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The design showcases the existing heritage trees and creates a vibrant urban open space that celebrates the rich history of the site while projecting forward an image of environmental innovation, design excellence and social equity. The design focuses on a careful mix of art, technology and lifestyle that places a huge emphasis on creating “outdoor rooms” that bind the adjacent developments together in a seamless, unified way.
Fareground liberates a landscape once lost to Austin’s bustling urban environment through the transformation of an underutilized sunken office plaza. The project’s design goals of increased social engagement, environmental sensitivity and economic viability set a standard for downtown Austin development. Leading a team of consultants, dwg. increased visibility and accessibility to the site, designed gathering spaces with greater flexibility and shade, and reduced onsite water use.
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The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is a research institute devoted to exploring fundamental knowledge in mathematics and theoretical physics. The Center was created to provide an environment where researchers could exchange ideas and work across disciplines. The landscape furthers this mission and deepens the appreciation of the Center’s work within the larger University community by providing settings for interdisciplinary collaboration
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Industry City is an aggregation of over 400 companies focused on craft and innovation. Terrain’s courtyard, one of 4, is dramatically set in the former Bush Terminal Industrial Campus- the nation’s first vertical factory. The courtyards, formerly railroad loading docks which delivered goods to the stacked warehouses and factories, are now a public gesture towards the community and the tenants of over 6 million square feet of workspace.
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Terrain developed a series of islands within a new field of paving. The islands function as built in seating, flexible sub-spaces and protected soil volume for the distinct grove of a Honey Locusts which provides shade and comfort. The geometry and terracing of the courtyard creates a child friendly circuit for running, biking and play.
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As Calgary continues to cultivate growth within its urban core, the success of new public spaces will be defined by their ability to facilitate a critical density of social activity through the provision of flexible, resilient amenity spaces. Located at the edge of the East Village, C-Square serves as both a gateway to and a gathering space for a rapidly evolving urban community.
Hassell worked closely with developers Vanke SCPG and Cinve to regenerate the existing mall, combining architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and retail planning expertise to transform an enclosed environment into an open, vibrant destination – and they did it in less than a year.
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Eight new plazas, gardens and pavilions provide an inter-generational gift to the people of the northwest. Below ground the catacombs of utility rooms and passageways have been wrangled and concealed from view, the public oblivious to the scale of the engineering marvel beneath their feet. The stations and precincts of Metro North West offer an elegant, robust architecture that gives poetic expression to the underlying engineering forces…
The transformation of Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, is the city’s most significant urban renewal initiative in 20 years – a once in a generation opportunity to remake a critical, central neighbourhood. The harbour-side precinct is now home to the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) comprising three exceptional new venues, a luxury hotel – and a new mixed-use neighbourhood is on the way.
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Poppy Plaza is the first of a series of planned public spaces along The Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory, a 9.5 km pathway that runs parallel to Memorial Drive and is designed to honour the sacrifices of Canadians during wartime.
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