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Local studio K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo has completed Espacio Libertad, a red timber pavilion that provides an “open stage” for a long-standing cultural institution in Lima, Peru. The wooden pergola fills a 700-square-metre courtyard behind a neoclassical mansion in the district of Milaflores, home to the headquarters of the French cultural association Alianza Francesa de […]
In San Francisco, the bay is something most people look at but don’t really use. SCAPE’s design for China Basin Park, wrapping the northeast edge of Mission Rock, is seeking to change that. On the September afternoon I visited, the Bay Trail was a-rush with people on postwork runs and the grove of native strawberries […]
As Houston inches into the more comfortable space between summer and fall, I find myself at the Memorial Park running track to get a couple miles in. Breathless and sweaty, I walk over to Vibrant, the park’s new health-conscious food option. There’s no better reward after a solid run than only having to walk 50 […]
As part of its master parks plan for The Village, Oklahoma—a city of less than 10,000 people—landscape architecture firm LAUD Studio rehabilitated six residential parks. But demolishing a dilapidated apartment complex between the library and city hall created an opportunity to build a connector between them as well as a new plaza in collaboration with […]
Ticket Booth in The Forbidden City / TnJ Studio. Image © TnJ Studio Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1022452/from-historical-squares-to-quaint-booths-in-the-forbidden-city-explore-8-captivating-public-space-concepts-from-the-archdaily-community In celebration of Urban October, a month dedicated to recognizing the significance of innovative urban spaces, this curated selection presents 8 conceptual projects that demonstrate the transformative potential of public spaces. These projects, […]