Check out the design for the new Amazon headquarters in Seattle. Its 3 million square feet of towers, smaller buildings, skybridges, and plazas.
http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/37881#more-37881
Archive for the ‘Landscape Architecture’ Category
Audubon Hollow Featured in the Houston Business Journal
Our newest community masterplan Audubon Hollow was discussed in length in the latest Houston Business Journal article “Luxury behind locked doors” Check out the article in the link below.
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2012/02/10/houstonians-snap-up-high-end-gated.html
The Anchorage Museum Common
Check out this photo gallery of the Anchorage Museum Common in Alaska. This is a 2 acre park adjacent to the new museum expansion and the project had a 3.5 million dollar landscape architecture budget.
http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2012/01/anchorage-alaska-landscape-architectur/
Burj Khalifa Park by SWA Group in Dubai
Check out this photo gallery of the fantastic park right outside the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. This is the park seen in the new Mission Impossible movie.
http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2012/02/burj-khalifa-landscape-architecture/
Grant Park North in Chicago
Check out the design and rendering by MVVA for Chicago’s new Grant Park North.
http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/32280
Industrial Landscape in California
California’s Burbank Water and Power company who already produces a size-able amount of its energy from renewable sources has converted its industrial relic of an old building into a rehabilitated green space. Check out the article and images below…
http://dirt.asla.org/2012/02/06/a-new-life-for-an-industrial-landscape-in-california/
Roof Park in the Suburbs of Paris, France
Check out this dynamic and unique project located south of Paris, France. They take advantage of the needs of the parking ventilation needs and sky-lighting of the sunken shopping center to create an urban park on the roof of the complex. This area of France is undergoing a redevelopment of its residential and commercial spaces. The sculptures are planted with plants and accentuated with glass panels. They disguise the ventilation for the parking, provide sculptural pieces for interest, and are lighting features at night. Click on the link below for more information and photos…
http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2011/12/arcueil-landscape-architecture/
London’s Olympic Park
Check out James Corner Field Operations winning entry for the design of Olympic Park in London.
Urban Park in Germany
Check out this new Urabn Square in the city of Duisberg, Germany. The lawn terraces and benches seem to float at night. This is a very clean approach to a simple landscape design that is very classic and clean..
http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2011/11/duisburg-agence-ter-landscape-architecture/
Main Street Garden Park, Downtown Dallas
Check out some of the images of Main Street Garden Park that Mirador’s Jerry Hooker worked on while an intern at Thomas Balsley Associates in New York City!
http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/detail_thickbox/24774
