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29/01/2025

South America, the fourth-largest continent, has diverse landscapes like the Andes, Amazon, and coastal plains, creating varied climates and biomes.

The Amazon Rainforest is rich in biodiversity with dense vegetation and heavy rainfall. The Andes’ Alpine Tundra has few trees due to high altitude. The Pampas in Argentina and Uruguay are fertile grasslands supporting grazing wildlife. The Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, hosts drought-resistant plants and specialized fauna.

22/01/2025

North America can be divided into five physical regions: the mountainous west, the Great Plains (between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River), the Canadian Shield (rocky plateau extending through most of northern and central Canada), the varied eastern region, and the Caribbean. Mexico and Central America’s western coast are connected to the mountainous west, while its lowlands and coastal plains extend into the eastern region.

In those regions various landscapes are shaped including desert, grassland, tundra, and taiga.

Notable desert plant species includes the saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia), and mesquite.

Taiga has a lot of freshwater ecosystems including rivers, streams, lakes, fens and marshes and forests thrive. Many of the plants, due to the conditions have shallow rot system. The roots work together with mycorrhizal fungi to get the most nutrients they can from the soil.

When it comes to the tundra landscape, it tends to be herbaceous. Herbaceous plants are ones without woody stems. Grasses and mosses are some of the herbaceous plants that grow in the tundra. Examples of tundra plants include reindeer moss, liverworts and lichens.

23/12/2024

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Through this journey, he takes us to amazing landscapes and makes us feel the “smallness” and fragility of humans into the wild.

18/10/2024

Tudela Park, designed by Spanish landscape architect Fernando Martos, was awarded by LILA for its outstanding integration of nature and history.
The , located in the Bardenas Reales desert of , transforms a former military zone into a vibrant public space that harmonizes with the harsh, arid environment. Martos' design focuses on restoring the natural landscape while highlighting the cultural and environmental significance of the area, blending minimalistic structures with native vegetation to create a contemplative, ecologically rich .

07/10/2024

, designed by , in the university of Manitoba, Canada is a great example of how a small- scale layer of well combined materials and plant species can inspire imagination and generate resilience. The project reveals and brings into focus the processual nature of the landscape and favors a more relaxed and experimental approach to design. The garden is also a landscape laboratory for designers since they can monitor and learn from it.

23/09/2024

Tepoztlán Spa, designed by PAAR Taller and honored in the 2024 LILA awards, showcases a remarkable roof garden that harmonizes with the natural landscape. The project's engineering emphasizes sustainability, with the roof garden functioning as both an effective insulator and an organic extension of the environment. The structural design expertly supports the weight of the greenery while maintaining a minimalist, elegant form using locally sourced materials to improve thermal performance. This seamless blend of engineering and landscape architecture reduces the building’s environmental footprint while creating a tranquil, immersive space for visitors.

16/09/2024

in is a gentle intervention in a well-established alluvial forest, executed on-site more than 20 years ago. The distinctively formal design language of the 90’s does not seem to obstruct the qualities of the park in any way. Moreover, the park turned out to be visionary and prophetic for its time, as nowadays, there is a widespread tendency to keep more of the untamed natural succession in city centres. The main part of the design is a system of paths that transverse the area or wrap it, as is the case of the circular path that surrounds a grove of poplar trees and orchids. With its strong axes, the park offers spacious vistas, clearings, views of the river Rhone and plenty of soft green tissue to escape the ‘too-muchness’ of urbanity.

06/09/2024

Warsaw Uprising Mound Park in Poland is a significant memorial space that commemorates the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, a pivotal moment in Polish history. The park features a large mound built from the rubble of the city after World War II, symbolizing both the destruction and resilience of Warsaw. It offers a peaceful environment for reflection, while also serving as a reminder of the city's fight for freedom. In recognition of its design and historical importance, Warsaw Uprising Mound Park was awarded by the Landezine International Landscape Award (LILA), honoring its contribution to and public memory.

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02/09/2024

The 2024 Landezine International Landscape Awards ( ) recognized exceptional landscape architecture projects from across the globe, celebrating innovation, ecological sensitivity, and cultural impact. Among the honorees were **Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA)**, which earned the Honour Award for their transformative designs, and **Wagon Landscaping**, named Office of the Year for their sustainable and creative work.

Highlighted projects include **Warsaw Uprising Mound Park** in Poland, commended for its integration of historical elements, and **Airlie Park** in Ireland, noted for its balance of open spaces and shaded areas. **Shirley Chisholm State Park** in New York was also celebrated for its transformation of a former landfill into a peaceful urban retreat. Additionally, innovative designs like **Shanghai Super Tube** in China and **Tepoztlan Spa** in Mexico received special mentions for their creative approaches to public spaces.

These awards emphasize the role of in enriching urban environments and addressing environmental challenges.

Source of information: Landezine.com

14/06/2024

Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek) in Auckland, New Zealand, underwent rehabilitation to address pollution, erosion, and loss of native biodiversity. The project included the restoration of natural habitats, removal of invasive species, and improvement of water quality.

Similarly, the River Aire in France was rehabilitated to counteract decades of industrial pollution and urban runoff. Efforts included constructing wetlands, reintroducing native vegetation, and enhancing flood management systems. Rehabilitation was necessary for both projects to restore ecological balance, improve water quality, and increase biodiversity.
In general, rehabilitation of waterways is beneficial for the landscape as it enhances ecosystem services, promotes biodiversity, improves recreational spaces, and mitigates the impacts of climate change by restoring natural

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Στο Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek) στο Όκλαντ της Νέας Ζηλανδίας, πραγματοποιήθηκε αποκατάσταση για την αντιμετώπιση της ρύπανσης, της διάβρωσης και της απώλειας της αυτοφυούς βιοποικιλότητας. Το έργο περιελάμβανε την αποκατάσταση φυσικών ενδιαιτημάτων, την απομάκρυνση εισβολικών ειδών και τη βελτίωση της ποιότητας του νερού.

Ομοίως, ο ποταμός Aire στη Γαλλία αποκαταστάθηκε προκειμένου να εξαλειφθούν οι συνέπειες δεκαετιών βιομηχανικής ρύπανσης και αστικής απορροής. Οι ενέργειες συμπεριλάμβαναν την κατασκευή υγροτόπων, την επαναφορά της αυτοφυούς βλάστησης και τη βελτίωση των συστημάτων διαχείρισης των πλημμυρών.
Η αποκατάσταση ήταν απαραίτητη και για τα δύο έργα για την αποκατάσταση της οικολογικής ισορροπίας, τη βελτίωση της ποιότητας των υδάτων και την αύξηση της βιοποικιλότητας.
Εν γένει, η αποκατάσταση των υδάτινων διαδρομών είναι επωφελής για το τοπίο, καθώς ενισχύει τις οικοσυστημικές υπηρεσίες, προάγει τη βιοποικιλότητα, βελτιώνει τους χώρους αναψυχής και μετριάζει τις επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής αλλαγής με την αποκατάσταση των φυσικών διεργασιών και ενδιαιτημάτων.

10/06/2024

Nature is situated on the Thames Estuary. For 50 years, the site absorbed belched out by . Now the only reminder of its past life is the odd piece of discarded metal. In the mid-1990s there were about 1,500 active sites in the UK. Now there are fewer than 250, largely because taxes were introduced that made sending rubbish to landfill more expensive than incineration.
Now these landfills can not be developed , so it allows nature to reclaim them and for species to come back

24/05/2024

The Quarry Gardens at Nanning Garden Expo Park were unveiled as part of the 2018 China International Garden Expo, a prestigious event celebrating innovative landscape design and ecological restoration. Designed by ATELIER DYJG in collaboration with the School of Landscape Architecture at Beijing Forestry University, this project transformed seven abandoned quarries into stunning gardens. These gardens showcase a harmonious blend of natural and industrial elements, including cliffs, ponds, diverse vegetation, and remnants of old quarrying machinery. The 2018 Expo highlighted the potential for reviving degraded industrial landscapes, with the Quarry Gardens serving as a prime example of sustainable and creative landscape architecture.

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Οι «Κήποι Λατομείου» στο Nanning Garden Expo Park παρουσιάστηκαν στο πλαίσιο της China International Garden Expo 2018, μιας εκδήλωσης υψηλού κύρους που γιορτάζει τον καινοτόμο σχεδιασμό τοπίου και την οικολογική αποκατάσταση. Σχεδιασμένο από την ATELIER DYJG σε συνεργασία με τη Σχολή Αρχιτεκτονικής Τοπίου του Πανεπιστημίου Δασολογίας του Πεκίνου, το έργο αυτό μεταμόρφωσε επτά εγκαταλελειμμένα λατομεία σε εκπληκτικούς κήπους. Αυτοί οι κήποι παρουσιάζουν ένα αρμονικό μείγμα φυσικών και βιομηχανικών στοιχείων, συμπεριλαμβανομένων βράχων, λιμνών, ποικίλης βλάστησης και υπολειμμάτων παλαιών λατομικών μηχανημάτων. Η έκθεση του 2018 ανέδειξε τις δυνατότητες αναβίωσης υποβαθμισμένων βιομηχανικών τοπίων, με τους κήπους των λατομείων να χρησιμεύουν ως χαρακτηριστικό παράδειγμα βιώσιμης και δημιουργικής αρχιτεκτονικής τοπίου.

17/05/2024

At the centre of the project was a sterile site surrounded by three slag heaps, and a mine that was still operating at the time of the call for tenders: 150 hectares of interstices between three mining communities.
There was the novel idea of making water central to the broader picture, with a Parc des Iles (“park of islands”) as one of the driving forces of the overall approach, and with the 150 hectares of slag heaps as the real issue, the real scale of reflection …

10/05/2024

The Australian Garden, a large botanical oasis created by TCL with Paul Thompson, spans across 25 hectares at Cranbourne, located on the south-eastern outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria.
This landscaped area, which was once a sand quarry, was meticulously landscaped in two phases, with the first phase being unveiled in 2005 and the next in 2012.
Its primary aim is to highlight distinctive botanical features, enticing visitors to delve deeper into the realm of Australian flora. Central to its design is the depiction of the evolving relationship between Australians and their indigenous flora within the landscape. Water serves as the central link, bridging the natural and human realms within the garden. Emphasizing the ongoing struggle between the preservation of the natural landscape and our innate inclination to shape it, the garden harnesses this tension as a catalyst for artistic exploration, expression, and understanding of the environment and its botanical inhabitants.

*photos are from TCL website

09/04/2024

In the center of , far from the usual soothing and protected care places, the offers patients an open space that looks more like an artist's studio than a hospital. A big house rocked by the river. Located on the river , the Adamant maintains a privileged relationship with his environment. The exterior access bridges from the pier to the balcony sides combined with the transparency of the rotundas express the hospital's strong openness.Based on a program of creative workshops (pottery, music, drawing, etc.), the establishment wanted to offer a space in which patients wish to stay and return - a necessary condition for their reintegration into the social sphere.

23/03/2024

After five years of construction in the the first ’s floating park is built. Designed by Heatherwick, the park features lots of green space for lounging, beautiful landscaped gardens with more than 350 species of flowers, trees and shrubs, and fantastic views of the NYC skyline and Hudson River. According to Heatherwick “the potential pleasure of the project is not to be on a piece of Manhattan.” For him, the park’s success would hinge on the degree to which it created its own atmosphere, removed from its urban surroundings. The lush landscape environment was overseen by the New York–based landscape architect Signe of .

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