Bloomberg unveils first sections of Brooklyn Bridge Park greenway
The first sections of the Brooklyn Bridge Park greenway have opened, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today, connecting Old Fulton Street to Pier 2 along the East River with a 2,000-foot bicycle and walk lane. The 30-foot wide greenway, which is being developed in conjunction with the Brooklyn [...]
Book:
Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape. MoMA.
This book presents 23 projects that reveal the surge of creativity and discussion surrounding the designed landscape in a broad, principally urban, international context. In the last 20 years, many significant new public spaces have been created for sites that have been reclaimed [...]
The APLD International Landscape Design Awards recognizes excellence in the field of landscape design. For 2010, the entry process will continue to be electronic and the entry categories have been expanded to allow for recognition of show gardens. APLD also recognizes that sustainability is an increasingly necessary component in all [...]
Natureza em Risco
After the first meeting of the jury of the 6th European Prize for Landscape Rosa Barba, which have been tested more than 425 projects, We inform you that the project “Natureza em Risco” has been shortlisted for publication in the catalog of the 6th Biennial Landscape, which [...]
How landscape is conceived and developed.
Green help to improve the quality of life2nd International Conference “Styling the Landscape 2010”
Pistoia, Italy, 1-2-3 July 2010
Promoters and organizers:
Province of Pistoia together with the local bank Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia Foundation
The second edition of “Styling the Landscape” will take place in [...]
Thanatopolis at I-Park
Call for Proposals – Thanatopolis at I-Park
Application Deadline: July 5, 2010
The I-Park Foundation, a not-for-profit international arts
community sited within an expansive nature preserve in East
Haddam, Connecticut (USA), is seeking creative proposals in the
following disciplines:
Music Composition/Sound Sculpture
Visual Arts/Environmental Sculpture
Theater/Choreography/Performance Art
Landscape/Garden Design
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Thanatopolis, an alternative memorial park/space in the advanced
conceptual phase of [...]
Convened by the Regional Government of Reggio Calabria (Italy) is an anonymous competition, in one stage and open to professionals (architects, engineers, landscapers, etc..) And students from around the world. Registration is free and must be completed online at the competition website.
Calendar
- Registration deadline: July 15, 2010.
- Period to upload [...]
Organized by the Landscape Observatory of Catalonia
18 June 2010
Sala d’Actes, Can Batlló. Barcelona
The territorial dimension, in its widest sense, has always been extraordinarily relevant to the field of development cooperation. Issues such as the environment, energy resources, tourism and cultural heritage, among others, have been central to many specific cooperation [...]
Seminar :
Landscape and Development Cooperation
18 June 2010
Sala d’Actes, Can Batlló. Barcelona. Spain
The territorial dimension, in its widest sense, has always been extraordinarily relevant to the field of development cooperation. Issues such as the environment, energy resources, tourism and cultural heritage, among others, have been central to many specific cooperation schemes, [...]
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of the 2010 Professional Awards, representing the best in landscape architecture around the world in the categories of general design, residential design, analysis and planning, research and communication.
Image credit: 2010 Honor Award [...]
