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This floating park in Rotterdam is made from recycled plastic waste

More than 1,000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life...

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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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Whimsical park built of recycled materials pops up in Shanghai

Shanghai’s hip Anfu Road recently sprouted a whimsical urban intervention that shows how one man’s trash create...

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Sprawling nets turn a Chinese forest into a climbing wonderland

You don’t need to know how to climb a tree to enjoy this marvelous climbing maze suspended in a Guangdong forest....

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Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans for a “Horizontal Skyscraper” in Moscow

Building on an urban waterfront often means compromised views for existing structures, but that’s not the case...

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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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Canada’s newest funicular makes one of North America’s largest urban parklands more accessible

Edmonton wants you to see it from a new point of view—literally. The Canadian city recently launched a $24 million...

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MVRDV wins bid for green-roofed Zhangjiang Future Park in Shanghai

MVRDV just unveiled competition-winning designs for Zhangjiang Future Park, a 100,000-square-meter park and cultural...

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Subterranean Oxygen Park is a breath of fresh air in the Qatari desert

A “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active by reconnecting them...

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It took more than 25 years to build this incredible walkable world map

You'd need around 11 years to walk around the globe - if you can walk on water. But a world map in Denmark makes...

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Plastic waste pop-up pavilion rethinks recycling in the Netherlands

Plastic waste takes on new life in the PET Pavilion, a temporary structure that popped up in a public park in Enschede,...

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10 landscape design projects that turned neglected spaces into incredible parks

Landscape architects frequently work to transform areas that contain industrial and toxic waste, infrastructure...

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Dallas is building one of America’s biggest urban nature parks

Dallas, Texas is about to become one of the greenest cities in America - by building one of the country's largest...

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Candy-colored pop-up park creates a relaxing oasis in busy Stockholm

Humlegårdsgatan was once seen as a noisy and dirty means to get from point A to point B, but that was before the...

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Los Angeles approves $28 million FAB Park designed by OMA and IDEO

Los Angeles may soon receive a much-needed green boost. City officials have chosen the design team for a planned...

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MTA agrees to study resurrection of Rockaway train line

It looks like public transport might win out over green space this time. According to NY1, the MTA has agreed to...

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Giant gasholder is reborn as a stunning circular park in London

Located in the heart of King’s Cross, Gasholder Park sits inside the restored frame of Gasholder No. 8, a Grade...

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The San Francisco Giants grow kale and tomatoes in their baseball stadium

The idea of growing a garden in the Giants stadium in an underused space arose from a series of conversations amongst...

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World’s smallest park was started by a guerilla gardener over 65 years ago

Dick Fagan returned to Portland in 1946 after serving in World War Two. A journalist, his office at the Oregon...

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BIG’s Copenhagen recycling center will double as a neighborhood ski slope

According to Arch Daily, the Syndhavns Recycling Center was designed by BIG for Amagerforbraending, a Copenhagen...

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

Parks in China are used extensively by residents throughout the day to practice tai chi, dance, meet friends, relax...

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Climb into the treetops with this French ladder tree art installation

The lofty installation was on display in the Parc du Château at the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire in Nice, France,...

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James Corner Field Operations wins major competition to design a new national park in San Francisco

The Presidio Trust, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the National Park Service oversaw the seven-month...

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Benoy Unveils Designs for Park-Centered Mixed-Use Development in the Heart of Chengdu

The Greenland GIC mixed-use masterplan design includes five residential towers, three commercial towers, serviced...

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QueensWay Team Unveils Plan for New 3.5-Mile Elevated Park in Queens

High Line lovers in NYC will soon have a new elevated park to enjoy if the QueensWay, a green space proposed for an...

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LOLA Landscape Architects Win Third Place in Moscow’s Sokolniki Park Competition

Organized by Archpolis, the international competition called for proposals for the redesign of the 515-hectare...

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Park(ing) Day 2014: The Most Amazing Pop-Up Parks From Around the World!

This past Friday parking spots across the States and around the world turned over a green leaf as pop-up public...

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Yesterday was Park(ing) Day 2014 – Send us Photos of Pop-Up Parks Near You!

Yesterday was Park(ing) Day, and we'd love to see your photos of the most spectacular pop-up parks near you! If...

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Pierce’s Park Combines Art, Play, and Stormwater Management into a Stunning Urban Oasis in Baltimore

Located on what had once been an underutilized and largely paved pass-through space along the city's Inner Harbor,...

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