Landscaping Green Architecture
Landscaping and urban design because public spaces are becoming more and more important in architecture.
Curated by Christiane Burklein
10-11-2020 - Landscaping
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.
05-10-2020 - Landscaping
A look at the 21st edition of the International Garden Festival
This year’s International Garden Festival at Reford Gardens in Canada entitled Métissages - blending or crossbreeding - was somewhat out of the ordinary. The five design teams selected from among 200 submissions following an international call for applications were unable to travel to Grand-Métis in June. Still, the Festival team built their installations to make sure the event could go ahead as planned.
30-09-2020 - Landscaping
The Line, installation by REgroup
The Line is a temporary structure designed by REgroup architecture in rural, Northern California. The installation was designed for small events, from musical performances to weddings, and offers a new type of rural event space for the area. The minimal design is a direct result of a very tight budget and a strong desire to minimise its environmental impact.
RECENT PROJECTS
12-03-2020 - Landscaping
Tainan Spring, an urban lagoon in Taiwan by MVRDV
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has created a virtuous example of the circular economy in Tainan, Taiwan. The architects removed and recycled a strategically positioned shopping mall in the old town, which no longer serves its intended purpose, replacing it with a sunken public plaza dominated by an urban pool and local plants, and surrounded by a shaded arcade.
02-03-2020 - Landscaping
El Muelle studio completes a landscaping project in Benalmádena on the Costa del Sol
The Spanish architecture studio El Muelle has completed a project tied to tradition, to the landscape and to memory in the town of Benalmádena on the Costa del Sol, Andalusia. Their work has added value to the landscape along the waterfront, which makes it more attractive to use.
19-02-2020 - Landscaping
Beirut RiverLESS Urban Forest and how to regenerate a city
Since last year, Lebanese architecture studio theOtherDada and Afforestt, an Indian company that replants forests all over the world, have been planting trees from 17 native Lebanese species along the banks of the Beirut River. Concrete action to bring back the green and the city’s environmental quality as a consequence.
03-02-2020 - Landscaping
Luuwit Park in Portland, Oregon by Skylab and 2.ink Studio
Skylab and the landscape architects from 2.ink Studio worked together and in close collaboration with Portland Parks and Recreation to redevelop and create this park in northeast Portland. The design team based their work on an integrated strategy that creates both passive native meadow areas that require limited maintenance and areas for intensively active program elements.
16-01-2020 - Landscaping
Xavier Portela, Kobe
Xavier Portela, the photographer known for his brightly-coloured images of urban nights in cities like Tokyo, New York and Bangkok is back, this time in Kobe, Japan. A city that inspired him to use warmer hues in his postproduction work for a visual narrative that captures the city’s atmosphere.
20-12-2019 - Landscaping
Crystal Pool by 100architects: how to bring alive the public space
The designers from 100architects have completed Crystal Pool as part of a new mixed-use complex located in the rising international business centre in Pudong, Shanghai called New Bund. Invigorating public space plays an important part in the overall project because it fosters social interaction between users of all ages.
