The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid, west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named the "Nieuwe Park", but later renamed to "Vondelpark", after the 17th century author Joost van den Vondel. Yearly, the park has around 10 million visitors. In the park is an open air theatre, a playground and several horeca facilities. In 1864 a group of citizens led by Christiaan Pieter van Eeghen established the Vereeniging tot Aanleg van een Rij- en Wandelpark (English: Association for the Construction of a Park for Riding and Strolling). They bought several hectares of grass-land and marshes at the rim of the city of Amsterdam, in order to create the new park. They assigned the architect Jan David Zocher to design it, and in 1865 "Het Nieuwe Park" (English: "The New Park") was opened for members of the association and in exchange for a fee also for other citizens. Two years after the park opened, in 1867, a statue of writer and playwright Joost van den Vondel was placed in the park. Sculptor Louis Royer created the sculpture and the architect Pierre Cuypers designed the stand. As a result people started to call the park "Vondelspark" (English: "Vondel's Park"
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..
With its vibrant arts scene, urban parks and creative culinary offerings, there are lots of unique things to do in São Paulo, Brazil and most don’t cost a cent.
By Dian Hasan | November 28, 2009 The hallmark of any great city is its main urban park! Commonly located at the center of its core, urban parks play a significant role in providing traffic-choked …
The stunning Southbank Arbour architectural vertical garden weaves lush and vibrant through the parklands of Southbank, showcasing the Ronstan Greening System.
This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "Green Thumb." At any given moment when walking through Roberto Burle Marx:...
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..
William McDonough + Partners and GXN together with 3XN Architects, BCVA and Urland have teamed up to develop a master plan for the Agro Food Park...
TOPOTEK 1: Superkilen is a heterogenous site-collage in a dense, centrally located neighborhood in Copenhagen. The strongly international quarter with a mix of different cultures is to be revitalized using open space as a physical framework. This space is to be propelled beyond its current role as a mono-functional transit area into being innovative and […]
TOPOTEK 1: Superkilen is a heterogenous site-collage in a dense, centrally located neighborhood in Copenhagen. The strongly international quarter with a mix of different cultures is to be revitalized using open space as a physical framework. This space is to be propelled beyond its current role as a mono-functional transit area into being innovative and […]
Image 5 of 15 from gallery of Machou Designs World's Longest Urban Agriculture Park for Dubai. Dubai Super Park. Image Courtesy of Machou Architects Group
With its vibrant arts scene, urban parks and creative culinary offerings, there are lots of unique things to do in São Paulo, Brazil and most don’t cost a cent.
Image 25 of 29 from gallery of Museum Park of The the Polytechnic Museum / Wowhaus. Photograph by Daniel Annenkov
The Velenje "Promenada" is an important city space and a vital city thoroughfare. It is one of the central axes of the centre of Velenje, a young town..
Jeanne Gang designed the Nature Boardwalk at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo: "It's a hyper-urban site, and yet it provides a space for a natural habitat."
The Eastside Trail is the first constructed segment of the Atlanta BeltLine, an adaptive reuse of a 22-mile corridor of abandoned railroad right-of-way that once served thriving industry at the city’s interior. The BeltLine will eventually connect 45 neighborhoods through transit, trails, and open space. The Eastside Trail is currently the only built segment of this transformative project, consisting of 2.25 miles of multi-use trails and a future light rail transit line. This segment has catalyzed urban redevelopment along the immediate edges of the trail.
Image 31 of 42 from gallery of V-Plaza Urban Development / 3deluxe architecture. Photograph by Norbert Tukaj
This is how you should be spending your time in Copenhagen...
Chicago's Millennium Park is one of the city's most popular attractions, and it sits right in the center of downtown on Michigan Avenue.
Parco Durazzo Pallavincini, built between 1840-1846 in Pegli, a town to the west of Genoa, Italy, contains a number of structures that have been left to ruin amongst the trees and bushes. The Temple of Diana, at least from a distance, survives intact to suggest the Park's original splendor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Durazzo-Pallavicini View On Black curated in: www.flickr.com/photos/gypsyseabirdtales/galleries/7215762... curated in: www.flickr.com/photos/96185638@N00/galleries/721576228382... curated in: www.flickr.com/photos/7158635@N05/galleries/7215762319322...
It's pitch black night, you see a castle that most likely looks like the exterior of the scariest movie, you have to crawl in, the interior is as eerie as
There are also lawn games and plenty of food and drink.
Namba Parks • なんばパークス Osaka, Japan
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.
DELVA en Powerhouse Company combineren natuur en architectuur in een naadloos ontwerp voor de nieuwe toegangspoort van het Nationaal Park ‘Hollandse Duinen’. De toegangspoort, met zijn park en nieuwe bezoekerscentrum, nestelt zich in de Koekamp, op steenworpafstand van het Koningin Julianaplein en de binnenstad. Het bezoekerscentrum en het park, ontworpen in opdracht van Staatsbosbeheer, worden... Bekijk Artikel
The Jerde Partnership’s Namba Parks, in Osaka, Japan, was just named one of the winners of the Urban Land Institute’s 2009 Awards of Excellence: Asia...
The Jerde Partnership’s Namba Parks, in Osaka, Japan, was just named one of the winners of the Urban Land Institute’s 2009 Awards of Excellence: Asia...
Namba Parks is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Osaka, Japan, at the place where Osaka’s baseball stadium used ...
At times even the most comfortable seating units and recliners can feel uncomfortable, not because they have grown old, but because you have got bored sitting on them day in and day out. For all of us looking for a more creative seating solution, Yuan Yuan has designed the house-cloud – a semi-open, comfortable seating
Recharge your batteries with these 10 free outdoor activities in Thessaloniki without ever leaving the city's limits!
Claude Cormier lifts the spirit with a gleeful installation for Canada's Pride Month. By Zach Mortice Image courtesy Raphaël Thibodeau.For a temporary installation celebrating LGBTQI Canadians during Pride Month, Claude Cormier + Associates created a rainbow canopy to acknowledge a spectrum of identities that are “plural, diverse, inclusive, and nuanced,” as the firm’s website states.
One of the lesser-visited National Parks in South Africa.
Image 19 of 26 from gallery of Petar Zoranić Square and Šime Budinić Plaza / Kostrenčić-Krebel. Photograph by Damir Fabijanić
First-year architecture and urban planning students at the Estonian Academy of Arts have designed and created a shelter titled ‘READER’, a place where people can get away from their daily routine. Among other structures developed by the students, the shelter is located in the national park Lahemaa of North-Estonia. READER was constructed within five days […]
Image 2 of 58 from gallery of Superkilen / Topotek 1 + BIG Architects + Superflex. Photograph by Iwan Baan
