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Kongjian Yu? wins the 2023 Oberlander Prize for achievements in landscape architecture

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Kongjian Yu has been announced as the winner of this year’s Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF). Yu is known throughout the landscape profession for pioneering the ‘sponge city’ urban design concept in China after 1995.

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NBBJ will lead the redevelopment of Paul Rudolph’s Hurley Building at Boston Government Center

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Hurley Building at the Boston Government Service Center. ” Image courtesy Leggat McCall Properties/NBBJ As part of the deal, developers Leggat McCall says the remade site will include some 350,000-square-feet of government offices at no cost.

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Landscape architecture is now officially a STEM discipline, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Department of Homeland Security has designated degrees in landscape architecture as a science, technology, engineering, mathematics (or STEM) discipline upon the advice of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) , announced by the organization today (July 12).

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Shanghai Municipal Government launches global awards programme for urban design

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Promotion: China's Ministry of Natural Resources and Shanghai Municipal Government have launched two competitions and an awards programme calling architects to submit projects that aim to transform Shanghai. The competitions aim to transform the urban landscape of Shanghai. The photography is courtesy of Shanghai Municipal Government.

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Global Perspectives: Exploring Diverse Sports Architecture Projects Ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

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This month’s curated collection focuses on diverse forms of sports architecture, stadiums , venues, and landscaping projects, dissecting what components come together to form different sports architecture experiences. In that sense, it invites individuals from diverse backgrounds to forge connections while celebrating athleticism.

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Henning Larsen plans new mixed-use civic center for Toronto

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Image rendering courtesy of Adamson Associates Architects, Henning Larsen and PMA Landscape Architects The podium contains the majority of its public functions (an art gallery, healthcare component, the library, a fitness center, and multi-faith ceremony rooms). Construction for the project commenced this month with a c.

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Architects brand UK government plan to reintroduce imperial measurements "stupid"

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Architects and architecture critics are attempting to stop a government proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements to the UK by calling on people to respond to its consultation. As part of the consultation , the government is conducting a survey asking: "If you had a choice, would you want to purchase items: (i) in imperial units? (ii)