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This city park in Amsterdam could help purify local water

DELVA Landscape Architecture / Urbanism has revealed designs for Het Oog (Dutch for “The Eye”), a multifunctional...

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Abandoned amusement park to gain new life as a nature park in Suzhou

In Suzhou, China, an abandoned amusement park is being transformed into a 74-hectare nature park that will include...

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Climate-adaptive park in Copenhagen wins Arne of the Year Award

One of Copenhagen’s newest green parks, the Sankt Kjelds Square and Bryggervangen, has just received Copenhagen’s...

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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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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 transforms an abandoned highway into a "plant village" in the sky

Architectural superstars MVRDV have transformed an abandoned highway in Seoul into a 983-meter-long elevated Skygarden....

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A lush hilly park tops the Nanning Planning Exhibition Hall in China

The green roof of the new Nanning Planning Exhibition Hall in China is an elevated urban park that that brings...

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Rotterdam's new Parkstad development puts urban parks on every block

Rotterdam just unveiled plans for its new Parkstad residential development, which will consolidate three large...

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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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Urban farming, food markets and parks replace banks and parking lots in this masterplan for Amsterdam

The project offers a solution to some of the issues plaguing the city center which is crowded with tourists, suffers...

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Geothermal-powered ferry terminal in Stockholm has a public park on its roof

The new terminal references the shapes of moving marine vessels and the surrounding area's cranes and warehouses....

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Atlanta’s elevated Buckhead Park will connect a city separated by highways

Rogers Partners and Nelson Byrd Waltz are the firms behind the project, and they hope to inspire other cities that...

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Benoy's new masterplan for Abu Dhabi park features a sheltered "urban forest"

Architecture firm Benoyreleased first images of their design for Abu Dhabi’s amazing Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak...

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Simple but smart design transforms a concrete plaza into a lively urban park

“The project springs from the need to create a welcoming place for the citizens of Favara while simultaneously...

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140-year-old Buenos Aires Zoo is shutting down and sending its animals to sanctuaries

After years of debate, the 140-year-old Buenos Aires Zoo just announced plans to shut down, free all of its animals,...

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