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LDA Design and Stallan-Brand Revive a 19th-Century Garden in Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Scotland

February 13, 2024

The reimagined Union Terrace Gardens emerged from the Scottish city's initiative to rethink the grounds as a new cultural civic space.

Transportation & Infrastructure 2024

January 8, 2024

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In January, RECORD examines reimagined infrastructure and innovative transportation buildings— from a diminutive subway headhouse to a vast, greenery-filled airport terminal.

In Dallas, a Forthcoming Freeway Lid Park Reunites an Interstate-Bisected Community

Dallas

Matt Hickman

January 8, 2024

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Designed by HKS and SWA, the I-35E–spanning Southern Gateway Park aims to be both a citywide destination and economic catalyst for the Oak Cliff neighborhood.

Field Operations Tackles A 'Wild and Strange" Park on Staten Island

Staten Island, New York

Victoria Newhouse Alex Pisha

January 8, 2024

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One of five ongoing landscape interventions in the Freshkills Park masterplan, North Park transforms a sprawling former municipal landfill into open public space.

Zeller & Moye's Shimmering Glass ‘Mirage’ Snakes Its Way Into Apple Park

Cupertino, California

Matt Hickman

November 17, 2023

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The 2023 Design Vanguard firm joins artist Katie Paterson to create a beguiling assemblage of 400 glass columns meandering through an olive grove at Apple’s Silicon Valley campus.

KPMB Designs a Transclucent Monument to Horticulture in Canada's Coldest City

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Pansy Schulman

October 19, 2023

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The Leaf, marked by a dramatically spiraling roof, replaced a century-old conservatory in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park.

Mexican Studio Riparia Anchors a Revived Park with a Mass-Timber Pavilion Named For a Famed Amphibian

Toluca, Mexico

Matt Hickman

September 22, 2023

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Completed as part of a larger park rewilding project, the Ajolotario is a wetlands nature center complete with underwater portholes and a circular observation deck.

In North Carolina, a Modern Take on the Summer Camp Dining Hall With Rustic Appeal

Laura Raskin

August 22, 2023

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Designed by 2021 Design Vanguard Andre Johnson Architects, Camp Kanata’s newest addition is deceptively scaled and blends in with the surrounding cabins.