SCAPE teamed with ENNEAD Architects to reimagine the exterior 25,000 square foot public plaza surrounding the iconic and historic Hall of Science in Queens, New York. The Hall of Science was built for the 1964 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows- Corona Park. In its original design, the terrace consisted of hardscape with a
Coded Scape Hangzhou| China Coded Scape is an urban landscape architectural project of 10.000 m2 that surrounds the Hangzhou Future City Experience Center, in Hangzhou, capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province, China. Coded Scape | Official Video | 100 Channel The Future City Experience Center, a showroom of smart ...
Dream Terrascape #terrarium #scape #terrascape #reels. Kirsten Agresta Copely · Provence
Living Breakwaters enhances physical, ecological and social resilience along the South Shore of Staten Island.
Coded Scape Hangzhou| China Coded Scape is an urban landscape architectural project of 10.000 m2 that surrounds the Hangzhou Future City Experience Center, in Hangzhou, capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province, China. Coded Scape | Official Video | 100 Channel The Future City Experience Center, a showroom of smart ...
Town Branch Commons is a transformative vision for a multi-modal transportation and linear park system tracing the path of the historic Town Branch Creek through Lexington—a ribbon of native Bluegrass landscape weaving through downtown. Rather than introducing a single daylit stream channel into the city, the design uses the local limestone (karst) geology as inspiration
nature is taking over the city ... or vice versa? everything a matter of perspective? - New York, Lower East Side -
In collaboration with the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and members of the East Harlem community, SCAPE designed a renovation for the 103rd Street Community Garden—an empty lot-turned-multidisciplinary garden and community space. Local residents were engaged to provide input on preferences for the garden in a design-build process beginning with a public charrette and culminating
Since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost over 2,000 square miles of land to the Gulf of Mexico due to a suite of anthropogenic and environmental factors—a staggering loss exacerbated by climate change and intensifying storms. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated coastal Louisiana in 2005, the Louisiana Legislature created the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
The Columbia University Medical Center and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital are sister institutions that share the Washington Heights neighborhood as a campus. SCAPE was commissioned to develop a cohesive public realm that unites these two urban sites by bringing public space, streetscapes, rooftops, and private gardens into the university experience. Streetscape paving materials and vegetation
Urban planning is not a modern phenomenon but it has been evolving since ancient times. For example, when railways were introduced, it was a big achievement for humankind. Similarly, no one thought that high rise buildings would ever be possible during our human existence. However, mankind made great progress and started creating all kinds of things that made life simpler.
"Paradise lost in time", c'est le nom donné à ce lieu atypique réalisé par les architectes d'Interbreeding Field. Cette ancienne usine de papier située dans le centre de Taipei, abrite maintenant une zone d'exposition et un café. Paradise Lost In Time "is the name given to this unusual place designed by the architects of interbreeding Field. This former paper factory located in downtown Taipei, now houses an exhibition area and a café. Photos © Interbreeding Field
It's charmed a generation. The modern stone age family with a convincing American twang and 21st century concerns.
Coded Scape Hangzhou| China Coded Scape is an urban landscape architectural project of 10.000 m2 that surrounds the Hangzhou Future City Experience Center, in Hangzhou, capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province, China. Coded Scape | Official Video | 100 Channel The Future City Experience Center, a showroom of smart ...
L'empathie nait de notre capacité de nous mettre dans la peau de quelqu'un d'autres. Mais comment faire pour le monde animal ? Pas évident de se glisser dans la peau d’une libellule, d’une grenouille ou d’un hibou. C'est pourtant ce que propose de faire "Dans les yeux des animaux", dernière création du collectif artistique anglais
Steps from the East River, SCAPE’s First Avenue Water Plaza serves as both an active civic space and a functional water filtration system.
In collaboration with the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and members of the East Harlem community, SCAPE designed a renovation for the 103rd Street Community Garden—an empty lot-turned-multidisciplinary garden and community space. Local residents were engaged to provide input on preferences for the garden in a design-build process beginning with a public charrette and culminating
SCAPE worked with the City of Boston to develop solutions to equitably reduce coastal flood risk in Dorchester.
Located in the heart of East Harlem—a neighborhood with one of the highest concentrations of public housing in New York—Blake Hobbs Play-Za unites a diverse community with a re-energized, active urban space that serves neighborhood residents, DREAM Charter School students and adjacent New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) senior housing. Prior to the park’s construction,
From Ferguson to Accra, by way of ingenious new maps of London and a plea to flee cities altogether, here are some of 2014’s best books about all things urban
El spaniard born artist Lara Almarcegui has us dreaming of indoor moon scape locations fit for a fashion editorial, especially one for the Journal. Lara explores the relations bewteen architecture and urbanism, focusing on abandoned spaces that are usually regarded as commonplace, spaces in the process of being demolished and construction materials. And the result, an...
Image 10 of 26 from gallery of The European Prize for Urban Public Space Names 25 Finalists for 2016. Courtesy of European Prize for Urban Public Space
GRRRR.net, by Ingo Giezendanner, is a mystifying and beautiful internet adventure to stumble upon. With seemingly endless compartments and levels to wander through, I spent nearly two hours exploring it recently.
Help conserve water (and your wallet) by xeriscaping. Follow these easy steps from local experts to start your own water-wise garden.
