Sunset Triangle Plaza: LA’s First Pedestrian Plaza Conversion is Now Open!

Chicago Unveils Plans for the Elevated Bloomingdale Trail Park in the Sky

Water Works Park Will Connect Residents With the River Watershed in Des Moines, Iowa

BIG Makes a Splash With Sweeping Wave-Shaped St. Petersburg Pier

South Pointe Park is a Sweeping, Ecologically Sensitive Park in South Beach

Park(ing) Day 2011 is Today!

Sick and tired of all those cars taking over our city streets? Well, today is your chance to reap some revenge on those 4-wheelers and enjoy the reclaimed parking spots of Park(ing) Day! Park(ing) Day

Wind-Powered Pavilions in Shanghai Are Fun Candy-Coated Play Houses

Park Maksimir: The First Public Park in Eastern Europe is Still Open Today

Today, green spaces are accessible to almost everyone in most big cities, but it wasn’t always that way. Park Maksimir was a pioneer in the late 1700s when it opened as the first public park in

West Coast Central Park is a Verdant Patchwork Quilt of Greenery at Playa Vista

Castle in the Sky Italian Water Tower Creates its Own Rain!

Castle in the Sky is a water tower concept for Latina, Italy that goes above and beyond just storing water for the city. Dreamed up by Atelier Ramdam Architects out of Paris, France, this heavenly design

NYC’s $220 Million Governors Island Park Unveiled!

This week New York City officially unveiled it’s finalized plan for a $220 million renovation of Governors Island! Starting in 2012, construction will begin on what could become one of the coolest

New York City Asks Residents to Propose More Pedestrian Walkways

In a stunning win for walkers everywhere the New York City Department of Transportation announced yet another round of the NYC Plaza Program. The program is an attempt to close current roadways to

AECOM’s Giant Amusement Park in Seoul Wins International Competition

Seoul, Korea’s existing Grand Park is a basic big city park with trails, playgrounds, an art museum and a zoo. But major plans by design and engineering firm AECOM to transform the area into a

UNstudio Wins Challenge to Revitalize Beijing with Their Creative Zone

A recent competition to design a creative zone in Beijing yielded this fascinating proposal to incorporate open space and an economic zone on the edge of the Beijing River. The winner of the competition

Chicago’s Bloomingdale Rail Line to Be a Park in the Sky

New York has the High Line and San Francisco is going to get the Bay Line – both abandoned rail lines turned into public parks. Now Chicago is looking to do the same with the Bloomingdale Rail Line,

Herzog + de Meuron’s Gorgeous Green-Roofed Plaza de Espana

This gorgeous plaza near the wharf of Santa Cruz de Tenerife represents the connection between the nearby ocean and the various ecosystems of the Canary islands. Designed by Herzog + de Meuron, Plaza de

UNPACK A PARK: MOBILE GREEN SPACE

We may never tire of new ways to interject some spontaneous green space into a concrete cityscape. Kevin van Braak‘s caravan takes a top spot on our urban intervention favorites list. It’s a