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Turenscape's 'floating forest' reshapes a former wasteland into a multifunctional urban landscape

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Beijing-based landscape architecture firm Turenscape has completed the transformation of a former 126-acre dumping ground into a “dreamlike floating forest” in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang. At the same time, a new lake was created to accommodate over 35 million cubic feet of stormwater inflow.

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Shma's rippling landscape adds to Neri&Hu-designed hotel in Zhengzhou

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Bangkok-based landscape architecture firm Shma Company Limited has introduced an elegant, small-scale landscape intervention in front of a Neri&Hu -designed hotel called Le Meridien in Zhengzhou City, China. The landscape and the existing building seamlessly integrate with each other.

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10 architectural landscapes & outdoor spaces we enjoyed this week

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In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. ↑ Washington State University Everett in Everett, WA by SRG Partnership ; Landscape: Site Workshop ; Photo: Benjamin Benschneider Photography.

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Montreal's new botanical garden entrance pavilion was designed to disappear into the environment

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Montreal -based firm Pelletier de Fontenay has designed a new entrance pavilion at the Montreal Botanical Garden. Image: James Brittain The pavilion was developed in collaboration with a team of landscape architects from the City of Montreal’s Urban Parks Division and the firm Lemay.

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Surreal Sites: 8 Rural Retreats Set in New Zealand’s Cinematic Landscape

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Browse the Architizer Jobs Board and apply for architecture and design positions at some of the world's best firms. The following rural retreats also seek to make the most of the country’s rich and surreal landscapes. This earthy, weathered look nearly camouflages the house amid the rugged landscape. Castle Rock House.

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Obama Presidential Center Director, Louise Bernard, discusses the site's progress

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And there is all the landscaping work that will commence once the construction is further along. The construction will take place holistically at once. Except for our athletic facility, whose timeline is little bit later. The vision of what the center will be is firmly understood. The drawings are complete and ready to be executed upon.

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Columbus, Indiana, selects Merritt Chase for Downtown Entrance Plaza Redesign

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The City of Columbus, Indiana , known as a Midwest jewel box of Midcentury modern architecture, has selected landscape architecture and urban design firm Merritt Chase to redesign a 1.5-acre acre Downtown Entrance Plaza.

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