Landscaping Green Architecture
Landscaping and urban design because public spaces are becoming more and more important in architecture.
Curated by Christiane Burklein
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.
04-12-2020 - Landscaping
Light installation by Matthias Oostrik in Assen
Using the “De Maten” railway underpass in the Dutch city of Assen is a unique experience. The light installation called Een Spoor van Water—A Trail of Water—by the artist Matthias Oostrik lights up every time a train passes overhead and symbolically connects to the city’s waterways. An artistic expression that helps to pre-empt the atmosphere of a non-place often associated with these infrastructures.
RECENT PROJECTS
25-08-2020 - Landscaping
Colonnade, artwork by Observatorium in Chemnitz
The Rotterdam-based Dutch art collective, Observatorium has created a temporary wooden architectural sculpture called Wandelgang/Colonnade in Chemnitz, Germany. Their work is part of the Gegenwarten/Presences festival celebrating art in the public urban space and launching a message of renewal.
16-07-2020 - Landscaping
V-Plaza by 3deluxe in Kaunas, Lithuania, an urban living room
V-Plaza, the work of the German architecture studio 3deluxe stands amid a newly designed set of buildings in Kaunas, Lithuania. This visionary plaza celebrates contemporary mobility and technology of the future—a joyful combination of skate park, playground and urban living room for the community.
26-06-2020 - Landscaping
WOW Park in Billund, land of Lego and nature
Wow Park is opening just in time for the summer in Billund, the Danish city that hosts the Lego headquarters and Lego House. This treetop wonderland - the largest of its kind in the country - includes suspension bridges, nets in the sky, giant bouncy balls, swings and ziplines.
22-06-2020 - Landscaping
Revitalizing Prague’s Waterfront by petrjanda/brainwork
A ten-year project for the revitalization of the riverfront area of Prague, at the same time, setting up a new connection between the Vltava River and the city. The whole project extends along the Prague riverbank for more than 4 km and has sparked a gradual cultural and social rebirth in those areas that had been abandoned after the 2002 floods.
22-05-2020 - Landscaping
Mechanized River Valley Access in Edmonton, Canada by DIALOG
The Mechanized River Valley Access by DIALOG connects downtown Edmonton, Canada with its spectacular Saskatchewan river valley. The project is one of the recipients of the 2020 National Urban Design Award, organized by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CLSA).
15-04-2020 - Landscaping
Creek Play by 100architects for Dubai Creek Harbour
The architects from Shanghai-based studio, 100architects have completed a project to make the most of the public space as part of the Dubai Creek Harbour urban development plan by Emaar Properties. Creek Play provides active public spaces that you can cover on foot, zones that encourage discovery and interaction for kids and adults alike.
