Forest boulevard

The Forest Boulevard project is based on the history of Protvino science town, built for nuclear physicists, and joint work with...

Piazza De Nava

The client's objective was to carry out the redevelopment and restoration of the square in order to integrate the National...

Zhongtian & Hiwell Lake Palace

Located in the heart of Hangzhou’s central urban area and adjacent to the Peach Blossom Lake Park, this project capitalizes on...

Guixeres Path

The proposal is part of the global project of the Igualada Green Belt, which seeks to generate a set of itineraries for...

Living Lab AIMPLAS

How to create an exhibition garden in an urban context dedicated to economic activities? This question guided cercle’s approach...

Weesper Lusthofje

Situated on the bustling Weesperstraat in Amsterdam, this municipal office building underwent a transformation to create a...

Making landscape

Igualada Central Park

Igualada Central Park

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The Central Park of Igualada is the largest free space in the city and gives continuity to the Green Ring, linking the urban area with the natural environment of the Òdena streamflow. Once completed, the project facilitated the connection of pedestrians and bicycles...

GrowOnUs

GrowOnUs

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“We must put the twenty-first century city in nature rather than put nature in the city”, Diana Balmori,Point 25, A Landscape Manifesto (2010) The "GrowOnUs" project is the result of an experimental collaboration between the New York basedlandscape and urban design...

L’Aljub playground

L’Aljub playground

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Unravel by playThis Gordian knot of climbing and sliding tunnels can be playfully unravelled. The at first sight impossible assignment to bring all client’s wishes and ideas together into this one playground has been literally solved as a metaphor. Carve designed a...

Theory and research

250 Things a Landscape Architect Should Know (+1)

250 Things a Landscape Architect Should Know (+1)

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There are two ways of reading a book, which vary according to the volume chosen. The first, the classic one, is to read them linearly, following a reasoning that starts from the basics and gradually unravels up to a final thesis. The second concerns those books that...

Seascape: Eleftherias Square

Seascape: Eleftherias Square

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Architectural firm Land n Arch envisioned Eleftherias Square in Kavala, Greece, as a transformative public space aimed at fostering unity within the urban fabric. This ambitious project reinterprets the natural landscape, drawing inspiration from three fundamental...

We are Forest! Conversations on Urban Forestry

We are Forest! Conversations on Urban Forestry

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‘Conversations on Urban Forestry’ was delivered to me by mail one day in January. Johanna Gibbons had already told me about this project she had been working on for some time and her words had fed my curiosity to read it and the desire to finally hold it in my hands....

Events e competitions

Tree egg

Tree egg

When: October 8th 2022, 3 pm - 5 pmWhere: Villa Saroli, Lugano, SwitzerlandWebstite: www.i2a.ch...

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It is a small flowering jewel located in Castagnola, on the shores of Lake Lugano, in a very sunny position protected from cold currents.Thanks to its special #microclimate, the #park, designed in the 1930s according to the dictates of Art Nouveau, surprises with a rich Mediterranean vegetation (orange trees, lemon trees, date palms, Cycas, etc.) that can only be found in this area of #Lugano. The history of the building, like that of the #garden, is linked to the figure of Hélèn Bieber, an avant-garde dancer in Paris, who set up a social and cultural meeting centre in her Lugano home. . . È un piccolo gioiello fiorito situato a #Castagnola, sulle rive del lago di Lugano, in una posizione molto soleggiata e protetta dalle correnti fredde. Grazie al #microclima particolare, il #parco, progettato negli anni '30 del XX sec. secondo i dettami dello stile Liberty, sorprende con una ricca vegetazione mediterranea (aranci, limoni, palme da dattero, palme del Cile, Cycas, ecc.) che si trova solo in questa zona del Luganese. La storia dell'edificio, come quella del #giardino, è legata alla figura di Hélèn Bieber, ballerina d'avanspettacolo a Parigi, che attiva un centro d'incontri a carattere mondano e culturale nella sua dimora luganese. . . #villaheleneum #parc #parque #jardin #garten #jardim #tuin #switzerland #landscape #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #landscapelovers #landscapefirst #paesaggio #architetturadelpaesaggio #arquitecturadelpaisaje #paisaje #arquitecturadelpaisatge #paisatge #landschaftsarchitektur #landschaft #architecturedupaysage #paysage
Park of Villa Heleneum
"Sognavo di piantare una grande struttura, una gabbia aperta: la natura penetra, invade la forma. La gabbia scompare nel tempo, si dissolve... la natura resta ccusotde della traccia, del segno". [Giuliano Mauri] . . "I dream of planting a large structure, an open cage: nature penetrates, invades the form. The cage disappears over time, dissolves... nature remains custodian of the trace, of the sign". [Giuliano Mauri] . . #giulianomauri #cathedralofplants #cattedralevegetale #environmentalart #artambientale #landart #artinnature #contemporaryart #artecontemporanea #artlovers #art #arte #artesella #landscape #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #landscapelovers #landscapefirst #arquitecturadelpaisaje #arquitecturadelpaisatge #landschaftsarchitektur #architecturedupaysage
Cattedrale Vegetale - Giuliano Mauri
Shaping the Ground, Gaël Glaudel x Landscape First + Liminal, Rocca di Cave, #Italy, 2024 More info: https://www.landscapefirst.com/shaping-the-ground/ . The challenge carried out by Liminal in collaboration with Gaël Glaudel x Landscape First was a journey within the agricultural fabric of the Monti Prenestini, in search of a common denominator in the #cultivation of fruit trees belonging to local species of particular interest, especially which contribute to local #biodiversity and the maintenance of a peculiar #landscape. The idea was to create an #installation that could enhance the #tree as a fundamental element of the landscape, not only from the point of view of production and ecosystem services, but also as a symbol of a #territory, a source of subsistence for generations in the past , and a new relaunch for the future. The exaltation experiment also had to focus attention on how the tree is perceived, and on the agricultural practices that accompany its growth; important practices for landscape care, which harmoniously connect production, tourism, history and nature. The desire was for the artwork to develop in an evolutionary path in stages, from a base more oriented towards the rural world to an artistic sublimation. The material used was closely linked to local nature, and for this reason chestnut leaves and curls were chosen, which were abundant in the season of creation. . . La sfida portata avanti da Liminal in collaborazione con Gaël Glaudel x Landscape First, è da considerarsi un viaggio all’interno del tessuto agricolo del Monti Prenestini, alla ricerca di un denominatore comune nella #coltivazione di alberi da frutto appartenenti a specie locali di particolare interesse, specie che contribuiscono alla #biodiversità locale e al mantenimento di un #paesaggio peculiare. L’idea era quella di creare un’#installazione che potesse esaltare l’albero quale elemento fondamentale per il paesaggio, non soltanto dal punto di vista produttivo e dei servizi ecosistemici, ma anche come simbolo di un #territorio, fonte di sussistenza per generazioni in passato, e nuovo rilancio per il futuro. L’esaltazione dell’albero doveva porre l’attenzione anche sul come l’#albero viene percepito, e sulle pratiche agricole che accompagnano la sua crescita; pratiche importanti per la cura del paesaggio, che armoniosamente mettono in connessione produzione, turismo, storia e natura. La volontà era che l’opera si sviluppasse in un percorso evolutivo a tappe, da una base più orientata verso il mondo rurale a una sublimazione artistica. Il materiale da utilizzare doveva essere strettamente legato alla natura locale, e per questo motivo si sono scelte le foglie e i ricci del castagno, abbondanti nella stagione di realizzazione. . . #shapingtheground #landscapefirst #liminal #roccadicave #montiprenestini #environmentalart #artambientale #landart #artinnature #contemporaryart #artecontemporanea #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #landscapelovers #architetturadelpaesaggio #arquitecturadelpaisaje #paisaje #arquitecturadelpaisatge #paisatge #landschaftsarchitektur #landschaft #architecturedupaysage #paysage #landschapsarchitectuur #landschap
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