US firms SHoP Architects and Ken Smith Workshop have turned a sliver of land along the East River into an ecological park featuring gardens, a faceted metal screen and a rocky beach that serves as habitat for mussels. More about SHoP and Ken Smith convert Manhattan's Pier 35 into an eco park
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has outlined its Toronto Tomorrow masterplan to turn a parcel of the city's waterfront into the "neighbourhood of the future". More about Sidewalk Labs reveals masterplan for Sidewalk Toronto neighbourhood
Henning Larsen has revealed plans to revive a neglected park in the city of Esbjerg, Denmark, by extending an existing amphitheatre to create a giant staircase between the city and its port. More about Henning Larsen unveils plans to revive Esbjerg Bypark
A large, steel sphere sourced from a shuttered paper mill has been repurposed by Seattle firm Mutuus Studio as an installation in a waterfront park in the Pacific Northwest. More about Mutuus Studio converts industrial artefact into Acid Ball installation in Washington park
British landscape architecture studio Gustafson Porter + Bowman are redesigning the approaches to the Eiffel Tower in Paris ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More about Gustafson Porter + Bowman reveals Eiffel Tower parks redesign
The first 3D zebra crossing in the UK has been painted on a road in north-west London in an effort to improve road safety in the area. More about London's first 3D zebra crossing encourages drivers to slow down
Toronto firms Public Work and Greenberg Consultants have completed a new park underneath the city's Gardiner Expressway, to provide "a vital artery for pedestrians and cyclists". More about The Bentway park opens under Toronto's Gardiner Expressway
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has revealed plans to transform a former industrial site in Chicago into a "new urban destination". More about SOM unveils plans for Chicago's Lincoln Yards neighbourhood
An old coastal fortification in Cape Town has been transformed into an urban park, skatepark and garden by South African studio DHK. More about Battery Park brings skateboarders to V&A Waterfront in Cape Town
In this Opinion column, Charles A Birnbaum looks back at the highs and lows of landscape architecture over the past year, and predicts that the discipline will continue to blur with other urban fields in 2019. More about "Landscape architecture in 2018 provided a bold vision for our shared built environment"
The Walk Above the Vineyards is a circular ramp designed by architecture studio Keeo4design, which offers an elevated view over the vineyards in the Czech Republic's South Moravian Region. More about Keeo4design builds spiralling viewpoint in a Czech hilltop vineyard
A salt marsh and a cantilevered viewing platform are among the features in an extensive new park that stretches along the East River in Long Island City, Queens. More about Former industrial site in Queens transformed into Hunter's Point South Park
Sponge Mountain is a proposal by architect Angelo Renna for a 90-metre-high mound of soil, which would absorb carbon dioxide from the air in Turin. More about Artificial mountain made of soil could soak up pollution in Turin
American firms Marlon Blackwell Architects and James Corner Field Operations have renovated a vast park in Tennessee that once served as a farm where prisoners worked. More about Marlon Blackwell and Field Operations revitalise massive Shelby Farms Park in Memphis
Landscape architects need to fly the flag for their profession if they are to receive the recognition they rightly demand and deserve, says Charles A Birnbaum. More about "Landscape architects can't rely on architecture-centric media"
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its top new landscape architecture projects in the US, including a remote art centre in Montana, the bustling Chicago Riverwalk, and an 85-acre park along the Brooklyn waterfront. More about America's best new landscape architecture projects revealed
Photographer Stephan Zirwes uses drones to shoot aerial views of public swimming pools, in a bid to make people appreciate the value of free swimming facilities. More about Stephan Zirwes showcases swimming pools in abstract aerial photographs
London mayor Sadiq Khan has denounced Westminster Council for blocking a proposal to pedestrianise Oxford Street. More about Scrapping plans for car-free Oxford Street is a "betrayal of Londoners" says city mayor
US studio James Corner Field Operations has created a public park on the waterfront site around the former Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, featuring a sunbathing spot, an industrial-style playground and a taco stand. More about Six-acre park opens at Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site
With BIG's Amager Bakke Waste-To-Energy Plant due to open in Copenhagen later this year, this movie in our Dezeen x MINI Living series explores how its year-round rooftop ski slope designed by SLA Architects was conceived. More about SLA Architects' ski park atop BIG's Copenhagen power plant to open this year