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Turenscape's 'floating forest' reshapes a former wasteland into a multifunctional urban landscape

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Beijing-based landscape architecture firm Turenscape has completed the transformation of a former 126-acre dumping ground into a “dreamlike floating forest” in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang. At the same time, a new lake was created to accommodate over 35 million cubic feet of stormwater inflow.

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Restore to Impact: Projects Selected for the Regeneration Contest of an Industrial Site in Parma

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Image © Yifan and Jingwen Which are the criteria for the regeneration of a former industrial site? In addition, the quality of the landscape and public spaces are also related to connectivity and sustainability in technological, environmental, economic, business and innovative terms. Read more »

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The Groundwork of Great Design: Integrating Landscape into Architectural Narratives

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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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Herzog & de Meuron’s Powerhouse Arts restoration opens in Brooklyn

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A crossover arts and manufacturing project from Herzog & de Meuron opened on May 19 following several years of construction that remade a former brownfield site into the new home of the non-profit Powerhouse Arts in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Herzog & de Meuron says: “The industrial landscape and history of the site play a pivota.

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Powerhouse Sydney Reveals Heritage Restoration Plans for Australia’s Largest Museum Institution

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Image © DBJ Powerhouse, Australia ’s largest museum institution dedicated to applied arts design, and technology, has revealed the plans for a comprehensive restoration of its three sites located in Sydney , Australia, in addition to the opening of a new site in Parramatta in Western Sydney in 2025. Read more »

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Architecture Research Office reveals plans for Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape in Upstate New York

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Architecture Research Office (ARO) , in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) and The Olana Partnership (TOP), has today revealed a new plan for the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape at the Olana State Historic Site in Upstate New York.

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Terraforming the Future: 6 Examples of Architects Literally Reshaping the Earth

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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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