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Landscaping Green Architecture

Landscaping and urban design because public spaces are becoming more and more important in architecture.

19-07-2023 - Landscaping

U / U Studio designs Řeporyje Skatepark in Prague

A leisure park intended for a variety of different ages and social spheres, redefining the concept of public space: U / U Studio designed Řeporyje Skatepark, transforming what was until then a vacant area in a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Prague.

14-06-2023 - Landscaping

NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) designs the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base

The NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) studio founded by Doreen Heng Liu designed the restored surface landscape above the water purification plant and the related underground offices of the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base complex, located within a municipal lotus-themed park in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China.

12-04-2023 - Landscaping

Vltavská Underground, transformation of an urban non-place

The architects of U / U studio and re_place worked on revitalisation of a classic non-place in the city: an underpass in a Prague metro station. Vltavská Underground had already become a mecca for street artists, and is now a public space inviting freestyle sports activities.

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05-12-2017 - Landscaping

NIERIKA - Boa Mistura combines street art and tradition in Guadalajara, Mexico

The Spanish art collective Boa Mistura has completed a street artwork in Guadalajara, Mexico, where local traditions merge with the desire to redeem a deprived neighbourhood and give it back a revamped public square.

30-11-2017 - Landscaping

The huge Dutch dyke, Afsluitdijk is celebrating its 85th anniversary

The studio of creative designer and innovator Daan Roosegaarde was commissioned by the Dutch government to create Icoon Afsluitsdijk, a number of artistic works that highlight the importance of the legendary, 32-km dyke built almost completely by hand for the Netherlands and completed in 1932.