Gensler’s winning design, co-created with 4240 Architecture, transforms Chicago’s abandoned Bloomingdale rail line into a three mile long greenhouse and hydrogen generator that provides 10 acres of farm land year round, powers city schools, and creates a beacon for the city.

If you’re in Madrid this week, hurry to see the remaining days of the exhibition of the competition entries for Madrid’s Valdebebas Urban Park at the Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. The exhibit will remain open to the public until October 1st at the…

Earlier this August, the Danish WoodWorks Association challenged designers to get the tools out and set all imagination free at the Copenhagen International Wood Festival – the first of its kind in Denmark. Fifteen creative teams with each three team members had to come…

From dawn til dusk on Saturday, July 25, artists Heather and Ivan Morison led a crew of volunteers to build a remarkable temporary public artwork in Victoria Park in Bristol, UK. The pavilion-like timber structure, The Black Cloud, was commissioned by Situations at…

The Steering Committee for the A2 Maastricht project in Maastricht, Netherlands recently announced that the project will be carried out by the Avenue2 Consortium, which consists of Ballast Nedam and Strukton. The decision to award the contract to Avenue2 also signals the approval of the Groene Loper (Green Boulevard) plan.…

Master Plan to ensure the protection of waterfront parkland and dramatic Manhattan views for the pleasure of the community via passive lawns, kid’s play elements, interaction with water and nature combined with natural erosion protection and promotion of aquatic life. Last week, the Jersey City Waterfront Parks Conservancy held a…

TEN Arquitectos’ design for Irvine, California’s Orange County Great Park was one of six projects selected to receive the AIA’s 2009 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design. The 2009 Institute Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design Jury included: Jury Chair Jonathan J. Marvel, AIA, Rogers Marvel Architects…

A 14,000 sqm park and a new sport center (3,128 sqm) are foreseen in Paglian Casale - Parco Radiceli, a suburbian area of Rome along the Via Ardeatina. Interior of the swimming pool. The project aims to reduce the impact of the…

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…