Urban Landscape Planning
ISBN: 978-988-13541-1-2 Size: 235﹡290mm Pages: 272
Cities are where we live. In the stable environment, people start to pursue cozy and wonderful life. Enjoyable and amazing public landscapes are the integral part of city life, not only adding to the beauty of the city, but also maintaining the harmony between human and environment. The book includes the latest and the most representative projects of numerous excellent designers all over the world, such as parks, streets, squares, commercial, educational, cultural and other categories. From the design philosophy to the detailed descriptions, from the whole landscape to detail, the book offers the most unique landscape design. We can feel the designers’ inventive and coherent thinking from every detail. While the book presents the public landscapes, it also further elaborates the concept of sustainable development and harmony between human and environment. It offers us references while it is worth our while to ponder.
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Mount-Royal Park’s Playground
Urban Landscape Planning / Landscape Architect: Groupe IBI-CHBA Client: Ville de Montréal Location: Canada
Given this heritage designation, a dozen municipal and provincial organisations had to ratify this project, which included: a play ground conceived with a theme derived from Mount Royal itself, a picnic area in a grassy plain with approximately 30 tables, the redevelopment of roadways and paths. Cardinal Hardy was given the mandate to conceive the playground. The theme is the Blue Spotted Salamander, an amphibian native to Mount Royal and the starring feature which organises the play structures and other park elements. Water features and other innovative play structures are integrated into the silhouette of the salamander as it rises from the earth; this instigates a different kind of play, which encourages the children’s motor, cognitive and social development. Beyond simply contending with a heritage site, the project highlights the therapeutic influence of this large scale green space in the city. The design was based on two distinct projections of the space; a vertically nuanced integration into the surrounding environment, and a horizontal plain contrasting the natural surroundings with the silhouette of the salamander and its bright colours. Against this unusual backdrop, the landscape architect designed a Children Rights promenade of didactic elements. Public interpretive panels allow people of all ages to discover the rights guaranteed to children by the International Convention of Children’s Rights.
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North West Park
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Landscape Architect: SLA Client: Municipality of Copenhagen Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Area: 35,000 m2
Under the title "1001 trees" the park consists of four simple, but effective elements: trees, paths, light, and cone-shaped mounts. These elements create order and coherence between the park’s many different parts. All four elements are distinct features of the park. Their simple, but varied compilation create a sequel of changing spaces and corners with altering atmospheres and feelings, which differentiate the park from the area’s grey and fragmented environment. The shapes and colors of the trees are completed by a "magic forest" of lamp posts and artificial lights. At daytime, one wanders through the architectonic composition of elegant lamp posts striped in different colors, cold ones in the north, warm ones in the south. At night, one is surprised by projected light, designing different patterns and colors on the ground. North West as an area is going through changes. With SLA’s design the park is a symbol and leader in this positive change. The North West Park is providing a run-down neighbourhood with an open park that protects and mirrors the diversity and changeability of the area. A park that embraces the need for everyone to feel welcome, while in quality competes with the finest urban spaces of Europe.
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North West Park Master Plan
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New Park for the University Quarter
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Landscape Architect: scape Landschaftsarchitekten Water Management: Dahlem - Beratende Ingenieure GmbH & Co, Essen Client: Grün und Gruga Essen Location: Essen, Germany Area: 5,1 ha Photography: scape Landschaftsarchitekten, WAZ FotoPool Walter Buchholz
Paths, street furniture, lawn areas, water basins are designed with round edges like in foundry technology. All elements in the park — from plan view to detail — follow the same design and create the image of a unique park. The surrounding residential and commercial buildings form an urban figure that gives the park a very long, narrow and radial shape. One of the most important design statements is made by arrangement of attractions and path relations, because of the particularly shaped park
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area, the request for water basins and varied recreational activities, as well as the expected high usage frequency of the inner-city park. To reduce potential conflicts between residents and park users secondary paths along the park edges are offered to strengthen the semi-public character. The main promenade is located in the spacious centre of the park along with recreation, sport and play facilities. The advantage is the possibility of a central, open, public promenade between the northern water park and the southern lawn park, as well as the reduction of noise for the residents.
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Respectively to decreasing noise levels from Berlin Place to Viehofer Square, park facilities are assigned to subspaces. The entry point at Berlin Place is defined by a city square. Between the tree grove and the main event area, the section of the park intended for intensive use is situated, with its play and sunbathing areas and the "Promenade Place" called "Park Play". The subsequent section of the park at TurmstraBe is used for quiet recreation with its lawn areas and water basins as well as the "Promenade Place" called "Garden Park" .
New Park for The University Quarter Site Plan
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Urban Landscape Planning / The external spaces at the centre were designed to foster an awareness of the environment, inspiring people to think about their ecological footprint. In particular it highlights that food production has a significant environmental impact. It is estimated that food is responsible for 41 per cent of London’s “ecological footprint”. In response a series of gardens were created to promote cultivation in the community. The gardens use a variety of different planting concepts to showcase "sustainable" planting techniques as a tool for both education and research. The objective was to promote future urban environments to have a richer native vegetative base with outstanding wildlife quality. The design for the landscape sought to strike a balance between looking good yet providing a wildlife value with a high nectar source, for bees and other insects. Native wildflower meadows and traditional flower gardens demonstrate this potential inspiring people to think about their own back gardens, balconies or window boxes. The scheme is the first project that has achieved "Outstanding" BREEAM and "Platinum" LEED.
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The Crystal Illustrative Landscape Master Plan
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