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French housing project “I Park” has a double-skinned green facade

Located in Montpellier, a historic city near the south of France on the Mediterranean Sea, “I Park” is a housing...

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LEED Gold-targeted library and community park has otherworldly appeal

Toronto-based architecture firm RDHA has completed the Springdale Library and Komagata Maru Park, a new inclusive...

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Floating islands bring a new type of public park to Copenhagen

Australian architect Marshall Blecher and Danish design studio Fokstrot have unveiled plans for a new type of public...

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Competition-winning Bamboo Stadium is a sustainable solution to Lagos’ former landfill

In Lagos, Nigeria, one of the world’s fastest growing cities, a visionary design has been proposed to rethink...

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London's first 'High Line' park could transform an abandoned railway in Camden Town

New York's iconic High Line is inspiring other cities to repurpose and green-up disused elevated railway lines....

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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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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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Australia’s best outdoor playground is located in Melbourne

Forget the amusement park—the next time you go to Australia with the little ones, bring them instead to Nature...

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Diamond Hill Crematorium honors the circle of life with a restorative park-like space

The crematorium is located in Hong Kong, next to the columbarium designed by the same firm. Located in Diamond...

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Copenhagen's Enghaveparken public park is designed to be flooded

Following the devastating cloudburst in 2011, which caused huge damages throughout the capital of Denmark in just...

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