Another exemplar of green architecture has commenced in China last month. The Haitang Bay International Shopping Centre will become one of the world’s largest tax-free shopping experiences in a hi-tech, low-fi environment. As China is one of the fastest growing economies they have the benefit of utilising the latest technologies when it comes to design … Continue reading
Arkadien Widdenden is an ambitious industrial regeneration project outside Stuttgart in Germany. Awarded the most sustainable neighbourhood by GreenDotAwards it still retains a village like atmosphere whilst maximising occupancy . Schools are within a ten minute walk and town centre is only a five minute walk away. Recycled products were used extensively alongside non-toxic, environmentally … Continue reading
Winners of international design competition, Manuelle Gautrand Architects have put forth an amazing vision for the future for France’s latest city which could turn Paris into a metropolis. The site for Europa lies north of Paris near Charles de Gaulle Airport and some 20+ kilometers from Versailles. Conceived as a destination in itself, with an … Continue reading
Italian architecture and landscape architecture combine in the winning entry for the redevelopment of Calabria, Italy. Vertical communities comprising of retail, residential and commercial enterprises, complete with gardens make up the pillars of the viaduct which interconnect the disparate regions via a highway and a separate, higher level pedestrian route. Winners, off Architecture, PR Architects … Continue reading
Not to be outdone by the Big Apple, London’s mayor, Boris Johnson finally sees sense and throws down the gauntlet for a High Line for London. The competition run in conjunction with the Landscape Institute and Garden Museum is a call to extend the capital’s green infrastructure which could also involve transport links and can … Continue reading
Well, as the medals are distributed at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 I’m sure some will be over the moon, and others disappointed as they narrowly miss out on the coveted gold. Nevertheless, all of the gardens look amazing, and it has been a feat in itself to have got them built in such … Continue reading
For the last 8 years, The Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane, Japan has been chosen as the best garden by the American Journal of Japanese Gardening, and I think you can see why. Unfortunately, I have not had the privilege of visiting it, yet, but it appeals to me for it’s breathtakingly simple blend of natural … Continue reading
Working with nature, in whatever capacity, such as an ecologist, environmental consultant, landscape architect. one cannot avoid the onslaught of industrialization on our fair planet. As it’s our longest day and also Arctic Day, Greenpeace are taking the initiative to declare a global sanctuary around the north pole in an attempt to prevent any oil … Continue reading
Further to last week’s post on Plantascrapers, more and more companies are responding to the planet’s dwindling resources and devising ways in which we can increase urban food production. Whilst AECOM did not win the Chicago Navy Pier Rejuvenation project which instead went to James Corner’s Field Operations, this did enable them to develop their Urban … Continue reading
Now in its twelfth year, London’s Serpentine Gallery commissions an architect to design a temporary pavilion in the surrounding Hyde Park as a gathering place for visitors to hear lectures and soak up the atmosphere. This year, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei along with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have created a mirror-like, disc-shaped … Continue reading
Christina Odell 