Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

US-based architecture studio SOM has completed a restoration of the Lever House seventy years after the studio originally designed the historic New York City office building. We've restored the plaza and podium to its original 1952 glory while comprehensively overhauling the mechanical systems."

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Architizer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

But beyond the physical structure lies an often-overlooked element that profoundly shapes the experience of these buildings: the landscape. In modern design, landscape architecture should not be an afterthought; it should be an integral component of the overall project that creates harmony between the built spaces and the natural environment.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Belgium Over time, numerous additions to the home and its garden had distracted from its original structures and their relationship to the landscape, and so its new owners tasked Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx with restoring this condition.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2024

Natural materials and neutral colours were chosen throughout the home to highlight the lush views When Jesse Rudolph and Joelle Kutner of Ome Dezin came to the project, it had undergone a 1990s remodel that had stripped away its character and style. We opted for a limited material and color palette in favour of natural tones."

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Line+ Studio designed the structures to be minimal but impactful, seeking to improve the visitor experience through simple gestures that would not detract from the natural setting. As well as framing the landscape, this tunnel was also designed to protect the road from further erosion that had been occurring during heavy rains.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

the low-maintenance and minimally invasive design celebrates nature's effortless and rhythmic cycles. The post z’scape restores hotel site in china with amphitheater + lush, native garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Hasselt-based practice designed House Be to provide a distinctive but harmonious counterpoint to its extensively landscaped surroundings, with internal courtyards and a covered kitchen terrace that allow the garden to "extend into the building.". House Be is an experiment in dwelling in and amongst nature," explained the practice. "A

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

Located in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, Piuarch collaborated with landscape architect Antonio Perazzi to design a factory that would resemble its surroundings. The green roof was designed to blend into the landscape. The architecture thus establishes an open dialogue with its natural surroundings," he told Dezeen.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Local landscape studio Field Operations has opened a swath of land in Staten Island 's Freshkills Park, which was once home to the world's largest landfill. The landscape design of North Park will grow over time to create a bio-diverse ecosystem. said the team.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Imagine a city where vibrant green spaces and natural solutions not only enhance our urban landscapes but also boost our well-being, creating healthier and happier urban environments. Architects and landscape architects are instrumental in the practical implementation of NbS in urban environments. Bangkok, Thailand.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Biodiversity, net zero and ‘nature-positivity’ increasingly direct conversations around the built environment. With that in mind, it seems only fair to look away from bold urban redevelopment schemes with their downtown sky gardens and instead pay tribute to architectural gems that opt to spotlight Mother Nature herself.

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Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2023

The relationship between built and organic landscapes can sometimes be a fraught one. Too often, urbanization is undertaken at the expense of the natural environment rather than in support of it. These exceptional winning landscape projects from the 10 th Annual A+Awards achieve precisely that. Merging Old and New Landscapes.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Clemson University Institution: Clemson University School: School of Architecture Course: Master of Landscape Architecture Tutors: Hala Nassar, Lara Browning, Hyejung Chang, Mary G. This project focuses on a resiliency plan for the Halsey Creek watershed, employing a three-step process for water management in the landscape.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2024

Additionally, the design addresses the existing house's missed opportunities to take full advantage of the site's natural beauty – namely refining the entry approach from the forested driveway on the east and opening the house to views westward of an expansive rolling meadow and of the Sudbury River.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 31, 2024

The 65-acre Warm Springs Preserve was acquired by the city The post In Idaho, Superbloom is restoring a natural floodplain into a public park on the site of a former golf course appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. In Ketchum, Idaho, it’s common to see dogs chasing after balls in a field that was once a golf course.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

What is the difference between making a landscape and making a building? On the other hand, a (human-made) landscape is supposed to “last forever.” Through this series of projects, one key observation arises: architecturally designed landscapes are made of a completely different set of materials.

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2024

New York City-based studio WXY Architecture has unveiled a wooden, light-filled visitor centre for a nature preserve on the seaside in Rockaway, Queens. The Arverne East Welcome Center marks the entrance to a 35-acre nature preserve and is part of Phase 1 of New York City's first net-zero residential community. mile-long (8.9

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Sebastian Cox has rewilded a former golf course at the Birch Selsdon hotel The hotel's site includes a former 18-hole golf course, which was rewilded – the process of allowing habitats to return to their natural state by minimising human intervention. It's not about creating a zoo or a sort of nature reserve for nature only," continued Cox.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Calling all architects, landscape architects and interior designers: Architizer's A+Awards allows firms of all sizes to showcase their practice and vie for the title of “World’s Best Architecture Firm.” What if cities could flourish as natural habitats where ecology and urban life coexist? Start an A+Firm Award Application today.

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Architizer

APRIL 4, 2024

Nestled in the heart of America, Arkansas is rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage. Known for its picturesque landscapes, including the majestic Ozark Mountains and the winding Arkansas River, the state’s architecture is grounded in its natural surroundings.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The two mountains, apart from being artificial landscapes, were also hollowed out, housing a carpark within their cavernous interior and acting as a true project of terraforming. In fact, apart from its spatial benefits, landscape structures also offer thermal insulation and reduce the urban heat island effect.

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Architizer

MAY 13, 2024

Designs have categorically failed to respect nature and their surrounding environment for centuries, peaking in the last 100 years as megacities emerged. For too long, the disciplines of architecture and landscape architecture have been distanced, connected but rarely considered as equals in a project. There are, of course, exceptions.

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Hotel Designs

JUNE 13, 2023

In recent years, the iconic property has been restored to its former glory by a team of respected designers and consultants from Virserius Studio, PHX Architecture, Serving the Nation, Inc., Main image credit: Arizona Biltmore Waldorf Astoria Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, reveals its restoration Pauline Brettell.

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Architizer

JULY 9, 2024

Design Workshop , this year’s Jury selection for Best Landscape Design Firm in Architizer’s A+Awards , is internationally renowned for its dedication to creating projects that benefit clients, society and the well-being of our planet. With eight studios across the U.S. With eight studios across the U.S.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 7, 2023

From fuzzy booths for private phone calls to high-tech, egg-shaped meditation chambers and sound-insulated cylinders in co-working spaces , it seems to me that pods have quietly become a standard part of our open-plan interior landscape. A deep, natural cave is pitch black and almost entirely sound-proof.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Also included is a scheme that aims to implement landscape architecture methods that stop diseases from spreading, as well as a project examining the impact of wildfires. Landscape architecture is a broad field that encompasses the design of a complex range of environments outside our buildings.

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Architonic

APRIL 17, 2022

Taking its cues from the landscape around it, Villa Apollon by Block722 sits on the southern edge of the Greek island of Lefkada. The project, completed in early 2021, effortlessly merges contemporary architecture with nature, making the most of its context, while respecting its green surroundings.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Evidence of human settlements in Matera’s natural caves, known as the Sassi, trace back to the Paleolithic era. But after a slew of restoration and preservation efforts in the 1980s, and a 1993 UNESCO World Heritage Site designation , the first cave hotels started to open in Matera, with renovation oversight by conservation experts.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. The aim was to transform the area into a resilient public space that would adapt to rising sea levels and restore the local ecosystem," he continued.

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SW Oregon Architect

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

A bit harsh perhaps, though in my defense I did temper my criticism by acknowledging their very preliminary and necessarily generic nature. Fundamentally, the design of the “River District” prioritizes riparian restoration and pedestrian access to the river over full engagement of the urban fabric with the river’s edge.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By doing so, we restore its core identity as a home place of sanctuary and spiritual solace." —Meng Fanhao Guided by the philosophy of "Retreat to Nature, Return to Community," line+ Co-Founder and Principal Architect Meng Fanhao led the team in creating Ji Yun Yao Resort.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A courtyard pool will be restored While the sculptural external concrete frames that animate the three-storey buildings will be retained, curtain wall glazing will be replaced to meet the current safety and environmental standards. The images are by Hism.

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Architizer

MAY 29, 2024

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Deezen

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Landscape architects must prioritise creating "sponge cities" in the face of increased flooding , Oberlander Prize-winner Kongjian Yu tells Dezeen in this interview. He spoke to Dezeen after winning the US-based Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize. "We

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Brucemore in Cedar Rapids joined increasingly common company: an important landscape destroyed by climate change-accelerated natural disasters. Brucemore , a late Victorian country estate with a landscape designed in the early 20th century by ASLA cofounder O. Courtesy Brucemore Inc.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Chicago-based studio Wheeler Kearns Architects has created a wood-wrapped lake house with three separate structures whose design was informed "by the natural beauty and tranquillity" of Lake Michigan. Completed in August 2022, the Meadow Lane Retreat is a multi-structure house on a wooded site in Michigan. acre property in Lakeside, Michigan.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. The studio added nine floors on top of the restored original three floors.

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