Ateliers 2/3/4/: Strategically located at the entrance of a new neighbourhood, the square provides a clear view of the crossroads whilst announcing the future development of the Faculty of Pharmacy. The geo-topographical characteristics of the site, a 5-metre change in level together with its location at the intersection of dense traffic roads, determined the landscape […]
Ateliers 2/3/4/: Strategically located at the entrance of a new neighbourhood, the square provides a clear view of the crossroads whilst announcing the future development of the Faculty of Pharmacy. The geo-topographical characteristics of the site, a 5-metre change in level together with its location at the intersection of dense traffic roads, determined the landscape […]
[traces of time]. Inspired by the multi-layered historic development of the city of Schmalkalden, dating back to the early middle ages, the design resembles the aesthetic qualities of different periods of growth. These specific characteristics are represented through a complex system of varying paving patterns and on ground interventions accentuating the city’s historic development. Special […]
PLACE Laboratory: Railway Square is a new public square constructed in the former Midland Railway Workshops. The Workshops are a cluster of late 19th century industrial buildings undergoing thoughtful restoration to create an urban village for a new era. Retaining its authentic, industrial feel, the new urban village will be home to a range of […]
Klopfer Martin Design Group: Suffolk University is an important institution in Boston, but it lacks a tangible presence as a campus, particularly when it comes to a recognizable landscape place. The purpose of this project was to overcome that deficit and create the university’s first landscape space as a part of the construction of a […]
re-form landscape architecture limited: Sovereign Square is the first major public space in Leeds City Centre for a generation. The space, which provides the setting for a new business destination, is the first step to the South Bank regeneration area which will expand the city centre over the next 20 years. The project presented an […]
The Francois Mitterrand Strip is a major historic site for the city of Rennes. Constructed in 1682, it came to being at the foot of ramparts and dominated the swampy confluence of the Ille and Vilaine Rivers. First flanked by canals and four rows of trees, it went from a place for strolling and being […]
Farrer Huxley Associates: Market Yard is a new public space in the heart of Deptford, London, incorporating the restored carriage ramp and arches, the oldest railway structure in London. The 14 arches are now home to artisanal businesses, and the ramp will soon provide public access to the rebuilt station. The yard itself hosts a […]
CLAB architettura: The design proposal for the re-qualification of “Piazza Fernando di Savoia”, a neglected open area entirely used for parking, located in the municipality of Peschiera del Garda (Province of Verona) received first prize amongst a total of 153 proposals for an idea competition announced in 2011. The plaza extends for a surface of […]
Marianne Levinsen Landscape: Cloudbursts and increased flooding are regular occurrences in many urban areas today. The task of Lindevangs Park is to respond to the challenges of a wetter future by looking at ways to adapt the urban landscape. The project is based on the existing park, Lindevangs park, where new initiatives with dual functions […]
ASPECT Studios: A new style of socially orientated community design brings an open plaza to the people of Hefei by Stephen Buckle and the team at ASPECT Studios Shanghai. Wantou & Vanke Paradise Art Wonderland is located in the core area of the Xin Zhan District’s southwestern zone, with Shao Quan Lake and the civic […]
WATERLILY Design Studio: The landscape should satisfy all the needs of the users while maintaining the landscape design quality. It should realize the colorful life vision of all kinds of people as far as possible. For example, young people in commercial streets can go shopping, the elderly in the rest area can have a rest […]
HISTORY AND CONCEPT Set on the Garonne river banks and landlocked by expressways, the Sept Deniers district is an “island” in the city of Toulouse. Formerly an industrial zone, the area is currently achieving its transformation, in which the “JOB” square is to become the landmark. Known by generations of Toulouse inhabitants as the place […]
Smedsvig Landskap: Odd Frantzens square: from shadowed courtyard to radiating urban space and main entrance for Media City Bergen This was the central challenge of the project: how to transform a dark courtyard into a luminous, desirable, urban space, worthy of the new media hub in Bergen? By applying a bright cobblestone floor, but in […]
Karavan: The city of Bollnäs’ new Brotorget is a place to come home to, a place to meet or just be, and a place with a feeling of home with warmth for the young and the old, summer or winter. Karavan won the tender with the ”Heart of Bollnäs” proposal in a recent call for […]
DnD Landschaftsplanung: The project impresses due to the design and the zoning of the public space. There is a spacious public square zone centrally located. The place is separated by a meandering concrete band. The separated and partly planted semi-public areas are spatially associated with the houses and their entrances. The green zones with trees […]
dwg. Fareground liberates a lost landscape in a bustling urban environment through the transformation of an underutilized office plaza. The project produced a new hub of urban life; fully embracing the downtown Austin community in an oasis to gather, socialize, relax, entertain and create. The resulting landscape performs through careful programming, vitality, social engagement and environmental […]
Project Overview ASPECT Studios: Steam Mill Lane is the first of a series of new public realm spaces being delivered and designed as part of the Darling Square urban regeneration project in Sydney. The outcome is a fine grain and beautifully detailed retail lined laneway which has been carefully curated as a 360-degree environment with […]
YIYU: The project is located at the city of Nanchang in central China and serves as a vital starting point of Rule Lake urban renewal project. Rule Water Street combines its historical evolution with the memories of the mother river, Gan River, of the site, and aims to rebuild a new modern bonding between the […]
THE BRIEF ASPECT Studios: As part of the Perth City Link project, the overall brief was to design an inclusive, welcoming destination that linked Perth’s CBD to Northbridge. This cultural and civic destination aimed to embody all the characteristics of the local area, Perth and Western Australia more broadly. Lyons, the principal Architect and iredale […]
As part of the wider regeneration project for the historical Boulevard Ring in Moscow, Djao-Rakitine has been commissioned to develop the design of a new city square. An exceptional opportunity to provide a new type of open space for Moscow was given by the presence of archaeological remains of the Belgorodskaya Wall (or White Wall) that […]