Former Shanghai airport transformed into Xuhui Runway Park
Architecture studio Sasaki has created an expansive linear park on the site of the runway for the former Longhua Airport in the Xuhui riverfront area of Shanghai. More
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Kengo Kuma builds cross-laminated timber pavilion and park in Tokyo
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma used cross-laminated timber to build a temporary pocket park pavilion and exhibition space in Tokyo. More
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Mosbach Paysagistes creates park for Taichung on site of former airport
Phase Shifts Park in Taichung, Taiwan, has been designed by French landscape architects Mosbach Paysagistes and combines nature and technology to create a refuge from the heat and pollution of the city. More
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Heatherwick Studio designs flood-resilient park The Cove for San Francisco
London-based Heatherwick Studio has designed an elevated work campus and park bolstered against rising sea levels caused by climate change to replace deteriorating historic piers in San Francisco. More
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ON-A proposes covering Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium with Nou Parc
Barcelona studio ON-A has envisioned a 26-hectare park in the city that would rise up to cover FC Barcelona football stadium to the west. More
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Productora designs pink concrete playgrounds in Mexico
Pink concrete forms seats, steps and climbing walls in these two public parks designed by Mexican architecture firm Productora. More
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White Arkitekter designs starfish-shaped sea pool in Bergen
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has designed a floating pool in Bergen, Norway, which will be built as part of the redevelopment of the city's coastline into a waterfront park called True Blue. More
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15 proposals for adapting outdoor spaces for social distancing
Creative agencies from around the world have envisioned how public spaces could be adapted to allow social distancing as part of the Where We Stand initiative organised by editor David Michon. More
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White circles promote social distancing on Domino Park grass in New York City
The grass of New York's Domino Park has been painted with white circles to encourage the public to stay safely apart during the pandemic. More
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C'entro is a fibreglass frame to help people social distance in public parks
Design studio SBGA Blengini Ghirardelli has created a concept for social distancing within parks, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More
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Precht designs Parc de la Distance for outdoor social distancing
Austria-based studio Precht has designed a maze-like park divided by high hedges that would allow people to be outdoors while maintaining social distance during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Marshall Blecher and Studio Fokstrot to build "parkipelago" of floating islands in Copenhagen
A cluster of roaming artificial islands designed by Marshall Blecher and Studio Fokstrot is set to be built in Copenhagen's harbour. More
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Architects lead backlash over park closures and "heavy-handed" policing in London's open spaces
Architects and critics have hit out at threats to close London's parks amid the coronavirus pandemic, with one describing it as "collective punishment". More
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WOHA to transform Bangladesh wasteland into BRAC University campus
WOHA has revealed its plans to overhaul a polluted wasteland in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to create a public park and facilities for BRAC University. More
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Bell Phillips builds curved white-brick pavilion in London park
A sweeping, white-brick pavilion in Southwark Park in London by architecture studio Bell Phillips curves along the park's historic pathways. More
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Weiss Manfredi wins competition to redevelop La Brea Tar Pits
New York studio Weiss Manfredi has beaten competition from Dorte Mandrup and Diller Scofidio + Renfro to develop the park and museum accompanying Los Angeles' historic La Brea Tar Pits. More
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COBE's undulating public square in Copenhagen contains parking for 2,000 bikes
Karen Blixens Plads in Copenhagen is an undulating plaza with sheltered parking for over 2,000 bicycles designed by Danish architecture firm COBE. More
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Junya Ishigami's Japanese water garden wins €100,000 Obel Award
ObelArt Biotop Water Garden, an artificial landscape by Junya Ishigami near the Nasu Mountains in Japan, has won the inaugural Obel Award. More
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Brick arcade by MMX revitalises earthquake-hit public square in Mexico
Brick archways fold around this public square in Jojutla, Mexico, which architecture studio MMX has redeveloped after it was left devastated following the country's deadly 2017 earthquake. More
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Visitor centre occupies thin concrete bridge over wetland park in China
A visitor centre designed by Trace Architecture Office for a park in Rongcheng, China, is a long and thin concrete bridge complete with a lighthouse-like viewing tower clad in wooden shingles. More
