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.
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.
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.
Swedish architecture firm Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter, together with Swedish landscape architects from the Mareld Landscape studio have recently renovated the central square of the town of Kärdla, in Estonia. The intervention is one of several projects launched to celebrate the centenary of the nation’s declaration of independence.
The international, multidisciplinary studio Crossboundaries has designed a vibrant open-air community park in Songzhuang. It all stems from the idea of a community of artists acting as an engine for change and progress, translated by the architects into an inclusive park.
DROPS, installation designed by architect and artist Cosimo Scotucci and created as part of the Artist in Residence cultural programme promoted by the "Scogliera Viva - Sculpting the sea" association and the municipality of Caorle, in Veneto, is a land art intervention that enriches the city's coastline. A work that expertly combines glass art with technological progress, in a unique emotional experience.
The French studio Atelier YokYok, whose work represents a synthesis between art and architecture, has created the project to convert an old stable into a new restaurant in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire. Located on the île Forget, the renovated building, characterised by a striking blue colour and an iconic white canopy, enriches the visitor experience in the town’s fluvial area.
Since a few days, Italy can also boast an installation by the Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde. At the Arte Sella contemporary open-air museum in the Malga Costa area of Borgo Valsugana in Trentino-Alto Adige, Liquid Landscape is a work of art waiting to be experienced.
The International Garden Festival is celebrating its 22nd edition with the theme Magic lies outside. A message of hope to enhance creativity and add colour to this world.
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