Union Terrace Gardens renewal proposals

Aberdeen Union Terrace Gardens Latest Proposal by LDA

After huge controversy back in 2012, Aberdeen city council once again seeks an architectural solution. Planning application was unanimously approved for proposal by LDA Design for enhancing the city’s Victorian park in the Denburn Valley.

St Kilda Project in Melbourne Landscape

St Kilda Project in Melbourne

Design: Ian Barker Gardens. The front garden is traditional in layout and contains bluestone paving and a soft, romantic perennial planting palette, perfectly complementing the architecture of the heritage house.

Piccadilly Gardens Manchester: Tadao Ando design

Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Landscape design by Urban Edge Architecture | www.e-architect.com

Demolition of concrete pavilion by Tadao Ando, the only building by this celebrated Japanese architect in the UK. Manchester City Council desire to “refresh” Piccadilly Gardens, a green space in the city centre

House of The Seven Gardens in Cádiz

House of the Seven Gardens

The project consists of a house design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos with a large surface area, almost like a small village that seeks to reduce its presence in the natural environment away from white architecture from vernacular populations and approaching karstic phenomena.

Eden Soestdijk Gardens in Utrecht, Netherlands

Eden Soestdijk

Design: Mecanoo architecten. The redevelopment of the Soestijk estate has a social purpose in creating a more sustainable society. An educative journey will touch all the visitors’ senses, triggering them to become more aware and conscious of the earth’s fragility.

Botanic Center Bloom Brussels building design

Botanic Center Bloom Brussels

Design: Vincent Callebaut Architectures. New images of urban renewal project limiting carbon emissions in the European Union capital. The role of architects “involves advocating for a hybrid history”, and making bold choices.

Piezoelectric Trolleybus Gardens

Piezoelectric Trolleybus Gardens

Design: Margot Krasojevic Architect. Trolleybuses are electric vehicles which makes them more environmentally friendly than fossil fuel or hydrocarbon-based vehicles when implemented in the city.

The Hive at Kew Gardens, London

UK Pavilion internal shot at dusk

Design: Wolfgang Buttress with Tristan Simmonds & BDP, Architects. This stunning structure opens in Kew Gardens on Saturday after being centrepiece of the gold-medal winning UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo, Italy.

Union Terrace Gardens Aberdeen designs

Union Terrace Gardens Aberdeen park

After huge controversy back in 2012, the city council is taking the plunge again! Architects invited to draw up a design and delivery plan for enhancing the city’s Victorian park in the Denburn Valley including an amphitheatre to allow year-round events and re-using the historic arches.

Dongguan Botanical Gardens, China

Dongguan Botanical Gardens 1

Design: John McAslan + Partners (JMP)

The design is a contemporary re-interpretation of the essential characteristics of a tropical plant leaf structure, integrating architecture and landscape to provide a holistic approach for the site. The building is based around a gridshell roof structure which engages lightly with a landscaped mounded base mediating between the internal and external landscaping.

New Build in Kensington Palace Gardens

New Build Kensington Palace Gardens 3

Design: Colwyn Foulkes & Partners. Colwyn Foulkes & Partners have received planning consent from the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea for a new luxury residence on Palace Green, London W8. Conscious of the architectural quality of the neighbouring Kensington Palace, the external façade will have classical detailing and use bespoke materials.

Hothouse at the Botanical Gardens in Aarhus

Hothouse at the Botanical Gardens in Aarhus

Heated conservatory at the Botanical Gardens, Aarhus, Denmark, design by C. F. Møller Architekten – transparent roofing made of ETFE foil cushions with an interior pneumatic shading system planned by formTL and C. F. Møller Architekten the building “is like a drop of dew in its green surroundings”.

Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London

Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale

Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London. BDP has secured detail planning consent for its competition winning housing and regeneration project at Tollgate Gardens in Maida Vale, London. The redevelopment of the 1960s estate forms the first step in Westminster City Council’s ambitious Housing Renewal Strategy.