Landworks Studio: The open space concept for NorthPoint Parcel N in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a 20 story residential tower, was to optimize synergies between private development and deficiencies in public realm connectivity surrounding the site. The project’s two major additions to the public realm – an elevated pedestrian park and stair and a half acre central green […]
Landworks Studio: The open space concept for NorthPoint Parcel N in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a 20 story residential tower, was to optimize synergies between private development and deficiencies in public realm connectivity surrounding the site. The project’s two major additions to the public realm – an elevated pedestrian park and stair and a half acre central green […]
1:1 Landskab: 10 grass hills, 75 larch trees and 200 blue poles form the new Guldberg’s Square; a neighborhood park in central Nørrebro, Copenhagen, where people of all ages can meet, be active, exercise and relax. The three different elements create coherence in the renovated park and unite the existing functions that are kept with […]
Hetedik Műterem: The Castle District of Sopron is a 40-60 meter wide boulevard, which was formed on the outer skirt of the ditch running along the city walls that encircled the former historical core of the town, on the so called glacis slope. Consequently, from direction of the castle walls the row of houses, mostly […]
Sasaki: The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA), in partnership with a Sasaki-led design team (including HR&A Advisors), conceived of the Lawn on D—a flexible, vibrant, and temporary urban space—to be an early arrival on D Street, setting the tone for civic impact and expressing the ambitions of a new district. This new district, anchored by […]
Stradivarie Associated Architect: Conceived as a multi-purpose area, the arena, both a square and a garden, is a gathering spot for the whole market area. Project name: Green Arena Location: Cavallino-Treporti (Venice), Italy Area: 3100 mq green arena Completion: 2015 Landscape Architecture: Stradivarie Associated Architect Consultant: Federico Cicutto, Valeri.Zoia Architetti Associati Photos: Gianna Omenetto Client: […]
HYL: In the context of restoration of the Mont Saint-Michel’s maritime character, public spaces of « La Caserne » are subject to several operations aiming to redefine access to the site. In an effort to eliminate the parking lots currently encumbering the area around Mont Saint-Michel, the 4000+ parking spaces of this project are designed to receive […]
Építész Stúdió + Lépték-Terv: The project was the refurbishment of one of Budapest’s busiest downtown transport hubs, and the most visited public square on the Buda side. Due to the strict order of tramlines and roads, the main architectural and landscaping goal was to clean up and rationalize the inner parts, making the square a pedestrian […]
Gustafson Porter: Old Market Square in Nottingham is one of the oldest public squares in the UK with an 800 year history as a market place. At 11,500m2, it is the second largest in Britain after London’s Trafalgar Square. Its regeneration by Gustafson Porter 2005-2007 involved the replacement of a design by T.C.Howitt, architect of […]
Gustafson Porter: At ground level, Gustafson Porter’s landscape design for the public realm at New Ludgate seeks to tie the new development seamlessly into the surrounding urban fabric and character. This is achieved by fine landscape details and finishes which reinforce the smooth transition and facilitate the use of this new public space in a […]
K2A: Previously, the Saint-Remy Park perfectly illustrated the social ineptitude that can arise when a public space is poorly adapted to a sensitive neighbourhood. In this particular case, the park was once surrounded by a sinister metallic fence, and the space was dictated by a severe geometric composition with a rundown soccer field. Within the […]
Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur: The much-discussed town hall square at the centre of Meilen was realised in the course of an extension of the town hall and construction of an underground car park. Formerly, a large, functional yet unattractive parking lot occupied the area between the buildings accommodating the town hall, building authority and ZKB and […]
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture: In June 2012, the revitalized Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square opened to the public in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. Spearheaded by the adjacent Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, the project transformed an underused, 1960s concrete plaza into a vital community space. The park design emerged through a highly collaborative process, beginning […]
CMG Landscape Architecture: Previously a parking lot on a bluff created by the dramatic collapse of the coastline, the forms of Pacific Overlook emerge from the ground like remnants of the past. At the southernmost tip of Los Angeles, Pacific Overlook was transformed from a parking lot into a public open space which opened in […]
wbp Landschaftsarchitekten: The main idea behind the redesign of the surroundings of the St Remigius church in Borken was the “church in the square”. This square spans the whole width between the adjacent buildings, and the choice of homogeneous materials and the strong lighting concept help to unify its various areas and functions. The view […]
KWK Promes: Before the WWII, Szczecin was a german city and location of our museum used to be a urban quarter. During the war, due to air raids, a quarter was destroyed. After war, Szczecin became a polish city, meanwhile an empty square accidentally appeared in place of a former quarter. In December ’70, there […]
SCOB Arquitectura i Paisatge: Plaza Urdanibia is a public area at the heart of Irun’s old town, where the main public events of the city take place, such as the weekly market, the patron saint festivities, craft fairs, concerts, etc. Before this area was redeveloped, the space destined to these activities was limited to the […]
B+ABR Backheuser e Riera Arquitetura: The “Orla Conde” Project is part of the process of transformation and urban recharacterization of the port region and centre of Rio de Janeiro, deriving from Porto Maravilha’s urban operation. The demolition of the raised viaduct is defined as one of the main interventions carried out within the site of […]
T.C.L. – Taylor Cullity Lethlean: Contemporary universities are becoming microcosms of our cities. Open spaces are now being developed not as decorative foregrounds to buildings but to host staff, students and the wider community in myriad ways; whether it is meeting, studying, playing, exercising, partying, dining, promenading or escaping. These are social spaces serving increasing […]
Snøhetta redesigns Times Square, doubling the amount of public space. The new plaza on Broadway radically carves out 2.5 acres of pedestrian-only space at Manhattan’s core, transforming a congested vehicular district into a world-class civic space. With an average of 45 million visitors each year, Times Square is the most visited destination in New York and […]
Mecanoo: Keukenhof finally has a proper main entrance. Mecanoo designed an elegant gatehouse to welcome the large flows of, mainly international, visitors to the world famous gardens. A striking timber roof leans on two volumes, forming an impressive gateway to the park. The stepped roof structure of interwoven isosceles triangles provides shelter, whilst creating an […]
