The most creative landscape designers think beyond flowers, shrubs and other decorative plants to create outdoor spaces that are functional, unique, and in tune with nature's glorious harmonies. Here, we celebrate five of our favorites—and press them for intel that will help you take your own outdoor spaces to radical new places.
Have you ever looked for inspiration to elevate your outdoor spaces or simply just looked up images of outdoor places to appreciate the integration of nature into everyday life? Well, look no further because a good collection of these images can actually be found on the Facebook page Art & Landscape Design, which is an account that regularly shares diverse and captivating content related to the art of landscape design.
Rambøll Architecture and Urban Development: Farum Midtpunkt is a famous social housing building from the 1970s, situated in Northern Zealand, Denmark. It is based on modernist principals where the idea was to combine single-family homes with public functions in a closed community. The residents wanted Farum Midtpunkt to be more open to the surrounding areas […]
Image 1 of 22 from gallery of Delfland Water Authority / Mecanoo. Courtesy of Mecanoo architecten
LUZ: Today’s Šmartinski Park used to be a vast area of informal and individuals allotment gardens. In the municipal spatial planning documents the area was defined as green space and an infrastructural corridor, but in reality it was covered with garden beds and sheds, cut by a traffic road and crossed by a few main […]
The new Children’s Garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, opened on 18th May 2019 and features bespoke sculptural Fruit Hoops, Tunnel Hoops and Pergola Hoops created by Handspring Design. The company came up with the concept for the design of the Hoops at Kew and, working in partnership with All Urban and PCF Works, built the
The 100architects team designed these two urban playscapes to evoke joy and entertainment for individuals of all ages...
Image 15 of 40 from gallery of Freedom Square / 501 architects. Photograph by Norbert Tukaj
OFFICETWENTYFIVEARCHITECTS in collaboration with VANDOROS ALEXIOS, participate at the Architectural Competition of Ideas for the project “Regeneration of the
Living in the city doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the joys of gardening. With the right approach, even the smallest patio can become a thriving vegetable
A new book celebrates women in landscape design
The Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects announces its 2012 awards.
Urban: Sky UK has recently transformed its headquarters to represent the inspiring ‘believe in better’ vision. As the UK’s largest pay-TV broadcaster, Sky undertook extensive redevelopment works on their whole campus to consolidate the company’s operations and create up to 12,000 jobs. The mixed-use scheme is a community in its own right, and encompasses office […]
This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "Green Thumb." At any given moment when walking through Roberto Burle Marx:...
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Located in a prime position overlooking leafy Holland Park, Holland Park Villas is an exclusive gated residential development in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea by developer, Native Land. The architecture was conceived by John McAslan + Partners and comprises four contemporary ‘villas’ offering 68 elegant apartments and four penthouses that benefit from spectacular […]
Here are 37 small garden ideas to redesign your outdoor space:
Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve is a landscape design project by Hershberger Design, Landscape Architects. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Landscape Architecture | Planning | Urban Design
Gustafson Porter Shared with us one of their classics.
while the past few years has seen an 'amenities arms race', a new trend has emerged designed to attract affluent young professionals, urban farming.
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been confirmed as designers for an “Urban Living Room” masterplan in the Qianhai area of Shenzhen, China.
Here are 37 small garden ideas to redesign your outdoor space:
Image 1 of 36 from gallery of Chausson's Garden / Ateliers 2/3/4/. Photograph by Clément Guillaume
The yard feels secluded thanks to solid fencing and a buffer of dense greenery. Benches by Angel City Lumber, stacked on stones and all from Molly’s home state of Oregon, create a seating moment to look back at a towering cork oak tree.
Royce E. Pollard Japanese Friendship Garden Aerial Photo Spring 2012 Thank you to Vancouver Sign Company, which generously donated their time – and their lift truck – to provide this view.
When planning a new development, redeveloping a water canal might sound like an unusual place to start. Broparken is a technical stormwater system, disguised as an attractive urban social space, transforming a characterless stretch of land into a much-loved public park. Setting the scene for living Broparken is the first project in a new urban […]
OFFICETWENTYFIVEARCHITECTS in collaboration with VANDOROS ALEXIOS, participate at the Architectural Competition of Ideas for the project “Regeneration of the
The most creative landscape designers think beyond flowers, shrubs and other decorative plants to create outdoor spaces that are functional, unique, and in tune with nature's glorious harmonies. Here, we celebrate five of our favorites—and press them for intel that will help you take your own outdoor spaces to radical new places.
The Town River is located at the south of urban core commercial pedestrian street, and it is started from Gudu Harbor on the east and extended to...