrusive as possible, the architects adopted sustainable solutions for the “Daydreams” Schoolhouse protecting the sculpture by artist Patrick Dougherty.
06-01-2021 - Landscaping
Best of Livegreenblog 2020, Landscaping
To see in the new year, we take a look back at the public landscaping projects that impressed us the most in 2020. Interest in projects that upgrade public space, one of Livegreenblog’s pet themes, has grown enormously, not least because of the pandemic.
09-12-2020 - Landscaping
A sense of urban security thanks to design in Calgary
Calgary 9 Block Project us the name of the project by the students from the University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape (SAPL). It is a temporary, experimental installation specifically tailored to improve the perceived sense of safety in a downtown zone, developed under the supervision of Professor Mauricio Soto-Rubio and robotics specialist Guy Gardner.
