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 […]
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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.
Sasaki: The Yangtze is Asia’s longest river and drains one-fifth of China’s land area. Revered as the “mother river,” it has nurtured China’s history, culture, and economy since the dawn of civilisation. This relationship between the people and the river has, in recent years, grown tense. Despite unprecedented advancements in engineering, all major cities on […]
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 north flank of the Hondsrug ridge forms a steep border to the low-lying, wet, peaty landscape of the Hunze Valley. After the penultimate Ice Age, the primaeval valley of the Hunze Valley was filled with fine sand and later covered with thick pillows of raised bog. Now there is a low peaty landscape which, […]
Natural purification park for the future urban zone. With Het Oog, DELVA is creating an innovative (underwater) landscape park that connects the two islands of Strandeiland in Amsterdam IJburg. With 8,000 homes, the second phase of Strandeiland is one of the largest future districts in the city. Het Oog is the ‘green-blue’ living room of the new area, a place that promotes water […]
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 […]