With community-based participation at its center, an effective Placemaking process capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential, and it results in the creation of quality public spaces that contribute to people's health, happiness, and well being.
OPEN SPACE IN HAFENCITY, HAMBURG GERMANY The open spaces of the western part of Hafencity are central components of the processes of transformation of the..
Completed in 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Images by Raphaël Thibodeau. Agora Maximus is an innovative pedestrianization project that pushes the boundaries of tactical urbanism by proposing highly durable, integrated, and...
Image 1 of 7 from gallery of What Is an Urban Oasis? Combating the Excessive Heat of Cities. Henning G. Kruses Plads / BIG. Image: © Rasmus Hjortshøj
Lab D+H: Located in Guangzhou, Vanke Cloud City Phase 2 is a pioneer mixed use development project in China. It is composed of four residential towers with over 5000 small apartments (8-35 sq.m) surrounded by fashionable commercial frontage. This project is one of the first small apartment projects in China, aiming to satisfy the young […]
Whether it’s extra elbow room or a place to rub shoulders you’re looking for, new architect-designed public spaces give city dwellers a chance to..
Image 14 of 21 from gallery of How to Choose Pavements for High-Traffic Public Spaces. © Iwan Baan. ImageSuperkilen / Topotek 1 + BIG Architects + Superflex
Image 90 of 112 from gallery of From Tiny Squares to Urban Parks: 100 Public Spaces From All Around the World. Photograph by Sebastien Michelini
Public squares remain a symbol of our human need to communally congregate but have also evolved into multifunctional hubs that are more than just places..
MATERIALS AND FINISHES Structure formed by steel profiles with antirust protection and painted in black oxiron. Seat made from solid Iroko wood slats with certification FSC 100% protected with one-coat oil. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE Installation not required, although bore holes are provided if it is required. The bench is delivered disassembled in two parts: structure and slats. Instructions and screws included. No maintenance required, except to preserve the original colour of the wood. Weights 3.00 m without backrest: 302 kg 4.00 m without backrest: 443 kg
Image 5 of 17 from gallery of Pedestrian Boulevard in Dnipro / FILIMONOV & KASHIRINA architects. Photograph by Andrew Avdeenko
Image 4 of 11 from gallery of Urban Acupuncture: Regenerating Public Space Through Hyper-Local Interventions. Photograph by Rahul Palagani
Inculcation of social distancing within interactive spaces is the irony this read is going to elaborate on further....
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The Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects announces its 2012 awards.
Urban Design Forum recently announced WIP Collaborative will construct an interactive public art piece in Hudson Square, Manhattan.
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Impressive things that make cities more enjoyable to live in.
Image 1 of 10 from gallery of A New Layer of Public Space: The Case for Activating Urban Rooftops. Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshøj
Image 101 of 112 from gallery of From Tiny Squares to Urban Parks: 100 Public Spaces From All Around the World. Photograph by Jacopo Gennari Feslikenian
Hyperlane is a 2.4km multi-level linear sky park, youth culture and lifestyle destination at the heart of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music University in..
Image 2 of 11 from gallery of Urban Acupuncture: Regenerating Public Space Through Hyper-Local Interventions. Photograph by Raphael Thibodeau
See some of Europe’s best designed public spaces
Image 8 of 31 from gallery of PIXELAND / 100architects. Photograph by Amey Kandalgaonkar
Image 23 of 25 from gallery of Agora Maximus, Tactical Urbanism Project / LAAB Collective + Signature Design Communication. Diagram 02
It’s designed as a rippling wave of wood that rises up to form arches for people to walk through, and curves under to create spaces for people to sit, lie, and relax.
Streetscapes and plazas are being transformed into high performance sites for stormwater management.
When the city of Gdansk, Poland removed parking from its historic Targ Weglowy Square, the absence of cars presented a new urban planning and design opportunity that could simultaneously test public interaction within the square. From August 26 to September 4, the city’s main square was recreated into a temporary space formed of “urban grass rooms.” By observing how city […]
Scopri come potranno essere i luoghi dedicati al divertimento dei più piccoli nel mondo post-Coronavirus.
L'équipe d'ADHOC architectes présente à Montréal jusqu’en octobre 2020 le projet "Prenez place !", sur la rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, à l’angle de la rue
Image 3 of 17 from gallery of Rodda Lane Intervention / Sibling Architecture. Photograph by Peter Bennetts
