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A DIGITAL PUBLICATION FEATURING INNOVATION IN WORLD ARCHITECTURE

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Past Issue - Landscape Architecture
Architype Dialogue
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James Corner Field Operations, The High Line Inspired by the melancholic, “found” beauty of the High Line, where nature has reclaimed a once-vital piece of urban infrastructure, the design aims to re-fit this industrial conveyance into a post-industrial instrument of leisure. By changing...North AmericanJames Corner Field Operations, The High LineThe Office of James Burnett, The Brochstein... Founded in 1912, the Rice University campus is noted for its neo-Byzantine architecture, mature southern live aaks and a classical campus plan that emphasizes long, formal axes. In 2005 the Board of Trustees approved "A Vision for the Second...North AmericanThe Office of James Burnett, The Brochstein...Michael Van Valkenburgh, Water Treatment... Context Located on the suburban outskirts of New Haven, the facility is a reserve water source for the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority. It draws water from nearby Lake Whitney, at the base of the Mill River Watershed. The site is...North AmericanMichael Van Valkenburgh, Water Treatment...Lutsko Associates, San Francisco Residence This urban garden in the Pacific Heights district of San Francisco surrounds a single-family home. The house was designed in 1990 by the noted Bay Area architectural firm EHDD under the tutelage of the late Joe Esherick. When viewed from the home's...North AmericanLutsko Associates, San Francisco ResidenceArchitype DialogueOLIN, Simon and Helen Director Park The park, built entirely over structure, has created public spaces with a range of microclimates, amenities, and activities, and has quickly become a unique destination and landmark for residents and visitors. A signature element is a glass and wood...North AmericanOLIN, Simon and Helen Director ParkArchitype DialogueHoerr Schaudt, Rooftop Haven Located in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood, the Gary Comer Youth Center offers a safe, welcoming after-school space for indoor activity. Its 8,160-square-foot green roof is a model for using traditionally underutilized space for urban...North AmericanHoerr Schaudt, Rooftop HavenMESA, NorthPark Center Interior Description: The NorthPark Management team has worked with MESA for over thirty years, expanding its role on a recent $235 million expansion. In its expanded role, MESA has purposefully respected the clean-lined, modern design of the...North AmericanMESA, NorthPark CenterArchitype DialogueTen Eyck Landscape Architects, Inc., Sonoran... The College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA) at the University of Arizona built a new expansion facility that allows students from all three design disciplines (architecture, landscape architecture, and planning) the opportunity to...North AmericanTen Eyck Landscape Architects, Inc., Sonoran...Architype DialogueKongjian Yu, Shanghai Houtan Park Objectives and Challenges The site is a narrow linear 14-hectare (34.6-acre) band located along the Huangpu River waterfront in Shanghai, China. This brownfield, previously owned by a steel factory and a shipyard, had few industrial structures...GlobalKongjian Yu, Shanghai Houtan ParkHarari Arquitectos + Surface Design, Museo... In 1986, the city of Monterrey, Mexico reclaimed an expansive 1.5 hectare brownfield site of a former steel production facility. Eleven years later, the site’s decommissioned blast furnace has emerged as the Museo Del Acero Horno3, the Museum of...GlobalHarari Arquitectos + Surface Design, Museo...Architype DialogueMarcus Barnett , Times Eureka Pavilion  NEX is delighted to contribute to creating a benchmark in integrated design at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show (Tuesday May 24th to Saturday May 28th) working with Buro Happold and Chelsea Gold Medallist Marcus Barnett on the creation of a...GlobalMarcus Barnett , Times Eureka Pavilion Architype DialogueEnea, The Tree Museum  Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland – On June 14, 2010, the Tree Museum situated on 75,000 square meters of land near Upper Lake Zurich, will officially open its gates. Conceived as an oval-shaped, open-air museum which is divided into a series of...GlobalEnea, The Tree Museum OAB, Seafront of Benidorm Benidorm is perhaps the singlemost paradigmatic Spanish city of the massive industry of leisure and tourism, a city of an extremely high density concentrated in a tiny territory. This model has shown itself to be more efficient than others that...GlobalOAB, Seafront of BenidormWest 8, Garden of 10,000 Bridges As both a distinct sense of enclosure and vantage points are provided, the Garden plays with the sensation of surprise. In the design advantage is taken of the strategic, central position of the plot, and views to other parts of the exhibition are...GlobalWest 8, Garden of 10,000 BridgesArchitype DialogueLinda Covit with CHA/M.C.Séguin, Give Peace... The Competition In autumn 2006, la Ville de Montréal held an open competition call for professional artists in the visual arts, to collaborate with a landscape architect to conceive an artistic intervention. This project aimed to commemorate the...GlobalLinda Covit with CHA/M.C.Séguin, Give Peace...Architype DialogueØstengen & Bergo, Schandorff Square Earlier dead end Schandorff street in the centre of Oslo is converted from car parking lot to an urban green space, Schandorff square, adding up to an existing green structure through an old cemetery in the east. The square was privately financed...GlobalØstengen & Bergo, Schandorff SquareArchitype DialogueIconic Landscape Architecture Iconic Landscape Architecture