Category: representation
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Wave Cloud Tree Zoo
Not random word association, Wave Cloud Tree Zoo is one of three finalists in a competition for the NY Aquarium at Coney Island. The collaboration between WRT & Cloud 9 Architecture (along with a host of others) envisions a verdant and sinuous waterfront… :: image via Wave Cloud Tree Zoo Here’s a project description with…
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Veg.itecture #31
As I mentioned, there’s been a lot of activity – and now that the roots of Vegitecture have been illuminated… let’s see how these buildings are dressing themselves… lots of great examples. An interesting article beyond this photo, from the NY Times article ‘I’m the Designer. My Client’s the Autocrat.’ which looks into the trend…
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SillyPads
Wow – this one has exploded in the past few weeks. I refer you to LilyPads by Vincent Callebaut Architectures. I was planning on including it in the last version of Veg.itecture #30 – but it seems as if this needs some of it’s own space to breathe. This project has been everywhere, and has…
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Revisiting the High Line
Continuing the coverage of NYC’s High Line project, which has been featured in detail here, and minimally here, as well as a study of one of the precedents in France here… Curbed has a multi–part feature showing the project evolving from idea, with some new renderings of Phase II. I’m trying to track down some…
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Pop-Up in Real Life
A little while back I showed some work via Tropolism of the Pop-Up Park in New York City by dlandstudio – and recieved an email today from Susannah Drake showing off some pics of the park in action. A refresher, and cool image of the park from the Brooklyn Bridge: :: image via Tropolism As…
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Battersea Power Station
A good amount of buzz about Rafael Viñoly and his new Battersea Power Station development master plan. A comprehensive look from WAN shows a range of images and some descriptions of the features of the development. “The masterplan, unveiled today by Treasury Holdings UK on behalf of REO, will regenerate an area of London that…
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Parking sans Car
Somedays it seems parking will take over the world – either in reality or in project programs. While a necessary evil the slow deterioration and need for automobiles (can we say $4.29 / gallon gas anyone?) will inevitably lead to chaos and anarchy (or, creative solutions). Imagine the group Rebar on steroids – with free…
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BIM and Landscape Architecture
As Building Information Modeling (BIM) gains in market share in architecture and related disciplines, there will be a need for landscape architects to adopt this technology in order to maintain the level of service for their clients. This shift is not just a new technology to adopt but a paradigm shift in thinking, designing, and…
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A Trio of Bikes = A Tricycle?
A couple of landscape-related bicycle designs encompassing the crossover potential for design into transportation and even ecology. One of the winners of the competition for the competition results for the Design 21: Power to the Pedal contest is entitled Bloom : peddling green by Society Creative llc. Designers Matthew Boyko, Christina Ng envision a bike-mounted…
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Landscape House sans Landscape
Ok, maybe this is a conceptual gap or just landscape architectural griping (similar to the use of the term ‘architectural plantings’, or ‘value engineering’ perhaps) but there’s nothing remotely ‘landscape’ about the Landscape House for an Ecologist, seen via Inhabitat. Designed by Raphaelle and Alfredo Maul, of Maul Dwellings in San Sebastian, Spain, the project…