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New resilient waterfront park helps protect NYC from storm surges

Waterfront parks have been springing up all over New York City, including in Long Island City, where Hunter’s...

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A disused railway will become a sustainable green corridor in Taiwan

Delft-based architecture firm Mecanoo has unveiled designs to transform a disused railway and dyke in Taichung,...

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Brooklyn’s new Domino Park features relics from the old sugar factory

Prolific landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations has managed to transform many desolate areas...

Rendering of an overhead view of St. Louis with proposed greenway project

St. Louis to transform abandoned landscape into a vibrant new greenway

Stoss Landscape Urbanism has won a design competition for the Chouteau Greenway, with a proposal that will soon...

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C.F. Møller’s Storkeengen tackles climate challenges in a Danish town

The modern age’s best landscape architecture projects aren’t one-trick ponies. C.F. Møller Landscape takes...

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World’s largest botanical garden to bloom in the desert of Oman

Perhaps the dry desert landscape of Oman may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of lush forests,...

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A rainforest-like green heart grows within Singapore’s Marina One

Singapore’s new title “City in a Garden” is evident in Marina One, a stunning energy-efficient cluster of...

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Failed Palm Springs golf course is being repurposed into a sustainable community filled with olive groves

A failed Palm Springs golf course is being reborn as an "eco-modern agrihood" located on 300 beautiful acres of...

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A luscious open-air ‘urban forest’ tops this formerly abandoned penthouse

Parisian firm Matteo Cainer Architects just unveiled plans to convert an old abandoned apartment into a beautiful...

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Lakeside cabin made out of reclaimed wood is as idyllic as it gets

Seattle-based architects, Hoedemaker Pfeiffer just unveiled a contemporary cabin-style home built on the banks...

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Beautiful visitors center curves around a semi-natural ice rink in a Japanese forest

Tokyo-based Klein Dytham architecture completed a beautiful timber-clad visitor center befitting its surroundings...

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Herzog & de Meuron unveil monastery-inspired campus for new Berggruen Institute in California

Pritzker Prize-winning architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron just unveiled plans for the new Berggruen Institute...

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Restorative Healing Gardens take over a concrete garage rooftop in L.A.

A healing green landscape has blossomed in the place of a former concrete plaza in Los Angeles. Local firm AHBE...

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Curvaceous green landscape near Edinburgh Castle will hide buildings underneath

Scotland’s historic Edinburgh Castle may date back to the 12th century, but the landscape next door is getting...

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Tadao Ando embeds open-air prayer hall around massive 15-year-old Buddha statue

Japanese architect Tadao Ando's amazing work usually impresses, but his latest project is particularly breathtaking....

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Monolithic stone building springs up at the base of a Norwegian waterfall

Bergen-based architects Fortunen AS worked with Østengen & Bergo to install a compact service building at...

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This mind-blowing home’s undulating courtyard lifts up to form sheltered spaces

Beijing-based Arch Studio has revamped a traditional hutong into a beautiful complex wrapped in a winding grey...

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Snøhetta unveils spectacular makeover for nation’s second-largest waterfall

The nation’s second largest waterfall by volume will soon reopen to the public for the first time in over 150...

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Tile shelter protects ancient inscriptions on China’s Thousand-Buddha Cliff

The Qianfoya Cliff Inscriptions in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province date back about 1700 years - but unfortunately,...

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Tropical park with native species will add much-needed green space to Hong Kong

The concrete jungle of Hong Kong will soon become a bit greener. Landscape architecture firm Gustafson Porter +...

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Abandoned alleyway in Beijing reinvented as a stunning private courtyard

This is one of the most impressive renovations to ever cross our desk. Beijing-based architects META - Project...

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Remembering visionary landscape architect Diana Balmori through her most forward-thinking projects

Born in Gijon, Spain, Balmori emigrated to Argentina as a small child, and eventually moved to the US in 1952 with...

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Sneak a peek inside the beautiful new model apartment at Pacific Park’s 550 Vanderbilt

As with their other projects, COOKFOX employed their biophilic design knowledge and experience for 550 Vanderbilt,...

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New initiative aims to convert NYC’s worst playgrounds into vibrant green spaces

The Trust for Public Land and New York Road Runners recently announced a new partnership aimed at improving some...

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Construction begins on final stage of Brooklyn Bridge Park

The construction of Brooklyn Bridge Park has been an ongoing project for over ten years. What was once a desolate...

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AECOM proposes sprawling new residential area for Red Hook waterfront

Red Hook could be in for a major transformation if construction and engineering firm AECOM has their way. According...

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Oasis-like sustainable Water Garden opens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Part of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's "Campaign for the Next Century" to renew and update the garden for the next...

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Celebrate the High Line’s idyllic Chelsea Grasslands with a full month of special events

Did you know that the High Line's Chelsea Grasslands, located between West 18th and West 20th Streets, were inspired...

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‘Paris on the Gowanus’: 365 Bond brings sustainable waterfront luxury to Brooklyn

Located on the left bank of the Gowanus Canal, the two buildings stand alone but share a similar palate of materials...

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Lush green rooftop terrace invites homeowners outdoors in the foothills of Vietnam

The homeowner requested a large house with a large garden, but only had a small plot of land to work with in Khanh...

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