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An image of landscape architecture project Harvard Plaza, by design firm Stoss Landscape Urbanism, in Cambridge, MA, USA. Showing people sitting on a series of custom wood benches within a plaza area.

Harvard Plaza

The Plaza at Harvard University is a gathering space at the heart of the university, designed to serve students, faculty, staff, visitors, and the local community. Sitting atop the Cambridge Street Underpass, the site connects the historic Harvard Yard with the University Science Center and North Campus, and exemplifies a new kind of public infrastructure—acting as a model of contemporary sustainable design in service of rich and exciting social spaces.

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An image of landscape architecture project Erie Street Plaza, by design firm Stoss Landscape Urbanism, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Showing a riverside paved pathway adjacent terraced marsh planting.

Erie Street Plaza

Erie Street Plaza is a flexible social space that can accommodate large gatherings and day-to-day activities, built on sustainable design principles. It is one of a series of public space activators along the Milwaukee Riverwalk, a three-mile pedestrian and bicycle corridor that connects downtown Milwaukee to the emerging and redeveloping Third Ward and Beerline Districts, and to the lakefront beyond.

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An image of landscape architecture project Yueyuan Courtyard, by design firm Z+T STUDIO, in Suzhou, China. Showing a tree in the foreground with a creek-like water feature carved from granite stone, snaking across an area of light colored paving beyond

Yueyuan Courtyard

Water is the leading design element which links the two gardens of Yueyuan Courtyard together. In the creek garden, the concept of “erosion” inspired the design team to create a creek water feature. The water feature craved out from large granite stone artfully demonstrates the natural process how river goes through land surface for hundreds of years and transforms the land into river valley.

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An image of landscape architecture project Yongtai Club, by design firm Z+T STUDIO, in Shanghai, China. Showing an embedded rectangular water feature pool lit by a low sun, adjacent an area of pebble stones and with a series of water fountains beyond

Yongtai Club

Structures, landform, water features, and building materials were carefully designed and crafted. The introduction of plants and trees adds to the sense of outdoor space as ‘outdoor living rooms’ and enhances private gardens. Yongtai Garden is a 2.5-acre triangular suburban lot in the midst of a gated community of single families in Shanghai, China.

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An image of landscape architecture project Bonn Square, by design firm Graeme Massie Architects, in Oxford, England. Showing an aerial view of a courtyard with paving, trees and tall light posts

Bonn Square

As the flagship project in the redevelopment of the Oxford’s west end, the city’s principal commercial district, and a keystone in the City Council’s Area Action Plan, Bonn Square will act as a catalyst for further local regeneration and a wider programme of public realm initiatives throughout the city. A flexible events space which provides a venue for civic events, as well being a safe and accessible backdrop to the life of the city.

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