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Bear Architects designs Zubitegi Park in Spain as "living infrastructure"
An open steel grid topped with green barrel-vaulted roofs frames this park in Spain, which has been completed by Bilbao studio Bear Architects. Named Zubitegi Park, the project occupies a challenging...
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CF Møller creates flood-defence system that doubles as a nature park in Denmark
Danish architecture studio CF Møller has integrated a nature park into a flood-defence system beside the Gudenå river in Randers, Denmark. Combining urban planning, climate change adaptation and nature...
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White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling "a bundle of twisted straws". Situated within a nature reserve in...
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"Regenerative" eco-park opens on site of cancelled Mexico City airport
Architect Iñaki Echeverria has completed the first phases of an eco-park three times the size of Manhattan in Mexico City, using some of the infrastructure of the cancelled Foster + Partners-designed...
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Temp nestles charred-wood pavilion in rocky Shanghai garden
Chinese studio Temp has used charred wood to create 3-to-1 Pavilion, a triangular shelter nestled in a rocky garden in Shanghai. Intended as a sanctuary-like space for drinking tea and gathering, the...
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Tianjin 4A Sports Park is a multipurpose play area in China by BAM
A range of colours, patterns and forms animate this sports and play area in Tianjin, China, designed by international studio Ballistic Architecture Machine to "rethink the role of parks in dense...
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Feilden Fowles creates "living laboratory" in Natural History Museum gardens
Planted landscapes are woven around a pair of timber-framed buildings in the Natural History Museum gardens in London, revamped by local studios Feilden Fowles and J&L Gibbons. Overhauled for the...
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OMA unveils "anti-iconic" Simone Veil Bridge in Bordeaux
Dutch studio OMA has completed a wide bridge across the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France, which is intended to double as a public space for the city. Designed by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and Chris...
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SOA Architekti transforms former graveyard into public park in Czech Republic
An elevated, winding walkway guides visitors through Park of Memories, a former graveyard in Aš, Czech Republic, renovated by local studio SOA Architekti. Covering the site of a graveyard that was...
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PlayLab designs "scenically sculpted" Sacré-Cœur skatepark to resemble stone
LA studio PlayLab and construction company California Skateparks have created Checkered Future, a temporary skate bowl in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris for footwear brand Vans. The two-part...
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Maetherea Studio uses rusty metal to create Iron Reef in Norfolk
Landscape architecture practice Maetherea Studio has used rusty iron rebars to create an "amphibious" installation that emerges from reedbeds of the River Yare in Norfolk. Named Iron Reef, the...
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"Outstanding" landscape architect Lynn Kinnear dies aged 64
Landscape architect Lynn Kinnear, founder of Kinnear Landscape Architects who collaborated on projects including the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School, has died aged 64. Described by Observer...
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Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
Our next Social Housing Revival series case study looks at the development of a series of favelas in São Paulo by Brazilian studio Boldarini Arquitetura e Urbanismo that take a new approach to informal...
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Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague
Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. Located in a forest clearing next to an...
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Snøhetta creates hexagonal paver system for urban landscapes
Interlocking hexagonal pieces make up Flyt, a permeable paver system developed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta as an easy-to-use water management solution for urban areas around the world. Commissioned by...
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Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour
Danish studio Cobe has completed The Opera Park, a "much-needed green oasis" in Copenhagen's inner harbour that features six gardens and a flower-shaped greenhouse. Described by Cobe as a "lush, green...
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Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. Pop Up is a...
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Worsening natural hazards an "opportunity" to rethink cities says Amy Chester
The increasing need to protect cities from environmental hazards is a chance to transform communities for the better, says Rebuild By Design managing director Amy Chester in this interview for our...
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White Arkitekter designs stormwater pond that "celebrates the joy of being...
Swedish practice White Arkitekter has completed the Exercisfältet Stormwater Pond in Uppsala, Sweden, providing water purification and flood protection while also creating a biodiverse landscape for...
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Concrete-based urban areas "will fail due to their non-resilience" says...
Landscape architects must prioritise creating "sponge cities" in the face of increased flooding, Oberlander Prize-winner Kongjian Yu tells Dezeen in this interview. Chinese landscape architect Kongjian...
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