London-based Plasma Studio has won the first prize in the competition for the International Horticultural Fair in Xi’an, China. The project comprises of the redevelopment of a large area between the airport and the ancient city center of Xi’an, known as the home of the Terra Cotta…

Toronto-based architecture and landscape design firm gh3 have been awarded with the first prize in the international design competition for Toronto’s June Callwood Park. Night view of the Super-Real Forest, looking north from the Ephemeral Garden.…

The Daniel Libeskind-designed Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England is seeking the public’s view on the five landscape design proposals on display for developing its outside areas.  The finalists are KLA (UK), White Arkitekter AB (Sweden), Patel Taylor (UK), Topotek 1 (Germany), and Field Operations (USA).

(Los Angeles, California - November 24, 2008) - The AIA’s California Council presented an Honor Award for Urban Design to Culver-City, California-based ah’bé landscape architects for its streetscape for “South,” the first new high-rise residential development in downtown Los Angeles in 23 years and a key part of its revitalization.…

In September, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of the 2008 Student Awards. Representing the top student honors in the profession, ASLA recently presented the awards to 20 projects from 11 colleges and universities at the ASLA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.…

The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation is promoting to build The Taekwondo Park in Muju, Korea. 70 million athletes from 188 member nations are expected to come to Muju to train and be a representative of this Korean cultural brand. The Taekwondo Park Master Plan International Competition recently announced New York…

An important step in the restoration of the Spencer Dock Sea Lock took place with the installation of new outer, tidal lock gates some weeks ago.  The redevelopment project will see the creation of a six-hectare public green area in the North Lotts area and are a further step in…

General Design Category, Award of Excellence The Lurie Garden, Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd, Seattle, Washington client: Millennium Park, Inc. (Photo: Linda Oyama Bryan) General Design Category, Honor Awards Boston…

‘Transformational’ Fountain Sparked New Era of Water Feature Design WASHINGTON, April 29 The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have announced that the Tanner Fountain at Harvard University will receive the 2008 Landmark Award during the ASLA Annual Meeting on October 6 in…