A new creative district where not only existing local businesses and a community of creative professionals, but also a mix in new neighbourhood residents can flourish. The winning project of the ZoHo tender in Rotterdam’s creative district is bound to set new standards for urban living and working. It is designed to be a strong […]
A new creative district where not only existing local businesses and a community of creative professionals, but also a mix in new neighbourhood residents can flourish. The winning project of the ZoHo tender in Rotterdam’s creative district is bound to set new standards for urban living and working. It is designed to be a strong […]
The “Parco della Reggia di Rivalta” although its empty appearance, is a ground that has been occupied by several functions over time: it has been administrated by several owners, and it has gone through both splendor and decay. In the public imaginary, the park is associated with the garden realized in the first half of […]
Located amid Lagodekhi Natural Reserve in eastern Georgia, the Tree Top Trail is meant to maximize the experience of nature, intended as -in the words of David Attenborough, “the greatest source of excitement, beauty and intellectual interest”. The trail, takes advantage of the topography in order to avoid the use of an elevator. The access […]
The Ponte Parodi project establishes a new city attractor based on the proliferation of experience. A three dimensional plaza located on the waterfront combines a variety of programs including a cruise terminal, wellness, cultural and leisure program, all of which bring liveliness to the old harbor. With its low-slung, undulating outlines the piazza provides a […]
Landscape Architecture: Studio AKKA Architecture: A.BIRO Graphic design for public spaces: Studio Botas Consultancy: Ski-jumps: Klemen KOBAL Cross-country skiing: Uroš PONIKVAR Constructions: Vojko KILAR, FA Traffic: Špela SITAR, Tegainvest Water-management: Rok FAZARINC Light: ARCADIA LIGHTWEAR Competition: 2009 / details Location: Planica, Slovenija
Mikou Design Studio: Florence Square is situated in a strategic area in the new town of Fez. The square is structured by a main urban axis, a broad boulevard with a central island generating an important pedestrian flow. The remodeling of Florence Square in Fez aims to create a space for encounters and meetings at […]
Claude Cormier Landscape Architects: Sugar Beach is the second urban beach proposed for Toronto’s downtown waterfront, and the latest addition to the amber necklace of Toronto’s lakefront beach-scape. It is a sequel to HtO, the waterfront’s first beach park. The proposal for Jarvis Slip playfully recomposes other signature elements of the city, with Toronto playing […]
Design: Choi+Shine Winning entry of Unbuilt Architecture 2010 (Boston Society of Architects) ‘Making only minor alterations to well established steel-framed tower design, Choi+Shine has created a series of towers that are powerful, solemn and variable. These iconic pylon-figures will become monuments in the landscape. Seeing the pylon- figures will become an unforgettable experience, elevating the […]
Landscape Architecture: Scapelab Project: Invisible Bridge Type: Comission Client: Private Year: 2010 Location: Bled, Slovenia Project team: Marko Studen, Matic Blatnik, Miha Brezavscek
Atelier LOIDL: The vastness of the harbour spaces are a luxury worth of preservation. A rhythm of precisely located spaces will be established, opening up for a sensual perception of the poetry of Wide. The robust simplicity suggested by the site generates places ready to adopt changing terms of use. The projectʻs spacial structure preserves the local […]
Due to its exceptional location, the park will become an open-air museum of sorts, where the permanent exhibition on show is the city itself. The buildings immediately surrounding the park area reflect the full spectrum of Russian architecture from the 16th to 20th centuries: a life-size exhibition against a green backdrop.
Jonas Dahlberg: "An emotional observation informs my overall concept. During the initial site visit to Utøya, I noticed how different the feeling was of walking outside in nature, compared to the feeling of walking through the rooms of the main building. The experience of seeing the vacant rooms and the traces of extreme violence brought me—and others around me—to a state of profound sadness. In its current state, the building kept close within it the memory of the terror acts of July 22, 2011. Like an open wound."
Sasaki was selected as the winning team for the international competition to redesign Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, China. Suzhou Creek (also known as the Wusong River) was historically one of Shanghai’s most vital water routes, but in recent decades suffered from unspeakable pollution and neglect. With a grant from the Asian Development Bank, the waterway […]
TLS: The City of Suzhou, China has announced TLS Landscape Architecture, Berkeley, California as the winner of the Lion Mountain Park Design Competition. The new 74-hectare urban park, built on the grounds of an old amusement park and pond, is anchored by Shishan (Lion) Mountain. The park will become the key amenity of the newly-developing […]
Perkins+Will: Physically linking the continents of Europe and Asia, the Bridge has the potential to be a catalyst for public enrichment throughout the region, connecting people with their heritage, with nature, and with each other. On either side of the Bosphorus, extensive forest land serves as a natural tapestry containing quaint fishing villages, historic ruins, […]
The Copenhagen-based architectural firm SLA wins the Nordic Built Cities Challenge Award – Scandinavia’s largest and most prestigious architecture competition. SLA wins the award for a nature-based climate adaptation of Inner Copenhagen that shows the way forward for using nature to create better and more livable cities. Thursday November 3rd, the winner of Scandinavia’s largest […]