The Original Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living Portal (since 2009)
city park, Tag
- 140-year-old Buenos Aires Zoo is shutting down and sending its animals to sanctuaries Tue, 28 Jun 16, 12:57amAfter years of debate, the 140-year-old Buenos Aires Zoo just announced plans to shut down, free all of its animals, and work toward becoming an ecological reserve...
- Candy-colored pop-up park creates a relaxing oasis in busy Stockholm Tue, 14 Jun 16, 10:00pmHumlegårdsgatan was once seen as a noisy and dirty means to get from point A to point B, but that was before the Gamla Liv-commissioned Pop Up Park appeared...
- Los Angeles approves $28 million FAB Park designed by OMA and IDEO Mon, 13 Jun 16, 10:00pmLos Angeles may soon receive a much-needed green boost. City officials have chosen the design team for a planned 2-acre park downtown, near the Los Angeles City Hall at 1st Street and Broadway. Their team headed by Mia Lehrer...
- Winning FAB Park design team receives $28 million budget to green up LA Mon, 13 Jun 16, 10:00pmLos Angeles may soon receive a much-needed green boost. City officials have chosen the design team for a planned 2-acre park downtown, near the Los Angeles City Hall at 1st Street and Broadway. Their team headed by Mia Lehrer...
- INFOGRAPHIC: 8 of the world’s greatest city parks Wed, 8 Jul 15, 7:00amUrban parks are one of the most important components of a healthy and livable city. Not only do they sequester carbon and provide respite from the concrete jungle, but parks are also great cultural and historic landmarks....
- DELVA Landscape Architects created a community oasis for the city of Utrecht Wed, 1 Jul 15, 3:00pmDutch firm DELVA Landscape Architects designed a shared green oasis for the city of Utrecht surrounded by rows of mansions and brick architecture. Their proposal for the area entitled "The Share-Garden", which combines private...
- The World’s Tallest Vertical Garden Lives and Breathes in Sydney Wed, 1 Oct 14, 5:02amDesigned by Parisian architect Jean Nouvel in collaboration with French artist and botanist Patrick Blanc, One Central Park's living green facade exhibits 250 species of native Australian flowers and plants...
- San Francisco’s New Transbay Transit Center Sheds Glass Skin to Save $10 Million Tue, 2 Apr 13, 4:00amRead the rest of San Francisco’s New Transbay Transit Center Sheds Glass Skin to Save $10 Million Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", city park, construction update,...
- 12-Acre Grand Park Set to Open This Weekend in Downtown Los Angeles Fri, 27 Jul 12, 1:00amAfter two years of construction a 12 acre strip of downtown Los Angeles has been transformed into a multi-functional green space dubbed Grand Park – and it’s set to open to the public this weekend! Landscape architects...
- Foster + Partners Selected to Design Carbon Neutral Park for West Kowloon Cultural District Sat, 5 Mar 11, 2:10amThe architecture news of the day is that Foster + Partners has been selected by the board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority to design a massive 56-acre urban park on a reclaimed harbor-front site in Hong Kong...
- Foster + Partners Unveil Huge Carbon-Neutral Park for Hong Kong Sat, 21 Aug 10, 4:14amFoster + Partners have just unveiled plans for a massive 56-acre urban park on a reclaimed harbor-front site in Hong Kong. Designed as a carbon-neutral development, West Kowloon Cultural District will seamlessly blend into...
- Final Design for SF’s Transbay Transit Center Includes Rooftop Park Thu, 29 Apr 10, 2:00amAll of our patient waiting has finally paid off – the final design for San Francisco’s new transit center was finally revealed last week! The San Francisco Transbay Transit Center is designed to hold 12 transit...