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Transforming public space with art

Transforming public space with art

An exhibit of innovative landscape installations, by PLANT Architects, Vlan Paysages, Janet Rosenberg + Associates and more, shows how humour and colour can bring out a public space’s local history.

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July 18, 2012

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Institute Without Boundaries heads to the suburbs

Institute Without Boundaries heads to the suburbs

George Brown College’s interdisciplinary design program develops strategies for the town of Markham, Ontario, that seek to increase density and improve quality of life.

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June 8, 2012

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What’s On: Floriade’s modern greenhouses

What’s On: Floriade’s modern greenhouses

At the world’s premiere garden extravaganza, two new super-green buildings have sprouted up.

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May 25, 2012

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Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards Winners

Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards Winners

Today, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announced the winners of its annual awards program, including biomimicry expert Janine Benyus and interaction designer – and Jay-Z collaborator – Evan Roth.

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May 3, 2012

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What’s On: CBC delves into design

What’s On: CBC delves into design

A new documentary series on design – featuring industrial designers Patty Johnson and Helen Kerr, architect Trevor McIvor and a motley crew of urban-design guerillas – starts tonight on the CBC’s documentary channel.

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April 23, 2012

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What’s On: Maya Lin at Heinz Architectural Center

What’s On: Maya Lin at Heinz Architectural Center

A new show in Pittsburgh reveals artist and architect Maya Lin’s transformation of rivers and mountains into stunning sculptural forms.

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March 27, 2012

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A futuristic new park for Taichung

A futuristic new park for Taichung

Catherine Mosbach’s competition-winning scheme for Taichung Gateway Park on the former site of an airport will provide relief from the city heat.

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March 26, 2012

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James Corner wins Navy Pier redesign

James Corner wins Navy Pier redesign

New York’s James Corner Field Operations — the landscape designer behind the High Line — has been selected to revitalize the slice of Chicago waterfront that Daniel Burnham once envisioned as the People’s Pier.

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March 15, 2012

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Aberdeen City Garden project proposal announced

Aberdeen City Garden project proposal announced

Concrete pathways that double as the framework for an ampitheatre are sure to lure visitors to the Scottish city’s new urban park.

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February 7, 2012

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Winner announced in AIDS Memorial Park competition

Winner announced in AIDS Memorial Park competition

Brooklyn architecture firm Studio a+i has nabbed the top prize in a competition that called for proposals for a public park and memorial on a wedge of land in New York City’s West Village.

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February 1, 2012

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