public spaces

Lemay injects new life into Montreal’s Expo 67 site

Canadian multidisciplinary design firm Lemay recently revitalized a core area on the site of Expo 67, the 1967...

Zaha Hadid Architects weaves energy-saving tech into an otherworldly UAE landscape

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for the Central Hub, a new leisure and entertainment destination for...

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...

Piuarch kicks off Milan Design Week with a beautiful urban light installation

Milan-based architecture firm Piuarch has created an amazing light installation for this year's Milan Design Week....

Urbanauts, temporary installation, wood installation, modular design, orizzontale, public design, public spaces, exhibition spaces, the Netherlands, RAUM, green design, LED lights, LED, tower, observation deck, flexible spaces

This “boat” on wheels turns city dwellers into urban adventurers

Urban adventurers, prepare to set sail: A temporary installation in Utrecht, the Netherlands is transforming its...

Triango business park, business park in Paris, RAU Architects, SeARCH, karres + brands, circular economy, public spaces, incubators, modular office space, green atrium design, greenhouse

World’s first circular-economy business park mimics nature to achieve sustainability

The Triango sustainable business park in Paris, designed by RAU Architects, SeARCH, and karres + brands, embraces...

Camden Highline, railway, public park, High Line, Camden Town Unlimited, crowdfunding campaign, green architecture, green renovation, public spaces, community garden

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....

Bergsjön kulturhus, Sweco Architects, green roof, cultural center, Sweden, Gothenburg, green architecture, glass facade, atrium, public spaces, public square

This green-roofed cultural center in Sweden doubles as a vibrant public square

This green-roofed cultural center in Sweden blurs the line between the indoors and outdoors. Designed by Sweco...

UniCredit Pavilion, aMDL Michele De Lucchi Studio, timber pavilion, Milan, pavilion, solar power, LEED Gold certification, green architecture, mixed-use building, multipurpose auditorium, public spaces, exhibition spaces

Milan’s striking wooden UniCredit building is powered by the sun

You wouldn't expect it, but this radical solar-powered building in Milan is actually owned by a bank. aMDL Michele...

Made in NY Campus, WXY architecture + urban design, Sunset Park, Brookylin, green masterplan, green renovation, waterfront architecture, public spaces, plazas

New York City unveils massive green-roofed film and fashion hub in Brooklyn

Two warehouses in Brooklyn's Sunset Park will soon be transformed into state-of-the-art, affordable production...

The High Line Plinth, The High Line, Manhattan, NYC, New York City, public art, public spaces, Friends of the High Line

Check out the vibrant outdoor art gallery coming to NYC’s High Line park

High Line Art, the arm of Friends of the High Line that manages its public art projects, reviewed more than 50...

Växjö station and city hall, White Arkitekter, urban spaces, Sweden, wooden structure, city hall, green architecture, public spaces, low energy consumption, energy efficiency

This train station which doubles as city hall in Sweden will function as an “urban living room”

The new station and city hall in the southern Swedish city of Växjö is an urban living room that gathers several...

The Picnic Project, green regeneration, Leonidas Papalampropoulos, Georgia Syriopoulou, green neighborhood, Greece, mixed-use development, recreational spaces, communal spaces, water reservoirs, hydrobiotope, greenhouse, swimming pool, public spaces, public parks

The Picnic Project regenerates an industrial mining site into a bucolic mixed-use space

This pastoral vision of the northwest lignite mining area of Ptolemaida in Greece transforms the former industrial...

House of Food Culture, Copenhagen, COBE Architects, NRE Denmark, Union Holding, mixed-use development, food center, green architecture, public spaces, brick facade, Denmark

House of Food Culture in Copenhagen will bring together food lovers and cooking aficionados

The L-shaped building will occupy a prominent location on the tree-lined Frederiksberg Alle, one of the most significant...

Carlo Ratti Associati, Currie Park waterfront, West Palm Beach, floating plaza, floating architecture, hydroponics, auditorium, water plaza, retail spaces, public spaces, green architecture

One-of-a-kind floating plaza in Palm Beach lets you walk on water

The project aims to transform a vacant area on the coast of Lake Worth Lagoon in West Palm Beach, Florida, and...

Keynsham Civic Center and One Stop Shop, cultural center in Bristol, Bristol redevelopment, AHR Architects, retail and office spaces in Bristol, 2015 RIBA South West Sustainability Award winner

Keynsham Civic Center is a vibrant new public space for Bristol

The complex occupies a large sloping site located within the town center, and makes it accessible to pedestrians....

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), mixed-use development, Prague, brownfield redevelopment, Masaryk Railway Station, flexible office spaces, masterplan, public spaces, public plaza, infrastructure, green architecture

Zaha Hadid Architects to transform a brownfield site in Prague

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) unveiled plans to redevelop a brownfield site in Prague. Commissioned by the investment...

Paris, green infrastructure, green urban design, urban design, pedestrians, cycling, urban parks, green spaces, public spaces, green travel

Paris redesigns its famous squares to make them pedestrian and bike friendly

The city developed a remodeling scheme for seven different locations that will transform car-packed roads and intersections...

Enghaveparken, Copenhagen, floor-proof design, public spaces, public park, flooding, climate change, global warming, tredje natur, cowi, platant, Denmark

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...

KIENTRUC O, kindergarten, Vietnam architecture, green architecture, natural materials, design for kids, small spaces, public spaces

A simple town house transformed into a playful kindergarten in Vietnam

The kindergarten is located in Tân Định ward, one of the District 1 subdivisions in Sài Gòn, Vietnam. The...

West 8, Engels Plein, Belgium, urban renovation, urban renewal, green spaces, urban design, Rotterdam design studio, human scale, public spaces

West 8 turns a dark and unsafe square in Belgium into a vibrant outdoor lounge

The site is part of the old industrial district, known as Vaartkom, located within walking distance of the city's...

Undershaft 1, London skyscrapers, Eric Parry, Eric Parry architects, London tallest buildings, London architecture, UK skyscrapers, UK architecture, bike parking, public spaces, architecture, urban design

1 Undershaft will be the tallest building in London’s financial district

The project was commissioned by Singapore-based property developers Aroland Holdings and will sit in the middle...

Songpa Micro-Housing, Seoul, SsD Architecture, micro-housing, green architecture, public spaces, auditorium, communal spaces, shared spaces, flexible design

The flexible Songpa Micro-Housing building in Seoul is inspired by tapioca pearls

The architects created soft intersections between public and private spaces and social fabrics between neighbors....

Vib Architecture, green renovation, Paris, student housing, green architecture, courtyard, garden, common spaces, public spaces, nursery, aluminium

Rehabilitated Parisian block includes daylit metal-clad student housing

Vib's project organizes several buildings, both new and rehabilitated ones and aims to embody the multifaceted...

Penda, new bauhaus museum, green museum, transformable architecture, rotating building, public spaces, public park, Dessau, Bauhaus, Berlin, green architecture, architecture competition

Penda’s Bauhaus Museum proposal features a transforming floor level

The simple geometry of the building references the aesthetics of the Bauhaus era, but it is the rotating elements...

Olson Kundig Architects, Secret Garden, rooftop park, roof garden, public spaces, South Korea, treehouses, sustainable sculpture, public parks, recycled timber, salvaged materials

Olson Kundig-designed lush public park hides on the ninth floor of a department store

This green space is designed as "a series of outdoor rooms and includes areas for active play, as well as contemplation,...

The Skip Garden, urban garden, urban redevelopment, King's Cross, London Architecture Festival, London, reclaimed materials, sustainable urban spaces, gardening, public spaces, sustainable construction, Bartlett, student work

The Skip Garden: a moveable urban veggie patch built with 90% reclaimed materials

The Skip Garden is located in the heart of the King's Cross redevelopment- an area of 67 acres of homes, offices,...

DELVA Landscape Architects, brick architecture, shared garden, green spaces, public garden, storm water collection, public spaces, city park, green architecture, Dutch architecture

DELVA Landscape Architects created a community oasis for the city of Utrecht

Privacy is maximized using an inner area with a smart, half-sunken parking solution, which will serve as the...

Mill Ends Park, world's smallest park, Portland, Oregon, parklet, public spaces, urban design, park, green cities, mini-park, tiny spaces, leprechaun

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...

Zaha Hadid Architects, Mexico, Esfera City Center, honeycomb, solar gain, passive cooling, residential architecture, public spaces, public park, CPTED, green buildings

Zaha Hadid’s first project in Mexico is a honeycomb housing complex

The complex, located to the southwest of Monterrey in the Huajuco Canyon, comprises 981 residential units ranging...

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