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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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07-03-2022 - Landscaping
The Lookout Spike, a lookout point by Mjölk architekti
The Czech studio Mjölk architekti has created a new lookout point near the town of Tanvald, in North Moravia. Although it is an element inspired by the nearby bobsleigh track and therefore characterised by a decidedly futuristic formal appearance, it gracefully fits as a new landmark in the surrounding landscape.
04-03-2022 - Landscaping
Roland Baldi Architects redesigns the Collalbo station square in Bolzano
The Roland Bald Architects studio has redeveloped the Collalbo station square in Bolzano. The intervention is an integral part of the new Collalbo Mobility Centre, also designed by the same studio, offering a welcoming square as a new showcase for the popular tourist resort in the Dolomites.
28-02-2022 - Landscaping
LUO studio designs bridge for the rural revitalisation of Gulou Waterfront
A new wooden bridge at the Gulou Waterfront eco-cultural tourism resort in Jiangmen, in the western part of the Pearl River Delta in China, is a symbol of the revitalisation of this area. The infrastructure, designed by the LUO architecture studio, re-proposes the ancient Chinese tradition of the covered bridge as an icon of the structural change taking place.
21-02-2022 - Landscaping
New kiosko in Kiwanis Methow Park to revitalise the park
The Kiwanis Methow Park Kiosko is a facility that serves as a community hub for a park in Wenatchee, Washington. Commissioned by the Trust for Public Land organisation and the city of Wenatchee, the project designed by the Fivedot architectural firm with the Site Workshop landscape architects studio, has become a point of reference for the local community.
16-02-2022 - Landscaping
A sculpture park in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Tamaraceite Park in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, designed by architect Hector Martínez and sculptor Juan E. Correa, falls somewhere between architecture and sculpture, between landscape and art. “Corrientes” redevelops a classic non-place in the city and turns it into a public place with a social function.
08-02-2022 - Landscaping
100architects, Over The Rainbow
International architectural practice 100architects created Over the Rainbow, a brightly coloured playground on the formerly unused rooftop terrace of a shopping centre in Changsha, China.
