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A simple architectural gesture by peris+toral.arquitectes removes fencing around a children’s playground. A subtle architectural solution meets the needs of shelter and protection. Two dunes were formed, planted with grass, creepers and shrubs, plus a gentle hollow that delineates the play space.
The Z structures provides a public area for the modern Agricultural Park in Jinshan. The structure links multiple agricultural projects and provides different activities for visitors. The veranda, an essential element in traditional Chinese gardening, has been selected as the theme of the design.
Design: Ross Barney Architects – winner of Outstanding Achievement in Exterior Lighting award ; shortlisted for the prestigious 2017 American Architecture Awards: The Riverwalk offers a variety of opportunities to find the beauty and spirit of the Chicago River. Visitors get an unexpected perspective on the city’s buildings.
Plans drawn up by Manchester-based architects SimpsonHaugh and landscape specialists Planit-IE to create a new urban quarter that reflects Manchester’s status as a truly global city. Masterplan by Will Alsop’s aLL Design.
Surrounded by disused blast furnaces and high-rise buildings the new Steelyard square forms the center of Belval Ouest. Seating areas and trees are grouped into islands in these former steel mill grounds.
A design by Matter Design & FR|SCH Projects aiming to encourage inventiveness and playful exploration, located in an area designed by The Architects Collaborative in the 1950s. The small building in the woods has ‘no purpose’, but in reality its intention is to facilitate discovery.
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.
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
Design: Adam Nathaniel Furman. Gateways is a ceramic installation consisting of four gates that draw people to wander through and experience the various views at the center of the enfilade perspective.
Design: Stefano Boeri Architetti. The first Chinese Forest City by Stefano Boeri Architetti is turning into reality. A city where offices, houses, hotels, hospitals and schools are entirely covered by plants and trees
Artist Andy Scott’s 300-tonne Kelpie horse heads, The Kelpies, are the world’s largest pair of equine sculptures. The Queen has opened Scotland’s newest section of canal, part of the £43m Helix project near Falkirk.
Cove Burgess Architects refurbish flagging Business Park into a valuable asset with beautifully formed kiosk. A new entrance has also been created and a new soft landscaping throughout the site
Design: NEX, Architects – New London Architecture Awards 2017 news. This visually distinctive destination arises from a strong site-specific historical context. Located on the Kings Road, Chelsea, the new Cadogan Cafe is defined by a spiralling wall that ties this contemporary creation with its prevalent past.
Architects: MVRDV
Designed to fully exploit this exceptional location, Ilot Queyries’ facades adapt to their opposite views towards the River Garonne and the historic city. The plan aims to reflect the qualities of Bordeaux World Heritage Site city centre whilst adding new qualities.
Design: Architectural and Urban Planning Design and Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
The architects drew nutrients from the Tujia traditional dwellings, which included the planning pattern of the settlement and the grounding of the house.
Design: BuzzoSpinelli Architecture. Wrapped by the beautiful mineralogy of the area, the construction is intended to be rough in its context. The choice of the cast concrete carries proudly the scares of the process.
Five-day cultural event, with a curated set of interactive displays bringing design and innovation directly to Times Square’s newly renovated plazas. Animated plaza by presenting hands-on design experience to all.