Tuchkov Buyan Park (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
West 8 / Studio 44's entry, entitled "Park of Full Sail Romance", shows a romantic park for urban strollers and informal festivals, whilst referring to the maritime history and romantic identity of St....
View ArticleHouston Botanic Garden - Phase I (Houston, Texas, USA)
Conceived over twenty years ago by a small constituency of local Houstonians, an island in the city’s expansive Bayou system has been expertly cultivated and re-imagined as Houston’s first botanic...
View ArticleArtpark (Lewiston, New York, USA)
Based in Lewiston, New York, the master plan for Artpark reinvigorates the famous 150-acre space, reconnecting it to its 1970’s roots as a key location for the intersection of art, performance, and...
View ArticleDrexel Square (Philadelphia, United States)
The future 1.3-acre Drexel Square at 3001 Market Street, is an elliptical park designed by SHoP and West 8, together with Drexel University and master developer Brandywine Realty Trust. It is the first...
View ArticleHouston Botanic Garden - “Botanic Beginnings" (Houston, Texas)
Houston’s first botanic garden will open to the public in fall 2020 with the completion of Phase One, “Botanic Beginnings.” 120-acres of botanic gardens, wetlands, a children’s garden and nature play...
View ArticleIrma Logs
After the devastating Hurricane Irma hit the east coast of the US, it left behind a trail of destruction. Among it were countless native Florida trees that had been ripped out. When hearing about this...
View ArticleOlentangy River Corridor (Columbus, USA)
West 8's plan for the Olentangy River Corridor reframes the Olentangy River as a unifier of Columbus's diverse identities and a center of mobile connectivity for the city of Columbus, Ohio, USA....
View ArticleBridges of Noorderpark (Noorderpark Amsterdam, Netherlands)
The 150m long bridge is the first of two bridges to connect the Volewijkspark with the Florapark, combining both into one Noorderpark. It also provides for a direct bicycle connection between the...
View ArticleXinhua Waterfront Park (Huangpu East Bund, Shanghai, China)
Xinhua Waterfront Park is a subproject of Huangpu Waterfront Revitalization Masterplan begun by the Shanghai Municipal Government. It is also a key development of the Shanghai Shenjiang Liang'an...
View ArticleKronsberg-Süd (Hanover, Germany)
In conjunction with Expo 2000, Kronsberg was developed with a very diversified program comprising event areas and exhibition grounds alongside commercial and residential uses. To this day, Kronsberg...
View ArticleEVE - final piece of The Stolen Paradise trilogy (Rome, Italy)
MAXXI Museum has curated a new exhibition, The Place To Be. An extensive exhibit of the permanent collection of Rome's MAXXI Museum, which opens in May 2017. Building on from two previous Stolen...
View ArticleDerbent City Urban District Master Plan (City of Derbent, Republic of...
Located 121km to the southeast of capital city Makhachkala, the city of Derbent is the second largest city of the Republic of Dagestan. Situated on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, it is also the...
View ArticleVoronezh Central Park (Voronezh, Russia)
A Park for Everyone West 8's strategic master plan for the future Central Park envisions the creation of a great green space that is open and attractive for all citizens of Voronezh City and its...
View ArticleVander Park Residential Landscaping (Moscow)
Vander Park is a high density residential complex located in the west of Moscow in the Kuntsevo district, at the intersection of Yartsevskaya street adjacent to the Rublyovskoye highway. The 8...
View ArticleNieuw Kralingen (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Nieuw Kralingen will be come a true city district with a romantic and warm character, seamlessly connected with the nearby green Kralingse Bos and Kralingse Plas: a new residential area on the...
View ArticleGasthuiskwartier urban redevelopment ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
The Groot Ziekengasthuis, namely the Gasthuiskwartier (formerly GZG-terrein) is a 5 hectare area of former healthcare institution site situated in the Northeast part of 's-Hertogenbosch city center....
View ArticleThe New Afsluitdijk (Afsluitdijk, Netherlands)
Reinforcement of the AfsluitdijkOn the Wadden Sea side, the causeway will be raised and reinforced with new facing. For this work, the consortium will use ‘Levvel blocks’, innovative concrete elements...
View ArticleKöln-Rondorf Nordwest (Cologne, Germany)
Köln-Rondorf Nordwest is located in the south of Cologne underneath the outer green belt park which wraps itself around the city. Its location allows both a strong infrastructural connection to the...
View ArticleMasterplan De Groene Loper - the park avenue (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Since the assignment was granted in 2009 to the consortium Avenue2, a number of developments were realised over the past 10 years. With the creation of a double-layered tunnel for the motorway, by...
View ArticleDrexel Square (Philadelphia, United States)
The future 1.3-acre Drexel Square at 3001 Market Street, is an elliptical park designed by SHoP and West 8, together with Drexel University and master developer Brandywine Realty Trust. It is the first...
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