Taylor 28, Seattle
Taylor 28 reconnects an unclaimed community to the city of Seattle through vibrant pedestrian open spaces. The first residential, mixed-use development in this transforming neighborhood, the project reclaims 20 feet of underutilized roadway to enhance public space and the quality of urban experience.
A formal tree grid and regular paving are abandoned in favor of rich materials and curving forms meant to draw pedestrians toward the building. Organic features with built-in seating carve small outdoor rooms for intimate gatherings, neighborhood dinners, and conversations. Rainwater runoff from the plaza flows into permeable paving and a series of urban raingardens. Canopy tree coverage and planting contribute to heat island reduction and CO2 offsetting. The 197-unit apartment complex also utilizes sustainable strategies for energy use reduction, additional heat island reduction, and stormwater collection.
Read more: http://mithun.com/projects/project_detail/taylor_28/108/#ixzz2TIQBs4jl
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Pedestrian-Bridge-in-Millennium-Park-By-Frank-Gehry
Landscape Architecture: PLATdesign
now THIS is a parking lot!!
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Gold Coast hospital and bush lodges win top local Architecture awards
Gold Coast University Hospital Mental Health Unit by PDT, STH and HASSELL (Joint venture) received a Regional Commendation and the Building of the Year Award. “A thoroughly engaging and considered response to an overwhelmingly complex program, that sets new benchmarks in healthcare and user needs,” the jury commented.
(via Gold Coast hospital and bush lodges win top local Architecture awards | Architecture And Design)
Vertical Garden - By Patrick Blanc in Madrid, Spain http://www.streetartutopia.com/?p=11619
Some Luis Barragán’s projects (Mexican architect,winner of Pritzker Prize in 1980) (to see caption,click on the photos)
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