ARCHITECTURE LIST

Project description of PAYSAGES EN EXIL by Nicolas Dorval-Bory & Raphaël Bétillon:
PAYSAGES EN EXIL seeks to create, along the hospital of La Grave in Toulouse, an experimental journey in which the visitor is invited to explore an unlikely landscape, a condensation of climates, a mix of Natures from all over the world. The project finds its genesis in the description of “wandering plants phenomenon” made by Gilles Clément :

Pasarela Project by BG Studio: As for the project progress, the design and approval phases are over, and construction will start in a month. The project completion is scheduled for the end of 2010.

The the Alfa Romeo Centenary Sculpture at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 is the latest project by Gery Judah. Client: Fiat/Alfa Romeo # Consultant Engineering: Capita Symonds # Fabrication and Installation: Littlehampton Welding # Photography: David Barbour.

The landscape architects at MSP designed the square to be the main attraction of the newly renovated Dublin riverfront; with the completion this month of architect Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater on the its southern perimeter, the plaza is now just that, a great connector and main meet-up spot that establishes the theater in relation to the river, to the surrounding buildings, and to the vital spirit of Dublin itself.

Designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Berg Arkitektkontor for the City of Stockholm, the new face of Stockholm project covers an area of Stockholm adjacent to the navigation lock between the Baltic and the freshwater Lake Mälaren. Revealed at Slussen Masterplan public exhibition, the project will offer new public spaces, an accessible quayside, pedestrian and cycle routes, and a Water Square as the central feature.

Designed by Weiss/Manfredi, the Wandering Ecologies design proposal for Toronto’s Lower Don Lands, has won the American Architecture Award. The project is aimed to offer a new identity for Toronto as well as renaturalizes the Lower Don River. It also creates a new model for sustainable waterfront expansion on the eastern edge of the city. Client: Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, City of Toronto.

Shanghai Expo 2010 is still 110 days to go, but the Boulevard is already on trial illumination as reported by Xinhua. Using cable membrane structure, the Expo Boulevard will serve as the main entrance to the World Expo 2010 site.

The MVVA’s proposal of the Hudson Park and Boulevard is predicted to be the winner of the competition to design the park. The project will convert a semi-industrial area into a urban space complete with a linear park that will offer a link between the Hudson Rail Yards and 42nd Street.