Simcoe Wavedeck by West8 + DTAH
DTAH: The Simcoe WaveDeck, one of four uniquely Canadian wavedecks planned for the area, is as artistic as it is functional. Located just west of Simcoe Street at the water’s edge, the wooden wavedeck...
View ArticlePinar del Perruquet Park by ARTEKS Arquitectura
Landscape Architecture: ARTEKS Arquitectura Location: La Pineda, Tarragona, Spain Area: 28,000 m² Project: 2008
View ArticleForum / Bathing Area by Beth Galí
Project: Bathing Area – Forum 2004 Landscape Architecture: Beth Galí Location: Barcelona, Spain Area. 17,000 m² Budget: 5.910.00 € Project: 2000 Construction: 2002-2004
View ArticleGeneral Maister Memorial Park by Bruto Landscape Architecture
The park, dedicated to General Maister and the soldiers for the northern border was planned as an abstract three-dimensional space, where the paths lead around geometrically cut grass crests. It is an...
View ArticleHtO by Janet Rosenberg & Studio and Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes
Janet Rosenberg & Studio: HtO is a popular urban beach along Toronto’s waterfront inspired Georges Seurat’s painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” It was designed with the...
View ArticleCiclovia de Lisboa by Joao Gomes Da Silva
Landscape Architecture: Joao Gomes Da Silva Location: Lisboa, Portugal Construction: 2009 Photos: © João Silveira Ramos
View ArticleSugar Beach by Claude Cormier Landscape Architects
Claude Cormier Landscape Architects: Sugar Beach is the second urban beach proposed for Toronto’s downtown waterfront, and the latest addition to the amber necklace of Toronto’s lakefront beach-scape....
View ArticleNansen Park by Bjørbekk & Lindheim
Landscape Architecture: Bjørbekk & Lindheim Transformation of the former airport area to the park. Collaboration with Atelier Dreiseitl and Norconsult. Client: Public Construction Completed: 2008...
View ArticleCopenhagen Harbour Bath by PLOT (BIG + JDS)
JDS: If you walk across Langebro on a sunny Saturday afternoon in summer, you’ll see a very peculiar sight when looking down at the old industrial area on Islands Brygge. Hundreds of people dressed in...
View ArticleDania Park by Thorbjörn Andersson
Öresund, the sound that separates Denmark from Sweden, features magnificent views of the long horizon and a wide sky. This is dramatic coastal setting for the Dania Park. As a shoreline park it offers...
View ArticleOslo Opera by Snohetta
Architects: Snøhetta Location: Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway Area: 38.500m² Completion: 2007
View ArticleAskvågen by 3RW Arkitekter & Smedsvig Landskap AS
Smedsvig Landskap AS: The viewpoint is situated along the Atlantic Ocean Road in Møre and Romsdal, near the small fishing village Askvaagen. The existing pier is lined with large natural rocks and was...
View ArticleGreetings to the Sun by Nikola Bašić
Landscape Architecture: Nikola Bašić d.i.a. Location: Istrian waterfront, Zadar, Croatia Client: City of Zadar Design: 2007 Completed: 2008 Team: Ivan Kujunžić – architect (design), Sergej Skočić –...
View ArticleKeelung Port by Guallart Architects
Landscape Architecture: Guallart Architects / Vicente Guallart, Maria Diaz Local partner: J.M. Lin The Observer Design Group Location: Keelung port, Taipei, Taiwan Completed: 2003
View ArticleTel Aviv Port Public Space Regeneration by Mayslits Kassif Architects
Mayslits Kassif Architects: Situated on one of Israel’s most breathtaking waterfronts, the Tel Aviv Port was plagued with neglect since 1965, when its primary use as an operational docking port was...
View ArticleSplit Waterfront by 3LHD
Landscape Architecture: 3LHD (Saša Begović, Marko Dabrović, Tanja Grozdanić Begović, Silvije Novak, Irena Mažer) + Ines Hrdalo Construction: 2006 – 2007 Location: Split, Croatia Area: 14053 m2 Cost:...
View ArticleQuay and Bridges on The River IJssel by OKRA Landscape Architecture
OKRA: The landscape of the wide, slowly flowing rivers is inextricably linked with the delta. In this flat country, their fall is only slight, and these rivers seem to flow more slowly than they do....
View ArticleBallast Point Park by McGregor+Coxall Landscape Architecture
McGregor+Coxall: Located on the former Caltex lubricant production facility site, the 2.5ha park occupies the Birchgrove Peninsula in Sydney’s inner western harbour suburb of Balmain. The site, owned...
View ArticlePuerto Malpica by Creus e Carrasco Architects
Landscape architecture: Creus e Carrasco Location: Puerto de Malpica, Coruna, Spain Project period: 2005-2008 Area: 13.710 m2 Photos: Xoán Piñón, Creus e Carrasco
View ArticleMaaskade Cuijk by Buro Lubbers
Originated in Roman times, the village of Cuijk can look back at a long history on the Meuse river. Until the fifties of the twentieth century, Cuijk was located directly at the water front, merely...
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