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"Outstanding" landscape architect Lynn Kinnear dies aged 64

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Landscape architect Lynn Kinnear, founder of Kinnear Landscape Architects who collaborated on projects including the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School , has died aged 64. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 but continued to run her practice until 2023. Kinnear designed the landscaping for Burntwood School.

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Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague

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Located in a forest clearing next to an existing 18th-century chapel, the Hřbitov Suchdol Cemetery was conceived as a network of burial spaces that can be extended over time, while remaining understated within the landscape. Understanding the existing conditions was the crucial starting point," he continued. "We

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi Buildings, Architect, CEBRA UAE Architecture Photos. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi, UAE. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape in Abu Dhabi. Today the site is transformed into a vivid public park, which enhances the two historic buildings as important landmarks in the city.

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Kongjian Yu wins 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander award

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Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu has been awarded the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize for his contributions to the field. The citation from the jury called Yu "a force for progressive change in landscape architecture around the world".

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second world war. This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued. The museum within and beneath the hollowed-out stone is hardly visible from the outside, while the landscape and cemetery are ever-present from within."

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THAD draws on contours of nearby mountains for national park visitor centre

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Located at the entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jiuzhai Valley National Park, the centre provides a new exhibition space, visitor centre and offices as part of the area's reopening following an earthquake in 2017. Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre was designed by THAD. The building is nestled within a mountain valley.

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Infrastructuring Nature: Appropriating the Industrial Ruins of New York City

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High Line By James Corner Field Operations & Diller Scofidio + Renfro , Manhattan, New York, United States Jury Winner, 2014, A+Awards, Concepts – Architecture + Light How can an abandoned railroad be reused by the citizens of New York City? Later on, the site was turned into an industrial hub and rail station.