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Dezeen Agenda features plans for two-kilometre-long elevated walkway in Dubai
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Dubai Walk master plan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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Dubai to be transformed into pedestrian-friendly city with two-kilometre elevated walkway
Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved the Dubai Walk masterplan to add 6,500 kilometres of pedestrian walkways to the city, including an elevated air-conditioned looped path. More
Walker Warner Architects includes recycled-plastic thatch in Hawaii hut resort
Winding pathways and thatched roofs made of recycled plastic are among the features at the Kona Village resort in Hawaii, which Walker Warner Architects designed to replace a 1960s hotel destroyed by a tsunami. More
SOA Architekti transforms former graveyard into public park in Czech Republic
An elevated, winding walkway guides visitors through Park of Memories, a former graveyard in Aš, Czech Republic, renovated by local studio SOA Architekti. More
Glavovic Studio adds massive periscope on walkway near Everglades
American firm Glavovic Studio has created a red aluminium walkway with a large-scale periscope in Florida to connect the local population with the nearby Everglades. More
Taller Capital practises "retroactive infrastructure" for linear park in Mexico
Architecture studio Taller Capital has created a linear park in Mexico City that incorporates a walkway and made with materials optimised for water retention and dust mitigation. More
White Arkitekter designs stormwater pond that "celebrates the joy of being part of nature"
Swedish practice White Arkitekter has completed the Exercisfältet Stormwater Pond in Uppsala, Sweden, providing water purification and flood protection while also creating a biodiverse landscape for local residents. More
Colectivo C733 balances square boardwalk over Mexican lagoon
Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has created a square-shaped pedestrian pier that hovers over a coastal lake in Bacalar, Mexico to serve as an aquatic exhibit, protecting the site from urbanisation and human activity. More
Eight elevated walkways designed to reach new heights
Following the news that architecture studio EFFEKT has unveiled Norway's first treetop walkway, our latest roundup collects eight pathways around the world that have been dramatically lifted above the ground. More
Thomas Randall-Page completes Cody Dock Rolling Bridge in London
British designer Thomas Randall-Page has installed a footbridge in east London that is made from weathering steel and oak and rotates via manual levers to let boats pass. 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
Geometric brick rooms installed in passageway in disused tobacco factory
Architecture offices Palma and Hanghar have inserted a "playful sequence of rooms" made from thermal clay bricks into an empty passageway that leads to a monumental chimney in Logroño, Spain. More
Z'scape designs Hylla Alpine Garden as a "place of comfort, solitude and peace"
A meandering wooden path leads towards a centuries-old oak tree situated at the centre of this alpine garden in China's Yulong County, which landscape design studio Z'scape created to celebrate the region's native plants and indigenous culture. More
Qidi Design Group creates tranquil landscaped garden for property development in Danyang
A sequence of curving paths and bridges form a route between courtyards surrounded by water at this landscaping project created by Qidi Design Group for a development in Danyang, China. More
Stefano Boeri completes new entrance and walkway at Rome's Domus Aurea
Stefano Boeri Architetti has inserted an entrance kiosk and a pedestrian walkway that provides access to subterranean rooms within Rome's historic Domus Aurea palace. More
Piet Oudolf creates "ever-changing" garden for Vitra's architecture park
Winding paths lead visitors through this landscaped garden at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, which Piet Oudolf designed to complement the site's iconic architecture. More
Elevated concrete pathway on stilts shades brick training centre in Hanoi
A walkable concrete roof on thin steel stilts connects and shades the textured brick blocks of a training centre in Hanoi by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More
Weathering steel PedX bridge connects Northeastern University campus with science block
Architecture firm Payette has created a pedestrian bridge at Northeastern University in Boston with tall metal walls and slender glazed openings that offer a glimpse of passing trains. More
Christian Bauer suspends pedestrian and cycle path beneath Pont Adolphe in Luxembourg
A four-metre-wide path now hangs underneath the Pont Adolphe bridge in Luxembourg, with a lightweight steel system that acts like a "well-controlled spider's web". More
Controversial Iron Ring set to be submerged in landscape beside a Welsh castle
A huge ring-shaped walkway designed by architect George King is set to be built next to Flint Castle in Wales – but has been met with fierce opposition by locals, who see it as symbol of historic oppression. More