SKNYPL designs inflatable rooftop garden for busy Seoul street
New Korean Garden is an "Instagrammable" meeting and events space proposed for a rooftop in Seoul, South Korea, which is made from turquoise, pebble-like inflatables. More
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LAVA and Aspect Studios to add Central Park to Ho Chi Minh City
Elevated walkways and sunken gardens with sculptural energy-harvesting "trees" will define LAVA and Aspect Studios' Central Park masterplan in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. More
Steve Nygren integrates European housing typologies in new Atlanta neighbourhood
Residences that take cues from the canal houses in Belgium and the Netherlands, and minimal wood-clad homes in Scandinavia feature in this new development on the outskirts of Atlanta. More
NOMA sculpture garden extension features outdoor theatre and submerged walkway
Landscape architecture firm Reed Hilderbrand has cut a pathway through water as part of its extension to the sculpture garden at the New Orleans Museum of Modern Art. More
SHoP and Ken Smith convert Manhattan's Pier 35 into an eco park
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
Sidewalk Labs reveals masterplan for Sidewalk Toronto neighbourhood
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
Waugh Thistleton designs eco-village in a lake to reinvigorate central Bergen
Over a thousand houses built on the Store Lungegårdsvann lake will form the heart of Trenezia, a sustainable village masterplanned by Waugh Thistleton for Bergen, Norway. More
Paris plans to go green by planting "urban forest" around architectural landmarks
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has unveiled plans to plant trees and gardens alongside four of its historic sites to improve the air quality and address climate change. More
Henning Larsen unveils plans to revive Esbjerg Bypark
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
Mutuus Studio converts industrial artefact into Acid Ball installation in Washington park
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
UNStudio masterplans smart city in Bangalore
Dutch practice UNStudio has unveiled a masterplan for Karle Town Centre, a garden-filled smart city in Bangalore where buildings will be covered in cooling white paint. More
Muir and Openwork create mist-filled "chasm" at National Gallery of Victoria
Canyon-like walls overflowing with mist define the Doubleground pavilion, which nestles within the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. More
OMA and Laboratorio Permanente to transform two Milanese railway yards into "ecological filters"
OMA and Laboratorio Permanente's Agenti Climatici masterplan will turn two abandoned goods yards in Milan into public parks to filter the city's air and water pollution.
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BIG unveils Oceanix City concept for floating villages that can withstand hurricanes
Architecture firm BIG has designed a concept for a floating city of 10,000 people that could help populations threatened by extreme weather events and rising sea levels. More
BIG unveils park-covered highway for Brooklyn's waterfront
Architecture firm BIG has unveiled a proposal to overhaul a portion of New York City's Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, known as the BQE, with a public park that covers a subterranean roadway. More
New York mayor reveals plan to extend Manhattan shoreline in response to climate change
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has revealed a proposal to redesign the "vulnerable" shoreline of Lower Manhattan, in order to make it more resilient to rising sea levels caused by climate change. More
"Hudson Yards is a billionaire's fantasy of the future of city life"
Manhattan's newly opened Hudson Yards is all shine and no substance, and New York City deserves better says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More
Sidewalk Labs unveils Building Raincoat prototype for smart city in Toronto
A "raincoat" designed by architecture studio Partisans to protect pavements in harsh weather is among a series of prototypes that Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs has revealed for its smart city in Toronto. More
The Bentway park opens under Toronto's Gardiner Expressway
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
UNStudio develops smart neighbourhood where residents own their data
UNStudio has unveiled plans to create the "smartest neighbourhood in the world" in the Netherlands, where residents produce their own resources and control the use of their data. More