Landscaping Green Architecture
Landscaping and urban design because public spaces are becoming more and more important in architecture.
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.
09-04-2020 - Landscaping
18 Shades of Gay by Claude Cormier, 2020 RAIC Award of Excellence
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CLSA) announced the 2020 National Urban Design Award winners, one of which is the landscape Claude Cormier with his work 18 Shades of Gay in the Urban Fragments category.
RECENT PROJECTS
01-11-2019 - Landscaping
The Pride of Brexit, Jason deCaires Taylor
Jason deCaires Taylor, a British sculptor best known for his site-specific underwater sculptures that explore everything from the climate crisis to refugees, has created The Pride of Brexit, an installation that poetically addresses the UK’s current dilemma.
21-10-2019 - Landscaping
Seahorse, a water park in Chongqing by 100architects
With Seahorse, the Shanghai-based firm, 100architects – founded by Marcial Jesús and Javier Gonzaléz – has completed a water park for the communal space of a new residential compound built in Chongqing. A fun opportunity for the tenants’ children to get together and interact with each other.
17-10-2019 - Landscaping
Industrial architecture in Rotterdam, the waterworks
Rotterdam is a Mecca for fans of contemporary architecture, with impressive buildings and landmarks. But this Dutch city hides some of its oldest treasures, magnificent examples of industrial architecture that include the De Esch waterworks, turned into a residential zone in the 1970s.
11-10-2019 - Landscaping
Atelier YokYok Cobalt Muffin Installation
French architecture firm, Atelier YokYok has designed an original artwork specifically for Shanghai Yuyuan Road. The temporary installation, promoted by CREATER, is a new attraction and facilitator for the district and will stay in place until July 2020.
27-09-2019 - Landscaping
A special EGHN award for Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire
As part of the European Garden Award, which the European Garden Heritage Network EGHN started in 2010 with its partners in 14 European countries, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire was awarded First Prize: Special Award of the Schloss Dyck Foundation, Centre for Garden Art and Landscape Design.
24-09-2019 - Landscaping
Shrine of Whatslove by Wutopia Lab in Zhejiang
How to bring together a reflection on modern-day love with an intervention in a rural zone using a contemporary construction with cutting-edge materials: Wutopia Lab worked with RoboticPlus.AI, a digital construction firm, to design China’s first carbon fibre structure in the rural zone of Zhejiang: the Shrine of Whatslove.
