Living Breakwaters coastal defence system wins Obel Award 2023
Landscape studio Scape has won the Obel Award for 2023 for its "visionary" coastal defence system in New York City that will grow in efficiency as oysters inhabit it. More
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Štvanice Footbridge in Prague designed as a "sculpture in the city"
Architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank collaborated with engineer Jan Mourek to create this minimalist bridge across the River Vltava in Prague, which is intended to resemble marble. More
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Cantilevered Ring of Bjólfur viewpoint to overlook Icelandic fjord
Architecture studios Esja Architecture and Arkibygg Arkitektar have designed a ring-shaped viewpoint that will sit 650 metres up the slopes of Mount Bjólfur and overlook a fjord in the east of Iceland. More
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James Corner landscapes "magical lookout" at Battersea Power Station
Landscape studio James Corner Field Operations has created a roof garden with 23,000 plants and 55 trees on top of a Foster + Partners-designed residential building alongside Battersea Power Station in London. More
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Studio Saar crowns Udaan Park in India with canopy of colourful birds
Architecture practice Studio Saar has refreshed a run-down and underused park in India with an accessible landscape and a canopy resembling a murmuration. More
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Tree-like trellis with photovoltaic panels covers outdoor workspace in Silicon Valley
Oakland-based landscape office Hood Design Studio has created two "treehouses" covered by an expansive photovoltaic trellis on the campus of a software company in Silicon Valley. More
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EFFEKT creates treetop walkway that is accessible to "all nature lovers"
Architecture studio EFFEKT has completed Norway's first treetop walkway, which winds up through Hamaren Activity Park in Fyresdal and ends at a circular viewpoint. More
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MAST set to transform abandoned Milanese sand quarry into floating park
Copenhagen-based architecture studio MAST has unveiled plans to create a park with floating buildings and islands called Centroparco in an abandoned sand quarry on the outskirts of Milan. More
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Sumayya Vally unveils design for sculptural pedestrian bridge in Belgium
A series of boat-like forms will be tied together to create the Asiat-Darse pedestrian bridge, which South African architect Sumayya Vally is designing for Vilvoorde in Belgium. More
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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden
An event pavilion and aerial tree walk are among the enhancements to Portland's Leach Botanical Garden, which is being upgraded by a team that includes US studios Land Morphology and Olson Kundig Architects. More
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Asif Khan and Theaster Gates unveil Liverpool Docks transformation plans
A pyramidal pavilion for contemplation is set to be introduced to the Liverpool waterfront as part of a transformation project led by architect Asif Khan and artist Theaster Gates. More
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SUO elevates winding walkway in national park in Japan
Yashima Mountaintop Park is a "three-dimensional pathway" by architecture studio SUO that offers views over the mountainous landscape of Setonaikai National Park in Japan. More
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Morag Myerscough creates "secret garden" for Sheffield Children's Hospital
A colourful pavilion sits in the Joy Garden at Sheffield Children's Hospital, which British artist Morag Myerscough has created to offer patients and staff respite from a medical environment. More
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Timber bridge offers visitors 360-degree views of Belgian heathland and forest
Architecture studios Maat-Ontwerpers and Bart Lens have created a cycle path called Cycling Through the Heathland as part of a tourism cycling network through the Belgium province of Limburg. More
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Victorian viaduct repurposed as public park in Manchester
Weathered-steel planters feature in the linear park that London studio Twelve Architects and the National Trust conservation charity have created on the disused Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester. More
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Studio Egret West unveils Manchester's first city centre park for 100 years
London-based Studio Egret West has designed Mayfield Park in Manchester, which is said to be the city's first new central park in more than 100 years. More
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Solar-harvesting Ecacia by Samuel Wilkinson mimics trees of African savannahs
London-based designer Samuel Wilkinson has created a prototype of a tree-like structure called Ecacia that harvests solar energy while providing a public place to shelter during very hot weather. More
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Z'scape adds grassy amphitheatre and wild garden to hotel in rural China
A winding wooden path leads to a natural amphitheatre created by rippling mounds of grass at this garden in Lijiang, China, which was designed by landscape studio Z'scape and has been shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2022. More
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Michael Heizer completes monumental City sculpture in Nevada desert
American artist Michael Heizer has completed City, a monumental sculpture formed of earthen mounds, geoglyphs and concrete pyramids deep in the Nevada desert that took more than 50 years to construct. More
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"Grassy parks are no longer viable in the face of global heating"
In the face of climate change, Britain's lawned parks should be replaced with urban forests to help control city temperatures and keep green spaces green during hot summers, writes Phineas Harper. More
