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The Goods Line by ASPECT Studios

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© Florian GroehnASPECT Studios: The opening of The Goods Line in Ultimo brings the vision of a more connected, sustainable and innovative Sydney one step closer to reality. The Goods Line, a NSW Government initiative, is the key strategic link and an important green space for this burgeoning part of the city. It provides a connection through […]

The Power Station by Hocker Design Group

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The_Power_Station-Hocker_Design_Group-00dHocker Design Group: Housed in an historic Dallas Power & Light electrical sub-station building built in 1926, this new arts space, artist’s residence, and garden invites artists to respond to the raw character of the architecture – offering an alternative to the traditional gallery and museum context. Along with the interior spaces, an urban gallery […]

MacKenzie Falls Gorge Trail by hansen partnership

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hansen_McKenzieFalls_00bhansen partnership: We were engaged by Parks Victoria to prepare a concept plan for the MacKenzie Falls. Precinct under their flood recovery program after floods caused the destruction of a key footbridge in early 2012. We worked closely with Parks Victoria staff to gain an appreciation of the natural setting close to the cascading waterfall […]

UNESCO World Heritage Site Abbey Lorsch

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Grounds-of-Abbey-Lorsch-by-topotek1-landsape-architects-00TOPOTEK 1: The classic scriptures of antiquity are almost all lost. We know about the biblical paradise or Herodotus’ historiography mainly from transcripts that were created in the medieval scriptoria of monasteries. One of the most important centres of such re-edition of cultural memory was the Benedictine Abbey in Lorsch, Germany near the river Rhine. […]

Plaine de Plainpalais by Atelier Descombes Rampini

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Plaine_de_Plainpalais-by-Atelier-Descombes-Rampini-00Atelier Descombes Rampini: The Plaine de Plainpalais is an island resulting of the merging of old meanders of the Arve River, at its confluence with the Lac Leman (Lake Geneva). Its lozenge-shape is a persistence of its old state. Open space at the foot of the old town fortifications, at the edge of the ancient […]

The Waterfront Promenade at Aker Brygge by Link Landskap

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00-Stranden-Aker-brygge_LINK-arkitektur_Photo-Tomasz-MajewskiLINK Landskap: ‘Stranden’ is the first of a multi-stage redevelopment of the precinct known as ‘Aker Brygge’ in Oslo, Norway. It is part of a greater effort to reinvigorate Oslo’s post-industrial waterfront by creating a 12km long publically accessible waterfront promenade, connecting the city’s east and west. The precinct’s developer, Norwegian Property (NPRO), aims to […]

The Bluff by OMGEVING

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© Yanninck MilpasOMGEVING: The Bluff in the notorious ‘Ypres Salient’ is a unique wartime landscape that survives from the First World War. The site was the scene of widespread feverish digging of underground passages and shafts, mine explosions, sabotage and attempts at eavesdropping. In the context of the cultural tourism project, ‘Remembrance Park 14-18′, subtle measures in […]

Skjervsfossen by Østengen & Bergo Landscape Architects


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© Paal HoffØstengen & Bergo Landscape Architects
: Skjervsfossen is situated close to Voss by the former highway connecting east and west of Norway. For decades, the beauty of Skjervsfossen was vanished due to heavy commercial traffic on the highway. It was a roadside waterfall passers noticed as the car was sprinkled. In 2011 a tunnel was built […]

Wildwood Plaza, Uster by Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur

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© Daniela ValentiniStudio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur: Today the urban dweller searches for increasingly powerful experiences of „landscape“ and „nature“ in shrinking territories on the edge of town. It has become the charge of the landscape architect to look for new languages which at once immerse us in the sensations of landscape while providing functional space for recreational uses. […]

Seghizzi Square and the Burg of the Castle of Gorizia by Di Dato & Meninno

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© Massimo CrivellariDi Dato & Meninno Associated Architects: The renewal project for the “Borgo di Castello”, the historic village surrounding the castle of Gorizia, has represented an opportunity to reconsider this part of the city, which is Gorizia’s symbol par excellence. It is, in fact, a place rich in history and in mutations stemming from the variety […]

Guitrancourt Town Centre by Espace Libre

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© Julien FalsimagneEspace Libre: Guitrancourt is a small town of 650 residents in the western countryside of Paris. The Town Hall Square was composed of a multitude of disconnected spaces, as parts of a gentle slope topography. The former heterogeneous space layout evolved thanks to a clear identification of the urban functions. The Parvis of the Church, […]

Grønnegården – Herning High School by Schønherr

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© Jens LindheSchønherr: The garden project has been built around a single geometrical form and a rectangular lawn which connects to the various manifestations of the buildings and allows the user to peacefully enjoy the surroundings. In the grass, a concrete landscape made of cast-in-place concrete has been created. The ‘landscape’ consists of asymmetrical shapes which rise […]

Square Jacques de Bollardière, Nantes by Map Paysagistes

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Square-de-la-Bollardiere-Playground-00MAP [PAYSAGISTES]: Since July 2014, the public space of Nantes was completed by a new island, the “Square Jacques de Bollardière”. The island-shape of this new public space was developed to allow a fluent incorporation of the project into the urban context of the district imagining a riverside ambiance. It was at the same time […]

Renaturation of the River Aire, Geneva

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© Fabio ChironiThis project is a finalist for Rosa Barba Prize and will be presented at the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona on 29th of September, 2016. Designing a rivergarden text by Superpositions The Aire river flows through valleys historically devoted to farming. From late 19th century it was progressively canalized. In 2001 State of […]

Coro Field by IF Integrated Field

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© Ketsiree WongwanLayers of adaptation IF Integrated Field: Originate from the fascination of agriculture, the owner who owns an agriculture field on a vast land in Suan Phueng (a Thailand scenery town) intends to bring the farming products and farming lifestyle from the farm to the urbanites. Therefore, the first phase of “Coro project” was located on […]

Metro Forest: Bangkok Urban Reforestation by LAB

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© LABThis project is a finalist for Rosa Barba Prize and will be presented at the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona on 29th of September, 2016. LAB (Landscape Architects of Bangkok): Located at the Eastern fringes of Bangkok in the suburban district of Prawet, approximately 6 kilometers from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, lies the […]

Barangaroo Reserve by PWP Landscape Architecture

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© Barangaroo Delivery AuthorityThis project is a finalist for Rosa Barba Prize and will be presented at the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona on 29th of September, 2016. PWP Landscape Architecture: Named for an influential Aboriginal woman of colonial Sydney, Barangaroo is a globally-significant, 22-hectare waterfront renewal project that redefines the western edge of Sydney Harbor. […]

Opens Tomorrow: Governors Island Phase 2 – The Hills by West 8

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© Timothy SchenckThe Trust for Governors Island (The Trust) announces the opening of the Hills, ten newly designed acres of park on Governors Island that include slides, art and unparalleled harbor views. The Hills are open for the season daily from July 19 – September 25, 2016, Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday/Sunday 10am-7pm. Designed by acclaimed landscape architects West […]

Chicago Riverwalk Expansion by SASAKI

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Chicago-Riverwalk_00SASAKI: The Main Branch of the Chicago River has a long and storied history that in many ways mirrors the development of Chicago itself. Once a meandering marshy stream, the river first became an engineered channel to support the industrial transformation of the city. Following the famed reversal of the river, in which the city […]

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by Hargreaves Associates

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© Hargreaves AssociatesThis project is a finalist for Rosa Barba Prize and will be presented at the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona on 29th of September, 2016. Hargreaves Associates: Hargreaves Associates led the design for the 274 acre parklands that formed the centerpiece for the London Games, recognized as the ‘Greenest Games’ in history, with […]
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